Posts for: Mr Bill 2011
Mar 11, 2021 13:53:02 #
I keep a spare card in each camera bag and a spare card in both my car and truck for the occasional day I take a camera out and forget to check if there's a card in it. Beside those, there's [supposed to be] a card in each camera ready to go. Other than that I keep a little pocket sized case that holds 4 cards in their little plastic cases, and it's sits in a belt pack that I sometimes carry. I never use cards for archive storage; I download them when I get home, then reformat them in the camera.
Mar 10, 2021 10:55:46 #
1. Grand Canyon NP [been to numerous times, North Rim, South Rim, Phantom Ranch, Clear Creek, backpacks, Arizona Strip 4x4]
2. Canyonlands NP, actually the entire Moab area [been to several times, Island, Needles, hiking, camping, 4x4]
3. Glacier NP [been to twice, but can't wait to get back there]
4. Alaska [want to go; would have been there last summer except for Covid]
2. Canyonlands NP, actually the entire Moab area [been to several times, Island, Needles, hiking, camping, 4x4]
3. Glacier NP [been to twice, but can't wait to get back there]
4. Alaska [want to go; would have been there last summer except for Covid]
Mar 5, 2021 16:19:14 #
I have one on my Canon 70D, and I don't think I have removed it since I first put it on a couple years ago. Far better than the old Tamron 18-270 that it replaced. Not the sharpest lens around but sharp enough for me, and a great walk-around lens for most situations.
Mar 4, 2021 11:57:07 #
sudamar wrote:
Who is the most famous person you have photographed?
Mario Andretti at an early Pocono 500 around 1973; Colonel Sanders!
Feb 26, 2021 02:30:13 #
Was there numerous times in the 1980's when I lived in Las Vegas. Your photos make me want to visit again [but not in the summer].
Jan 30, 2021 15:49:12 #
DSLR versus a mirrorless camera with interchangeable lens? DSLR is bigger, heavier, much noisier, and has more mechanical parts to break or get out of adjustment. I have 2 nice Canon DSLR's plus a Nikon P900 superzoom and a Panasonic ZS100 point & shoot to choose from when I go out, and normally take the Panasonic most times when I don't need a long lens. All things considered, if I were just starting out I would go with a mirrorless camera of one type or another and not even consider a DSLR.
Jan 24, 2021 16:17:30 #
After a quick glance at the road atlas, I came up with at least 25 natl. parks I have been to over the years. My favorites alphabetically are Bryce, Canyonlands, Glacier, Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone. Other favorites are Arches, Great Smokey Mtns., Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, and Yosemite. It is impossible to really pick a favorite since they are all different. My love for Bryce, GCNP, and especially Canyonlands date to my first ever trip to the Southwest in 1978 before the parks were overrun with tourists.
Jan 23, 2021 13:15:44 #
Ruraldi wrote:
I took pictures from a mule in the Grand Canyon. A VR lens and a faster shutter speed. I also got a cool shot of the shadows from the Arizona fire in a moving car (I was a passenger) that did well in a club competition.
I've backpacked down both the South Kaibab Trail and Bright Angel Trail down to Phantom Ranch & loved it, but I would be terrified by the view from the top of a mule on those trails.
Jan 18, 2021 23:10:30 #
LCD wrote:
A not uncommon thing for me is to see a nice shot while driving, but there is no safe and convenient place to pull off. I wished I was in a motorbike and could pull off onto whatever meager strip of shoulder the road might offer me. Has any tried photography from a bicycle, motorbike or Vespa motor-scooter?
I did on a bicycle when I was younger and had stronger legs, but only rarely and for short distances usually urban, suburban, locally. Back then I carried a SLR with only the one lens in a handlebar bag. Would only consider it these days if I had an electric bike.
Jan 15, 2021 13:01:35 #
JustJill wrote:
Another winner!
Beautiful scene, but looks Cold!
Jan 10, 2021 19:52:56 #
CindyHouk wrote:
When you live in a winter state you learn to have a shovel, good tires and chains at all times....neither of these new comers had any equipment, no shovels, no chains and one guy had really bad tires....oh well....they learned a lesson for sure!
Glad you enjoyed the set!
When you live in a winter state you learn to have a shovel, good tires and chains at all times....neither of these new comers had any equipment, no shovels, no chains and one guy had really bad tires....oh well....they learned a lesson for sure!Glad you enjoyed the set!
and carry a couple of "real" shovels, not the flimsy snow shovels designed to move loose snow.
Jan 8, 2021 15:58:32 #
you have enough to last several years for most families; drop off some of the extra at your local food bank.
Jan 7, 2021 10:58:10 #
Julie Ames wrote:
Ok so there are so many times Im driving down the road and wish I had my camera. I have always heard its not good to leave it in the car due to weather changes and moisture. Does anyone have their camera in their car, and is it ok to do this?
Thanks
Julie
Thanks
Julie
I do not leave a camera in my car; I would worry about the heat effect on the camera in the summer and the cold effect on the battery in the winter. It takes little effort to carry a small point & shoot camera in and out with you, in a pocket, purse, or belt pouch. If even that is too much, you still should have a cell phone camera. Personally, I carry a little Lumix ZS100 either in my coat pocket or in a belt pouch; DSLRs just sit in a drawer at home unless I have a particular reason to take one of them.
Jan 6, 2021 01:20:43 #
ragon wrote:
I have a lot of old family B&W film negatives that I want to invert, but many of them, after inverting, show up like these. What can I do to clean them up and remove the lines vertical and horizontal? I have used lens wipe and isopropol alcohol on a few which has cleaned up smudges, fingerprints, etc. but the striations? are still there.
It looks like a negative developed in a home darkroom with the person using a dirty squegee or damp sponge to try to wipe water spots off the damp emulsion.
Jan 5, 2021 13:45:53 #
tjcchicago wrote:
going to drive from Chicago to Florida can take as long as I want, any ideas of places to take great photos, I was a professional photographer for over 40 years
if you happen to travel south on I-75 through Kentucky, the Red River Gorge Geological Area is not too far from Lexington, KY, and is a fantastic area of cliffs and natural bridges. A great place for some day hikes and photography; Google Red River Gorge, KY. for some examples. Also some horse farms around Lexington for photography. I-75 will also take you by Great Smokey Mountains NP on your way south.