Recent content by David777

I sometimes mention on my images how I need dead calm when capturing focus bracket shots so that in later post processing, shots blend together with identical registration. I'll use this thread to explain what that is about since many won't understand what I am referring to. If one is only...

As a photographer and science person, I greatly dislike the unbalance daylight savings time. Thus hope, sun balanced standard time will eventually become permanent.

I love free dispersed desert winter camping too. Death Valley National Park is arguable about the best place to do so in the USA as weather tends to be sunny at moderate daytime temps. There are vast areas of the park where one can pull over on dirt roads, miles from any others. The park is...

Pleasant fall sunny day with warm for date, 76F temperature. Partly watching 49ers at Giants NFL game as I type (they just won now 1pm). Glad to be back to balanced sun time. Was easy to attend our 7am mass in daylight again. Built a falling rain/snow hood for my 2023 Trailblazer LS rear...

For lunch this Sunday, just finished off the other half of last night's Idahoan, butter mashed potatoes I began yesterday for dinner. Yesterday lunch was a can of Progresso Broccoli & Cheese, that I strongly dislike. I had not bought a can in a couple years and thought maybe they had changed...

For my birthday #77, Amazon bought rain over pants, a transparent umbrella for photography field work, and an umbrella hands-free harness to hold the umbrella, all for $91. When out in light rain/snow without much breeze, will be able to now work photography subjects more readily by having 2...

Both my parents, a sister, and one brother have passed into eternity. Of the 4 other remaining brothers, I would only consider allowing one to ever live with me long term and the others know it. I'll help them financially to some extent. Living nearby would be fine, but not in the same...

Later this month after installing that software will report back on how that goes. I began using Photoshop 3.0 in 1996 after training myself with a huge how to book, so over the past 2 decades have become highly skilled.

Oh no @hollydolly, not again !!! In this era, there are way too many people driving under the influence of substances with poor coordination. Driving our SFBA freeways given high speeds is often white knuckle scary. This Friday morning, it is not raining here as in GB, but it is foggy there...

I live in an upscale urban retail district with plenty of stores I can walk to. Given it is the world center for much high tech, Santa Clara County is one of the richest large urban areas in the world. So about every retail corporation has stores here within an extremely competitive...

I very much have never been a black and white thinker but rather with complex issues tend to think in relative terms. I am like a small twig floating down the vast Mississippi River in flood, unable to have effect on the passing world. I've loosely evolved my casual views over many popular...

Thanks for the news. When I end my current monthly Photoshop subscription, if that software is any good, I may use it as a reason why when asked. Adobe needs real competition to drop their fees. There are quite a lot of advanced features in Photoshop that most never use. After my Dell...

Utterly sad. In ancient times, such massacres were not uncommon with some large roving armies that would kill all men and people they didn't have slave or artisan uses for, then plunder valuables, rape and enslave attractive women. Homo sapiens are capable of great evil. Especially...

Many adults over their adult lives have been so focused on wealth, that getting more becomes an addictive obsession, regardless of monetary need. That is especially true for the many that also have gambled all their lives that becomes a psychological reward when winning much like Pavlov's dog...

Mid day Wednesday October 29, 2025 and am I glad the hated Daylight Savings Time will change this Sunday back to Standard Time that is based on sane, balanced astronomical, sun time. So we will soon be waking up at 6am+, not 7am+. Last few weeks have been rather busy with photography...