Recent content by Clovishound

Thanks again, I'll check that out. This is what the system is currently saying for graphics card: Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics (128 MB) I went into device manager and hit the update for the driver for the GPU. The driver it is using is an older driver for a different GPU and only lists windows...

Thanks for all the info. I don't see an advanced graphics settings on my computer. I used the search feature in Settings, and it garnered no results. The only other thing that comes to mind for me is that I'm using an external monitor on my computer. I have tried unplugging it and running LR...

Well, I'm certainly no computer nerd. I know enough to be dangerous and that's about it. I used to be pretty good at DOS, but that was a long, long time ago. Things have gotten extremely complex these days. I tried to find HAGS in my settings, to no avail. I do think there may be something...

Yes, I have LR, and I like their denoise, but it is extremely SLOW on my computer. We are talking 10 -15 minutes to process a single image. My computer isn't a speed demon, but it does have an i7 processor and 32 GB of RAM. Probably the biggest down side is it has a integrated graphics...

I don't have any specific recommendations for you, but I will give a little info about my journey into bird and BIF photography over the last couple of years. Over the last five years I have owned 4 digital Nikon cameras. My philosophy is that it is the photographer, not the camera, that...

Some of you may have already run across this, it was new to me. I've been playing around with pre-release capture on my Z8. This morning, about halfway through a backyard shoot, I thought I would see what difference it makes to go from 30 to 60 fps. Later on, I happened to notice that my display...

Went back to Magnolia this morning. It was so humid I probably should have brought a Nikonos. I was a little disappointed that the large retention pond was lowered, which concentrates the fish and attracted the fledgling egrets away from the lake at the rookery. Last weekend, I got some great...

Here's one that has some good elements, but I would like to get some similar shots from a little closer, and perhaps a bit more light. I really like the light shining through the feathers. I will have to work on getting some more of these with lessons learned. Here's another blue jay shot...

The bird feeder I put up a couple weeks ago is beginning to attract some birds. I sat outside with pre-release capture set up on my Z8 for a little while this afternoon. Got one decent shot. I need to set up a natural looking perch nearby. I had to use LR to remove the ugly feeder that was...

I wouldn't recommend it. Of course some folks don't react to it. I get itchy blisters just looking at it.

How do you know what poison ivy tastes like?

Things that make you go "WOW!".

Mangoes and poison ivy are both in the same family.

I currently have a copy of Topaz AI that I use for reducing noise and sharpening. I have been happy with Topaz with a caveat. I purchased the 3 individual programs several years ago, and was upgraded to Photo AI during the first year of purchase. I've had trouble with tiling artifacts on many...

Despite being a bit long in the tooth, I was able to lay flat on the ground to get this shot. I love the look of these little mushrooms. They are not uncommon in my area, but I seldom get the chance to photograph them with a pleasing background. I should have hiked back to the car and gotten my...