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I thought I'd share some of the earthquake damage we sustained here at my house. For the record, my house is about 35 miles from the epicenter of the Aug 23, 2011 earthquake. It measured 5.9 mag. and so far I've felt three aftershocks. The worst was a 4.2 and occured last night. The last one...

I stumbled across this link while looking for Moon-Rise/Set data. Stellarium First, IT'S FREE. Second, it's cross platform (Windows, Mac 10.6, and Linux) Pick the one you want and download. It's a big file (about 45M) so if you have a slow internet connection like me, you can expect a...

I stumbled on this by accident. http://www.yowayowacamera.com/ The photographer's website is in Japanese, but you can get the idea from all the pictures. The model is also the photographer. She sets up the tripod and will either have a friend snap the shutter or use a remote.

In light of recent events, I began thinking about safety. Now I’m not a safety expert, but I’ve been able to stay safe most of my life. Safety practices apply to every endeavor, including photography. Always be aware of your surroundings. Be aware of the weather. Make sure all of your tools...

I was at a nature area near here today for a workshop on using Macro Lenses. I spotted this fellow exiting a stone wall but before I could shoot, he got spooked and backed into the wall. I ended up waiting almost an hour to get this shot. Every time he'd start out, someone would walk by and...

Thanks to Helene (and no wind), I decided to try a little Focus Stacking using my 105mm Macro. CS5 does a pretty good job. Here is the results of 6 shots ISO was 200 Shutter 1/200 Aperture f3.2. Camera was 3' from the rose. OBTW. This was the first rose of this season and from the...

Let me wish a Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there. No Pete. This does not include you.

This is just my little experiment at forcing myself to be persistent at something. I planted my Tomato Plants today. Two Cherry, two Big Boy, and two Yellow Slicing. Now I'm going to try documenting one of them's growth, by "Trying" to get out every weekend and taking a shot. It might be fun...

Hope all this works. I've had this new lens for a while, but still trying to get used to its quirks. I was hoping to get a few more of the veins on the petals but that just wasn't in the cards. I'm going to try again when the sun swings around fully on the flower, reducing the shadows.

It's about time I upgraded my printer (HP C5800) Mine has outlived two computers, and is working on it's third. It's also very inefficient on Ink. It uses a Tricolor and Black cartridge combination. As I start my long quest in finding a new one, I'd like some ideas on what others are using...

Is there a way to batch upload photos to your member gallery? the only way I can figure out is one by one.

Drove up to the Tulip Festival near here. I chose today because it was supposed to be a pretty day. Boy did the weatherman screw up. Heavy Dense fog all the way up there. Fog gone now but sill heavely overcast. It was also very chilly last night, which meant all the tulips were closed up...

I was thinking of trying some shots with the strobe off the camera. I borrowed an SB-600 from a friend. I thought I could trigger the SB-600 remotely using the D60 Pop up flash. Nothing I did would make this work. I just could not find any setting to use to make this happen. I am beginning...

I've seen absolutely spectacular photos of the moon by people here in Nikonites. I've been trying to do the same but nothing I do produces anything near the crystal clear shots of the others. This example is probably one of my best attempts. D60, 55-200 zoom (@200) ISO 200 - F11 - 1/1000 Its'...

I'm not exactly sure how to describe this, but here goes. I was making an attempt to take some moon pictures (nice full one tonight). It's also cold here so while inside, I set the camera up in Manual Mode, and made sure ISO was set to 100. I then took the camera outside and let it adjust to...

I'm searching for a lightroom expert. I have LR-2, and currently have a low funding priority for buying the upgrade to 3. I currently have it installed on my desktop, and my laptop. I use the desktop when I want make edits to the photos. I use the laptop when relaxing and usually for...

With winter coming on, I'd like to continue my attempts at Snow Shots. I tried lots of photos with our record breaking snows last winter but they were all washed out and didn't really show any real detail. The snowy areas were just a wash of white. Can anyone offer any suggestions on what...

I have been using the USB cable to upload my photos from my D60. I currently have a cable on my computer at home, one on my computer at work, and a spare in my backpac Recently, a photographer at our local camara club recommended that using the memory card slot or a card reader was a better...

I've had my D60 for almost 2 years. Although I consider myself a rookie, I'm getting comfortable using the two kit lenses that came with it. So far about 1% of the photos I take are keepers. Hopefully I can improve on that over time I recently purchased a 105mm Macro. Talking about tough...