JWilsonphoto wrote:
The next time someone asks you why you would possibly need 50+ megapixels, tell 'em it's so you can do this with one of your images..........
first shot is full frame, the second, well you can see the crop factor, and it's magnified to 300%. That is exactly the exercise that made me release my two R3's when they came in.................
I love photographing flowers covered with ice, we haven't had any yet this winter. I can't go back to 25 MP cameras because I need the resolution for cropping for birds.
A few from yesterday at Middle Creek, Pa. There are about 80,00 snow geese there now.
ILCE-1FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens553mmf/8.01/1250s320 ISO-1.3 EV
ILCE-1FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens600mmf/8.01/2000s1600 ISO-1.3 EV
ILCE-1FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens600mmf/6.31/1600s200 ISO-1.7 EV
ILCE-1FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens600mmf/6.31/1600s200 ISO-1.7 EV
ILCE-1FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens600mmf/8.01/1600s400 ISO-1.3 EV
Douglas L wrote:
Well, Anthony, have you heard of the "squeegee kids" in Baltimore? They stood at the busy intersections going into the city and and forcefully sprayed/"cleaned" cars' windshield when they stopped at the lights, then demanded money, if the drivers told them not to spray their cars, they got nasty and sometimes got physical with the drivers, a driver got into confrontation with them and was killed last year. The city leaders said these youth need to make a living too. After they killed a driver, the city government now bans the squeegee kids from doing this at the major intersection going into the city but allows them to do it on other streets and provide some sort of funding too....Show more →
WTF !!!
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Mark, is that ladder by the heating oil tank where the armed guard sits when it's full........?
If you look closely, there are actually two tanks (another at left). When my parents' old 275 gallon tank developed a leak, there was no way to fit a new 275 gallon tank through the door. So instead they went with two smaller tanks that are piped together.
The furnace for the second floor was converted to gas years ago, but my parents kept their oil burner, which is what our son now living on the first floor is using. One of these days (soon) we'll probably have to replace it. First floor has a wood stove too.
We have oil at our house as well. It's a small one-lane street, and the nearest gas line is about 200 feet away. Gas company wanted $7,000 to extend it to our house. We ended up going with a new oil system. This year the first fill in late fall was about $7/gallon, but now we're back down to a more normal $4.99 or so.
We needed a new oil tank in 2014, and bought a Roth double-wall vertical tank.
Went from this:
To this:
Nice to gain some space. It holds less, but normally not a problem. Except in 2015, when there was so much snow the oil truck couldn't get up our hill to fill it. Instead I had to bring 5-gallon diesel jugs to the gas station and fill it by hand. Believe me, it is no fun pouring multiple containers of diesel into a small fill port on a windy night when it's 10F outside. Had to do that at least twice before the truck could reach us.
Bill Gass wrote:
Look up, 3 pictures above...Douglas does get a blurry picture once in a while...-
I blame the camera. In all serious, I saw some bird in flight pictures shot at very slow shutter speed, very dreamy and "artsy" looking, so I gave it a try. Mine are not dreamy nor artsy, just blurry. Need more practice.
If you look closely, there are actually two tanks (another at left). When my parents' old 275 gallon tank developed a leak, there was no way to fit a new 275 gallon tank through the door. So instead they went with two smaller tanks that are piped together.
The furnace for the second floor was converted to gas years ago, but my parents kept their oil burner, which is what our son now living on the first floor is using. One of these days (soon) we'll probably have to replace it. First floor has a wood stove too.
We have oil at our house as well. It's a small one-lane street, and the nearest gas line is about 200 feet away. Gas company wanted $7,000 to extend it to our house. We ended up going with a new oil system. This year the first fill in late fall was about $7/gallon, but now we're back down to a more normal $4.99 or so.
We needed a new oil tank in 2014, and bought a Roth double-wall vertical tank.
Nice to gain some space. It holds less, but normally not a problem. Except in 2015, when there was so much snow the oil truck couldn't get up our hill to fill it. Instead I had to bring 5-gallon diesel jugs to the gas station and fill it by hand. Believe me, it is no fun pouring multiple containers of diesel into a small fill port on a windy night when it's 10F outside. Had to do that at least twice before the truck could reach us.
Wow, $7 or $5/gallon. I cringe at $2.75/gallon and higher for propane! I think the worst was two years ago at nearly $4/gallon. Filled up in December for $2.15/gallon, I should've been happy. I reckon, in Texas, we are spoiled for low fuel costs.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
The next time someone asks you why you would possibly need 50+ megapixels, tell 'em it's so you can do this with one of your images..........
first shot is full frame, the second, well you can see the crop factor, and it's magnified to 300%. That is exactly the exercise that made me release my two R3's when they came in.................
Made for macro brother!
Just super IQ! and at 300?
We have your weather here now. High winds wind chills below zero......luckily no rain/snow...YET!
Tell my buddy "Heh"!
RD
Douglas L wrote:
I love photographing flowers covered with ice, we haven't had any yet this winter. I can't go back to 25 MP cameras because I need the resolution for cropping for birds.
A few from yesterday at Middle Creek, Pa. There are about 80,00 snow geese there now.
Just fantastic compositions Douglas!
Beautiful photography!
Dan
We seem to have broken through the ice age here in Central Texas. However, just two miles down the road neighbors who use the Oncor for electrical power are still without power and there is no time frame for restoring power to them. We have offered our home to some friends but they declined. You know, old people don't like to leave the comfort of the recliner in their home.
The main problem are all snapped power lines from the falling limbs with a heavy coating of ice. Our rural water is also without power to their pumps that recharge the main water tower. They had an agreement with Oncor to provide them with a backup generator is the power to those pumps failed. So far Oncor has not responded to them.
Life in the country in Central Texas is about being able to take care of yourself and family during problem times. Backup plans are necessary, but useless if you can't control them.
I guess you guys have heard about the China balloon floating over the continental US. I heard one report say they didn't want to shoot it down because it could cause damage and another they don't know how to get it down.
Back when I was a young crew chief working a day shift at our alert facility, we scrambled our two F-4s armed with AIM-9 heat seeking missiles and Aero-7 radar guided missiles. When the pilots returned they were in really good spirits. They told us they were called to track a wayward weather balloon floating near air traffic along the southern Texas coast. They knew they couldn't shoot it down with their armament, so the pilot decided to fly right at it, then pull up with his afterburners lit to try to melt it. I think it worked on the second try.
The pilot was named "Popeye" Doyle. His son is Cmdr. Eric Doyle of the Blue Angels.
Ray Swindle wrote:
I guess you guys have heard about the China balloon floating over the continental US. I heard one report say they didn't want to shoot it down because it could cause damage and another they don't know how to get it down.
Back when I was a young crew chief working a day shift at our alert facility, we scrambled our two F-4s armed with AIM-9 heat seeking missiles and Aero-7 radar guided missiles. When the pilots returned they were in really good spirits. They told us they were called to track a wayward weather balloon floating near air traffic along the southern Texas coast. They knew they couldn't shoot it down with their armament, so the pilot decided to fly right at it, then pull up with his afterburners lit to try to melt it. I think it worked on the second try.
The pilot was named "Popeye" Doyle. His son is Cmdr. Eric Doyle of the Blue Angels....Show more →
Interesting story, Ray. I just read the headlines, wondering what altitude the Xi balloon is flying at? If we can't or won't bring it down, it will just confirm to the CCP that USA is just a paper tiger like they have been telling their people.
Hope they are not using the balloon to release more virus!
Douglas L wrote:
Interesting story, Ray. I just read the headlines, wondering what altitude the Xi balloon is flying at? If we can't or won't bring it down, it will just confirm to the CCP that USA is just a paper tiger like they have been telling their people.
Hope they are not using the balloon to release more virus!
66,000 feet according to something I saw. About the "size of three buses." Of course who knows how heavy the attached equipment is. They're probably worried about that. If it weighs a couple of tons, that wouldn't be nice to land on your roof .
RobMoser wrote:
66,000 feet according to something I saw. About the "size of three buses." Of course who knows how heavy the attached equipment is. They're probably worried about that. If it weighs a couple of tons, that wouldn't be nice to land on your roof .
Rob
Yeah, I just saw the altitude of this thing in the news. Tough decision to make for sure. I don't know, with trillions of $$$ spent on defense, we don't have a way to deal with this quickly and safely. I bet the CCP will be laughing their ass off if the balloon just "transits" over the US.
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