Posts: chasgroh | Ugly Hedgehog

Apr 19, 2024 13:18:20 #

A computer question

dennis2146 wrote:

I started with PC's but have had Mac laptops for years. I definitely choose a Mac and will never go back to a PC. I respect your choice and opinion just so long as you realize it is not the ONLY choice and opinion. Everyone I know who has a Mac will stay with Mac.

Dennis

Haha...I'm on my Mac laptop (the last of the Intels and loaded) right now (BTW, hate the keyboard), I use it for email, travel, and reading my morning "paper." The rest of the time I'm on my one of my three PCs that also inhabit the room (one of them is my primary photo machine and is loaded). I've survived the earlier PC shortcomings and love what I have. <shrug>

Apr 18, 2024 12:39:38 #

Pancake Lens

I really like my Z 40 f2...

Apr 14, 2024 13:00:07 #

Nikon D5

I sold mine to move to mirrorless, but I loved it!

Apr 8, 2024 00:05:42 #

The Earthquake

lbivins wrote:

Try 9.6 -- for 5 minutes. Alaska 1964! I was there! Very scary to see the ground have 6ft rollers just like the ocean!

I've seen the film...that was amazing. Worst down here in SoCal that I've experienced was the Sylmar quate in '94...at 4am, and "only"6.9. We're still waiting for our 8.0! For the unaware; each tenth on the Richter scale is 10 times strength. i'll still take my chances with a quake
as opposed to hurricanes or living in tornado alley, you gotta be pretty unlucky not to survive quakes around here. Apparently you're willing to risk it, too, lol...

Apr 7, 2024 11:54:46 #

The Earthquake

Really! Haha, 4.8 is just a shake...now 6.8 will getcha an E ticket.

Apr 5, 2024 13:00:08 #

Is it just me?

capmike wrote:

Karl Marx was the author of the saying” Religion is the opiate of the masses”. Today, that is no longer the case. Today, it is the cell phone that is the opiate of the masses. It boggles my old mind how these people cannot put down their devices to walk, drive, or eat. It’s is just amazing to me, and I hesitate to see how much worse it can get.

You either roll with the times or not. I happen to use the hell out of my cell phone...and attached camera...and many apps, especially pertaining to driving, weather or photography. Life in the foodchain, folks. <shrug>I think it's unfair (and supremely unaware) to accuse those who may sit down at an art gallery to text a friend how cool the show is, or answer a text from a loved one, or whatever, of being some kind of sub-human. You take advantage of and use tools or not...the benefits are there to be had.

Apr 1, 2024 12:21:13 #

Veteran Roll Call

US Army '69-'71. I was drafted and no way did I want to carry a rifle with a sticky thing on the end, so I enlisted to fly. Ended up flying scouts for B Troop 7/1 Cav. in VN.
The war was winding down enough by the end of my tour that the orders came down; I could get out if I wanted! So as soon as I was off the freedom bird at Travis AFB
I was runnin' hard! CW2.

Mar 27, 2024 20:54:21 #

For we who make composite images

Curmudgeon wrote:

Thanks for commenting Jo. When I can get AI to do what I asked it to do I feel I accomplished something

I think you have, too! Just to get the right prompts is art! ;0)

Mar 27, 2024 13:14:39 #

For we who make composite images

SuperflyTNT wrote:

Well if you didn’t take the photo it really doesn’t matter. Either way it’s not your work.

...sure it is...only it's your *art* work!

Bird at Great Distances Never Sharp

Mar 26, 2024 18:45:55 #

(Photo Analysis)

Arizona Art wrote:

I shoot alot of bird and bird in flight photos. It took me about 20,000 photos to convince myself that there is no substitute for filling the frame with the subject to get a reasonable result.

I won’t take a bird picture if the subject doesn’t fill at least 1/3 of the frame. Otherwise, the result just aint worth the effort.

Consequently, i “pass” on a lot of shots because the subject is just too small.

Just my $.02 worth.

Agree...same place, same experience. Get closer!

Mar 25, 2024 13:11:17 #

(Sub-Gallery: Birds)

Anna’s

Nice one TC...plant and background are wonderful too...

Mar 16, 2024 16:05:02 #

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

I'm an ad hoc learner/shooter. I gravitate to motion and lately have been doing alot of bird/animal/surfing with the occasional landscape...I post and sell my pageantry images and that's pretty much what got me started in digital (circa 2002), but I get interested in something (like shooting thru a light table) and will gear up and try to learn it as I go. I stress good/great equipment, that way when things don't go as right as I would like, I know exactly where the blame lies. ;0)

Mar 15, 2024 22:31:50 #

Z9 Firmware Update 5.0 Released

ricardo00 wrote:

Not sure if my reading is correct? But looking at the list of fixes and improvements, didn't see anything that jumped out to me as. But maybe I missed something. So would be happy to hear from others who thought XXX was a big deal, enough to convince me to upgrade.

I do all the firmware updates as soon as they come out...good luck so far, haha. But, Ricardo, why not just do it and keep your camera current? What's to hurt?

Mar 15, 2024 22:12:40 #

Z9 Firmware Update 5.0 Released

billnikon wrote:

One of those Z9 shooters is a big internet influen... (show quote)

I think we'd all like to know who the "big influencer" is...you know, attribution helps. Personally, I'm not big on shooting in groups, or even with one other person, but I'm just trying to create art pieces and that takes up most of my "idle" time. I have some virtues, as we all do, but patience isn't one of them. Heh. And, like many, I'm happy with my gear and get what I need, so won't be switching any time soon.