Tuesday was a dark stormy day in central Florida. My shoulder is actually showing significant improvement. Many of the simple everyday movements that had caused me pain for the past nine days are becoming easier to do. Range of motion is still quite restricted but I am pretty sure that the light that I see at the end of the tunnel is not an oncoming train. <\/p>\n
The starred ingredients all have anti-inflammatory properties. <\/p>\n
5 oz codfish — 5 oz sweet potato * — diced onion * — smashed garlic * — 4 oz. almond milk — curry powder *<\/p>\n
Bake the sweet potato at 425 for 40 minutes and then cut into chunks. Saut\u00e9e the onion and garlic in olive oil. Dump everything into a casserole dish and sprinkle with lots of curry powder. Salt to taste. Bake at 425 degrees for 25 minutes. Sweeten with a bit of stevia. Serve with a side dish of unsweetened applesauce. Yummy! And easy on my blood sugar levels. You can of course substitute the protein of your choice. <\/p>\n
Today makes two hundred thirty-three days in a row with a new educational blog post! This one took less than 90 minutes to prepare. With all of my upcoming free time (or not…), the plan right now is to try to break the current record streak of 480 … Good health and good internet connections and my continuing insanity willing.<\/p>\n
Read my replies to many of the comments on the Getting Close and Tall for a Reason: Blackground!<\/em> blog post here<\/a>. There is almost always a ton to learn by re-visiting the Comments section of each blog post. <\/p>\n Is there a switch or button on the D5 and\/or the D850 that you can use to switch from AF-S (Single servo AF for static subjects) to AF-C (Full time servo AF for moving subjects)? I remember seeing a C\/S switch on older Nikon camera bodies but … As I never use AF-S I set a-10 under the CUSTOM SETTING MENU to AF-C. The name for a-10 is Autofocus mode restrictions<\/em>. The name makes no sense to me … All help and\/or explanations would be greatly appreciated. <\/p>\n If you need a hot photo item that is out of stock at B&H, would enjoy free overnight shipping, and would like a $50 discount on your first purchase, click here<\/a> to order and enter the coupon code BIRDSASART at checkout. If you are looking to strike a deal on Canon or Nikon gear (including the big telephotos) or on a multiple item order, contact Steve Elkins via e-mail<\/a> or on his cell at (479) 381-2592 (Eastern time) and be sure to mention your BIRDSASART coupon code and use it for your online order. Patrick Sparkman saved $350 on a recent purchase!<\/p>\n Action on the Used Gear Page recently has been fantastic. You can see all current listings here.<\/a><\/p>\n Jim Brennan sold his Canon EF 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II USM lens in excellent plus condition for only $1,219.00 on the first day of listing. In addition, the sale of John Norris’s Canon 1DX Mark II — premium kit — (with less than 2,000 actuations!) in like-new condition but for a few small scuff marks for top left and bottom right for the BAA record-low price of $3,996.00 became pending on the first day it was listed. <\/p>\n Jim Keener is offering a lightly used DJI Phantom 4 Pro Quadcopter<\/a> in like-new condition $999.00. The sale includes the original product box, the instruction manual, and insured ground shipping by major courier to US addresses only. The drone was flown only five times for about 30 minutes each flight. It is very much fun to use and produces exceptional video. Personal checks only. No PayPal. Your item will not be shipped until your check clears. <\/p>\n Please contact Jim via e-mail<\/a><\/center> or by phone at 310-741-7435 (9am-9pm Mountain time).<\/p>\n The Phantom 4 Pro from DJI boasts a 3-axis-stabilized gimbal camera with a 20MP, 1″ CMOS sensor capable of shooting up to 4K\/60fps video and well as photo bursts at up to 14 fps. The hull has been updated from the previous Phantom 4, now featuring magnesium alloy construction for increased rigidity and reduced weight. The FlightAutonomy system adds dual rear-vision sensors plus infrared sensing for a total of five directions of obstacle sensing and four directions of obstacle avoidance. Compared to the Phantom 4 Advanced variant, the Pro features the noted four, rather than two, directions of obstacle avoidance and offers a 5.8 GHz channel for the Lightbridge link, in addition to 2.4 GHz.<\/em> B&H<\/p>\n Folks who fly quadcopters are reminded to take care when flying them around wildlife. To put it simply, I have seen birds and animals freaked out by these devices flown too closely.<\/em> artie<\/p>\n This image was created on February 17, 2018 at Gatorland with the Induro<\/a> GIT 304L\/Mongoose M3.6<\/a>-mounted Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f\/5.6E ED VR lens<\/a> (at 500mm) and the mega mega-pixel Nikon D850 DSLR.<\/a>. ISO 800. Matrix metering probably at +1\/3 stop as originally framed: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/6.3 in Manual mode. WB: AUTO0 at 9:02am on a foggy morning. <\/p>\n Center Group\/Shutter Button AF as originally framed; the diamond pattern was on the male’s shoulder. Click on the image to enjoy a larger version. <\/p>\nA Nikon Camera Body Question<\/h3>\n
Money Saving Reminder<\/h3>\n
The Used Gear Page<\/h3>\n
Recent Sales<\/h3>\n
\nJim Burns recently sold his EOS-1D Mark IV body in excellent plus condition for a BAA record low $998; not sure exactly when \ud83d\ude42
\nDavid Solis sold a brand new Sanho HyperDrive Colorspace UDMA 3 1 TB wireless photo\/video memory card backup for $399.00 after being contacted on the first day of listing.
\nDavid Solis sold his Canon EF 300 mm f\/2.8L IS USM (the original version) lens in excellent plus condition for $2399.00 after being contacted on the first day of listing.
\nDavid Solis sold his Canon EF 500 mm f\/4L IS USM (the \u201cold five\u201d) in excellent plus condition with perfect glass for the BAA record low price of $3399.00.
\nLes Greenberg sold his Canon EF 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II USM zoom lens in mint condition to a local buyer and is sending me a check for 2 1\/2% of the original asking price of $1599.
\nJoel Williams sold his Fujifilm XF 50 f\/2 R WR lens in like-new condition for only $299 in early March.
\nRajat Kapoor sold his Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens (the \u201cold 1-4\u201d) in near-mint condition the first day is was listed for $649.
\nJim Brennan sold his Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM lens (the \u201cold five\u201d) in near-mint condition and a Canon EF 1.4 III teleconverter in very good condition for $3,599.00 right after listing them in early March.
\nGary Meyer sold his Canon EOS 7D Mark II in near-mint condition for $798 soon after it was listed in early March.<\/p>\n DJI Phantom 4 Pro Quadcopter<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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