Recent content by BF Hammer

He actually went quiet after March 3rd, and his last "likes" were 10 days later. His website from profile is a dead end. It looks suspiciously like an email address so I took a chance and sent a welfare check request there. Will update.

I had definitely noticed he was MIA for weeks. Was hoping he was only ill. You are missed Fred.

Good question about the burst mode. An experiment would be in order. I have always separated Raw to slot 1 and JPG to slot 2 since my first camera with dual SD slots (D7000). Partly because it allowed me to use an older and smaller SD card in slot 2 and it would just work out. Saved some money...

I wish you continued strength Danno. I have no doubt your soul will be in good hands.

Looks like you got a bit of Milky Way there also @Scott Murray

@Bob Blaylock : I agree that is more likely the glow of urban light pollution. Looks like what I have also captured with long exposure toward a town. My way to get to infinity is to get an assist from LiveView. Set to manual focus, activate LiveView, put the focus square on a bright star. Now...

It was not so much light pollution as much as the Aurora fizzled out overnight. I have been using a phone app for tracking Aurora which is half science data and half social media. You can see live check-ins where people report Aurora and also attach photos. All the new reports Saturday were late...

Aurora was directly overhead for me last night, but it did not extend too far south. Some of my photos were east, some west, some north. Ordinarily I would try looking at the north horizon when the Kp factor is lower. I had some challenges. Rain moved through at sunset, and the clouds were only...

Watching with bare eyes, it kind of was underwhelming. You could easily mistake the Aurora last night for thin, wispy clouds moving through. Color was only noticed in photos. But I did see from my home in the city. Just had to use my phone to confirm it. LOL

Shot shortly after midnight in southern Wisconsin: May 11, 2024

I intentionally turn off geotagging on my phone's camera, and I won't be buying a gps module for any of my Nikon gear. Not only people tracking you, but the Great Googlely-Mooglely is tracking that also.

I forgot about this thread last year when I took this.

On the last one, a youtube reviewer might complain the animal eye autofocus missed. Of course you were not using that, but it focused on the shoulder of the grasshopper. And that is my tongue-in-cheek criticism. Photos are looking great! Have you taken time to check firmware level yet? Not sure...

Nice. And you now have the top LCD display I wish the Z5 had. I still keep looking there by mistake.

Hope it is in working order. It is a step-up from the budget/beginner D3xxx series and brings more features.