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Originally posted by Micropterus:

most excellent beer,

ever better if you let it sit about a year

The evening's sky by the_sandman_454, on Flickr

Blue Bonnets and Longhorns by nathan512, on Flickr

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Originally posted by Micropterus:

Very nice ! I have missed a good protected beer pic. Here is tonights choice with old school protection

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Originally posted by Flash Ninja:
Blue Bonnets and Longhorns by nathan512, on Flickr

Dude, that's a beautiful picture. I'm so saving this. Thank you..

Something that was misplaced and I'd been looking for for about 15 years--my Reflex Nikkor 500mm f/8 lens:




On my D7000, it acts like a 750mm lens. Has practically no DOF, though.

flashguy

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Originally posted by flashguy:
Something that was misplaced and I'd been looking for for about 15 years--my Reflex Nikkor 500mm f/8 lens:


On my D7000, it acts like a 750mm lens. Has practically no DOF, though.


flashguy

What a great find after that long.

I expect to see some pictures with that lens and the D7000. Reflectors aren't noted for DOF but are supposed to create accurate colors. I've never owned one, so I'm curious.

I just noticed that it is f/1:8. No wonder it's got lousy DOF.

Jim

Not f/1.8--f/8. According to a DOF calculator on line, at 15' the DOF is 0.08'; at 200' it's 15.6'. That calculator supposedly takes into account the fact that a D7000 has a small sensor.

Obviously 1" at 15' requires very close focusing, it should be less stressful at 200' (a much more likely distance for using this lens). At 50', DOF is 1'.

As for pictures, I did post a couple of quick tests earlier in this thread, but they're not very good--just proof that the combination would work. I have too many outdoor cats to have many birds in my back yard trees, but I hope to find some eventually. I would like to try a few of the "Blood Moon" on 15 April, but who knows if the weather will coöperate?

flashguy

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Originally posted by Flash Ninja:
Blue Bonnets and Longhorns by nathan512, on Flickr

Great pic man!!!

Thanks!!

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Originally posted by Flash Ninja:
Blue Bonnets and Longhorns by nathan512, on Flickr

I sent just the photo to some of my friends; one of them said he was going to post it on Facebook (not as his own, but without proper attribution--he doesn't know your name). If that is a problem, I'll tell him not to.

flashguy

I don't mind but if he wants to share from my page it would help me get my work out to more people.

Www.facebook.com/NathanLatsha

OK, FN--I've suggested he do it that way. I didn't find it on his FB page, so perhaps he hasn't done it yet. It is good of you not to mind. (It is a beautiful picture, and very very Texan! My friend is a loyal Texan, too.)

flashguy

Ammo inventory day, now with overwatch;

Some local flooding after a weekend of hard rain.


Flooding in Sanford, MI by the_sandman_454, on Flickr



Flooding in Sanford, MI by the_sandman_454, on Flickr

Here's the difference between Oct. and April at the Post Falls dam on the Spokane River.

Oct.



April



Jim

My photos of the Blood Moon eclipse on Flickr®: https://www.flickr.com/photos/...s/72157644036668505/. They're not as good as those of Mike's Wife, though.

flashguy