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    The Big Photography Thread

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    I just bought this Fascinating and Amazing book on the study and photography of snowflakes/water crystals by Kenneth Libbrecht and Rachel Wing (actually I bought 3 of his books ) >> http://www.popsci.com/sites/popsci.com/files/styles/medium_1x_/public/9780760348475_1.jpg?itok=jFggR4UH

     

    The subject is incredible , and no 2 snow flakes or crystals are ever the same. They go into a ton of scientific explanation of why they are different, but finally "eat humble pie" on pg 106 , saying they really don't know why :). Water is the life force of nature (I found out years ago).

    Brett

    The Big Photography Thread

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    Greetings and Best Wishes for 2016 Friends , and may the Do Re Mi pour in :).

    Really fantastic photo's going on (as usual) , love the bird pic's Mike , So love your night shot xKnuckles!. My night shots suck & are B.S in comparison , it's my equipment >> http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/potatoe-4507668.jpg << of course , not me >> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bc/Garfield_the_Cat.svg/1280px-Garfield_the_Cat.svg.png :D

    The Big Photography Thread

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    ^^^ Incredible, looks like daylight!.

     

    Nothing exciting here folks, just looking at the culprit that was causing my electronic gizmo to shutdown - could also be dogging that Kronos over < there.

    Through my binocular microscope , this small fitting looked fine to the naked eye, and was done up tight - but no.

     

    22243110224_e0c54665f3_b.jpgcrook electrical connector 006 by Brett Palmer, on Flickr

     

    Actually Brett, these photos are extremely interesting and I particularly like the bottom one. How did you manage to take photos of something visible only in a microscope? Does the microscope have a camera?

     

    Hi Knuckles, you won't believe it, just by holding the front camera lens central and square on one of the binocular microscopes 2 viewing lenses. I can't believe it's so easy either :)

    That hole in the eyelet fitting is 3.2mm , and I can blow it right up to 115mm in Flickr :) (I have 2 cool binoc microscopes, this one does X 15 ).

    Brett

    The Big Photography Thread

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    ^^^ Incredible, looks like daylight!.

     

    Nothing exciting here folks, just looking at the culprit that was causing my electronic gizmo to shutdown - could also be dogging that Kronos over < there.

    Through my binocular microscope , this small fitting looked fine to the naked eye, and was done up tight - but no.

     

     

    22244729203_43ccd9e7fc_b.jpgcrook electrical connector 019 by Brett Palmer, on Flickr

     

     

    22243110224_e0c54665f3_b.jpgcrook electrical connector 006 by Brett Palmer, on Flickr

     

     

    The Big Photography Thread

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    ....I know :) , at first sight I wasn't quite sure what to think, but it is better and kinder than cow leather upholstery in a car.

    The guy was a cool down to earth dude with plenty of tats , and slightly concerned that some people might freak out about his "dog seat" :) , I talked to him a bit about his bike travels - very interesting (and creative) person.

    Brett

    The Big Photography Thread

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    Awesome photo's going on Peep's! :)

     

     

    Here is a cool motorbike I saw a couple of days ago, bristling with a ton of character (it's owner of course :) ).

    He couldn't bare to be parted from his beloved pooch , so he kept his departed dogs hide for his seat covering - that's a first!:).

     

     

    22478464846_5cce259e7d_b.jpgHarley Davidson with character 029 by Brett Palmer, on Flickr

     

     

    22317642349_9397cf4654_b.jpgHarley Davidson with character 030 by Brett Palmer, on Flickr

     

     

    22316789888_a5fa39ae90_b.jpgHarley Davidson with character 031 by Brett Palmer, on Flickr

    The Big Photography Thread

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    Great timing for a great picture!!.

    Just yesterday I stumbled across a cute little green bird, but sadly he was upside down cold, with his landing wheels in the air. Had to close his cute little eyes, and place him back into the earth where he was created from...

    Brett

    Heads-up: SpaceStation keyboard amp is apparently back

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    If I finally follow through and get a sub to pair with the SS, would I still want a stand? I'm assuming/hoping that the SS would be sitting atop the sub. I guess a stand could still be used, but that seems awkward.

     

    People seem to go through a fairly predictable path with this amp, and it's just like a relationship. First there's the Holy Shit stage, where you plug it in and the sound blows your pot-fogged mind. Then there's the Gotta Have More stage, where, because you can suddenly hear your sound so well, you can also hear what you're NOT hearing. (i.e., low end). So everyone goes out and buys a sub. Mixer too, to help with the other parts of the spectrum. Then there's the Honeymoon Is Over stage, where you start to notice little things that annoy you about the box. (For me, a big one is that the sound you're adjusting is not the sound other people are hearing.) Then finally, there's the Long-Term Commitment stage, where you realize that for this thing to work for you, you're going to have to get real about it. Most people stop bringing their sub at that point. Who wants to deal with a second box, when you just bought a tiny amp to use as your first one? Some try the sideways thing, to help with the "late-bloomer" issue. I've been doing more and more gigs without a mixer in the signal chain, whenever possible. Anything I can do to cut down cartage and set-up time, I tend to do.

     

    So my answer to your amp-stand + sub question is...just wait it out. You're in the Gotta Have More stage. There is likely to come a time when the sub leaves the building, and then you're free to set the SS3 up however you'd like. It's the gear-based equivalent to the stage in your marriage when you figure you might as well get fat and keep those pizza crumbs on your shirt in case you get hungry for a snack later.

     

    I love this post! Maybe the funniest one I have read in years.

     

     

    Ditto! LOL!! More please Insects :D

    Brett

    The Big Photography Thread

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    ;-) , It's called the "Cineraria"... Created by the Gods and passed down to us. I drew it up , and my friends with the $Mega dollar machine, laser cut it beautifully out of 1.2mm aluminium while we slept.

    A marvel of engineering , and more $goldfishfedtothecat$ :)

    Brett

    The Big Photography Thread

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    It shore is Brett!! Makes you walk like this.... :taz: (Have been dying to find an excuse to use that one.... :D )...

    But that is nothing compared to what betides you if you venture beyond it, into the sea........ (Ken you are getting slightly warm when you say "cool"... :cool: )

     

    Thanks for sharing your pics, Linda, and thanks for your comments, everyone. :)

     

     

    :D Thanks xknuckles. Do you mean as in Sea Monsters? - scream!!:D

    Brett

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