Posts: JohnSwanda | Ugly Hedgehog

Software

Orphoto wrote:

Brent...this is the 2nd thread fronm 12 years ago. Watch those dates!

Especially since the OP was asking about software, so 12 year old info is unlikely to be useful.

Mar 21, 2024 09:42:41 #

New to photography andfeeling stupid.

I don't know who these new posters think they are talking to. This is the only post the OP ever started, and he left in 2018. There have been numerous recent discussions about shooting the eclipse, so I can't see the need to drag up one from 7 years ago.

Mar 21, 2024 09:32:54 #

Macro lenses

Artcameraman wrote:

Yes, Like I said the Nikkor 105 is a great old lens but so is the 60mm micro. Less reach but it will stop down to f32.

I had the 60, but I found the working distance was too close. At the closest focus the subject was inside the lens hood, so I had to keep taking it off. So I got the Nikkor 105, which doesn't have that problem, and it stops down to f40. The 105 us much larger and heavier though.

Mar 20, 2024 12:25:29 #

Simnel Cake? English Tradition?

I have watched a lot of The Great British Baking Show, and there seems to be an incredible number of traditional British baking recipes I've never heard of.

Mar 18, 2024 09:10:42 #

Oscar's 2024 Cinematography winner's speech.

I was lucky to get to see Oppenheimer in IMAX 70mm film, as there are only 12 theaters in the world which can show that format. The old 70mm film was twice the size of 35mm, but the IMAX cameras and projectors run the film sideways so that the height of the frame is 70mm, and it is 3.2 times larger than standard 70mm. The image quality was amazing.

Mar 17, 2024 20:06:18 #

2000 ford ranger steering wheel service

Carl1024 wrote:

where can i post this?

It's posted now. Do you have a real question?

Mar 17, 2024 19:16:13 #

New series "Photographer" on NatGeo channel

I just noticed a new TV series "Photographer" starting on National Geographic channel tomorrow (Monday the 18th) with the first two episodes at 8:00 Pacific time.

Mar 17, 2024 18:30:35 #

Are you aiming for mastery in a specific genre or type or exploring various styles and situations?

Dbrow411 wrote:

Way back in the day, one of the photogs who worked for the studio I worked at used that camera. The photos it took were absolutely awesome. What took me down the path in a different direction was the hours spent in the darkroom. After an ongoing 30 year career in CAD drafting, I've started on a possibility new path back into professional photography. Time will tell but you do have one awesome camera.

If you don't use Quote Reply we can't know which camera you are talking about.

Mar 17, 2024 11:38:20 #

Are you aiming for mastery in a specific genre or type or exploring various styles and situations?

JZA B1 wrote:

I prefer natural-looking images. To me it seems li... (show quote)

It's not a natural style versus an artistic style. There have been many photographers with a natural or realistic style who are certainly artists.

Mar 16, 2024 09:34:18 #

Too much reliance on AI and things like spell-check

goofybruce wrote:

Seems pretty evident I was referring to the "writer" of the passage on which the OP was commenting. Your comment is a good example of why newspaper reporters are taught to write to a fifth phrase level so the reader doesn't have to think too hard...we leave the big words to the opinion columnists.

...and we never end a sentence with a preposition...

Using Quote Reply is just common courtesy so people don't have to look through previous responses to determine who they are answering. Often there are other posts in between. I'm not sure what you mean by "fifth phrase level".

Mar 16, 2024 08:11:07 #

Another one on Money

PaulBrit wrote:

John, I used to use a UK bank but their charges were significantly higher. Plus, to open a new account with a UK bank would require me to attend the bank in person. That’s my understanding.

What's wrong with a US bank?

Mar 15, 2024 22:27:29 #

USPS Unveils Ansel Adams Stamp Collection Featuring Icon’s Beautiful Landscape Photography

ecblackiii wrote:

Moonrise over Hernandez is a classic. And its capture was an unplanned, serendipitous event. Ansel happened to be driving by in the evening, on his way to his destination when he saw it, slammed on the breaks, climbed on top of the car and took the picture, just in time. A moment later would have been too dark.

It's probably his most popular photo. He probably printed more copies than any other shot, but it still commands the highest prices for a vintage print. Maybe they didn't use it for a stamp because it wouldn't read well that small.

Mar 15, 2024 22:22:00 #

Another one on Money

Wise and Revolut are not full service banks. Why not use a regular bank?

Mar 15, 2024 11:58:22 #