raboof wrote:
Here you go Curtis. This is after years of not playing much. I am just winging it. You can see the pain I felt since I lost all my finger calluses.
All right! I get it about the calluses... thanks for bruising your fingers for all of us.
This must have been an important hobby for you at some point in your life Chuong because I can see you know your way around the fretboard. With that beautiful new instrument are you motivated to play more guitar... or make a few more beautiful things out of wood? Both are wonderful hobbies though one likely makes slightly less noise in the house...
bruni wrote:
George - I know what you mean but `i wouldn't say clinical, I'd say neutral, but I've come to appreciate that about the Z7, and as I say, I'm starting to get excited about S or LTM lenses for it, it'd be a compact kit with that tiny adapter.
raboof wrote:
Here you go Curtis. This is after years of not playing much. I am just winging it. You can see the pain I felt since I lost all my finger calluses.
CGrindahl wrote:
All right! I get it about the calluses... thanks for bruising your fingers for all of us.
This must have been an important hobby for you at some point in your life Chuong because I can see you know your way around the fretboard. With that beautiful new instrument are you motivated to play more guitar... or make a few more beautiful things out of wood? Both are wonderful hobbies though one likely makes slightly less noise in the house...
It was a big part of me growing up as a kid in Viet Nam but even a bigger part here in the US as a young adult with limited language to express. I think music got me to where I am today.
raboof wrote:
Here you go Curtis. This is after years of not playing much. I am just winging it. You can see the pain I felt since I lost all my finger calluses.
Sweeet guitar! flame blonde! the sound is quite nice just a bit of distortion, what were you running it through Chuong?
Ken Hill wrote:
Raphael your bookcase could be in my house down to the Kitenberger book and Matryoshka dolls. I’m not sure if I’m seeing Jamie from myth busters. 🤔
I would have loved to be born around 1850, in a Spanish empire hacienda, live to see smokeless powder, dynamite, internal combustion and the airplane. To have hunted Africa in the 1890s with a 8mm mauser and a .450 Nitro express. In today's world I would only do a photo Safari, back then it was different.
This photo is the 40mm 3.5 and a TC300, best cheapest 800mm nikkor ever.
raboof wrote:
Here you go Curtis. This is after years of not playing much. I am just winging it. You can see the pain I felt since I lost all my finger calluses.
Chuong,
Pain in your fingers but NOT pain to one's ears. I enjoyed your rendition.
It is clear that you are a very accomplished player, woodworker, & photographer.
A man of many talents.
George's lens is finally on its way home. THANKS George.
It was also an opportunity to test the Df... for some strange reason, the Preview button will NOT stop down the lens but now, when I depress the shutter button the lens DOES stop down. I tested it by looking into the lens as I depressed the shutter... then took it out into the bright afternoon light. The shot above was at f/2.8, which wasn't a serious test. Here is the shot I was attempting to take with the 5.8cm f/1.4 when I first noticed the overexposure. I shot this scene at f/11, f/8 and f/5.6 and none of the photos were overexposed. The camera did meter best at matrix metering. This was shot at f/5.6.
I wanted to share this photo both because it is where I do my grocery shopping but also to share with everyone what a shopping experience looks like when the store is taking the covid virus seriously. The store only permits 40 people to be in the store at one time. This is the ONLY entrance used. On the opposite side is the ONLY exit. People must wear masks to enter the store. We are spaced six feet apart in line and there is a station where hand sanitizers are available. There is a similar station at the exit. Shoppers are encouraged to maintain distance inside, but that can get a bit crazy in the produce department where folks are wandering from display table to display table. This store, Good Earth, sells ONLY organic produce. What they stock is generally beautiful as well.
They encourage shoppers to leave the store as soon as possible and to come back as seldom as possible. You can't bring your own bags, or coffee cup. They have clear plastic panels separating customers from checkout people. You can't use bulk food containers... instead you have to place your order and have someone else fill it for you. Whether all of this is absolutely necessary, the Good Earth has done it better than anyone else.
And my favorite flower is making an appearance in the neighborhood. I found two low enough that I could get up close and personal with the 55 f/1.2 S.C. AI. I have to admit, I carefully pulled the petals of the flower apart for the seed pod was partially exposed. I DIDN'T hurt the flower in case anyone is concerned. These were both shot at f/2.
A person much smarter than me, a fellow named Jeremy who has on occasion showed up on this thread, suggested the Preview button had be re-assigned to another function... When I checked I discovered the previous owner was using it for Flash Off rather than to preview depth of field. I switched it back and the button now stops down the lens. No trip to the camera shop after all. NOW, if only I could get some decent weather I can get back outside and play. My car said it was 97, weatherunderground says 94. Either way it is too warm for this person to spend time out of doors. The fan is blowing straight at me as I write this. It is 85 degrees inside the cottage... I think I need a Clausthaler...
CGrindahl wrote:
A person much smarter than me, a fellow named Jeremy who has on occasion showed up on this thread, suggested the Preview button had be re-assigned to another function... When I checked I discovered the previous owner was using it for Flash Off rather than to preview depth of field. I switched it back and the button now stops down the lens. No trip to the camera shop after all. NOW, if only I could get some decent weather I can get back outside and play. My car said it was 97, weatherunderground says 94. Either way it is too warm for this person to spend time out of doors. The fan is blowing straight at me as I write this. It is 85 degrees inside the cottage... I think I need a Clausthaler... ...Show more →
It really is paradise down there, isn't it... unless you want to buy a home. I don't imagine it is more expensive than the Bay Area but definitely not cheap. But I would love a bit cooler weather... it is supposed a moderate tomorrow and through next week.
Which climate zone/microclimate do you live in Rafael?
