Random chit chat/ I want to photograph something - Page 17

Lilikoi the cat · 03-03-2010, 04:39 PM

The sun will be out Thursday and it is possible that Joan and I might find something to look at.
anyone else bored?

RaceImages · 03-03-2010, 04:48 PM

I get out of my accounting class at about 11, I'm free until about 4 after that

Lilikoi the cat · 03-03-2010, 05:28 PM

Steve,
we may go to Fremont but meeting at 10am and we turn into pumpkins at 4pm.
So it would be a very short shoot for you. Are you interested in birds? I need to try Antioch/Pittsburg and sometime that lighthouse your way.

Lilikoi the cat · 03-09-2010, 11:21 PM

I never thought this would come out. F8 13 seconds 100 ISO ~50' plus, you can see lint on the string in the 100%.

Lilikoi the cat · 03-10-2010, 07:41 PM

So simple it's stupid, just like using a sling on a rifle.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~wiskerke/artikelen/string.html

Killjoy · 03-10-2010, 08:10 PM

It's actually a fallacy to call that a "tripod".
Monopod would be a tad more accurate as it doesn't stop the camera from swaying side to side, or even forward and back.
All it does is restrict motion in the vertical column.

Lilikoi the cat · 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Lilikoi the cat

So simple it's stupid, just like using a sling on a rifle.

I will take a 1/4 stop any day

Killjoy · 03-15-2010, 10:20 PM

I'm tired, but can't sleep.

Lilikoi the cat · 03-15-2010, 11:52 PM

Look at BH.com
I need to buy stuff again. :-(

Killjoy · 03-16-2010, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Lilikoi the cat

Look at BH.com
I need to buy stuff again. :-(

Again? Nope. Still for me. It's a never ending vicious cycle.

Lilikoi the cat · 03-16-2010, 08:05 AM

I went to

Birdland

and saw this in Albany as I was leaving from my burrowing owl hunt North of Golden Gate fields.(Didn't see any)

This guy was checking out something, how ironic.

jcambray · 03-16-2010, 01:20 PM

Groan!!!!

But nice shots!

Any fluffy birds showing up yet? Any other ideas for a weekday outing to go shooting?

Lilikoi the cat · 01:58 PM

I may have camera in hand tomorrow morning when I go to Dublin. The foster kitty goes in for tooth extraction(s) and hopefully comes back too.
If your monitor issues are not corrected this would be a good time to do so. I may go to a house in Ptown to do something also.

jcambray · 03-16-2010, 04:11 PM

Thanks, Kevin. Tomorrow doesn't work for me - I have Dr. apts. I did find 2 calibration programs on my Mac, so I'm going to play with them and see if it helps.

lvolkjr · 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jcambray

Groan!!!!

But nice shots!

Any fluffy birds showing up yet? Any other ideas for a weekday outing to go shooting?

I need to still go to your area. How's Friday Morning?
I was out at the reserve, just driving around and there isn't much action going on. We need more of the bird population to show up.

Killjoy · 03-16-2010, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lvolkjr

We need more of the bird population to show up.

It's not coming. Global warming has moved the birds. You heard it here first.

lvolkjr · 03-16-2010, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Killjoy

It's not coming. Global warming has moved the birds. You heard it here first.

RaceImages · 03-16-2010, 09:28 PM

Anyone up to shooting Thursday after 11am?

Lilikoi the cat · 03-16-2010, 11:20 PM

I won't know until after 5:30pm Wednesday every day till I get a job.
Sunday at 1 I might go to St. Marys college and watch them kick some butt in Lacrosse, I seem to have missed Rugby. I hope it is free, I know it is close :-)

Killjoy · 03-17-2010, 06:37 AM

Sorry Steve. My wife just told that she is going to take a half day off tomorrow instead of Friday. Apparently it's supposed to be a nice day.
No offence bit I'd rather spend my time with her than you.

Killjoy · 03-17-2010, 08:15 AM

Well boys and girls, we don't have a software section so I'm gonna post this here seeing as it's more of a rant anyway.

I turned on my PC yesterday, and it told me that it was at risk, and my virus software (Panda Anti-Virus) was not working correctly.
It also told me I had to reboot in order to correct it.
I figured it was bogus.
Then I started getting all these pop-ups from Panda AV.
Opening it fully, I found that it was NOT working.

Basically, they wanted more money.

So I deleted my Panda AV and downloaded Microsoft Security Essentials.
It works well as I have been running it on my laptop. And, it's FREE!

Microsoft actually got one right!

You just need to have a verified copy of Windows running on your PC.
Two thumbs up for Microsoft (never thought I would be able to say THAT!).

Edit: I did the install of MSE about an hour ago and am doing a full scan. Apparently I have a LOT of files in my computer.

It has scanned aver 200,000 files so far. And it's not even close to being done.

Killjoy · 03-17-2010, 09:24 AM

Two hours and over one million files later, it's still scanning.

Lilikoi the cat · 03-17-2010, 09:59 AM

You need to delete or move some of that.
The fox will get into the hen house and kill off most of your chickens. I'm assuming there are quite a few image files there.

Killjoy · 03-17-2010, 10:58 AM

Nope. Those are all program files.
The virus scanner hasn't even gotten to my "D" drive yet.
That's where all my images are.
Well, there and backed up on two seperate external drives too.

When I left the house to go pick up my daughter from school it was still going. Over 2 mil now.

jcambray · 03-18-2010, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by lvolkjr

I need to still go to your area. How's Friday Morning?
I was out at the reserve, just driving around and there isn't much action going on. We need more of the bird population to show up.

Lowell, what time were you thinking and where did you want to go shooting? I read on another forum that the black necked stilts are doing their courtship thing now, but I'm not sure where the best place to go would be. I could try calling the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center again.

Alan - Glad you're getting your computer protected, but I've got one word for you: Mac.

Killjoy · 03-18-2010, 09:46 AM

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Alan - Glad you're getting your computer protected, but I've got one word for you: Mac.

You know, I expected that reply. Just not from you.

jcambray · 03-18-2010, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Killjoy

You know, I expected that reply. Just not from you.

That's ok - once Macs finally do get a virus, you can ROFLYOA.

Killjoy · 03-18-2010, 09:56 AM

The reason Macs don't get viruses, is they are not a big enough player in the market.

See, if one of those dweebs that likes ruining peoples lives and computers wants to really wreak havoc, they are going to do it on a grandiose scale.
Seeing as PC's are something like 95% of the market share, they go for that.

If and when Mac gets bigger (which would take a serious price restructuring) then they would get viruses too.

So it's not that Macs are immune, it's just that the user base is too small for any one of the people who write those viruses, to care about.

lvolkjr · 03-18-2010, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Killjoy

The reason Macs don't get viruses, is they are not a big enough player in the market.

See, if one of those dweebs that likes ruining peoples lives and computers wants to really wreak havoc, they are going to do it on a grandiose scale.
Seeing as PC's are something like 95% of the market share, they go for that.

If and when Mac gets bigger (which would take a serious price restructuring) then they would get viruses too.

So it's not that Macs are immune, it's just that the user base is too small for any one of the people who write those viruses, to care about.

They have gotten viruses they just haven't affected enough machines or businesses to get any credit. As Alan said

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Originally Posted by Killjoy

The reason Macs don't get viruses, is they are not a big enough player in the market.

See, if one of those dweebs that likes ruining peoples lives and computers wants to really wreak havoc, they are going to do it on a grandiose scale.
Seeing as PC's are something like 95% of the market share, they go for that.

Actually Alan I think it's more like 92% of the market. They do make anti-virus software for the mac.

lvolkjr · 03-18-2010, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jcambray

Lowell, what time were you thinking and where did you want to go shooting? I read on another forum that the black necked stilts are doing their courtship thing now, but I'm not sure where the best place to go would be. I could try calling the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center again.

I'm up for anything, the wife has said I may not get the chance next Friday.