Photographs (a chance to show off)

[Phloating Phlasher]

even with overlapping it seems to provide a bowel effect when joined together.

That's why I shoot vertical & use a mild telephoto!
I know its counter-intuitive to get panoramas with a tele, but what you're seeing as a "bowl effect" is cause by perspective from wide angle, or to a lesser extent, standard length lenses. As mild tele (about double standard, no more, flattens the perspective slightly making for a flatter transition from edge to center of each image.
Leveling needs to have the tripod legs & head dead horizontal, not just the camera platform. I have a couple of cheap bubble level capsules on the actual top platform below the ball or pan/tilt head for just that reason then a second bubble in the flash shoe lets me get everything dead level before I start.

[Vern Humphrey]

When it comes to stuff like the in-law's kids names, I'm a total loss, among other things...

The way I see it, if civilians want me to remember their names, they can bloody well wear name tags like normal people.

[Dragonsdad]

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[Dragonsdad]

This is how you get when it doesn't rain very often. Clouds show up and you start looking around for a camera.
That thin streak of silver in the image above is the edge of the lake in the following shot. Mountain fuzzed out by the rain.
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Basically, you're looking back towards the house.

[Dragonsdad]

time of day- late evening / sun dropped behind the mountain awhile ago
High altitude contrail still in full sunlight, roughly lining up with a break in the lower altitude and much darker rain clouds.

Contrail.jpg

[Dragonsdad]

BigLake-4.jpg

All of these shots are a whole lot sharper before posting.

[Ken The Kanuck]

Not too happy, sent him in to a field about 300 yards out with about 3' of fresh snow to take a look at some elk tracks.pouce coupe 007.jpg

[Doc Sharptail]

All of these shots are a whole lot sharper before posting.

Consider hosting elsewhere from the forum- it probably doesn't have the bandwidth to support quality imagery.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

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Not too happy, sent him in to a field about 300 yards out with about 3' of fresh snow to take a look at some elk tracks.pouce coupe 007.jpg

I had the exact same down-filled parka from I *think* the Bay. Literally wore it to pieces. The down lining required dry cleaning to maintain the warmth. Kept me going as cold as minus 40 C.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

[Dragonsdad]

Consider hosting elsewhere from the forum- it probably doesn't have the bandwidth to support quality imagery.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

Probably good advice.
Honestly, I don't feel it's worth the expense or effort just to pass around a few pics.

Thanx anyway.

[Doc Sharptail]

I use Imgur, which is free. I don't use their editing- it's far too slow. I edit from my laptop, and simply "host" from Imgur.
Once I got the hang of it it, it turned out to be minimal effort- just to run two reduced windows at once is about it.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail