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<p>Then there's this Big Boy who took a break from chasing girls and munching acorns in my back yard to pose for me</p><div></div>

<p>Obscure Machinery. . . hummm</p>

<p>Well, not so obscure , but I rebuilt my large band saw and made a few mods</p><div></div>

<p>Mom and baby sister are way down thataway</p><div></div>

<p>Wayback Indeed. Trip to Pike's Peak to scatter an Uncle's ashes so he could look over his two sister burried in Trinadad, CO</p><div></div>

<p>Sharp? Yeah, just rebuilt and re-tuned my large band saw.</p><div></div>

<p>Reflection</p><div></div>

<p>About noon</p><div></div>

<p>Spent a few days at my daughter's "camp" on Lake Pokemoonshine outside of Calais, Maine last fall. Just a lovely quite place to take some memories of a day courtesy of the D800 with walk-about 24-85</p><div></div>

<p>Kent,<br>

Maybe if you offered'em a cold beer . . . . or even a 6-pack . . . </p>

<p>It's nice to know it's me and not my rig.<br /> Guess I need to really step back and learn how to run this thing, eh?<br /> Appreciate all the help.</p>

<p>M</p>

<p>Thanks to all. I clearly have to get out and play more!<br>

Mike & Phil, I don't think I'll be doing the flashy-thingy with a 6+ foot tall - 500 lb. bear unless he's behind bars. Wife was going slightly nuts as I stepped outside to take the pix. Since this guy lives in the woods behind us, we do have an air horn to discourage him from getting too close. As you might expect, nobody in the neighborhood has bird feeders out any more.</p>

<p>I can play with No. 3 in Lightroom to get some of the "haze" out, but the first 2 are useless. Suggestions are welcome.</p>

<p>Example 3: ISO set at 500 in "P". Spot-metered. Lens. 24-85 @ 24, program went f/3.5 @ 1/50th.</p><div></div>

<p>Example 2: ISO set at 400 and shutter at 1/200. Spot-metered but the camera shifted to ISO1100 and opened up to f/2.8. Lens: 70-200 VR-II</p><div></div>

<p>Example1: Spot metered, ISO selected was 400 in S @ 1/200. Shifted ISO to 800 and stopped to f/5. Lens: 70-200 VR-II</p><div></div>

<p>I've had several instances where, when taking an image in either full Program or a Preferred mode, the image is hugely overexposed to the point of being blown-out and useless. I have put ISO sensitivity control to "manual" but the issue still arises. It has happened with different lenses and different lighting situations (bright foreground or bright background).<br>

I can post examples if that would help.<br>

tia</p>

<p>Happened on these guys when out for a late fall stroll. Big guy didn't seem very pleased about the ducks being in his fishing spot. D-800, 24-85 Nikkor</p><div></div>

<p>Been a short on rain this month and the the South Branch is down creating these floating rocks</p><div></div>

<p>Make no mistake, I shoot only Nikon.<br>

But I print (or try to) only by Canon.<br>

Bought a Pixma Pro-100 printer last November as they began to come out. Prints were exceptional but . . .<br>

I don't print every day or even every week, and ran into an issue with the print head clogging. First call and the Canon rep spent better than an hour with me last March going through various routines that, for a time, worked to solve the issue. This month half the inks refused to print. 2nd call . . .Canon replaced the print head . . .<br>

Samo.<br>

Third call to tech service . . "We're very sorry for you problem, send "x" to this address to confirm purchase date, please. We're sending you a whole new printer. Please just pack the old one in the box and send it back using the prepaid UPS label that will come by email."<br>

<br />Clearly, these guys know something about customer service!</p>

<p>No. 3: Came across this levitated bridge, apparently raised for easier cleaning and repainting . .</p><div></div>

<p>Columbia Trail No. 2 d800+20mm 2.8D</p><div></div>

<p>On the Columbia Trail in New Jersey D800+20mm 2.8D slight crop</p><div></div>

<p>So this guy comes to the back door and poses. Problem was the background was so bright it overwhelmed most everything else. D800 70-200 VRII</p><div></div>

<p>And the image is . . .</p><div></div>

<p>Went to a family gathering for a older cousin, a professor of photography, last week. Told him I'd bring the equipment so he could be "in the pictures" for a change. Relied on my 800's resolution and low light capability to wander around making available light images. Here, our host, a dedicated pool-shooter, gives a lesson in applied geometry to the next generation. D800, ISO 1000, 70mm @ f/3.5, 1/80, then cooled off a smidge in LR.</p>