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Post by Garage Rocker on May 23, 2019 19:58:12 GMT -5
No words for what this guy does. He is on his own God level! There is no one else I think is capable of doing what he does. Alex Honnold if you haven't seen Solo you need to watch it. He climbed El Capitan with no ropes in record breaking time. He is truly in a class all of his own. Now he is basically a millionaire who climbs any where in the world he wants. I watched the climb at least 4 times just because it was amazing. ...and he also accepts that one day he will die, falling off a climb somewhere. In his words, after the death of another highly skilled climber, 'what did you expect? That's what happens to climbers'.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 23, 2019 9:22:16 GMT -5
It appears to be in focus, but it's a small size, so hard to tell.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 22, 2019 22:14:08 GMT -5
I've posted this before. Most of my out of focus pictures are from moving my hands when the shutter button is pressed. I use the macro setting on my Olympus pen camera. I hold the camera at least a foot away from the object and then crop using photoshop. Most of the pictures I post here are after a cabbing session and I'm not at my steadiest. I can see my hands shaking. I've retaken pictures for here when the background is in focus and the object isn't. I retake the picture trying to keep my hands still at the same distance and the pictures are in focus or better focus. I also believe the larger monitor I use to post makes the focus seem better than what others see. Is my avatar picture in focus? If hand movement is the issue, I would expect the whole photo to be out of focus. Have you tried finding something to brace your hands on while shooting the photo? Anything will do. Then, make sure the camera is grabbing the right object in autofocus before hitting the shutter. Is that the micro four thirds camera with the 14-42mm lens?
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 22, 2019 20:25:10 GMT -5
Yes, most of the time in your photos the cab is out of focus and the background is in focus, drawing attention away from the cab. This is quite possibly because your camera is too close to the cab. So, the advice to back away from the subject and take the photo has nothing to do with the size of the image itself, it's that your camera can't focus on a subject that close to the lens. Hence, shoot from further away and then crop the image to the composition you like. There are other possible fixes, but I'd bet this helps a great deal. If, as you've mentioned in earlier posts, you think low light or movement of the camera are the problem, adjust your ISO setting to a higher value. That will give you more forgiveness. Just hate to see you put in the hard work to produce nice cabs and then not be able to present them in a way that shows their true beauty.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 22, 2019 19:33:39 GMT -5
Sounds great! As long as you also didn't call in sick for Game of Thrones, you might be alright. Don't tell anyone, but I may be one of a handful of people who have never seen a single episode of that show... I know of it and what it is, I just don't watch a whole lot of t.v. Too much rock stuff to do. I can't get into any of this make believe crap where every person, place and group are given made up names I'm supposed to keep track of. No interest. Never seen a minute of it. Have fun at the show, hope there are some bargains to be found.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 21, 2019 19:17:24 GMT -5
Maybe it's cliche, but I cannot pick a favorite. By the time I get to the end, I've named at least three...then I start over and do it all again. Really, quite an impressive bunch of cabs. You come up with some primo material.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 21, 2019 18:45:24 GMT -5
I went and saw Solo in the IMAX theatre and I have to say it was well worth the time and money. Some spectacular and hair-raising views. He did use ropes to figure out the route he was going to take and to practice on it. The solo climb was done without any ropes at all. If you enjoy these kinds of stories, there are two documentaries I can recommend that are playing on Netflix. Valley Uprising is the story on the climbing scene at Yosemite through the years and The Dawn Wall is another first ascent story from El Capitan.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 21, 2019 16:12:40 GMT -5
For hauling rocks by foot over a distance, a couple people I know have inexpensive hand trucks with big inflatable tires that they bungee 5 gallon buckets to. If I ever get to it, Imma build a foldable two-wheel cart with mountain bike wheels. I've seen these in the past, never used one though. Broll rock hauler Seems they have been discontinued. They don't look too hard to make something similar. Or this.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 20, 2019 9:13:14 GMT -5
I saw a piece entered in this month's cab contest and realized what I posted looked nothing like it. Whatever it is took a nice shine in the Lot-O. You can bet if I had a piece of sugilite, it's been tumbled though.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 20, 2019 6:34:38 GMT -5
I think it I'm going with the Rainforest Jasper this time. It's a really unique looking piece. The crinoid pieces are interesting too, though. What really amazes me, as a strictly tumble guy, is that you can go from rough to finished jewelry in a day...times eight! I mean, you know all too well also, but that would literally take months with my equipment. Hardly seems right.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 19, 2019 22:27:32 GMT -5
Never seen Zebra Jasper before. That's a whole bunch of shiny ones, for sure. A lot of color and variety. Thanks for sharing pics.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 19, 2019 22:17:58 GMT -5
Wow, all kinds of toys. Look forward to all the new creations to come out of all this gear. Really anxious to see how you use the Lot-O. Noticed Sid back there trying to bite a bracelet. Always into something, I imagine.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 19, 2019 21:41:27 GMT -5
Love those Brazilian agates. One of these days, I'll get mine split open. Kind of hate busting them up for tumbles, knowing they make such nice polished halves. I prefer using the baby Brazilians for tumbling. Thanks for the pic!
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 19, 2019 20:04:47 GMT -5
Nice job on that obsidian. It really is impressive when you get a whole batch piled up like that. Way to stick with it. Perseverance pays off.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 19, 2019 20:01:57 GMT -5
I may have and not even realized it. I tumble a lot of material for which I have no ID. After viewing Google pics, I have picked out my most 'sugilite' piece. Granted, it's in the middle of a group shot, but you'll have to tell me if it's sugilite or not, or maybe it's too hard to tell from the pic.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 19, 2019 11:37:41 GMT -5
Glad you’re able to post a few pics! They are always great! Hoping for a speedy recovery for you Randy. Thanks, Grant. It's nice to 'know a guy', in case of last minute questions before surgery.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 18, 2019 22:23:28 GMT -5
I've been meaning to participate more here on the forum, I guess this is my chance. Funny, this is very much known as the weekend warrior type injury. You have no excuse NOT to be here, lol. Recuperation time! How long is that going to take? They hope to have me up, mobile and walking well in a few months. Could take a little longer. Definitely crimping my style. Not a sit around kind of guy.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 18, 2019 21:55:20 GMT -5
Good Lord, Randy! That's awful. Looks and sounds really painful. Ow. The only good side, I guess, is you get to spend more time with us. Nice to see some of your famous photos and tumbles. That KY agate is amazing- fracture and all. No more weekend warrior! I've been meaning to participate more here on the forum, I guess this is my chance. Funny, this is very much known as the weekend warrior type injury.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 18, 2019 21:51:43 GMT -5
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 18, 2019 21:25:52 GMT -5
Is that an oxymoron? Either way, cool find.
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