I to recently joined the blog to be able to post replies, but prior to that I had been reading the newsletter for a couple of years.
As an individual reader (I love to read) I found that some of the replies were opinionated, some were informative, some were hilarious and some were thought provoking. Those that I did not agree with I skipped.
But this site overall lets everyone have a chance to express there views on a wide variety subjects from the serious to the hilarious with some helpful insight in between, it is also a sight for photography and getting help with new techniques or styles of photography.
Not everyone can shoot portraits, weddings or ads etc.. Some subjects are difficult to photograph others are easy.
My wife is always complaining that I don't have many photos of the family, but when someone doesn't want their photo taken you have to respect their privacy. I do sneak a shot here and there and it always surprises her that I did.
For a couple of years while in high school my family and I was the subject for a neighbor kid for practicing his portrait photography. My dad had also pushed me to be friends with this kid to learn photography. He was two grades ahead and did most of the photography for the yearbook. He also freelanced for at the Orlando Sports Arena shooting the wrestling matches, this was when pro wrestling was in its infancy.
I learned some about portrait photography and lighting but could never get my head wrapped around f stops, aperture and composition and their relationships to each other and I still have that problem today and my family thinks I take wonderful photos even if they are not the subjects.
Regardless of what we chose as our subject matter it takes practice to get to the point where we are comfortable with showing our photos to others, and yes someday I will post some photos (snapshots) that I have taken. I better close this reply before it starts to sound like I am rambling.
LFingar wrote:
Everything changes, often for the better, but not always. When I was a kid in the '50's, if you wanted to make a phone call beyond your local area you had to call the operator. It took time and often a good deal of patience. I wonder how many of today's young people have ever even spoken to an operator When my Father would pull into a service station for gas one, sometimes two men would come out to pump gas, wash the windshield, check the oil, etc. Now, not only are service stations almost extinct, but we get the pleasure of pumping our own gas. Technology continues to make it easier and cheaper for most people to do for themselves what they used to have to hire someone to do. Unfortunately, that seems to work against wedding photographers. I don't imagine the situation will get better anytime soon.
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I remember up to the late sixties early seventies there were still service stations that would pump the gas and check under the hood for you. But Alas that has gone the way of everything else, and as far as I know Oregon is the only state that does not allow you to pump your own gas or check under the hood.
edemoss wrote:
This is my first post and new to this forum We want to mount a canon 1dx camera and 200 mm lens on a mounting bracket in the back seat of a Cardinal high wing aircraft to document surveillance activities. It would view out the pilots rear window ( with window removed) viewing down at about a 45% angle. It would be viewed from a remote monitor by the pilot and the pilot would make adjustments to keep the camera in the right area.
The aircraft rear seat will be removed and a aluminum bracket will be hard mounted to support a stabilizer( 3 axis ?) and camera. We need some technical information on how to accomplish this and we also have a machine shop that will build what would be needed. The camera and lens weigh about 8 lbs. We may need to switch to a 100mm for weight.
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once you get your design work out you will need to check with the FAA for approval before installing in the aircraft. when you do install in the aircraft it will require a form337 to be filed with the FAA and it also has to go with the aircraft records. Locating it where you say may change the CG of the aircraft and depending on what the mount is made of and how elaborate it is, it may also change the weight and balance of the aircraft. Work with your local FAA and they can make recommendations, also get a design engineer involved, someone that is familiar with making changes to your aircraft. You also need to ensure that this change does not make your aircraft un-airworthy, this is where the FAA can be a big help. The final result is that you want an airworthy aircraft and the crews will be safe.
Dianakkb wrote:
Boy, I wish I hadn't read this. I have never been on a plane and I'm going to fly next Thursday. It's an airbus and now I'm more nervous than I was before. It was the only direct flight.
Airbus or Boeing it doesn't matter, flying is one of the safest modes of transportation. As with every mode of transportation there are anomalys which are not the norm.
wireman8 wrote:
What I'd like to know is why in the world aren't the transponders located somewhere on the the plane where they can't be tampered with? Didn't we learn anything from 911?
Transponders are communications devices that allow air traffic control to identify each aircraft by assigning them specific four digit codes. There are codes that are not assign by air traffic control (such as 7700=hijack) that is set by the pilot or co-pilot. This alerts air traffic control that there is a problem on board the aircraft. After the hijacking of the 70's the FAA required all commercially built aircraft to have a transponder. All pilots were required to learn how to use it and the code for hijack. There is a specific way of setting the codes so that the hijack alert is not accidently sent.This goes from the Cessna 150 through boeing and airbus commercial aircraft and military aircraft.
Locating the transponder where it could not be tampered with would defeat its purpose.
Some collectors will wrap all of the same year and mint mark while others will wrap various years but same mint mark. to learn more about coin collecting and grading find a coin club in your area. the members are usually pretty good about helping novices.
gemlenz wrote:
thx... some of the coins are categorized, but most are just wrapped in coin wrappers...Off the bat I don't really see anything rare, like Indian head pennies, but you never know. Of course I have no idea what I'm looking at either. thx for your comments and help. I'll let you know how it works out.