brian_mchattie

Thanks Ed... I think yours is the most plausible explanation.. When I pointed this out to my friend, he told me he is convinced that he saw the sphere behind the sun and that's why he took the image!!!!!!!! personally, I have my doubts.

appreciate your comments about the moon... but... the pic was taken around 10pm and at that time, in this part of the world, the moon is almost overhead. The camera (iPhone) is pointing almost NNW. and... there was no full moon yesterday

A friend. visiting from houston was walking back from the local store a couple of hours ago and was excited to tell me that he got an image of thesetting sun with the moon j ust beside it using his iphone!!! I dont know too much about astronomy but I am pretty sure the moon is almost overhead at around 10 pm in this part of the world ( south west norway). Sent the image to another photographer friend and he says perhaps its lens flare.... can anyone please shed some light on this for us. My own thoughts are jupiter or saturn which research tells me both th ose planets cann be seen in this area tonight.

not a cloned ball..... but shot at 1/1600 sec

got this one almost 6 years ago with a D4 and 300 lens

As a fellow Scot (albeit, living abroad) you will understand I am a wee bit loathed to part with money. However, I made the change to mac 5 years ago and changed from ps5 to cc. Two of the best decisions I made. Working in some of the deserts in the middle east for 2/3 weeks at a time can be very remote and I never encountered any problems. The subscription fee is a great investment and my thoughts are..... go for it. you will not regret it.

With respect Charles, I am aware of that and the posted image was intended only for the edges around the subject. That is not an image I would submit anywhere else

perhaps dated was the wrong word. However I am quite sure it will will be a useful addition to my library of photography books and of course I will read it. On a lighter note, I ordered it from Amazon and it appears the book will take 4/6 weeks to get to me here in Norway. I could have got an earlier delivery from Amazon UK but at almost twice the price, I can wait a few weeks.

thanks Ed..... Although the book seems a bit dated, I have ordered ordered it.

quite recently I used a tutorial I found on the web to remove a background from a portrait. One of the last steps in the tut showed how to get rid of what I would term as "ghosting" around most of the edges of the portrait. I did not bookmark the tut and for the life of me I just cannot find anything like it. Can anyone point me in the right direction please?

Thank you for your response. I don't speak german but i managed to find and buy what i am looking for on the soft make link you sent.

can anyone please tell me what type of text this is and where can i get it for cc? thanks in advance

That is an interesting thought! My second/backup is a d750 which is not that great for ice hockey because of the shutter speed limitations. At todays exchange rate I could get a D500 for $2,600 in Norway (there is a 25% purchase tax in this country). I could also get around $2000 trade in for my d4. Any opinions on using the d5oo for hockey, handball & volleyball?

Yup, Norway is an expensive country but salaries are commensurate with the cost of living so life here is pretty good. The fact that the shutter gave in after 111,000 was the issue that really surprised me but ok, these things happen and I guess that is just bad luck. I am not complaining, just surprised. But, even for Norway, replacement at one and a half times the U.S. cost is quite a difference Norwegian consumer laws are the envy of most other European countries in that for ALL goods with an expected lifespan of 5 or more years (cameras and lenses included), a 5 year warrantee applies. I bought the camera in December of 2012. Checked my credit card and it does in fact give an extended warranty for another year but I am wondering if the shutter would be considered as something like the tyres or brake pads on your car!

Yeah Andrew, I understand that but its rather disappointing when a camera with a with an expected shutter life of 400,000 fails at 111,000. I can almost guarantee that nothing got into the shutter because, 1) I use a 70-200 lens almost exclusively on that camera. 2) When I change lenses on any camera, I am ultra careful. My equipment cost a lot of money and as an amateur, I take very good care of everything. Dieter. My local dealer told me the camera was sent to Nikon. To the best of my knowledge, there is no "authorised nikon repair shop" in Norway other than Nikon themselves (I could be wrong but I don't think so)