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  1. nikonbill

    What's gone wrong with my owl?

    I agree with needa staying steady that far out is a gamble. That said don't ever not try, I have had your result many times but the time you do get a usable shot it's worth some failures. You are doing great, keep shooting
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    The impersonator was very good he spoke of his time and declined commenting on our time. It was really fun, and he knew his history very well. What I call good trip carma
  3. nikonbill

    What's gone wrong with my owl?

    I definitely have the "Forgot to hit the button" T-shirt
  4. nikonbill

    What's gone wrong with my owl?

    Hark's comments on AF-C default operation and your own on BBF (just starting) I wonder if you just didn't hit the button?
  5. nikonbill

    What's gone wrong with my owl?

    Give yourself time with BBF it took a while for me. It's not "nessasary" but it helped me You can use NX Studio to show the focus point/s easily - it's free from Nikon the nice thing with the Nikon software is it show what the camera/lens did do (what point hit where). I use Affinity by...
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    The real flowers simply left to dry - I learned much I did not know about US Grant. This stop will spark digging deeper into his history
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    Much to my surprise photography inside was permitted
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    A little trip magic happened on a stop to General/President US Grants cottage (where he spent his last 6 weeks) it was June 19th and we were in perfect timing for a program by Fredric Douglas
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    What's gone wrong with my owl?

    Thanks, I agree it does look like something else, but I have had my D500-200/500 do something similar when experimenting with that focus mode. I'm not sure if you use back button focus but if you do you can program other buttons for different focus modes. As an example I have single point on my...
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    The fort The plaque inside the opening
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    We recently took a short trip to Scroon Lake in the catskill mountains of NY we visited fort Ticonderoga and had a magical return day after a full day of rain. The formal gardens at the fort were pretty cool. Here are some late evening shots of Scroon lake
  12. nikonbill

    What's gone wrong with my owl?

    Your other examples being "as they should be" I'm curious what focus selection was used for the owl? Single point - group or another
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    June 2026 Monthly Assignment: "Vacation Travel"

    Entry #3 US Grants cottage
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    June 2026 Monthly Assignment: "Vacation Travel"

    Entry #2 Fort Ticonderoga
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    June 2026 Monthly Assignment: "Vacation Travel"

    Entry #1 Schroon Lake NY
  16. nikonbill

    BF Hammer 2026: Me and my Zf

    Good news for sure, I will keep you in my thoughts for continuing positive progress.
  17. nikonbill

    Denoise software options

    Since the web version is desired, this changes a lot regarding plan of attack. First does using another PC change anything using your account? If the issue can be associated with your laptop - packet transfer items need looking at. As an example our laptop (wife's machine) has a really...
  18. nikonbill

    Denoise software options

    Well it seems you have a better understanding of how and what is bottling up. Kind of a shame with laptops we are stuck with whatever GPU it's built with. It looks to me your testing is confirming your machines inability to run LR effectively. If it's available to you and you have a fast...
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