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Old 03-11-2024 | 02:43 PM
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I'm always amazed when I look down on them. I quit skiing when I broke my leg in about 1989. It was fun.
The skiing or breaking your leg?
Old 03-11-2024 | 10:34 PM
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Boring flight. No doors or wheels flying off. No flames. No instant drops due to a tech glitch. Nice pics.
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Old 03-12-2024 | 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by dlq04
Boring flight. No doors or wheels flying off. No flames. No instant drops due to a tech glitch. Nice pics.
Old 03-12-2024 | 12:44 PM
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First outing with the new camera today. Just a quick one. Buttons are mostly similar to previous cameras. Need to watch a few tutorials. It's fast! I like fast!

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Old 03-13-2024 | 06:55 AM
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3-12-2024. I rode around my California neighborhood and had to look closer at this camelia. Wow.











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Old 03-15-2024 | 01:16 PM
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Lainey-

Did I miss something? What'cha buy?
Old 03-15-2024 | 02:14 PM
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Did I miss something? What'cha buy?
Just a slight upgrade, bought a Canon EOS 90D. More megapixel and more frames per second, a slight upgrade on the sensor. It's not new technology with camera companies pushing mirrorless.

I didn't care for the reviews on the crop sensor mirrorless cameras. Wasn't ready to go full frame either. I still like the reach of the crop sensor.

The story behind this was I had my Rebel T6S and T7i cleaned locally. I used a camera shop in RI with a great reputation, I've used them previously with no issue. I ended up with a very dirty viewfinder on the T7i. The guy tried to clean it up a bit without disassembling the camera, but not much improvement. A photo pal told me he had the same issue with a camera after a sensor cleaning. I bought the T6S in 2016 and T7i in 2018, and had been thinking of the 90D for a while. So I used the dirty viewfinder (which was driving me crazy), as an excuse to get a new camera. Then I sent the T7i out to Canon and for $189.00 + shipping they are hopefully working their magic on it as I type. I like having two camera bodies. I usually use the second body with an 18-200 for strolling around. The T6s will now be the back up to the back up, unless I decide to sell it, though I know it won't get me much.
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Old 03-20-2024 | 05:07 PM
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Went to a butterfly place not far from Jerry/bolton blue today.
Pic one is manipulated. I increased the black and did a little cloning to get the all black background. Pic 2 is all about the eyes. The rest of the butterfly is not in focus...I used the new camera and a 100 mm macro lens. Indoor with no flash limits some settings. I might have had a little more wiggle room on some shots, but wasn't verifying after each shot. It was a good day in my world.


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Old 03-20-2024 | 09:13 PM
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Lainey "You Go Girl" with that camera! Sadly in today's world some would think that first picture was done by Ai.
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Old 03-21-2024 | 06:40 AM
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Lainey "You Go Girl" with that camera! Sadly in today's world some would think that first picture was done by Ai.
Thanks, Dave. Someone with much more knowledge than I could pick apart that first pic. Good thing I don't work for the associated press. The background was quite dark. A little slide key added more black and the little bit of the stand holding the feeder was still visible, so I cloned it out. In looking at my butterfly pics, (I took a lot) I would have liked to get more of the butterflies' bodies in focus. I need more practice. I click too quickly, need to try different settings. Then again, these guys have wings, they don't wait around for me to change my camera settings.

When I visit my nephew in NY, a larger butterfly place is not far off my route. I may make a stop. Butterfly places are extremely peaceful, with nice music playing. Seeing a kids excitement if a butterfly lands on them is pretty cool. Heck if one lands on me, I feel pretty special.
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