alsworms Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 It's that old saying...... Work is for people who don't know how to fish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 And fun hobby projects like this one are much easier when you have a cnc mill in your play room. What is that Bob?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 I also played cornet in UK brass bands for thirty years. I had to pack it in when I started contracting overseas. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 I also played cornet in UK brass bands for thirty years. I had to pack it in when I started contracting overseas. Dave Music is something i never was good at! My oldest son picked up the guitar a little over a year ago, and is now playing at such a high level that a couple of my friends who have been playing for years are asking him to teach them chords (or riffs? Or whatever you call it)... He obviously gets this gift from his moms side of the family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Music is a wonderful thing to have as part of your life. It takes time and effort to master, but if music is a pleasure and not a chore, then great things are possible, as your son is discovering after only a year. I reached a fairly high standard, but just didn't quite make it to the big time bands. I auditioned for Fodens, but I knew that I was not quite good enough. I was invited to quite a few engagements with the Fodens band when they had players missing, so obviously I came close. I won a dozen or more solo contests, including North Wales solo champion, North West England champion and Manchester district champion. I do miss the banding scene and keep in touch with some of my old banding friends on Facebook. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 I play the radio with a flair. Ditto! lol Actually, I'm an old school metalhead and couldn't live without it. Can't play a note on any instrument, but enjoy the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanlures Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 I also played cornet in UK brass bands for thirty years. I had to pack it in when I started contracting overseas. Dave I play blues guitar and the occasional fiddle tune on my old violin, the fender strat hasn't seen daylight in quite some time, life does seem to get in the way. But my wood lathe runs for hrs a week, not just lures but a little of everything else' David J 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I love photography. Used to do it when I was a kid with 35mm film. Now within the last 5 years, doing the digital thing and love it. So much easier. Also like Vodkaman, I love close up photography. Learning how to shoot bugs and flowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Cadman - Wow, a fellow bugger. For me, it is about getting a shot on the same level as the bug. I is like photographing a child, you automatically get down to the same level, I just do it for bugs. Of course, you also have to collect the shots that will help you identify the bug, these are important for your records. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I recently learned there is alot more to photography than pushing a button.... I cant call it a hobby for me, but i think my lure pictures have drastically improved since i took all the factors into account I do like the creative aspect of finding a complementary background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I dabbled in photography for a while. Traveling all over the country for work I never left home without my camera. And like others enjoyed taking pictures of bugs with the macro lens. You've never looked at a ladybug until one fills up almost the entire image of a 5x7. Ended up amassing quite a bit of equipment with various lenses, filters, flashes, etc. only to have it all burn up when one of my welding rigs caught fire. That ended my dabbling into photography. Bob, is the night blooming flower your speaking of a Cereus? If so I have one in my yard. Well, in the greenhouse at the moment. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I had less interest in the flower than the photography, so I do not know for sure, but that is what I heard it called. They sprout up here and there in the desert on wetter years. Lilies too. Pretty wild to be walking over sand hills and between mesquite scrub and sage bushes to see a lily standing up proudly in the middle of the desert. The reason I asked is that my parents used to take "driving vacations" and would often come back through Arizona after visiting relatives in California. On one of their trips they brought back a night blooming Cereus. That was around 40 years ago and I still have it. It starts blooming sometime around May and bloomed almost to the end of November this year. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 ... do you find yourself missing manual focus and other settings yet? I'lf love to have something with the manual flexibility of my old Pentax P3 and a 20-30GB chip... that I can afford. My phone is the only camera i have... The box said its a good camera, im sure the box wouldnt lie?? For focus, i just tap the screen and it puts a square around what i tap.... Thats about all i know... Except for getting the lighting right.... All my recent pics have been out doors on a cloudy day, or early morning/late evening..... Much beter than indoors under my lamp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Here is a crop of a spider pic that I am proud of. The original, whole spider image is 2,500 square, but I wanted you to see the detail. Dave 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Don't go out and buy a macro expecting images like this. The spider image is a stack of 20 photographs, with the focus point moved on by 0.5mm for each shot. It was nice of the spider to keep still for the duration. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Here is a crop of a spider pic that I am proud of. The original, whole spider image is 2,500 square, but I wanted you to see the detail. spider 1101.jpg Dave Dave, you are my hero. That is what I'm after (big hairy legs). I know that doesn't sound right. I have not had the time to develop my skills (more lack of skills) in photography. I do have a macro lens, and yes you are correct, that is not going to happen with the lens I have. With all of my tournies, jig making, full time job and my side work with cad, I don't have as much time to pursue my buggy photography. I actually bought my camera, to take better pics for my website, so it wouldn't look so amateurish (is that a word)? BTW I still do not get e-mails at home or any pop-ups here telling me that I have messages. So I can't follow TU as closely as I want to. I posted info to Curt, but never got this resolved. I use Firefox, does anyone else have this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Ditto! lol Actually, I'm an old school metalhead and couldn't live without it. Can't play a note on any instrument, but enjoy the music. I still like my metal(hard rock) to this day and I'm 57. My wife always asks me when am I ever going to grow up. i just love hard rock music. Can't stand country or pop, but I have to give credit to the artists that make the music. Someone likes it and they make a hell of a lot more money than I will ever make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Galaxy Note 4 (A FREAKING CELL PHONE) at a distance of about 2 inches. That image was shrunk and deres-ed to make it small enough to upload. Just the camera on the phone. FYI: The caliper indicates .019" in that picture letting me know my misalignment is about .015." You must be a machinist. No-one talks dirty like that on this forum. LOL Thank god you aren't making swiss watches. .015 would have you fired and in the un-employment line. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 BTW I still do not get e-mails at home or any pop-ups here telling me that I have messages. So I can't follow TU as closely as I want to. I posted info to Curt, but never got this resolved. I use Firefox, does anyone else have this problem? I have the same problem Ted and I'm using Firefox as well. Curt looked into it and couldn't come up with anything. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 BTW I still do not get e-mails at home or any pop-ups here telling me that I have messages. So I can't follow TU as closely as I want to. I posted info to Curt, but never got this resolved. I use Firefox, does anyone else have this problem? Have u checked the notification settings on your profile?... That would be an ez fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Have u checked the notification settings on your profile?... That would be an ez fix That was the first thing I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Maybe if you log on once from a smart phone or tablet, it will bypass the fire fox and trigger the emails.... All i have is a phone, no computer, and i get emails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Maybe if you log on once from a smart phone or tablet, it will bypass the fire fox and trigger the emails.... All i have is a phone, no computer, and i get emails PM me so I can tell you where to send the smart phone or tablet your getting me for Christmas. Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted December 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 PM me so I can tell you where to send the smart phone or tablet your getting me for Christmas. Ben Ill come drop it off if you buy me a computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Bob - this is the stepper that I used: Ted - no macro, no matter how much money you throw will get you hairy legs. Anyone who uses a macro for the first time is going to be disappointed. They will probably think 'should have got the big name or longer lens or ....'. The fact is, it would have made very little difference. A macro lens allows you to reach 1:1 magnification, rarely any more. To achieve a 1:1 pic, you must be at minimum focus distance. For a short lens, this is very close to the subject. With a 105mm lens (mine), the minimum focus is further away, but still only 1:1. The 105 just means that I can be further away to get the same shot. At minimum focus length, the depth of field or the slice of the subject considered to be in focus, will be about 0.5mm. This means the photographing a house fly, you can get half of one eye or the mouth parts or a bit of one leg or a slice of abdomen. Focus in macro is an illusion. You fool the viewer into believing he/she is looking at a perfectly focused close up, but with smart positioning of the camera, still all you are able to give is half an eyeball, a piece of leg, slice of body and an antenna tip. Ants are a nightmare for macro, take a look at this: I got the eye, mouth parts and a couple of leg segments in focus, to fool you into believing the whole ant is in focus. Of course, you will see that it is not as we are talking about the subject. I very rarely go that close. I prefer to shoot from slightly further back, get a deeper depth of field and then crop the image close for a close-up effect. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
