Excellent shot.
If you plan on getting it blown up, remember to remove the dust spots and maybe a run through topaz to Denoise some.
Special sections are a well kept secret if you like posting photos and a section applies.
An example is the hdr section. Pics will stay on the first page for a couple of months with plenty of views.
Post the same pics on photo gallery and they roll off the first page in a couple of hours or less.
My suggestion would be to practice rotating your upper body using only your legs.
Once you can consistently rotate and keep your shoulders level, practice shooting from a distance and move closer as you get better. Moving traffic is a pretty good subject. Move with what you’re shooting.
When I was shooting with a 7500 my 2 favorite lenses were the Nikon 16-80 f2.8-4 and the Tamron 18-400.
Hi Harvey
Try taking a shot looking into the sun (not directly at it)
You can actually look into the viewfinder and compose your shot.
Also notice that you can see how the shot will be exposed when taking the shot. (when the feature is turned on)
You can see the histogram, level, and other info in the viewfinder as well if selected.
The actual end result of shots is the same. The difference is a lot of the guesswork is removed.
Congrats
It already has a dust spot on the left side of the horizon
Longshadow wrote:
Yup, things fail...
I still have a Philco AM radio from the mid 1960s, and it still works fine.
Lets say it's pushing 60 years old. The oldest piece of electronic equipment I have.
My stereo is over 30 years old, and still works.
My portable scanner is pushing 25.
Ana a couple of hard drives that are ten years old.
Yup, some things fail.
Capacitors do dry out, but not in a year or five.
The problem will be interfacing it to a computer.
If you have a 2Tb+ hard drive that is "too old" for you, I'll take it!
Then-
Like our prints will matter in two or three generations.....
Being a bit hopeful at 200?
Yup, things fail... br br I still have a Philco A... (
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Some electronics survive. The vast majority do not.
At 200 any surviving prints would be wanted for sure. At that point any surviving prints will be the few images that survive. If they are cityscapes or street photography they would be keepers for sure as well
They just have to be interesting
Yes
Worked as advertised
You lose a little sharpness and 2 stops of light but results are good.
The fact is that electronics have a limited lifespan. Capacitors are often the first components to fail. You could get lucky and have them last a decade or 2. Once you pass on though, chances are that they will be trashed. Your kids and other relatives typically don’t share the same passion and likely will not copy the drives to the next storage of the day. The support format of the files won’t last very long as well.
If you want some of your pics to last a while after you’re gone, invest in a good photo printer and archival paper. You could get up to 200 years for color or 400 using black and white.
If they are interesting enough and signed, a few of them might actually last.
Same way you eat an elephant. 1 bite at a time. Learn one piece and only after that, move onto the next.
PAR4DCR wrote:
Thank you all for your suggestions and links. Will try to put your kind advice into practice.
Don
Hi Don
Did you give it a try yet?
Imagine WWII when a large percentage of shipping didn't make it to their destination. The ocean is a big place and does a good job of cleaning things up. Just like the oil spill back in 2009. Disappeared in front of our eyes.
Windows 10 has been around a long time
Now and then they have to clean out old code and incorporate add-ons from over the years to the base code.
It won't be significantly different. mostly a clean-up and facelift. It will still be hand down better than Apple controlware for sure.
Also, the big boy at steamtown in Scranton pa just got a new paintjob. It’s on the list to visit.
FYI, Windows 11 is only a few months away. Announcement is next week.
A quick google will find it