Dawg Pics', "Get off the couch."--- 365 images in 2017

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Dawg Pics said:
Thanks a bunch.
After dealing with the new lens and trying to shoot birds, I am leaning toward the D500. Haven't quite decided, though. I plan on going to the store to look at the cameras. With my vision issues, those back-lit buttons along with the fast focusing capability make it pretty hard to pass up.
Of course, buying the lens will eat into my camera and accessory savings, but I am still earning some money to go into the pot to help make up for it.
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That would be a good choice. The D500 is amazing. I have been using the D7200 for the Birds and sport stuff for the reach. But I have fallen in love wit the D700 for most everything else. It's a nice camera.

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Dawg Pics

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@Danno
I am sure I would love either a D500 or D750, which makes for a tough choice. I just keep thinking "back-lit buttons."
That feature would help me a lot since I tend to be a creature of the night with poor vision.
 
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There was a discussion in another thread regarding a Nikkor 50mm lens, so I pulled mine out. I rarely use this lens.

Test shot in the living room. Sharpened some. Some noise reduction as well. Too shallow DOF. Oops.
50mm f1.8 D
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Rainy day. Couldn't get out much, so here is a quick test shot on a rainy day.

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The EXIF date is incorrect. I set my camera, but apparently did something wrong.
 
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Looking for some beauty on my own street.

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EXIF date is incorrect. I have changed the date twice on my camera, but for some reason it is still a day off.
 
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Blacktop said:
Congrats on the new camera. :encouragement:
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Thank you. I have a lot to learn with all of the focus points. I just went back and looked at the first images of that car. I had 4 focus points, and the license plate was dead center in the first one. I moved over to the side for the second. Just need more practice is all. Any tips for using matrix metering are appreciated.
 
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Uninteresting image of my neighbor's car. This was strictly a practice shot using spot metering and adjusting for the white of the car.
This image has only been resized.
The date is off. I don't know what I did wrong unless I screwed up the time when I was setting the camera date and time.

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Tried to catch some lightning, but the only good strike I saw was before I got out the camera. Go figure.
What I did learn is that the D500 can handle 30 second exposures consecutively. I didn't have to wait to actuate. (Yeah, you saw what I did there. ;) )

Once again, wrong date. I just corrected it in the camera----again.

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After Auto Smart Fix

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I have images to post for the last week because I needed to decide on editing software. Well, I landed on Affinity due to the low cost. I downloaded it, edited a few images for a friend and then went and laid down because I was feeling so bad. This was after my husband asked if I took a photo. I said, "no' then went and laid down. Then forgot to shoot an image.
I was barely functional yesterday. Combination of health issues and exhausted from a 10 hour day.
I should have picked up the camera as soon as I was reminded. I just wasn't thinking straight.

I will continue to post, but I am out of the running for the year. :shame:
 
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