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Well, starting with the two prop driven fighter plane images, they were taken at an airshow in Omaha Nebraska. I was stationed there when I was on active duty with the Air Force. The next was taken in Athens, Greece, either on, or near the Acropolis. This was several years later when I was in...

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Sorry, it's just a small box made from foamcore that snugly slips over the hood of my 105 micro. I put it together with duct tape and made a little slide in receptacle to put the slide in. It's rather crude, although it does seem to work. I probably should mount it on a tripod, but since the...

I reworked the slide holder and made it more sturdy. Tried making another copy of the first landscape. Here's a couple more.

That's the only reason I am interested in copying them. They document parts of my past, and bring back memories. I will have to say that I expected much worse, in terms of decent images. Mostly, I remember getting frustrated with the quality of my work in the last few years of my film...

I copied a couple more this morning. Many of them are very grainy. I don't remember my slides being that grainy back in the day. Maybe I was just used to grain when film was the only thing going. Topaz Denoise helps, and also gives a little sharpening. Hard to know for sure what are issues with...

Well, I threw together a slide holder. It's a little fiddly and I probably should make another from something a little more solid. It does work though. I used my flash with a folded sheet of paper for a diffuser. In hind sight I should have used the mini soft box I have. Duhhhhh. Anyway here is...

I could probably make something similar. Looks like slides would be easier than negatives. I need to look and see if I have enough slides I'd really want to copy to make it worth while. I found I have some I took in places like the Acropolis, Spain, Sicily and others. They really aren't that...

I ran across a box of slides I took back in the day. Most were probably taken on my Pentax ME. I tried my hand at a quick and dirty copy in camera using my flash for light and a double sheet of paper for a diffuser. Not happy with the results. Some if the issues may be the originals aren't that...

I've been noticing a very small dragonfly, or dragonfly lookalike hovering around some of my wildflowers. Thought I would try my hand at getting some in flight pictures. Not quite as difficult as I imagined, but I can't get that close, so I have to include a lot of background, even with heavy...

I understand about the issue you raise with your daughter. My daughter is much the same. She says that messing with settings gets in the way of her creativity. She is very slowly starting to come around, although she will never be a tech head when it comes to photography. I have offered to get...

Welcome. Look forward to seeing some of your work. This is a friendly place with lots of folks willing to share their knowledge and experience.

I frequently have images that I process as both color and B&W, and then have trouble deciding which I like better. In this case I think I tip the hat to the B&W. It has a more classic look that is fitting for such a striking ancient building. In my neck of the woods an ancient building is...

If you already have the lens, it may be worth purchasing an FTZ. If you are looking at purchasing the lens, I would recommend looking very hard at a Z mount lens. IMO, it's worth spending the extra on the Z mount lenses, they really are a cut above. Having said that, there are situations where...

Played around with off camera flash today. Not a total success, but got some interesting results. Here's one from the left side. And here is one from the back. I don't like it as well, but it has some interesting elements that might work well by balancing the front or side with either...

Why do so many insects want to hang upside down all the time?

Well, I could wait for something better in a day or two, but will go out on a limb and post this one. I set the camera to Cuteness Factor 8.3 and fired away.

I don't own one, but I typically avoid high zoom ratios. There are significant prices to be paid for that extreme range. Sharpness is one price. They also tend to suffer issues with focusing and zoom creep. Read some of the reviews available online and they speak to these issues. Personally...

Another weird one. Did a quick search, and was unable to identify this critter. Some kind of beetle, I suppose. Wasps aren't usually this cooperative.