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Well, my experience over the last 15 years, including computers for myself, my daughter and my wife, has been Asus, Lenovo and HP. Most have lasted 5 years or more. Only two have actually outright failed. I really can't recommend a brand or model as I'm not really into computers, and tend to go...

I'm thinking about upgrading the RAM in my PC. I can upgrade to 32GB for about $100 including labor to have it done. My understanding is that the newer Macbook Pro's don't allow you to upgrade the RAM. The RAM is permanently attached to the motherboard.

Well, I made some changes to my drip setup. I made some progress, but the major progress was when I set it up for the Pup. I haven't seen the edited versions, but judging by the back of the screen, she nailed it. I got one OK image, and a funny one.

Was looking back over the RAW files from yesterday and discovered I had an image of the chambered nautilus taken without flash. I edited it and here is the result. I like tones of the other one better, but this doesn't have the annoying hot spot and shadows.

Tried setting up a drip into a bowl using a ziploc with a small hole. I could time hitting the shutter with the drop coming off the bottom of the bag so that I could get the timing I wanted 10%-20% of the time. Focus is tough. I don't think the drops all hit in exactly the same place. It seems...

Congratulations, Blackstar. Great photo.

The club had a macro workshop today. Unfortunately, the instructor/leader was sick so it was mostly a handful of us playing around with some of the equipment/props and sharing our knowledge. It was very interesting, but "studio" macro is an entirely different animal than the field macro I've...

I used to do some portrait work back in the film days. I normally shot in B&W, but this one seemed better in color. Model wasn't terribly cooperative, and absolutely wouldn't listen listen to my suggestions. She finally fell into a nice 3/4 pose, and I got the shot. Then it was gone and so was...

People here are asking the same question. That's as deep into the politics I'll get into here.

Great shot.

Thanks. I found that it's good to bring a stool and just sit in the middle of the patch and be patient, If you sit there, they will come. I saw several anoles yesterday for the first time. They make excellent subjects. Move slowly and you can often get quite close to them. Hopefully they will...

It's pretty common to be reluctant to apply too much force to a new piece of gear. That's not a bad thing. That caution has saved me from breaking things on several occasions. I think you will find that this lens is very sharp, and focuses quickly and silently. It's not your usual kit lens. It...

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Mine was pretty difficult to remove. The good news is that when you remove the cap, it's a great lens. I started off the Z series with a Z5 and the 24-70. I'm sure you'll be very happy with them.

Spent some more time in the backyard again today.

Tried opening up to F/9.5 and shooting a lot more. Used the focus stacking option in the camera's menu set to 25. Ran it through PS. Made things worse. I think the problem is that PS doesn't properly mask the subject. It feathers out from the legs quite a distance. My club has a workshop this...

I thought about posting about the #1 photo, but didn't want it to descend into a political discussion. What immediately struck me when I first saw the photo was the similarities with another iconic photo that was intrinsically linked with our view of history. That would be the image of the...

Well, I thought I had it nailed with the second stack. It had more images, 10 to be exact, and I had good overlap. PS dropped the ball on it, however. I was nearly done editing, concentrating on attempting to remove a distracting edge of a leaf on one corner, when I discovered a real problem...

OK, this if for you Blackstar, and anyone else who is interested in the issue of DOF with macro. At the risk of a continued assault on a deceased equine, here are two images. I was lucky enough to spot a lynx spider sitting on some bushes in the yard. I got my gear out and decided this was a...

Tell him I said, "Hi".