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Post by tourerjim on Sept 27, 2022 13:34:56 GMT
I need to experiment with my 16mm lens more....and use a tripod. I used the auto RAW setting on my Sony a6000 ISO 3200, F 2, 0.8" Processed using DXO Pure RAW for initial edit. If you click it you can see the stars. Awesome capture, Helen
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Post by hmca on Sept 27, 2022 14:37:37 GMT
So pretty jackscrap. If I read it correctly your variety has a longer blooming period than our lilacs which are a Spring flower.
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Post by hmca on Sept 27, 2022 14:51:52 GMT
Thank you, pontiac1940 , BuckSkin and tourerjim . BuckSkin, I actually have a Feisol tripod that I am quite pleased with. It is light-weight, solid, and I love the height that it can reach when I have wanted to shoot above barriers of some sort.
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Post by BuckSkin on Sept 27, 2022 15:40:28 GMT
when I have wanted to shoot above barriers of some sort
When you shoot above these barriers, are you up there at camera eye level; or, is the camera up there and you down here ?
If the camera is up there and you down here, how do you see what is going on and how do you operate the camera ?
My sister, Ol' Moneybags, gave us a nearly-new GoPro and a whole bag of accessories; one feature about the GoPro, providing you have a "smart" phone (I don't - the wife does), she loaded some sort of GoPro app on her phone and she can see what the GoPro is seeing and control the GoPro from her phone.
I can see where that would come in handy on a real camera when one is needing the camera there and you here and still be able to see and control what is going on.
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Post by whippet on Sept 27, 2022 19:00:12 GMT
Just got the figures in . . . .
What is a "sighthound" ?
Sighthounds, also called gazehounds, are a type of dog, hounds that hunt primarily by sight and speed, rather than by scent and endurance as scent hounds do. The breeds include 'Lurchers', which are usually either whippet, or greyhound, crossed with another sighthound - saluki being one of the most popular.
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Post by BuckSkin on Sept 27, 2022 19:24:58 GMT
hounds that hunt primarily by sight
That makes sense.
So, whereas a Beagle will sniff out a rabbit and then give chase, a Greyhound takes out after poor Mister Rabbit when he actually sees him.
I should have figured that out due to all the dummy rabbits on a stick that the Greyhounds chase in the cartoons.
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Post by tonyw on Sept 27, 2022 21:04:11 GMT
Today's potato harvest - only grow odd varieties that you'd have a hard time finding in a store and they are quite colourful (and tasty!) Tony
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Post by hmca on Sept 27, 2022 21:24:19 GMT
You have some of our favorites in that basket, Tony.
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Post by hmca on Sept 27, 2022 21:26:31 GMT
When you shoot above these barriers, are you up there at camera eye level; or, is the camera up there and you down here ? If the camera is up there and you down here, how do you see what is going on and how do you operate the camera ? It's been so long since I've taken advantage of that feature that I forget, BuckSkin. Will try to check it out and get back to you.
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Post by jackscrap on Sept 27, 2022 21:36:31 GMT
I don’t seem to be able to see Tony’s potatoes, just a small empty box.
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Post by BuckSkin on Sept 27, 2022 22:05:07 GMT
I don’t seem to be able to see Tony’s potatoes, just a small empty box.
I thought it was just me; I don't see any taters either.
I have recently learned that potatoes are actually poisonous and not good for you = full of the same alkaloids that are in tobacco; I guess that is why hogs won't eat them; they know something we don't.
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Post by Peterj on Sept 27, 2022 23:18:34 GMT
I have recently learned that potatoes are actually poisonous and not good for you = full of the same alkaloids that are in tobacco; I guess that is why hogs won't eat them; they know something we don't.
Potatoes are a good food full of nutrients. When stored incorrectly they sometimes develop a green color and have sprouts. The green color is an indicator that the potato is toxic.
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Post by BuckSkin on Sept 27, 2022 23:53:05 GMT
they sometimes develop a green color and have sprouts
Those sprouts are what old people around here call "eyes"; you slice a potato that has sprouts in such a way that each slice contains a sprout and these are your "seed potatoes" that you plant in the ground to grow more potatoes.
But then, if you guys are growing potatoes, you already knew all that.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Sept 28, 2022 4:50:35 GMT
When stored incorrectly they sometimes develop a green color ... The green color is an indicator that the potato is toxic. Yes, that is partially correct. If exposed to light, green (chlorophyll) develops. The green itself is harmless (as it is in green veggies) but in some varieties light can also trigger the development of TGAs (glycoalkaloids). However, some varieties don't develop TGAs no matter how green. Other things can trigger TGA development, chilling being the main cause. So some varieties that are chilled (and yet have no greening) can be bitter. The saving grace is that at levels above the legal threshold for TGAs (200 ppm fresh weight) the spuds are so bitter they are inedible. It's a nasty acrid taste but low (low) levels of TGAs contribute to potato flavor. Cool looking taters tonyw
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Post by BuckSkin on Sept 28, 2022 6:55:50 GMT
When stored incorrectly they sometimes develop a green color ... The green color is an indicator that the potato is toxic. Yes, that is partially correct. If exposed to light, green (chlorophyll) develops. The green itself is harmless (as it is in green veggies) but in some varieties light can also trigger the development of TGAs (glycoalkaloids). However, some varieties don't develop TGAs no matter how green. Other things can trigger TGA development, chilling being the main cause. So some varieties that are chilled (and yet have no greening) can be bitter. The saving grace is that at levels above the legal threshold for TGAs (200 ppm fresh weight) the spuds are so bitter they are inedible. It's a nasty acrid taste but low (low) levels of TGAs contribute to potato flavor. Cool looking taters tonyw 8-)
and now I remember that you are somewhat of a potato expert and I will forever remember what you told me about the stovepipe and the sacks of potatoes.
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