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Publisher guy wanted a bio pic for the latest book. Older daughter took this with her phone. It should work great for scaring squills from bird feeders, too. Re phone cameras - it amazes me what they can do. SW
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Some of the older phones like the samsung S-6 and S-8 were actually very good.
The only draw back to them is the small sensor size, which is quite apparent in your photo.
I would likely not have gone the DSLR route if the phones had a better final image quality.
Nice mug btw!
Regards,
Doc SharptailComment
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What is the title of the "latest book?" You mentioned it as the reason for your daughter taking a photo of you.Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.
Author unkown.Comment
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so, that old Vivitar telephoto lens I have,
got it mounted on my D5100,
hummingbirds a bit active this morning, so I grab the camera, get a shot at the feeder, (very narrow field of view,) and then the battery died,
I don't have, cause I never needed, a spare,,
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That's pretty good for a phone.
Batteries I never have a problem with- on my camera battery status displays in 3 different places: the view finder, the top plate on the camera, and on the rear screen.
I carry a 3rd party spare in my go bag, and rarely have to use it.
On the other hand, the canon point and shoots I've had were pretty bad for rapid battery depletion.
It may be getting close to time to replace the nikon battery in the D-810~ it's starting to heat up on the charger.
Regards,
Doc SharptailComment
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A few frames from the long weekend show and shine at the Pony Corral.
All were taken with the Tamron 02B 28mm f 2.5, mostly wide open. ISO 64 right at sunset.
This lens has great rendering for this sort of thing.
'51 Mercury modified to 3/4 ton and 4 X 4. Nose badging looks like a partial replacement from an earlier Ford. Canadian Mercury trucks got styling cues of all their own as well, so anything is possible here. Look out, Power Wagon
Another Canadian optioned vehicle, this time from G.M.
IIRC, this is a '70 Acadian wagon, made just before Pontiac took over the Acadian name plate. Early Nova badging. These cars had an optional 307 C/I 2 bbl. This one has been modified to a Rochester quadra-jet.
Brace o' Ranchero's with different trim levels. Pretty sure these are '59's.
Wide open-mouth grille here suggests Lincoln, but it's a little small- probably early 30's Ford. Car has had the "melt" treatment with all of the badging removed.
'59 Biscayne. Love that rear deck, and Cat's eye tail lights.
Regards,
Doc SharptailComment
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Here's a scan he sent me of the cover. (book #16 for me) I write for him on various fiction topics - this one concerns a fictional future of people returning to Earth after it was uninhabitable from an atomic war's radiation. The book before that was alternate history of Germany and Japan fighting for control of the North American continent. Other than that, I wrote the first English language book on Carcano rifles. Also edited a 900 page book on WW2 Japanese militaria. Keeps me out of the taverns! SW
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You probably know this but Plymouth made trucks too. So did Oldsmobile. In fact, the old truck used on the Beverly Hillbilly's is an Oldsmobile, however it began life as a 1921 Old's roadster.Last edited by Allen; 09-04-2023, 06:38.Comment
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Acadian,,, Nova,
seems Canada got a mixture of names etc,
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I believe the Ranchero's are 57's. The first year of production.Comment
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Note the "A" on the wheel covers.
From what I've read, the original idea was to have Acadian as a "brand" division, much like the recently evaporated Saturn division.
The Beaumont nameplate would move on, and become Chevrolet Beaumont.
Note the "A" above three maple leafs in the center of the grille trim.
The Acadian nameplate would move on as well, and become Pontiac Acadian.
By the mid 80's, the Acadian was nothing more than an up-trim level Chevy Chevette with Pontiac arrows.
I accidently deleted the frame from the camera with the Nova plate on it. It appears on the front left edge of the hood when it's down.
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Doc SharptailComment
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Taken on Oct. 10.
Nikkor P 55mm f3.5 micro at about 1:2~ as close as I could get...
I didn't know that honey bees lose their color like this. It is almost completely brown in color with very little yellow/gold left.
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Great detail in the wing veins and grains of pollen! SWComment
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