I not only agree with you I would take your statement one step further. For general travel photography I have never understood why so many folks lug those big heavy (and expensive!!!) DSLRs and lenses all over the world when there are any number of truly pocket sized cameras that will produce perfectly satisfactory travel photos. Yes they do have some disadvantages such as the lack of an optical viewfinder and a screen that may be difficult to see in bright sunlight. However those disadvantages are offset by the fact that you can always have them with you. You are much less likely to have them stolen and even if they are, you have only lost three hundred bucks rather than several thousand.
I have a Nikon Coolpix S9900. Although it is truly "Pocket Sized" I usually carry on my belt in a pouch I bought from Duluth (the outfit that sells a lot of heavy duty durable work shoes, pants and shirts) that also has an small extra pocket for an extra battery and memory card. The camera has a 30x zoom, Auto, P, S, A and M Modes and 16 MP. I carry it with me almost every time I go out the door! about the only time I take My Canon SX40 0r my SX50 is when I know I will need an optical view finder! ......... Lazy Old Coot
That's a really nice shot!! Sharp as a tack, perfect comp and color. That's as close to perfect as anyone could ever wish for. Just hang it! ……. Coot
That was mighty quick thinking that resulted in a very good image. It seems that whenever I encounter a situation like this, by the time I get it all figured out, the subject has long since disappeared. Great shot!!!
...... Coot
cmc65 wrote:
Walked down to the pond just before dark tonight to see who was there. The water was flat calm after last nights rain and along came this guy masking the only ripple in the water. I've run into him now and then during the last few months but he was always too far away and fast to even come close. It was almost dark so I turned up the iso, opened up the lens and lowered the speed.
canon 5ds r
100-400L mk2
iso 1600
f/5.6
1/400 sec
You may find you will get better results if you eliminate most of the glass scratches and reflections while you're shooting by putting your lens right up against the glass. Then you should have much less to deal with in PhotoShop. ........ Coot
AFPhoto wrote:
I am determined to learn how to use Photoshop. I am a subscriber to the Adobe CC and know my way around Lightroom pretty much but have completely avoided PS. So today I got out the Book and started to get into it. The attached picture was taken at the local zoo yesterday but was shot through glass. I used PS ( scratch and dust filter as well as the content aware healing to remove scratches on the glass as well as reflections. All comments and critiques are welcome ( its the only way I will learn)
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Tarpon Springs
Calle Ocho area in Miami
....... Coot
When I was in the Navy, anytime we crossed the International Date Line in whatever direction that caused you to repeat a day (I don't remember now which way was which) it always seemed to be a weekday that was repeated and when we crossed the other way we always lost a Saturday or Sunday! I was involved with three crossings each way and we always either had a six-day week of workday routine or only one day of weekend routine. I always thought that was kind of fishy. We never did get across the Equator. ...... Gray
Now there's a story.
The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through the waters of the mid-Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia. The navigator had just finished working out a star fix and brought the master, Captain John Phillips, the result. The Warrimoo's position was LAT 0º 31' N and LON 179 30' W. The date was 31 December 1899.
"Know what this means?" First Mate Payton broke in, "We're only a few miles from the intersection of the Equator and the International Date Line".
Captain Phillips was prankish enough to take full advantage of the opportunity for achieving the navigational freak of a lifetime. He called his navigators to the bridge to check & double check the ships position. He changed course slightly so as to bear directly on his mark. Then he adjusted the engine speed. The calm weather & clear night worked in his favor.
At mid-night the SS Warrimoo lay on the Equator at exactly the point where it crossed the International Date Line! The consequences of this bizarre position were many:
The bow of the ship was in the Southern Hemisphere & in the middle of summer.
The stern was in the Northern Hemisphere & in the middle of winter.
The date in the aft part of the ship was 31 December 1899.
In the bow (forward) part it was 1 January 1900.
This ship was therefore not only in two different days, two different months, two different years, and two different seasons, but it was also in two different centuries - all at the same time. .......... Coot
This fellow, Theo Jensen, has been tinkering with some really interesting contraptions for several years. And now his creations have evolved into some remarkable wind driven, mechanical, animal like, kinetic sculptures that march up and down the beach like huge complex exoskeleton insects. Your comments should be interesting. ...... Coot
http://www.coolestone.com/media/17702/STRANDBEEST-EVOLUTION-2017/
That's the best chuckle I've had in ages! Thanks. ....... Coot
That's a Kaiser Darrin. Pretty rare. The last time I saw one was at least forty years ago! ....... Coot
Yorkster wrote:
What is the yellow one? I think I saw one of these in Mad Men.
Some observations offered by our sports heroes
“Coach Tom Landry is such a perfectionist that if he was married to Raquel Welch, he would expect her to cook.” - Don Meredith, Dallas Cowboys quarterback
"Last year we couldn't win at home and we were losing on the road My failure as a coach was that I couldn't think of anyplace else to play”- Harry Neale, professional hockey coach
"Blind people come to the ballpark just to listen to him pitch."- Reggie Jackson commenting on Tom Seaver.
"I'm working as hard as I can to get my life and my cash to run out at the same time. If I can just die after lunch Tuesday, everything will be perfect."- Doug Sanders, professional golfer
"All the fat guys watch me and say to their wives, 'See, there's a fat guy doing okay. Bring me another beer.'"- Mickey Lolich, Detroit Tigers pitcher
"When it's third and ten, you can have the milk drinkers; I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time."- Max McGee, Green Bay Packers receiver
"I found out that it's not good to talk about my troubles. Eighty percent of the people who hear them don't care and the other twenty percent are glad I'm having them."- Tommy LaSorda , L A Dodgers manager
"My knees look like they lost a knife fight with a midget."- EJ. Holub, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker regarding his 12 knee operations
"When they operated, I told them to add in a Koufax fastball. They did, but unfortunately it was Mrs. Koufax's."- Tommy John , N.Y. Yankees, recalling his 1974 arm surgery
"I don't know. I only played there for nine years."- Walt Garrison, Dallas Cowboys fullback when asked if Tom Landry ever smiles.
"We were tipping off our plays. Whenever we broke from the huddle, three backs were laughing and one was pale as a ghost.” - John Breen, Houston Oilers
"The film looks suspiciously like the game itself."- Bum Phillips, New Orleans Saints, after viewing a lopsided loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
When I'm on the road, my greatest ambition is to get a standing boo." - Al Hrabosky, major league relief pitcher
"I have discovered in 20 years of moving around the ball park that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats."- Bill Veeck, Chicago White Sox owner.
“Because if it didn't work out, I didn't want to blow the whole day."- Paul Horning, Green Bay Packers running back on why his marriage ceremony was before noon.
"I have a lifetime contract. That means I can't be fired during the third quarter if we're ahead and moving the ball."- Lou Holtz , Arkansas football coach
"I won't know until my barber tells me on Monday."- Knute Rockne, when asked why Notre Dame had lost a game
"I tell him "Attaway to hit, George."- Jim Frey, K.C. Royals manager when asked what advice he gives George Brett on hitting.
"I learned a long time ago that 'minor surgery' is when they do the operation on someone else, not you."- Bill Walton, Portland Trial Blazers
"Our biggest concern this season will be diaper rash."- George MacIntyre, Vanderbilt football coach surveying the team roster that included 26 freshmen and 25 sophomores.
"The only difference between me and General Custer is that I have to watch the films on Sunday."- Rick Venturi, Northwestern football coach
A couple was invited to a swanky costume party. The
Mrs. got a terrible headache and told her husband to
go to the party alone.
He being a devoted husband protested, but she argued
and said she was going to take some aspirin and go to
bed and there was no need for his good time being
spoiled by not going.
So he took his costume and away he went. The wife,
after sleeping soundly for about an hour, awakened
without pain and, as it was still early, decided to go
the party.
Since her husband did not know what her costume was, she thought she would have some fun by watching her husband to see how he acted when she was not with him. She joined the party and soon spotted her husband cavorting around on the dance floor, dancing with every nice woman he could, and copping a little feel here and
a little kiss there.
His wife sidled up to him and being a rather seductive
babe herself, he left his current partner high and dry
and devoted his time to the new babe that had just
arrived. She let him go as far as he wished, naturally,
since he was her husband. Finally, he whispered a
little proposition in her ear and she agreed. So off
they went to one of the cars and had a quickie.
Just before unmasking at midnight, she slipped away,
went home, put the costume away and got into bed, wondering what kind of explanation he would make for
his behavior .
She was sitting up reading when he came in, and she
asked what kind of a time he had. He said: "Oh, the
same old thing. You know I never have a good time
when you're not there."
"Did you dance much?"
"I'll tell you, I never even danced one dance.
When I got there, I met Pete, Bill Brown and some other guys, so
we went into the den and played poker all evening.
But you're not going to believe what happened to the guy I loaned my costume to.