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I have been here for a few years now. In fact, I think that I was among the first to join. In this past year, Nikonites has gotten far more serious and quite frankly, I don't feel as welcome as I once felt. I admit that I am a contentious bastard and I probably have an abrasive sense of humor...

The Nikon Df wants to take you back to the future (sorry Michael J Fox!) with its "Do stuff the old way with new technology!" campaign. Ya wanna really get back to the roots of photography? Free ebooks - Project Gutenberg Do a search for this book. The History and Practice of the Art of...

Most of you probably don't need to be reminded about the time change, but how many remember to reset their CAMERA? Do this to keep the EXIF data accurate. Also now is the time to replace those smoke detector batteries. This Public Service Announcement has been brought to you by your friendly...

I am taking it upon myself to declare that today is... Queen Helene Day! Today I hope that everyone here at Nikonites will wish Helene a very Happy Birthday! I will not reveal Helene's age. I will only point out that the US Forest Service requested that her cake not have all the candles lit...

Just for the Apple users on here with the MacBooks, iMacs, MacBook Pros and all the rest of them. I just watched the Apple rollout of new products this afternoon and guess what? You can upgrade the operating system of your Apple product for FREE! ::what:: Enjoy. ​Pete

This is a hand blown glass pumpkin from the Blenko Glass Works in Milton, West Virginia. Enjoy ​Pete

Whenever the wife and I are anywhere near Milton, West Virginia, we stop in at the Blenko Glass Factory. This is an example of their work. Enjoy

"A little paint and she will be as good as new!" Enjoy Pete

The Great Tree Escape w/ Treeve McQueen No wall is too tall! Enjoy ​Pete

I wanted to update with a couple of before and after shots of Project Hilton. Before After Here you go Moab Man. Thank you everyone for your interest! Enjoy ​Pete

Hi y'all doing? Well I hope! My Main Squeeze and I traded our old travel trailer in for a newer, bigger and better travel trailer back in late April. This unit has double slides with a fairly substantial living room and a butt load of cabinets! Well, it seems that I am incapable of leaving...

I'll start with this shot taken at around eight am this morning. This was taken with my P310 handheld on Scene Mode Close-up Actually, I have made this one my desktop background! I give you... "Dew Covered Clover" Enjoy ​Pete

::what:: ART PHOTOGRAPHY!?! ::what:: YES! Critiques are welcome with a couple of caveats. The critique MUST be only about the artistic nature. NO TECHNICAL CRITIQUES PERMITTED!!! If you critique, do it by EXAMPLE! Post YOUR art shot as an example! Art is subjective. As such, it is very...

I finished this piece right at eight this morning. I felt the need to step away from painting and try to expand my artistic horizons. The canvas is actually a nine by twelve stretched linen on a handmade stretcher with acrylic background and wax Crayola crayons. This is easy to do but...

There seems to be a groundswell of interest in my paintings! I know, I know, ONE person asked! But I can see a trend starting! :excitement: Anyway, here are a few for those of you willing to be visually punished. The first painting is a Southwest Silhouette in honor of Helene of OHK...

I can almost hear the instructions in the background... Chef Gordon Bugsey... "Each of you have something fresh and wonderful in front of you. I want just one stunning dish from each of you in thirty minutes starting now!" Trainees... "YES CHEF!" Chef Gordon Bugsey... "You Dung Beetles!"...

The instructions on how to install this Digital film in my D3100 are just not very clear! :stupid: :confused:

The 161st anniversary of MOBY DICK! I didn't even know he was MARRIED!?! If anyone has his address, just let me know and we can all sign a card for him and his lucky wife! Of course, I'll feel funny addressing it to Mr and Mrs. Dick!

I finally bit the bullet and upgraded my phone. Best part about this is that it was free-ish. It does seem to work pretty good. :)

This deere came to my house this morning and I've decided to keep her.