I'm Jesse Horstman. Ask me anything, you might get a reply.

[je55eah]

What can I say about nothing? One of these days I'll die. Until then I'll do something, and I might even have a camera nearby.

 

[koraks]

With it without camera, welcome to Photrio!

One of these days I'll die.

Try to put it off as long as possible

 

[pentaxpete]

Having my Old Cameras and even Older FILLUM has made me survive 6 cancers since 2005 ( Prostate, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Rectal Cancer, spots on LIVER from Rectal and two types of Skin Cancer !

 

[runswithsizzers]

Having my Old Cameras and even Older FILLUM has made me survive 6 cancers since 2005 (Prostate, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Rectal Cancer, spots on LIVER from Rectal and two types of Skin Cancer !

This is a photo forum, so where are the photos?
(In case it isn't perfectly clear, I am just kidding!)

 

[Daniela]

You better have a camera nearby! Art is the only real way to make meaning in this accidental existence!

 

[Sirius Glass]

Welcome to APUG Photrio!!​

 

[AnselMortensen]

Ok...
What is the airspeed of a swallow?

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Ok...
What is the airspeed of a swallow?

African or European?

 

[AnselMortensen]

I don't know.

Whaaaaaaaaa!

 

[Helios 1984]

We want information

 

[MTGseattle]

Is the Swallow laden or unladen? Also, where do babies come from?

 

[je55eah]

Too freaking fast. I was trying to photograph a swarm of birds that were circling near a bridge just a few days ago. After a good ten minutes I moved on. When I go to look at that memory card I will be surprised if I caught a single bird/rocket.

The chicks undoubtedly came from eggs.

 

[Sirius Glass]

@je55eah How is your pet peeve? Do you take care of it. If one does not feed and tend to their pet peeve, PETA will get after them! Beware!

 

[Dan Fromm]

What can I say about nothing? One of these days I'll die. Until then I'll do something, and I might even have a camera nearby.

Ask you anything? Anything? Are you sure?

Why is 42 not the meaning of life?

 

[Anon Ymous]

Ok...
What is the airspeed of a swallow?

Hahaha, when the thread started, my first thought was to ask "what is your favourite colour"...

 

[juan]

Ask you anything? Anything? Are you sure?

Why is 42 not the meaning of life?

Because M42 is.

 

[je55eah]

@je55eah How is your pet peeve? Do you take care of it. If one does not feed and tend to their pet peeve, PETA will get after them! Beware!

Conveniently, I don't have one.

My girlfriwnd and I went canoeing today; we took her pomeranian along and tolled the canoe four times. He was mildly traumatized.

Ask you anything? Anything? Are you sure?

Why is 42 not the meaning of life?

Mr. Adams wrote that a planetoid computer claimed it is the meaning. Did anyone ever figure out why?

There's an interesting rabbi on youtube who has suggested that we exist to fullfill a need that god created for himself.

Perhaps we can create some meaning in life if we are motivated by a noble ambition. I have a suspicion that we are wise if we find a way to enjoy ourselves, but if we care about the wellbeing of children and animals and the earth then we should be conscientious. If we abuse the environment or ourselves or other people then the age old problems will inevitably continue. I have written about my ethical and political ideals and those essays can be found be searching for 'the Underscore Party.' If everyone enjoys better opportunities then everyone is less likely to suffer, including you.

Hahaha, when the thread started, my first thought was to ask "what is your favourite colour"...

sorry, I don't really have one. What is yours? How does it affect you?

 

[Anon Ymous]

sorry, I don't really have one. What is yours? How does it affect you?

Blue, no, yellow.

 

[je55eah]

That explains a couple things.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Blue, no, yellow.

Now I have been enlightened.

 

[earthcreed]

Well until you do, welcome to photorio.

 

[je55eah]

I really appreciate all of the welcoming messages.

I bought a Sony a700 from Adorama today. Hopefully it will be a worthy companion to my Nikon d3100.

I have been using my phone for wide angle shots and the Nikon is primarily used for telephoto shots. While everything is possible, I think the Sony will become my main telephoto shooter. The Nikon will get a shorter lens, maybe a 105mm or the 18-55mm kit zoom. If I'm going into tighter or darker spaces I'll probably put a 35mm lens on it. My phone will still come out for wide angle shots and for video.

If anyone is still reading this thread, how often do you do macro photography? What equipment do you use? Why? What subjects make great macro photos?

 

[Sirius Glass]

I really appreciate all of the welcoming messages.

I bought a Sony a700 from Adorama today. Hopefully it will be a worthy companion to my Nikon d3100.

I have been using my phone for wide angle shots and the Nikon is primarily used for telephoto shots. While everything is possible, I think the Sony will become my main telephoto shooter. The Nikon will get a shorter lens, maybe a 105mm or the 18-55mm kit zoom. If I'm going into tighter or darker spaces I'll probably put a 35mm lens on it. My phone will still come out for wide angle shots and for video.

If anyone is still reading this thread, how often do you do macro photography? What equipment do you use? Why? What subjects make great macro photos?

Still reading. For my AF Nikons I have the Nikon 28mm to 200mm AF zoom, the Tamron 28mm to 300mm zoom and they share a Nikon 20mm to 25mm AF zoom. My Hasselblads have their own set of lenses, but you are asking about 35mm lenses. I also have a WideLux F7 for 35mm panoramic photographs.

 

[madNbad]

I really appreciate all of the welcoming messages.

I bought a Sony a700 from Adorama today. Hopefully it will be a worthy companion to my Nikon d3100.

I have been using my phone for wide angle shots and the Nikon is primarily used for telephoto shots. While everything is possible, I think the Sony will become my main telephoto shooter. The Nikon will get a shorter lens, maybe a 105mm or the 18-55mm kit zoom. If I'm going into tighter or darker spaces I'll probably put a 35mm lens on it. My phone will still come out for wide angle shots and for video.

If anyone is still reading this thread, how often do you do macro photography? What equipment do you use? Why? What subjects make great macro photos?

This lens for your d3100:

https://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-P...G.html#tab-ProductDetail.ProductTabs.Overview

look on the second hand market where the price will be considerably lower.

 

[L Gebhardt]

My girlfriwnd and I went canoeing today; we took her pomeranian along and tolled the canoe four times. He was mildly traumatized.

I think you are doing it wrong. The canoe should stay upright and the passengers inside it. I've never flipped a canoe in 30+ years of paddling, but I also avoid white water.

If anyone is still reading this thread, how often do you do macro photography? What equipment do you use? Why? What subjects make great macro photos?

I shoot closeup a lot, but rarely macro (greater magnification than 1:1). I'm usually in the 1:2 to 1:8 range with a long lens and extension tubes to get close to flowers, insects, and small animals. I lately have been using a digital camera like the Sony A7R4 and 200-600 plus tubes. I also use medium format and large format, but mostly for plant details since they don't run away while I'm setting up the camera.