First outing since I had my eyes checked

alfredo

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Mon Apr-19-10 10:53 AM
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First outing since I had my eyes checked

The arboretum at University of Kentucky,

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Mira

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Mon Apr-19-10 01:07 PM
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1. Tell me, Alfredo, if I look, don't yet comment,

and then come and look again will I keep finding additions?

I would say your vision is what, 15-15 would be about right for that first one. That is a photo as clear and phenomenal in it's impeccable focus as the ones of your watches were.
I like the others as well, but my second choice is the dimensionality of the last one.

You are on a roll with your work in my humble (:rofl:) opinion.

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alfredo

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Mon Apr-19-10 02:27 PM
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3. Thanks. Auto focus comes in when there is doubt. I

noted my distance sight is going, so I had my eyes checked. The diagnosis is Macular Degeneration. My left eye has a bit of distortion on the grid. I can see the distortion in the straight lines on this forum. I thought it was my glasses causing it.

I don't know how fast it is progressing, or if I will need to paint my monopod white.

I use my right eye for focus, so I'm still in the game.

The goldfish picture is much better in black and white than in color.

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qnr

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Mon Apr-19-10 11:31 PM
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7. I love how straight those trees are in the third photo, almost like someone drew

them with a ruler.

:hide: ;)

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alfredo

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Mon Apr-19-10 11:44 PM
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8. Kids love climbing those trees.

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MissHoneychurch

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Mon Apr-19-10 02:25 PM
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2. Love the last one

took me a minute to figure out what it was. But it instantly talked to me with this composition.

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alfredo

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Mon Apr-19-10 02:27 PM
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4. Thanks. The composition was what attracted me too.

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JeffR

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Mon Apr-19-10 07:35 PM
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5. I wish my eyes were that bad.

:fistbump:

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alfredo

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Mon Apr-19-10 10:06 PM
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6. Just wait for your mid sixties.

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JeffR

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Tue Apr-20-10 12:50 AM
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9. My eyes are way ahead of me, not that I'm young.

I really have to get my bifocals updated. The last time I used manual focus, on some recent macros, was pretty bad. Probably need to fiddle with the diopter on the viewfinder as well, which I've never had to do.

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alfredo

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Tue Apr-20-10 10:16 AM
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10. I went from reading glasses to trifocals, and for 15 years

there was no change. BTW, I got my exam, and two pairs of glasses for $90. Love the VA.

The zoom on the review is a real plus for me. I can trash the "soft focus" shots on the spot.

The monopod is a real help. I can also use it like a maulstick when in difficult positions.

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JeffR

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Tue Apr-20-10 12:48 PM
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12. Your discussions with Adsos Letter about monopods prompted me to get one.

I was lens shopping and the store was offering a good deal on Slik monopods, so I got one. Hugely helpful with the 80-400mm and for some recent night shooting.

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alfredo

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Tue Apr-20-10 01:19 PM
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13. You see a lot of monopods at NFL games. I used it to Shoot

over crowds. I put it on a ten second timer, hoisted it up, and hoped for the best.

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JeffR

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Tue Apr-20-10 07:01 PM
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15. Great technique for protest marches too, I'd bet.

I'll have to try that.

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alfredo

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Tue Apr-20-10 09:07 PM
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16. I used it last Christmas to get photos of the kids without

having to wade through the crowd of camera wielding mothers.

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Mz Pip

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Tue Apr-20-10 12:39 PM
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11. The 4th one

reminds me of a Georgia O'Keefe painting. It's lovely.

That one and the fishies are my favorites. :-)

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alfredo

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Tue Apr-20-10 01:24 PM
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14. Flowers are possessor of a wonderous

geometry hiding behind their shameless colors.

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