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Well, the Nikon 105mm macro lens I got for my daughter died today. It no longer focuses, either in AF or manual focus mode. When you turn the focus ring, the lens does not focus at all. I called Nikon, they said if I list the problem as "focus/zoom not smooth", the estimate will be be $475. He...

I'm starting to explore macro work. This morning I rolled out of bed before the crack of dawn, purloined my daughter's 105 micro lens, and headed over to the swamp. Had the wrong tripod with me, but made do. Got a couple decent shots. I think I like this macro stuff. It is a nice adjunct to...

The Pup is making noises of interest in macro work. She has the 105mm Nikon macro lens for her D5600. I'm thinking about a flash setup, preferably on camera, with a small soft box. I understand Godox are well thought of without breaking the budget. Obviously I want to get one with enough power...

While not a rare activity among tree rats, I have a squirrel in my backyard that seems to sploot all the time. This is the first time I've managed to catch him on camera. Most of the time I see him through the back door. I happened to be outside today trying to get some bird pics, and saw him...

Well, the Pup's birthday is coming around again and I was talking with her about what she wants. I had talked with her about upgrading her D5600, a while back, but she wasn't really interested then. She is more receptive to that now. She doesn't really want to get into mirrorless, and I'm not...

User defined modes that is. I started out using aperture preferred, as this is what I was used to with film cameras for a very long time. As I got into wildlife, mostly birds, photography, I switched to manual with auto ISO. This worked better for me in most ways, but the biggest problem was...

Got up early this morning to go take pictures at the Audubon Garden Swamp. It was overcast and misting rain, but I decided to stick around and try out my homemade rain cape. It was a tad awkward, but worked fine. After I'd been there about an hour I suddenly noticed my left thumb was stiff, and...

Well, it looks like I have some dead pixels in the sensor on my Z5. They are too small to see unless the image is either cropped or enlarged a good bit. I saw it a while back and used a rocket to clean the sensor. I thought that solved it as I couldn't see after taking a test shot. I appear that...

I got to thinking about something the other day. I know, dangerous for me. I have an Ibis picture I took a month or so back, and really like. It appears he is looking back over his shoulder. However, upon further reflection, I'm pretty sure it's just that I caught him with his nictitating...

I have been dragging my feet on this for some reason. The Pup is asking me what I want for Father's Day. I'm thinking about telling her a spare battery for my Z5. I currently don't have one, and have been thinking if I unexpectedly run dry (hasn't happened yet), I can just take it back to the...

Well the rumor mill is active with a new camera possibly coming out later this year. The name hasn't been officially announced, but word on the street is it will be called the Z90. It is rumored to be a half frame sensor, but coming in with a 33MP resolution. It will supposed sport a 15 fps...

I made a trip to a local Audubon sanctuary yesterday for the first time in over a year. The Pup and I have visited there several times over the last few years. Normally we have gone in late fall, winter without getting a lot of decent photos. I decided to try it during spring, as the...

The Pup and I got up early and made it down to a state park on the ocean. Got some good laughing gull pictures, and then decided to stop by the boneyard beach on the way back. I decided not to bring all my gear with me, since I would just be taking pictures of the trees in the surf. Near the end...

I took this photo at a local abbey. It is a beautiful spot on the Cooper river. I have done a lot of diving in the river near this old plantation turned into basically a retirement home for monks. Anyway, I love the look of this small body of water on the grounds. In the RAW file the sky is very...

It's running around a thousand bucks at Nikon store and B&H, probably most outlets will be selling it for around this price. They also have the Z7II and the D850 on sale. The Z5 can be had with the 24-200 for around $1700.

I've been quite happy with the Topaz bundle so far. Now I'm wondering if Topaz Mask AI is worth looking into. I watched a few videos on Youtube and it looks like it might be a nice tool. I have become comfortable with masking in LR, although at times it won't allow me to do what I want. I have...

The song, not the film. Hard to believe it's been that long since it came out. Of course, I was a wee bairn at the time.;) I fondly remember them both. Salute to Paul Simon.

The Pup and I decided to try going back to Boneyard beach this morning. Got up at 4:00 and drove well over an hour to find that the gate doesn't open at 6:00AM now, it is 1/2 hour before sunrise. It takes a good half hour to drive to the beach parking lot and walk the trail over to the beach and...

Well, I am working my way through the programs. I have already posted some on this subject, and thought I should create a new thread on it. I am finding the programs to be a mixed bag. Worth the money, but they don't work well on all subjects and situations from my limited experience. I find...

I'm running an older (5yrs) Lenovo with an I5 processor and 8 GB of RAM. After LR update last year, LR has often run slow and sometimes becomes unresponsive. Other than that, the computer suits my needs. I've thought about upgrading the RAM to hopefully solve this, and I'm also thinking about...