I guess the rest of you saw that shot of me frowning at my tripod
Here's what I was frowning at, waiting for the tugboats to pass by (I was too impatient)
If only I had an L-bracket, missed out on some of the foreground
And that Flickr had other resize options larger than 1024px wide
Lovely shot Chin and I like the tugboat pulling that barge. I think your impatience paid dividends...
I am confused about the limitation on size you encounter on Flickr. Perhaps it is because you have a Pro account. When I upload a panorama, which I always size at 1600 pixels, the default size Flickr offers is "original" not a reduced size. If I don't accept the default setting I get an array of other options, including the 1024 pixel option you used. This image definitely deserves a larger presentation.
Another shot, this from a distance of you WORKING so hard to capture this panorama... taken with the 105 f/2.5 P AI.
Sneak preview of the movie "Dark City - Beneath the Beat". Well at least I know the Dark City part is correct, can't remember the rest of the title exactly. This shoot was going on at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, and I just happened to be passing by.
CGrindahl wrote:
We met in a classroom in graduate school in September, 1985. Over the years of school we became very good friends but she was not interested in more than friendship... until the year after we graduated... this is what we looked like then.
We eventually got serious about our relationship, enough so we were married... which lasted about six years. It turns out we are much better at being friends than being husband and wife. We now consider ourselves companions for life. I did use the lines "for better, for worse, in sickness and in health, for as long as we both should live" in a letter I gave her on her birthday, but not because I want us to tie the knot again. Rather, the words really say the truth about what we're doing... a lifelong commitment. I know this the only relationship I want.
Why is it that only one of the pair of you looks older?
Thanks for sharing ... it's the candour on this thread that makes it so special..
I've been married twice, each time to a beautiful person, but neither lasted. Ingrid and I've been together for nearly 19 yrs and are best friends for life .... funny old world?
Back from the savannah preserve at the countryside, a lot of pages to catch up here.
Shame on me, I used 75% of the time the 200-500/5.6, BUT both the 400/5.6 ai EDIF and 800/5.6 ai-s EDIF were used too.
One from the tiny and light 400/5.6 (or according to some, an outdated & garbage lens that do not AF, do not have VR and do not have any nano - impossible to take pictures!!! ):
Rufous-tailed Jacamar (female) and her nest hole in the background.
There is no fighting grey when it arrives in one's beard Peter, so I was bound to lose that battle...
I have great respect for couples who are able to sustain their marriage through the years. As I've mentioned before on the thread, I've been married FOUR times, each ending in divorce. I think I was more in love with the IDEA of being married than capable of doing the hard work of sustaining a long term relationship. Clearly, I wasn't up to the task, much to the disappointment of some lovely but unlucky women who fell prey to my charms. I consider my relationship with Sue as an opportunity to do the real work of growing up. The recent chapter of our relationship began about the time we finalized our divorce... and that was 20 years ago. "Best friends for life" is the perfect term for it Peter. We are both lucky men to have found our companions...
I've posted this before, but it remains one of my favorite photos of the two of us...
CGrindahl wrote:
Lovely shot Chin and I like the tugboat pulling that barge. I think your impatience paid dividends...
I am confused about the limitation on size you encounter on Flickr. Perhaps it is because you have a Pro account. When I upload a panorama, which I always size at 1600 pixels, the default size Flickr offers is "original" not a reduced size. If I don't accept the default setting I get an array of other options, including the 1024 pixel option you used. This image definitely deserves a larger presentation.
Another shot, this from a distance of you WORKING so hard to capture this panorama... taken with the 105 f/2.5 P AI. ...Show more →
Gee how many surreptitious shots of me do you have? I didn't notice you taking this at all!
I tend to just upload the original up to Flickr (they're my backup of sorts) and choose the size I wish to share on the bbcode
I have one that I would like to take the front element out. I am wondering what kind of solvent that you use to soften the paint. Thanks for the article. I guess it's time for me to support you on this.
Like I mentioned in the AF thread, I picked up my camera a few weeks back to shoot a couple events. First event, shot with just MF glass...had maybe a 10% keeper rate. Composition was fine, but missed focus a lot. Yesterday, shot with the 50/1.8 AF... Much better keeper rate. Got some big medical tests coming up, maybe they will shed some light on what’s going on with me. Hopefully my MF days aren’t numbered.
kwoodard wrote:
Like I mentioned in the AF thread, I picked up my camera a few weeks back to shoot a couple events. First event, shot with just MF glass...had maybe a 10% keeper rate. Composition was fine, but missed focus a lot. Yesterday, shot with the 50/1.8 AF... Much better keeper rate. Got some big medical tests coming up, maybe they will shed some light on what’s going on with me. Hopefully my MF days aren’t numbered.
I'm hoping this is not the case Kevin, but it seems that manual focusing doesn't work for everyone. I seem to be blessed with reasonably good eyesight, and thus far, have been able to use our favorite lenses without a problem. Hopefully, you'll get a clean bill of health and be able to enjoy your manual focus lenses. Keep us informed.
Amazing shot Jose. Shows the old glass is still useful if you know how to understand their behavior and get close to their habitat.
asiostygius wrote:
Back from the savannah preserve at the countryside, a lot of pages to catch up here.
Shame on me, I used 75% of the time the 200-500/5.6, BUT both the 400/5.6 ai EDIF and 800/5.6 ai-s EDIF were used too.
One from the tiny and light 400/5.6 (or according to some, an outdated & garbage lens that do not AF, do not have VR and do not have any nano - impossible to take pictures!!! ):
Rufous-tailed Jacamar (female) and her nest hole in the background.
I am loving this series of "the photo" vs "the photographer". Great shot. I was hoping to see a larger size of pano in Flickr but it isnt uploaded I guess.
Zichar wrote:
I guess the rest of you saw that shot of me frowning at my tripod
Here's what I was frowning at, waiting for the tugboats to pass by (I was too impatient)
If only I had an L-bracket, missed out on some of the foreground
And that Flickr had other resize options larger than 1024px wide
CGrindahl wrote:
Lovely shot Chin and I like the tugboat pulling that barge. I think your impatience paid dividends...
I am confused about the limitation on size you encounter on Flickr. Perhaps it is because you have a Pro account. When I upload a panorama, which I always size at 1600 pixels, the default size Flickr offers is "original" not a reduced size. If I don't accept the default setting I get an array of other options, including the 1024 pixel option you used. This image definitely deserves a larger presentation.
Another shot, this from a distance of you WORKING so hard to capture this panorama... taken with the 105 f/2.5 P AI.
I used 75% of the time the 200-500/5.6, BUT both the 400/5.6 ai EDIF and 800/5.6 ai-s EDIF were used too.
