Is there an easy way to see what exposure settings are used? I often can't see them here or on Flickr even and it would be much more informative to know that.
EXIF is posted together with the image if it's uploaded through the FM gallery, iirc
I also vaguely remember there are EXIF plugins through chrome that loads them if you hover your cursor over the image. They don't work 100% of the time, especially if it's a Flickr image (because Flickr auto-generates a different image at various sizes, thereby stripping the EXIF from the original).
I took a look at my own image and it says 1/80 and ISO500
One of the drawbacks for using a non-Nikon body is that the aperture information doesn't get captured at all though I'm pretty sure I took that wide open at f/2
Hmm even the focal length info is wrong
For all my misgivings about the custom lens setting on Nikon bodies, it was still way easier to set my Fn button to push through and set it properly with just a few clicks
gyoung143 wrote:
Is there an easy way to see what exposure settings are used? I often can't see them here or on Flickr even and it would be much more informative to know that.
Your friend appears to be bored with the whole thing George. You need to put a treat on one of the railroad cars to perk a bit of interest...
I don't know whether model railroads hold your interest but I've always been fascinated by that hobby. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on my mood, I've never been in a living arrangement where doing some serious work was a possibility. I say fortunately because I honestly don't know whether I have the dedication to pursue such a hobby. The layouts I see on YouTube are rather breathtaking. Viewing serious hobbyists as they work on their layouts is inspiring and intimidating. I love the cab rides I've seen. With modern digital camera possibilities it is rather amazing what can be done. Check this one out for example. The layout was done by a fellow named PORSCHE...
CGrindahl wrote:
Your friend appears to be bored with the whole thing George. You need to put a treat on one of the railroad cars to perk a bit of interest...
I don't know whether model railroads hold your interest but I've always been fascinated by that hobby. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on my mood, I've never been in a living arrangement where doing some serious work was a possibility. I say fortunately because I honestly don't know whether I have the dedication to pursue such a hobby. The layouts I see on YouTube are rather breathtaking. Viewing serious hobbyists as they work on their layouts is inspiring and intimidating. I love the cab rides I've seen. With modern digital camera possibilities it is rather amazing what can be done. Check this one out for example. The layout was done by a fellow named PORSCHE...
Yeah, I think the white-noise of the train was getting the best of him. Shortly after he was asleep. Thanks for sharing that video and you are right there are some amazing set ups out there. I can't imagine the amount of work to build and maintain something like that. We had a simple track when my son was young, but now we just set it up once a year. Still holding on to everything for some grandkids one day (no pressure son)
We are fortunate to have a hobby train museum in our town. So I can always go there when the urge to see something elaborate strikes. Hmm.. May have to go there and take a few pictures before the New Year work begins in full force.
gbohannon wrote:
Yeah, I think the white-noise of the train was getting the best of him. Shortly after he was asleep. Thanks for sharing that video and you are right there are some amazing set ups out there. We had a simple track when my son was young, but now we just set it up once a year. Still holding on to everything for some grandkids one day (no pressure son)
We are fortunate to have a hobby train museum in our town. So I can always go there when the urge to see something elaborate strikes. Hmm.. May have to go there and take a few pictures before the New Year work begins in full force.
One of my uncles bought an old house that had three stories. On the 3rd floor the previous owner had laid out a model train town that encompassed the whole floor. He cut holes and trimmed them out through the walls to use as tunnels. I never saw it with all the stuff laid out, but I bet it was amazing!
leighton w wrote:
Thanks!
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One of my uncles bought an old house that had three stories. On the 3rd floor the previous owner had laid out a model train town that encompassed the whole floor. He cut holes and trimmed them out through the walls to use as tunnels. I never saw it with all the stuff laid out, but I bet it was amazing!
I have a friend who did the same in his basement. The entire basement was a recreation of Duluth MN. Spent years on it. It was impressive. One of those things where you are never done. He was an editor for Model Railroader magazine, if that gives you an idea.
Zichar wrote:
EXIF is posted together with the image if it's uploaded through the FM gallery, iirc
I also vaguely remember there are EXIF plugins through chrome that loads them if you hover your cursor over the image. They don't work 100% of the time, especially if it's a Flickr image (because Flickr auto-generates a different image at various sizes, thereby stripping the EXIF from the original).
I took a look at my own image and it says 1/80 and ISO500
One of the drawbacks for using a non-Nikon body is that the aperture information doesn't get captured at all though I'm pretty sure I took that wide open at f/2
Hmm even the focal length info is wrong
For all my misgivings about the custom lens setting on Nikon bodies, it was still way easier to set my Fn button to push through and set it properly with just a few clicks
Thanks, yes its nice to have the exif data recorded fully on my Nikon body, although I still have to remember to select it!
With the Fuji I have it at the top of My Menu, so its quite quick to get to, no aperture though and still it requires remembering to do!
Amazing railroad footage! Perhaps there should be a prize for the first CAB footage shot with an MF Nikkor with fun bokeh. 24 f2.0 swirly bokeh anyone? or perhaps a 55 1.2 with focus set to about 30 inches on a high speed video body, slow that down do frame grabs, that might be interesting.
I did a fair amount of shooting on Christmas day but they were family photos. I may share a few of them. I shot with the 55 f/12 S.C. AI all day, keeping the aperture at f/2, for better or worse. I was seated across the table as my dear friend Jesse's daughter who turns 2 years old next month began playing with his smart phone. I guess kids start early nowadays...
With not so much time spent taking pictures in the past two months, there isn't a lot I can share.
The good about that is that I have more time reading the 50+ pages that appeared in the time my notebook gave up on me, until a replacement was found.
The "bad" thing about it is that I spent a lot of time thinking about photography and came up with a few ideas.
Still, a few photos had to be made.
Anouks 2nd Christmas. First time around she was just two months old, and we were still getting over the initial shock of the happenings around Anouks birth. This year, we enjoyed her through and through positive nature all the more.
Something of a more crawly nature had me worried this Christmas though. One of my tarantulas disappeared somewhere around November (disappeared is relative, as she could not have gotten out of her enclosure). I chanced a glance into the entrance of her home using a pen light a few times, and noticed a strangled mess of legs but nothing that resembled a living creature. Now, spiders moult when they grow, and the bigger they get, the longer it takes for this process to complete, but after over a month without movement I got worried.
I even carefully sprayed water on to the presumed spider, but did not notice movement. I pretty much gave up, and was already searching for another spider to move into the empty residence when I noticed this:
This is Lieschen (derived from the German Meckerliese, which is the German equivalent of Moaning Minnie), a Poecilotheria spec. Lowlands lady with a TL of 2 3/4" and leg span of 8".
She got her name because she always got out when the residents below her, a group of Octodon degu, made too much of a racket. Actually, this time she got out after Kristina fed the Degus some walnuts, which makes a hell of a racket as well.
Either way, I was glad to see this view for a few reasons. One is that Lieschen is, as it appears, in good health (and hungry) after her moult. Another is that I found out she's still around before I started redecorating her enclosure. Poecilotheria in general are rather poisonous and have a bad rep for belonging to the less patient amongst Tarantula species.
This afternoon she greeted me with all fours spread while I tried to carefully replace some of the plants in her enclosure. Anyways, I'm still glad to have her around, even if it means that redecorating needs to be done when Anouk and Kristina are a safe distance away from the enclosure.
