Joe passed away. His Will provided $30,000 for an elaborate funeral.

As the last guests departed the affair, his wife, Helen, turned to her oldest friend.

"Well, I'm sure Joe would be pleased," she said.

"I'm sure you're right," replied Jody, who lowered her voice and leaned in close.

"How much did this really cost?"



"All of it," said Helen. "Thirty thousand."

"No!" Jody exclaimed. "I mean, it was very nice, but $30,000?"

Helen answered. "The funeral was $6,500. I donated $500 to the church. The wake, food, and drinks were another $500. The rest went for the memorial stone."

Jody computed quickly. "$22,500 for a memorial stone? My God, how big is it?!"
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Cheers and Beers
Graham
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It's actually a good question, but with a many-sided answer. Short answer, yes, every lens in a perfect world lets in the same amount of light at the same setting. As was stated, the f stop is a ratio of aperture size to focal length. So, F4 on a 50 mm lens opens up to 1/4 of 50 mm. F 16 to 1/16th of 50 mm. Capiche? The reason lenses of different focal lengths let in. The same amount of light at the same settings is: the ‘length’. Of any lens is defined as the distance between the rearmost element in the lens to the focal plane, that is, your sensor. So a 300mm lens has a distance of 300 mm between the rearmost lens element and your film or sensor plane. That said, that rear element is for all practical purposes, the light source for the sensor. As light sources get farther away, the light intensity falls off, hence the need for a larger diameter aperture to keep all things equal. Bottom line is Yes to an excellent question. This answer may have been more than you asked for, but it is what it is.

Jewish Mistress

A Jewish husband and wife were having dinner at a very fine
restaurant when this absolutely stunning young woman comes over to their table, gives the husband a big open mouthed kiss, then says she'll see him later and walks away.

The wife glares at her husband and says, "Who was that?"
"Oh," replies the husband, "she's my mistress."
"Well, that's the last straw," says the wife. "I've had enough, I
want a divorce!"

"I can understand that," replies her husband, "but remember, if we
get a divorce it will mean no more shopping trips to Paris, no more
wintering in Barbados, no more summers in Tuscany, no more Jaguar in the garage and no more yacht club. But the decision is yours."

Just then, a mutual friend enters the restaurant with a gorgeous babe on his arm.

"Who's that woman with Moishe?" asks the wife.

"That's his mistress," says her husband.

"Ours is prettier," she replies.

OK GRANDPA! Lovely grand kids and again good fill lighting and background treatment! Since you organize theses family shots, get the kids to wear solid or at least more coordinated colors. Try for a grouping that creates a triangular pattern. Get those legs out sideways to create base. Nix that bright little bench- look for solid dark colored props- find a tree stump, log, old fence etc.

I know- kids don't listen to anybody...you may need to resort to bribery! One of my granddaughters loves to pose- the othere two net some more incentive.

Good luck!