Reagan wrote:
You haven't seen algae until you come to Florida
When certain times of year they tell you not to touch the water or swim in the ocean
Reagan
When I googled 'red algae' I stumbled on some pictures from the Florida coast...looked quite bad.
It usually gets really bad in the Baltic Sea if it's a hot summer. But most of those algae blooms are yellow/brownish, some lakes gets really bad too...
Too much nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorous...
We have what is. called "Red Tide" where a lot dead fish wash up on the shore
mostly on Florida's west coast
On the east coast where I live we have green algae when The Army Corp of Engineers release
water from Lake Okeechobee and health alerts are put out
I would prefer to live in the Southern Caribbean but my wife says she's not leaving Florida
Kristian, Reagan and Chris... love these wide shots. Wonderful work. That sky Chris is breathtaking!
Goes to show, close or wide, wide or long, the world of possibilities is immense... offering every photographer an opportunity to play with his or her favorite gear. And Samy, you are a true adventurer with the gear you're using... deepest respect for your efforts and for what you bring to the thread.
Just dropped in for a moment before returning to my "studies." I'm living proof that you can teach old dogs new tricks. Between my local libraries and Amazon there seems to be a never diminished stack of books at my bedside and chairside. Fortunately, I also have found time to take my Df for a spin every once in a while, so I can play with all of you... I'll be back with MORE flowers.
CGrindahl wrote:
Kristian, Reagan and Chris... love these wide shots. Wonderful work. That sky Chris is breathtaking!
Goes to show, close or wide, wide or long, the world of possibilities is immense... offering every photographer an opportunity to play with his or her favorite gear. And Samy, you are a true adventurer with the gear you're using... deepest respect for your efforts and for what you bring to the thread.
Just dropped in for a moment before returning to my "studies." I'm living proof that you can teach old dogs new tricks. Between my local libraries and Amazon there seems to be a never diminished stack of books at my bedside and chairside. Fortunately, I also have found time to take my Df for a spin every once in a while, so I can play with all of you... I'll be back with MORE flowers. ...Show more →
I remember you saying wide was not something you shoot a lot preferring the longer ends of things
I am just the opposite much preferring the 20-28 focal lengths
On this thread we can have them all
Absolutely Reagan. I'm still not drawn to wide though I've made great use of the 28mm focal length. As you've demonstrated it is an excellent lens when rambling around a neighborhood, whether on water or land. When I took a trip to the Netherlands, a month after starting this thread I had only manual focus lenses in my bag, the 20 f/2.8 AI-s, 28 f/2.8 AI-s, 50 f/1.2 AI-s, 105 f/2.5 AI-s and 135 f/2.8 AI. When I looked at the 2700 photos I took during those nine days the vast majority were taken with the 28. I was rather blown away by that fact. A few years later when Rinie and I traveled to Turkey that same thing happened, though then I was carrying the 28 f/2 AI-s. Getting a bit wider can be very helpful when wandering around new territory.
That said, I still find myself drawn to longer lenses like my very first, the 105 f/2.5 AI-s. I now have four lenses at that focal length. I have four as well at 135mm but those don't find there was to the camera very often. But I ALWAYS have a 28mm lens in my camera bag.
This afternoon/evening I plan on going into San Francisco so I may have something a bit different to share. The last time I shot in San Francisco if I remember correctly was when I was playing with the 28 f/3.5 P.C. that George made available to all of us. Visiting an unfamiliar locale can stir the juices but parking in S.F. is a royal pain in the butt, so the whole experience is colored by that. Let's hope I find parking!
CGrindahl wrote:
Kristian, Reagan and Chris... love these wide shots. Wonderful work. That sky Chris is breathtaking!
Goes to show, close or wide, wide or long, the world of possibilities is immense... offering every photographer an opportunity to play with his or her favorite gear. And Samy, you are a true adventurer with the gear you're using... deepest respect for your efforts and for what you bring to the thread.
Just dropped in for a moment before returning to my "studies." I'm living proof that you can teach old dogs new tricks. Between my local libraries and Amazon there seems to be a never diminished stack of books at my bedside and chairside. Fortunately, I also have found time to take my Df for a spin every once in a while, so I can play with all of you... I'll be back with MORE flowers. ...Show more →
Thanks Curtis,
I've always thought shooting wide has been the most hard and I've always thought its easier to exclude than to include in the shots. But somehow I tend to go wide most of the time. But I guess it's a matter of scenery as well.
Love your flower shots!
/Kristian
CGrindahl wrote:
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Just dropped in for a moment before returning to my "studies." I'm living proof that you can teach old dogs new tricks. Between my local libraries and Amazon there seems to be a never diminished stack of books at my bedside and chairside. Fortunately, I also have found time to take my Df for a spin every once in a while, so I can play with all of you... I'll be back with MORE flowers.
You're not the only "old dog", last month I started a new job after almost 9 months of unemployment.
I'm now official a software developer again after 25 years of management. Things have changed "a little".
CGrindahl wrote:
Absolutely Reagan. I'm still not drawn to wide though I've made great use of the 28mm focal length. As you've demonstrated it is an excellent lens when rambling around a neighborhood, whether on water or land. When I took a trip to the Netherlands, a month after starting this thread I had only manual focus lenses in my bag, the 20 f/2.8 AI-s, 28 f/2.8 AI-s, 50 f/1.2 AI-s, 105 f/2.5 AI-s and 135 f/2.8 AI. When I looked at the 2700 photos I took during those nine days the vast majority were taken with the 28. I was rather blown away by that fact. A few years later when Rinie and I traveled to Turkey that same thing happened, though then I was carrying the 28 f/2 AI-s. Getting a bit wider can be very helpful when wandering around new territory.
That said, I still find myself drawn to longer lenses like my very first, the 105 f/2.5 AI-s. I now have four lenses at that focal length. I have four as well at 135mm but those don't find there was to the camera very often. But I ALWAYS have a 28mm lens in my camera bag.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
In other news, the pathology report posted in my med records yesterday. The take-away is:
Specimen(s) Received: sigmoid colon
Final Diagnosis
Sigmoid colon, resection:
- diverticular disease with focal active mucosal/submucosal mixed inflammation, focal foreign body type giant cell reaction, and focal serositis.
-- consistent with patient history of diverticulitis.
- viable surgical margins.
-- focal acute serositis (opposite end of staple margin).
- three benign lymph nodes.
- negative for dysplasia and malignancy.
I have very little medical knowledge and certainly not in English/Latin. To me this sounds not too good, I hope I'm wrong.
I tried google translate, but that didn't helped either.
Chris, congrats on the new job, having been unemployed for four straight years once, I know how maddening it is.
This is actually good news. It means the lining of the colon was inflamed thanks to the diverticulitis, and that there is no sign of pre-cancer (dysplasia) or cancerous cells (malignancy) in the section that was removed. -itis is usually an inflammatory disease of the part that precedes itis (tonsillitis for example)
Chris Dees wrote:
I have very little medical knowledge and certainly not in English/Latin. To me this sounds not too good, I hope I'm wrong.
I tried google translate, but that didn't helped either.
I'll be back with MORE flowers. 
