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Mar 7, 2024 17:03:49   #
The question isn't what is a "real professional camera." It's "what is 'Real Professional' camera."
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Nov 8, 2023 18:21:28   #
jerryc41 wrote:
Someone from a drivers' organization is in favor of keeping the law because he said that those deaths amount to only 1% of traffic deaths.

[i/]From 2010 to 2021, pedestrian deaths increased from 4,302 to 7,624, a 77 percent rise, according to the federal data. Jun 27, 2023[/i] 1% of 7,624 = 76 dead people. That's not so bad, right?


It might be bad if you or a loved one were one of the 76.
And it may depend on the denominator - if it's 1% of all traffic fatalities, it'll be closer to 5,000 per year.
And what's in the numerator? If we look only at pedestrian deaths at "right turn allowed on red light" intersections who were crossing on a green (or "walk") light, how many deaths? Half of the 7,624? 10%?
And have deaths at "right turn allowed on red light" intersections risen faster or slower that all pedestrian deaths?
I wonder if those responsible for pedestrian fatalities at "right turn allowed on red light" intersections would drive more safely if the law were changed? Or if pedestrians would be less careful if they were more confident a driver would not blow through the red light and run them down?

-Eric
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Jun 19, 2023 21:45:50   #
Yep.
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Jun 19, 2023 21:45:00   #
Maybe God on the seventh day?

edit -- I wrote this before I saw RiJoRi's response. RiJoRi gets the credit.
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May 4, 2023 17:32:23   #
Does it work the same way if the camera is held "right side up" instead of upside down?
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Jun 11, 2022 17:56:53   #
It was the first album I bought, too. I could listen to Paul Desmond for hours. Unique, lovely alto sax tone and technique.
--Eric
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Jun 11, 2022 17:54:39   #
Interesting for sure.
-- Eric
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May 31, 2022 13:51:36   #
flip1948 wrote:
It should be IBIS...in body image stabilization.


Thanks, everyone. I was considering going on the wagon.
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May 31, 2022 13:34:47   #
Looking for IBS, all I get is references to "irritable bowel syndrome." Not sure what a "7 stop" would be for that, but it sounds either very ominous or very helpful. Heh heh.
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May 28, 2022 20:30:43   #
Is that an alien on the right?
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May 10, 2022 20:58:55   #
RLSprouse wrote:

I recently came across Mastering the Art of Composition - Ian Plant.
~ Russ


Thanks for sticking to the OP's question. I will check out the Plant book.
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May 10, 2022 13:18:03   #
markngolf wrote:

Round Midnight (BTW - A Thelonious Monk composition) https://youtu.be/jORG_mTjXQE
I've Got a Crush on You - same album https://youtu.be/Ux-GrEsC95U

Enjoy,
Mark


Thanks for the link. Great composition, wonderful rendition by Linda Ronstadt.
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May 10, 2022 13:08:19   #
rdgreenwood wrote:
Oh, my goodness, thank you for your comments. After posting and receiving one sane response and then seeing the issue become a matter of US vs THEM, I was beginning to lose faith.
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I'm not asking anyone to praise or even follow me. All I'm asking is "Do you know of a book that will give a neophyte some insights into good composition?" If you don't, thank you for reading. Now move on. If you do know of such a book, please share the title. Don't tell me what I can and cannot teach. All I'm trying to do is help someone become a better photographer even if he doesn't understand what it means when i place my hand over my heart. Use another discussion to air your feelings about what can or cannot be taught; I have a job to do.
Oh, my goodness, thank you for your comments. Aft... (show quote)


I like "Photography and the Art of Seeing" by Freeman Patterson. It goes beyond formulaic "rules," as implied by the title. It's been awhile since I've looked at it. I'm sure there are lots of others out there, too. http://www.freemanpatterson.com/book2.htm
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May 2, 2022 13:40:46   #
I had to work hard to find anything indicating oversharpening, and the only evidence I see is a slight halo above the rock near the top right of the image (initially apparent only after downloading and magnifying).
To me, the sharply defined streaks showing the paths of individual droplets could be the result of too much sharpening. Have you tried sharpening only the rocky areas where you want to bring out texture, and not the falling water areas?
- Eric
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Apr 26, 2022 13:47:44   #
KindaSpikey wrote:
So here's something that's been pissing me off for years!

While we're at it, why is gasoline always priced with 9/10 cents at the end? Like, $5.99 9/10?
Or why are so many items $x.99 or $x.95?
We all know the answer is to make us "think" (without thinking) that the price is less. So the $9.99 item is "thought" of as $9, not as $10. And a gallon of gasoline isn't thought of as what it really is -- $6.00 per gallon, but as $5 per gallon.
Marketers use odd shaped packaging to make it look like we are getting more. For instance, a cone with maximum diameter of 3 inches contains one-third the volume of a cylinder the same height and diameter, and almost nothing is sold in cubes, because those "look" smaller.
The only time I've seen gasoline priced without the 9/10 at the end was during price controls after the Vietnam war when the Federal Reserve Bank didn't control the growth of the US money supply.
-Eric
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