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Did a lot of flying in a single turbine Otter on floats.
I remember flying low through a canyon on a crap weather day making a series of deliveries to a backcountry lodge you could only access by float plane in the summer and hitting a monster downdraft. We were below the mountains on either side, unsure of elevation above the bottom, but we lost dang near half before Charlie got to the throttle and pulled us up.
It was a bit spooky, but having flown every day through the AK range and Talkeetna's, I was getting pretty used to it.....

I still have a huge passion for AK flying and the cool planes I was able to fly in up there.
I like the turbines but nothing beats the sound of the rotaries.
 
I think some people would appreciate this..
Hubby talks about his work laborers often. I could not imagine trying to get that many people to actually do something right flawlessly.
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I don't know about that. NASA did a pretty damn good job of faking the moon landing ;)
 
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thanks, I’ve started to experiment with the manual mode on my wife’s Nikon (I bought it for her for Christmas a few years ago) and am really having some fun with it!
Manual will teach you light, how to deal with what you see and how you use your “rifle” to hit your intended visualized “bullseye”. It will. 🤙
 
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thanks, I’ve started to experiment with the manual mode on my wife’s Nikon (I bought it for her for Christmas a few years ago) and am really having some fun with it!
You have 200 years of photo know how built in your camera, use it :cool:

I usually shoot in aperture priority so all I’m choosing is my DOF. I let the camera set the exposure.
 
You have 200 years of photo know how built in your camera, use it :cool:

I usually shoot in aperture priority so all I’m choosing is my DOF. I let the camera set the exposure.

True, but you have 200 years of "Average" photo experience all rolled into get the best possible "Average" photo.

One nice thing about digital is that pictures are free! Not like the old film days where you paid for every exposure. Now, if you have the time, you can take 20 shots... varying the aperture and the speed and then picking the best image out for either printing or post-processing.

Camera doing the job for you is good for snapshots. But digital lets you do things 'in' the camera that were hardly cost-effective back in film days.

Cheers,

Sirhr

P.S. Here's a few from my road trips. Leica M8 digital with a variety of lenses. No post-processing or photoshop.
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Pictou Nova Scotia, Oct 2010.

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Crazy Horse Monument c. 2011


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24 Hours of Daytona, 2011

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Near the Nevada Test Site/Pahrump c. 2011

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Yellowstone falls, 2009.

Cheers,

Sirhr
 
One nice thing about digital is that pictures are free! Not like the old film days where you paid for every exposure. Now, if you have the time, you can take 20 shots... varying the aperture and the speed and then picking the best image out for either printing or post-processing.
If you shoot in RAW you can take one as long as the focus is sharp and the aperture is where you want. That’s what I was saying, there are very few situations I would shoot in manual mode.
 
The Io moth caterpillar is also fairly showy and has a green body with a red and white stripe down its side. On the body in rings, you can find the protruding hairs. They are about 2 inches in length and can be found outside now on many broadleaf plants.
 
True, but you have 200 years of "Average" photo experience all rolled into get the best possible "Average" photo.

One nice thing about digital is that pictures are free! Not like the old film days where you paid for every exposure. Now, if you have the time, you can take 20 shots... varying the aperture and the speed and then picking the best image out for either printing or post-processing.

Camera doing the job for you is good for snapshots. But digital lets you do things 'in' the camera that were hardly cost-effective back in film days.

Cheers,

Sirhr

P.S. Here's a few from my road trips. Leica M8 digital with a variety of lenses. No post-processing or photoshop.
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Pictou Nova Scotia, Oct 2010.

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Crazy Horse Monument c. 2011


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24 Hours of Daytona, 2011

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Near the Nevada Test Site/Pahrump c. 2011

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Yellowstone falls, 2009.

Cheers,

Sirhr
Did the Monument pic have a polarizer on the lens? Sky looks too blue to not have one.
 
Another method that works sometimes is taking a picture with some sort of automatic setting and then playing from there. Occasionally it's easier to play with long exposures with more of a manual mode. Then you've got the time.