Episode 186: Gallows an Gun Rights!
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Read MorePhoto Journal: 7/10/2022 Blue Lake
Shot with Canon 80D
Sigma 150-300mm Contemporary
Blue Lake
After seeing the results from my trip to Oak’s Bottom I wanted to try two things to try to get better clarity and sharpness. I used the Manfrotto monopod and made sure that the shutter speed was above a minimum of 1/500 and most of the time it was well over that. Even with these two considerations I still had a hard time getting really sharp photos. The following photos are the best out of the day but below them are examples of other shots that just weren’t as good but show the softness of the sharpness of this lens. Even with bright sun and a variety of settings, it was hard to get very sharp results.
Having a full-size sensor would probably help get the ISO down but I don’t have a full-size sensor. I did crop most of these photos and used quite a bit of noise reduction. I have noticed quite a lot of noise with the Sigma. The lens is not very fast and the APSC sensor creates hurdles when dealing with balancing settings and getting usable shots.
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Read MorePhoto Journal: 7/09/2022 Oak's Bottom Wildlife Refuge
Shot with Canon 80D
Sigma 150-300mm Contemporary
Oak’s Bottom Wildlife Refuge
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Read MoreEpisode 185: Happy birthday Channing and Don’t Stop a sneeze!
Episode 185: Happy birthday Channing and Don’t Stop a sneeze!
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Read MoreBook Review: Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton
I almost stopped reading this book after I started the introduction and became bored and uninterested. The book is written as if it is a translation of an ancient text and the introduction attempts to ground this fiction in a plausible history with an explanation of its fictional writer and the controversies around the “text’s” authenticity and accuracy. This is fun if you care about the completely made-up backstory to a completely made-up story but I wasn’t interested. I’m glad I picked it back up and skimmed through the first couple of chapters because once the Northmen are introduced the book really takes off and is one of my favorite books so far.
Read MorePhoto Journal: 6/21/2022 Blue Lake Wildlife
Shot with Canon 80D
Sigma 150-300mm Contemporary and Canon 100mm Macro for the flower photo. Everything else was shot using the Sigma lens. This is only the second outing and I’m starting to learn how to wield this heavy long lens. It really lets you reach out to things you could never get with a 300mm lens.
Blue Lake
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