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  1. nikonbill

    Post your Train shots!

    A few from my Big Boy experience yesterday in PA, initially frustrated by the crowds as a photographer as the day unfolded I realized the crowds were a big part of this experience. First up a large park a few miles east of Lebanon PA
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    June 2026 Monthly Assignment: "Vacation Travel" ***Top Four***

    Great shots 👏 congratulations
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    Vote for Weekly Challenge June 24th -June 30th "A man made light fixture"

    Congratulations @cajol very nice, and a perfect challenge fit! Great submtions by all!
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    Thanks for the kind words - appreciate it!
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    Joystick centre push for back button focus.

    Swallows will beat you up 🤣 they are so fast moving If you get them up above you they get easy due to the angle versus speed - at the same height as the camera they are a huge challenge. Swallows for practice are great, remember they are very hard in flight due to the way they fly so don't...
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    Joystick centre push for back button focus.

    Good to hear you are getting better at it - there are a lot of options for sure I still experiment sometimes (with different focus modes/button assignments), as I improve my personal technique some modes become more useful than when I first tied them. I also think it helps me adapt to...
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    Joystick centre push for back button focus.

    Yes it's a weird "push" when I set it up I would have some misses with the joystick After making myself use it I'm much more consistent I program a focus mode for that button that requires a bit of "concentration" when used - this helped me. For the more used modes I use the AF-ON and the...
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    Yesterday was our second time at Fort Indian Town Gap for the Royal Firtillary butterfly walk
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    One more from the cottage - these two chairs President Grant used to sleep in moved in this position. He had trouble laying down due to his throat cancer. Our guide pointed out they had been reupholstered in the 1920's due to wear from the grand kids something modern preservationist would not...
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    Getting ready for musket firing
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    What's gone wrong with my owl?

    I recently purchased my D850 (before new are all gone) with the goal of it being very similar in layout (controls) and getting similar results as my D500 should something happen to it, and leave money for a 500pf in the future As Clovishound indicated and I find the same the 46mp FF and the...
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    What's gone wrong with my owl?

    Both points are true - however we are not comparing the same size sensor that is the key point So much has been documented on the smaller vers larger sensor (searchable both in mostly positive and a few negative ways) I don't want to beat it to death yet again. My experience is you need a 46mp...
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    What's gone wrong with my owl?

    The pixel density of the APS-C sensor is quite a bit higher than the full frame 24mp sensor and should allow more crop than the 24mp full frame This is one of the hallmarks of the D500 - closer is always better though in any shot
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