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If you are talking about tropical cyclone 8, no. It is passing north of us. We aren't supposed to even get any rain from it today. It's a tad windy and overcast, and that's about it. Thanks for asking. We tend to keep an eye on the tropics here on the east coast this time of year.

My understanding is that the new Z mount with a larger opening gives the designers more options for optical designs. That, and they are the latest designs. Nikon, and most other companies have stopped designing DSLR mount lenses and cameras. They are still manufacturing them, but only current...

I really didn't notice the sky at all until you said something. I might have gone with a little less dramatic sky, but everyone has a different taste on things. I doubt anyone would think it was a replacement just from looking at it. It is a really striking image.

I can't help you with some of the more esoteric questions you pose, I can, however, answer at least one. Yes, the FTZ adapter works well. I use one to adapt my 200-500 F5.6 F mount zoom to my Z5 and Z7ii cameras. Everything works as advertised. I will say that looking at comparable lenses, the...

And for all of you that hail from the British Isles. Sorry, no gravy.

Headed back over to Cypress Gardens this morning to try some more with the new gear. Almost got rained out, and the humidity was brutal, but I persevered. I was glad I had my snake boots for this one. I had to step too close to the swamp edge for comfort otherwise. This is probably my...

It is about food, just not the kind that you and I eat.

And here are a couple more. At this early stage I believe that the new diffuser is definitely better than my old one, perhaps not a huge upgrade, at least as far as light quality is concerned. It is a little softer, and more even lighting. The biggest difference is the lack of heavy shadows...

We tried something new. There are a number of plants at Magnolia that have large to very large leaves. We tried the technique of remotely triggering the flash to illuminate the leaves from behind. I don't think I really nailed any one of these, but it looks interesting enough to try again. There...

Well, the Pup and I made it out to Magnolia Plantation today to try out the new AK diffusers. They were a little more fiddly putting together standing at the trunk of the car, than sitting in a comfortable chair in the house. I'm sure some experience will take care of that. I may consider...

About the only thing we have around here that is that old is stone tools. Having said that, I did discover a wooden canoe in one of the local rivers that was carbon14 dated at over 4,000 years old. That was a red letter day diving.

Well, the AK diffuser came this afternoon. I hurriedly put it together and went out into the wild lands of the backyard. Unfortunately, the lynx spider had already finished her lunch, but I managed to rustle up a few other critters to shoot. No noteworthy results, but gave me an idea of how the...

That lynx spider is one formidable hunter.

I went through a lot of fruit flies teaching him that trick. :rolleyes:

Thanks. I'm hoping that the new AK will provide even softer lighting. It's supposed to arrive this afternoon, and the Pup and I are planning on an outing tomorrow. The weather is starting to cool down enough that the Pup is wanting to go out and shoot with me.

Another update. I was contacted by someone at Topaz. They got me to send a bunch of info about my computer and sample files. They had me try a few things on my computer, and finally let me try downloading the latest version of Photo AI. Still the same issue. I notified them them it hadn't...

Thought I'd take the last few pictures with my trusty old homemade diffuser. The Pup and I have shiny new AK diffusers arriving tomorrow. I'm looking forward to trying it out, but I doubt it will make that big a difference. At least it will look more professional than my duct tape special...

My daughter has been using her TT350n for about a year. I believe it's basically the same flash without the Ii-on batteries. She has been very happy with it. I have found the TT685n to be a real workhorse. I've been using a home made version of the AK diffuser. I'm probably going to buy one of...