My surface thoughts and musings…
Did you ever have something stuck in your mind or imagination – having no idea where it came from – maybe a dream or fantasy, so strong, that you truly believe it will happen regardless of your direction, reality or observation?
Looking at this post from a mid-February framework – get your head out of your ass you fucking dreamer. Nothing in life happens without preparation and hard work (some tough self love).
– Rat
Holy crap, where has the time gone this year? I’ll be a grandfather soon (the end of the month) and I have been trying to research heart disease and such, to see what’s possible from a mitigation standpoint and what’s probable from an outcome standpoint given such a crappy family health history (flippin’ CHF). What exercise I can do, and what I should not. What are the genetic markers I need to look at and what kind of diet (realistically) should I do?
Update : Leo was born 11-27 and I went to Tampa 12/1 to help out
-Rat
I am amazed how hot and humid it is outside. Its 92 degrees with a feels like temperature or 102 – yikes. I was going to walk home from the car dealer, but on second thought I’ll wait for a ride. I had brought the old minivan in for maintenance.
Ha!, just read that its Pluto demotion day. It’s been 17 years… (Thanks, Celestron!) Also, the “Blue Moon” is coming up August 31st.
The funny thing is that regular planetologists don’t recognize the consensus decision of the IAU and deem it political! Too funny – planet politics.
-Rat
As Arty Johnson used to say…
Very interesting, but stupid…
My honest opinion of Nikon cameras DSLR, DX, FX, and mirrorless…
I have 3 Nikons – D5600, D810, D850. First, the 2 full frames (D810 and D850) are behemoths and with the larger lenses I need a tripod that is capable of handling around 24lbs. Second. the D5600 which has WiFi built in is smaller, lighter, and is quick and nimble -but the D850 which also has WiFi support, weighs a ton but is quick. The D5600 is also supposed to have GPS support built in. But nothing in the Nikon world is more full of crap than “supportive GPS”. Its highly complex, slow as hell, and requires steps that would frustrate the most patient person. The D850 pulls location data easily/seamlessly from the iPhone while the others do not. However, you have to move the pictures to your iPhone or Apple Cloud. Third, from a shot perspective, you can fit more in in the same shot with a FX vs DX. I used to joke with a friend to take 2 big steps back and get the same shot and save money. Fourth, only the D850 does movies easily, the other 2 are a PITA.
I like the professional looking pictures from the D810 and the D850 vs the D5600 – better bokeh, better lenses, higher megapixel counts, a longer shelf life (equates to more pictures over the life of the camera), the D850 is also a much faster camera than the D5600 or the D810 – from both a chip and consequently a focus and picture processing perspective.
I’ll take the D850 – anytime. I don’t know if I would take the D810 over the D5600 knowing what I know now – I think I would recommend living with the D5600. Mirrorless vs the D850? I don’t think it’s worth it – save your money.
-Rat
I picked up a x2 multiplier for the camera. I think it knocks it down a full f stop. Can’t wait to try it out though…
Nikon 2x
-Rat
There were some Sandhill Cranes out in the “back forty” Sunday morning. The birds stand about 4ft tall….
-Rat
Showing my picture painting progression…
Back in the summer of 69′. Neil, Buzz, and Collins landed and walked on the moon! Well, Michael Collins was there in spirit. He orbited in the return ship.
Nikon D850 First Pix with the help of YouTube video – this was a life saver! Kudos to “Atort Aerials”. I didn’t feel like any of this was intuitive.
Nikon D850 Snapbridge Tutorial with iPhone Bluetooth/Wifi – YouTube
I’m also working on an acrylic painting which is turning out better than some of my other acrylic attempts but that’s not saying much.
-Rat
Every time something works, why do they have to change it? My camera hurdle is now trying to connect it to my iPhone. Wireless that used to be intuitive, is now complex and Bluetooth? How complicated do you need to make Bluetooth? WTF. Gotta be compatible with 40 different types of named cameras? Why? What is the point? They had a product that worked. Make one with more options, greater complexity, add graphics. Why? Why did users choose google? They chose google. Because it was graphics minimalistic. Not because it was better – initially. It loaded much faster and cut the crap. It didn’t try and ram huge files down your throat. I wish they would have asked my opinion :). I’ll try and see if I can find a YouTube vid on the subject (connecting SnapBridge). Thanks Nikon – not.
-Rat
There is never enough time in the day. It’s always something. The baby shower went well, unfortunately I didn’t take any pictures. That the hell kind of photographer am I going to make? I was so inundated with work from a getting everything together perspective, clean the house, cook the food, organize things, etc. I didn’t have time to think about photography and that was a bummer in retrospect. What’s a dad to do?
I got a Nikon D850 on eBay and am selling my D810. The main differences are the 2 is the extra 10Mp of resolution, the extra 2 fps, the upgraded chipset, the built-in wireless, better video and faster memory card support.
As I learn, I will post. I purchased the memory cards I will be using and instead of relying on the ability to upload and clear photos, I decided to take the plunge and bought 1 TB memory cards – both CFExpress and microXDSC. It may seem like overkill, but I figured I’d rather grow with it instead of outgrowing it almost immediately.
-Rat