wreckdiver1321
Senior Member
Great shots Pretzel!
Pretzel's Snack-A-Day (365 for 2014)
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Day 119 - Good deeds never go unpunished, but will the be... REWARDED???
Anyway, enough suspense.
(never mind, I'll leave ya "hangin'" anyway)
We've been deep-cleaning (some call it Spring cleaning) and I've been doing a LOT in the living room. We had a 15 year old couch/loveseat combo that seems to be made of some sort of dog hair magnetic fabric... so we tossed those out and were cleaning EVERYTHING in preparation of tomorrow's delivery. We moved a large framed picture to find this little guy hanging behind it. He went missing years ago, but must have just been stuck to the back of the picture instead of the wall, as we've moved the picture a few times in the past. This time though, he was just hangin' around. (btw, yes, it's an iPhone photo; the wife would have killed me if I slowed down or stopped long enough to get out the gear for "pic of the day" LOL) He's one of those sticky guys you throw high on the wall, and he's supposed to slowly roll down... seems he got in a predicament.
Anyway, enough suspense.
(never mind, I'll leave ya "hangin'" anyway)We've been deep-cleaning (some call it Spring cleaning) and I've been doing a LOT in the living room. We had a 15 year old couch/loveseat combo that seems to be made of some sort of dog hair magnetic fabric... so we tossed those out and were cleaning EVERYTHING in preparation of tomorrow's delivery. We moved a large framed picture to find this little guy hanging behind it. He went missing years ago, but must have just been stuck to the back of the picture instead of the wall, as we've moved the picture a few times in the past. This time though, he was just hangin' around. (btw, yes, it's an iPhone photo; the wife would have killed me if I slowed down or stopped long enough to get out the gear for "pic of the day" LOL) He's one of those sticky guys you throw high on the wall, and he's supposed to slowly roll down... seems he got in a predicament.
Day 120 - Special Delivery!
Here's a quick (yes, another iPhone) shot of the new sofa/loveseat combo, guaranteed to be MUCH easier to clean up dog hairs until my little jack-lasses move on to doggie heaven. Then I'm sure we'll have something else hairy...
But... wait... that picture is titled Day120-2. Wha? Where's Day 120-1??? Well............
It COULD be that....
All that hard work, and an 18-month no interest promotion to cover just a wee portion...
MIGHT have allowed me to.....
ALRIGHT, ENOUGH ALREADY!! Forgive the clutter, bad composition and quick edit mode, but I'm exhausted AND too excited! The price on this baby dropped $50 this weekend AND Best Buy had a deal that included an UBER SD card and a small lowepro bag free with purchase, so I *DOVE* in!! Here's my new baby!!! LET THE LEARNING CURVE BEGIN ANEW!!!
The Lowepro bag they had with the online special wasn't in stock, so the manager let me pick another bag of comparable price, so I got the one pictured instead. Win for me, as it's a better bag (IMO), and win for him, as it was actually a clearance item that he got to get off of his shelves!
Here's a quick (yes, another iPhone) shot of the new sofa/loveseat combo, guaranteed to be MUCH easier to clean up dog hairs until my little jack-lasses move on to doggie heaven. Then I'm sure we'll have something else hairy...
But... wait... that picture is titled Day120-2. Wha? Where's Day 120-1??? Well............
It COULD be that....
All that hard work, and an 18-month no interest promotion to cover just a wee portion...
MIGHT have allowed me to.....
ALRIGHT, ENOUGH ALREADY!! Forgive the clutter, bad composition and quick edit mode, but I'm exhausted AND too excited! The price on this baby dropped $50 this weekend AND Best Buy had a deal that included an UBER SD card and a small lowepro bag free with purchase, so I *DOVE* in!! Here's my new baby!!! LET THE LEARNING CURVE BEGIN ANEW!!!
The Lowepro bag they had with the online special wasn't in stock, so the manager let me pick another bag of comparable price, so I got the one pictured instead. Win for me, as it's a better bag (IMO), and win for him, as it was actually a clearance item that he got to get off of his shelves!
Enjoy your new toy. It's a tough learning curve going from menus to those 90 different button options. Mine's almost a year old and I still pull out the manual to find something I don't use often.
Don't forget to use grandpaw's D7000 tips.
Nikon D7000 tips
Most work with the D7100 also.
Don't forget to use grandpaw's D7000 tips.
Nikon D7000 tips
Most work with the D7100 also.
randyspann
Senior Member
Congrats, I'm Green with envy!
Thanks for that link, Marilynne! I was looking for it last night, but thought it was D7100 tips, so couldn't find it. Between that and reading the 400 page manual today, hoping to have at least a small grasp on it soon. First thing I had to learn was that the thumb dial doesn't do what I was used to it doing on the D3100. There's a FRONT dial for that! LOL
Day 121 - First test shots.
Inspired by Wreckdiver's recent signal shot, I stopped at a local place where an engine was sitting by some crossing lights for a couple of quick sample shots. I found a bit of chromatic aberration to correct in the two shots, when zoomed in. Is that because of the lack of the AA filter? Any way to automate that, or was it just the brightness of the scene I was shooting?
Just a couple of tests and quick edits. LOVE how this new body fits in my hand, and the shutter... it's music.
Signals
Headlight
Inspired by Wreckdiver's recent signal shot, I stopped at a local place where an engine was sitting by some crossing lights for a couple of quick sample shots. I found a bit of chromatic aberration to correct in the two shots, when zoomed in. Is that because of the lack of the AA filter? Any way to automate that, or was it just the brightness of the scene I was shooting?
Just a couple of tests and quick edits. LOVE how this new body fits in my hand, and the shutter... it's music.
Signals
Headlight
Yes, the nifty fifty was the 1st to go on it. It's just my favorite lens for situations where I can maneuver around my subject (i.e. zoom with my feet), and I love the feel of photos from it. Wanted to test it fairly wide open and see how it handled on this new body, too. I'm sure I could stop down to f4 or so and get a bit sharper. I'll test more soon and go with the 70-300...
Yes, the nifty fifty was the 1st to go on it. It's just my favorite lens for situations where I can maneuver around my subject (i.e. zoom with my feet), and I love the feel of photos from it. Wanted to test it fairly wide open and see how it handled on this new body, too. I'm sure I could stop down to f4 or so and get a bit sharper. I'll test more soon and go with the 70-300...
I can't wait my friend. I'm really excited, and I don't even have the camera.
I think I'm just going to rent one for a week and torture myself. LOL
Vixen
Senior Member
Because I do heaps of HDR, the thing I love (apart from the fact that it does 5 bracketed shots where the D80 only did 3) is that if you set your camera up on tripod, set to 5 bracketed shots, set shutter to timer....you only have to press the shutter button once and it takes all 5 shots
I love the shot of the lights
I love the shot of the lights
BackdoorArts
Senior Member
Not sure if lack of an AA filter will boost CA or not? I know the 50mm suffers from it a bit at times, and lighting conditions will definitely enhance it. Looking at the unadjusted shot I suspect that has more to do with lighting than what might be typical of the lens and camera. Lightroom will remove CA in the Lens Correction section. Use the eye-dropper to select the fringe colors if it doesn't get removed with just the box checked (this removes CA that's typical for the lens).
randyspann
Senior Member
Day 121 - First test shots.
Inspired by Wreckdiver's recent signal shot, I stopped at a local place where an engine was sitting by some crossing lights for a couple of quick sample shots. I found a bit of chromatic aberration to correct in the two shots, when zoomed in. Is that because of the lack of the AA filter? Any way to automate that, or was it just the brightness of the scene I was shooting?
Just a couple of tests and quick edits. LOVE how this new body fits in my hand, and the shutter... it's music.
Signals
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Headlight
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Gee, that 50mm on the RR Crossing is sharp! That 7100 is working for you!
Yup, that's how I dealt with it in those two edits. I had to widen out the green "catch range" a bit, but it worked fairly well.
Day 122 - LaFortune and the D7100
Decided to get in a round of shots with the 70-300 today!
Started out in the rare hopes these guys would be back, as I had only come across them once in the overflow/drainage area. Luck payed off! I present the Yellow Crowned Night Heron, with no yellow on him at all, and out in the bright noonday sun.
Moved around to the pond area and found this guy in FULL stretch, soaking up the rays.
Seeing more and more of the Scissortail Flycatcher this year. Makes me happy!
This little Great Tailed Grackle lass was darting around the edge of the pond chasing something.
Caught a decent motion shot, although I still needed HIGHER shutter speed. I think she was trying to nab a small snake or something. Never could get a good glimpse of her prey.
Heavy crop of a little lass I spotted on the way back to the car. This bloom is smaller than the fingernail on my pinky.
Decided to get in a round of shots with the 70-300 today!
Started out in the rare hopes these guys would be back, as I had only come across them once in the overflow/drainage area. Luck payed off! I present the Yellow Crowned Night Heron, with no yellow on him at all, and out in the bright noonday sun.
Moved around to the pond area and found this guy in FULL stretch, soaking up the rays.
Seeing more and more of the Scissortail Flycatcher this year. Makes me happy!
This little Great Tailed Grackle lass was darting around the edge of the pond chasing something.
Caught a decent motion shot, although I still needed HIGHER shutter speed. I think she was trying to nab a small snake or something. Never could get a good glimpse of her prey.
Heavy crop of a little lass I spotted on the way back to the car. This bloom is smaller than the fingernail on my pinky.