The Coffee House

[snowbear115 47]

My

DSC_0052.jpg by Charlie Wrenn, on Flickr

Well, not exactly.

 

[Gary A.]

Any regrets to moving to Fuji? What do you miss from your Nikon?

I still haven't found raw processing options that I like. I love the jpegs but I need to be able to save pics when I blow the exposure. Also miss my 105mm. Still holding onto that and the 7100

Capture 1, Affinity, Iridient are my suggestions. Gary has all three and has been using Iridient the most of the three.

Closest thing Fuji has right now will be the Fujinon 90mm F/2. Gary has a 90mm and it is very nice. As you know this will come up a step or two short when compared to the 105mm.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Early casual dinner with a friend to be able to avoid the fireworks traffic (which used to be at the fairgrounds, then they didn't have them for years, then put in boat docks on the river so have them there...).

A Tuesday is a weird day for a holiday. lol It just is. But hope everyone is having a nice 4th!

 

[table1349]

A fireworks show that the animals won't mind.

 

[SquarePeg37 8]

Spent the day at the ocean, back home for dinner and a swim in less arctic waters, now trying to stay awake until it's time to leave for the Boston fireworks on the Charles river. Not until 1030!!!! That's just too late for many families. I don't get it.

 

[terri34 6]

Agreed, that's kinda late. Much darker, of course so better viewing, but still.

Around here, they're cranking them up between 9 and 9:30, which is a bit early but more family friendly.

The girls will be indoors by 8:30. Hopefully they'll come in on their own.

 

[snowbear115 47]

The stadium had some kids' games, food wagons, a few crafts and a local cover band. This caught my eye, but I'm not surprised: a local mini-military school, I guess, had a table for enrollment. Maryland is a Navy state, being the home to the Academy.

cmw3_d750_0069.jpg by Charlie Wrenn, on Flickr

Stopped by the mall on the way home. There are a couple of small ponds around it. Saw mom, dad and the teenagers out for a stroll.

cmw3_d750_0075.jpg by Charlie Wrenn, on Flickr

 

[Gary A.]

Gary lives about a block and a half from a regional park which has fireworks. What is odd is that La Mirada celebrates Independence Day on the on the 3rd. The city fathers decided to leave the fourth open to celebrate with family at home. On Sunday, RV's started parking along the street securing prime spots, blankets and yellow tape were set up protecting the homesteads of others in the park. Last night, for the celebrations, food booths, softball games, live music, et al, people parked bumper to bumper through out the neighborhoods including blocking part of my driveway. The fireworks scare the hell out of the Cook, so we stayed home, drank wine, watched a Netflix (Sloan), and I cradled Cook until the noise stopped.

 

[jcdeboever]

Gary lives about a block and a half from a regional park which has fireworks. What is odd is that La Mirada celebrates Independence Day on the on the 3rd. The city fathers decided to leave the fourth open to celebrate with family at home. On Sunday, RV's started parking along the street securing prime spots, blankets and yellow tape were set up protecting the homesteads of others in the park. Last night, for the celebrations, food booths, softball games, live music, et al, people parked bumper to bumper through out the neighborhoods including blocking part of my driveway. The fireworks scare the hell out of the Cook, so we stayed home, drank wine, watched a Netflix (Sloan), and I cradled Cook until the noise stopped.

Poor Cook, she is lucky to have you.

 

[Gary A.]

We used to drug her ... but she's getting old. She's gonna be 14 next month. So hugs instead of drugs. I hold her tight and she trembles.

 

[jcdeboever]

We used to drug her ... but she's getting old. She's gonna be 14 next month. So hugs instead of drugs. I hold her tight and she trembles.

Poor girl.

 

[Ella Chen]

Happy and safe Fourth. Make a safe place for the pets so they can escape the fireworks noise.

nature scenery. and you?

 

[snowbear115 47]

Happy and safe Fourth. Make a safe place for the pets so they can escape the fireworks noise.

nature scenery. and you?

yes, a little.

 

[Frank F.]

I can't get used to that feature

You also have to be in a situation where the time to take the shot isn't an issue. In situations where needed, I either switch to AF or manual zone focus and hope for the best.

Yes food and stills in general do not run away. That is when I combine glasses and live view, tethered or not. Tethered live view means I have an external display, 24 inches typically, to judge focus distribution, esp with the Sinar setup

 

[Frank F.]

Any regrets to moving to Fuji? What do you miss from your Nikon?

I still haven't found raw processing options that I like. I love the jpegs but I need to be able to save pics when I blow the exposure. Also miss my 105mm. Still holding onto that and the 7100

I swear to photo ninja for Fuji Raw Files