Seadog Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 5 hours ago, dtel said: I really need to get a new camera body, it's getting a old. With really high ISO it starts to get to much grain, the newer bodies are much better for this. I don't use it very much because of that, only if the choice is, it's no pic or a little grain. Me too. My D200 is ancient in digital camera terms, at least 3 generations behind. But, it takes great images in good light, and it is built like a tank, so I'll wait a little longer. The D500 was on my radar screen - until I blew a boat engine, and that takes priority over "upgrading" my camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 11 hours ago, Seadog said: until I blew a boat engine Ugh, sorry to hear that. The proverbial hole in the water you pour money in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 1 hour ago, CECAA850 said: Ugh, sorry to hear that. The proverbial hole in the water you pour money in. Yep. I'm trying do decide whether to replace only the seized engine ($$$), or do a total re-powering of the boat with two new engines ($$$$$). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 6 minutes ago, Seadog said: Yep. I'm trying do decide whether to replace only the seized engine ($$$), or do a total re-powering of the boat with two new engines ($$$$$). I guess it all depends on your long term plans for the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted March 31, 2017 Moderators Share Posted March 31, 2017 That's a tough choice, either way it's a classic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 10 hours ago, CECAA850 said: I guess it all depends on your long term plans for the boat. I've had that boat for 21 years, so I guess I'll do what is necessary to keep her for another 21 years. A Chris Craft Commander is kind of a classic. It will be 50 years old in July. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Lots of good memories on that boat I'm sure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 1, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 1, 2017 50 minutes ago, Seadog said: I've had that boat for 21 years, so I guess I'll do what is necessary to keep her for another 21 years. A Chris Craft Commander is kind of a classic. It will be 50 years old in July. Nothing else like a Chris Craft, they are the Cadillac of classic cabin cruisers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 2 hours ago, CECAA850 said: Lots of good memories on that boat I'm sure. Many, many good memories. I snapped this photo of my boys with the boat in 2007. We had just eaten lunch at "Sneaky Pete's" restaurant, a thirty-minute cruise across the lake from our marina. This was a favorite thing for us to do on a Saturday afternoon. Of course, we would always spend the night on the boat before coming home the next day. Both boys are now taller than me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 This guy was hanging out with us in the backyard yesterday. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 I thought owls are nocturnal. Great photos. Keep the cat in the house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 We have two Barred Owls that have a nest near the house. They work all day and night around here feeding little ones I guess. They do not leave and talk all the time to each other. I'm pretty sure I know what was going on a couple of months ago when it sounded like two screaming monkeys fighting over a banana one night in a tree nearby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 3, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 3, 2017 On 4/2/2017 at 3:42 AM, JL Sargent said: This guy was hanging out with us in the backyard yesterday. Now that's tough pictures to try and catch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 3, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 3, 2017 Were going to the mountains in E Tennessee next week for a wedding, but besides that one day I am hoping to get some pictures the rest of the time, it's the only part I am excited about really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 7 minutes ago, dtel said: Now that's tough pictures to try and catch. It wasn't too bad. I heard the owl loud and clear from my deck. I got my camera w 400mm lens and quietly as possible, I approached the area. Sure enough, it picked up from a tree limb and flew a few hundred feet. I was snapping photos the whole way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Are there enough mice, chipmunks, small children, etc. to feed two adult owls and their brood? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 Elden, you could just take pictures the whole time. Might be the best photos taken at that wedding, Neal, Lots of woods all around here packed with all kinds of good eats for the owls. Too many squirrels IMHO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 3, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 3, 2017 2 minutes ago, JL Sargent said: Elden, you could just take pictures the whole time. Might be the best photos taken at that wedding, I probably will, a long time ago I did a bunch of weddings for friends and others. I did a bunch because I was doing it for fun, some times they would buy my film and I would give it back to them when I was done, they would develop it, I didn't care. Now that's unusual, I would see the pictures later, only one time out of all I didn't. I was free and just happy to have someone paying for my practicing. This a pic from 4 years ago, my best friend who was paralyzed in a work accident. They had a party for their anniversary, I think 35th ? This pic of them shows them and on the table is a pic I took at their wedding back then. I was also the dj, had a RTR playing while I took the pictures, it was kind of crazy but it worked. The same day at the wedding I met his cousin, her name was Christy, a year later we got married. That was a crazy day, but everyone had fun, my friend Alvin only lasted about 6 months more after that anniversary. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 22 minutes ago, dtel said: The same day at the wedding I met his cousin, her name was Christy, a year later we got married. Wow, that just goes to show you never know! In a way, Alvin hooked you up, RIP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 3, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 3, 2017 Yes he did, or gave me a life sentence, I'll go with the first one. But your right, you never know, little things can happen that you don't think much of, and they sometimes can change the rest of your life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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