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Go turbo or you're doing it wrong. Kinda like starting off here with no pics :gabe:

Or just until there's actually a Pair of cars to line ip

Buck's butt-crack while working on cars offended her. /thread. :lolguy:

I don't know what the code is, perhaps it can go right on the edge of the property line. I do recall when we put up our fence, as per the contractor's suggestion , we put it up 6" inside our property line to insure there were no issues. I did deny the neighbor on the left side the right to paint his side of it. Kinda felt like a dick about it because it faces his yard, but honestly, it's my fence and I want it natural not painted and don't have an interest down the road in owning something like that and technically responsible for making it look good later.

^^ this. Get a cell back. Worth it IMO. They call within 1 minute of the alarm sounding. ^^ I used scott to design and layout and purchasing of the the wireless motion sensors we have around our property. Nice to have as you get an early warning, especially if you have dogs that hear the chimes associated with them. Even when we're not home, if they go off, the dogs go ballistic and whoever is outside knows they have been spotted and sees the dogs are on guard. We no longer have a problem with kids cutting between the houses as spotlights outside, motion sensors and dogs tend to keep them away.

Ask her. Wouldn't read too much into it. I've been to your house and knowing the layout of both, I would have done the same thing. For me it's a matter of because I can and while in my back yard or looking out those windows, I'd rather look at a fence or potentially in the future a nice planting bed along that side than your cars, driveway or garage. We put up a very nice fence (not privacy) when we first moved in and the Doctor next door took offense to it and asked if I was looking to create a separation or what.....I didn't know how to respond other than we have dogs and I do like a clear separation of what's mine and what's his. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/17386038/original.jpg IMO I think my first point is her reason. View of Fence > View of garage, cars, driveway.

Radio Shack. Wallmart and B.Buy have them too. $19 IIRC. We have one in all three vehicles. Nope. Some apps like TomTom include the maps (fat on storage though) but others like Motion X have the ability to down load or pre-fetch the maps ahead of time. I do that when I'm about to leave for the day in case in the rare event I lose signal where I'm at. They don't take much data from your plan either. I do like the size of the in dash system but it's not as intuitive, believe it or not, not as fast to enter data into and newer ones are crippled from working when the car is in gear. You can use some of the features but not all.

Looks great and like you drive it as one should. Enjoy CR.

:lolguy::lolguy::lolguy: I'm still laughing :lolguy::lolguy::lolguy:

Best use of that song yet.

You lack faith young Skywalker. Trust in the force and it will care for you........ Jason, You have PM with the finished product. Looks great.

You have PM.

Now you do. You run any adjustment layer or filter you want on video inside CS3 or higher. I often do this and yes, my videos often times have still images in them. They make for great transition pieces. Herp da derp

Notice my on my own ability to communicate. :gabe: Let me try this again in terms of crop body vs Full Frame: Less expensive lenses, have less contrast and more distortions closer to the edge of the glass. Shooting with them on a full frame sensor places the image in the boundary of those glass problems. Using a crop sensor camera tends to place the image in the premium part of the lens (center)

^^ This. Ask me how I know :gabe: In terms of Photoshop, CS5 or better which is what you'll likely get a copy of :whistle: will make great use of the multicore processor too. Photoshop responds great to 12-16gb of memory. I upped mine from 12-16 recently just because it was cheap. Although even working with my 21mp HDR images I have yet to even coming close to making out the memory or processing power. Rendering movies is very intesive and it only then rendering a BluRay or copying one that my cores go full tilt and kick the fans up a notch. Even still temps are well within check thanks to the 6 fans I have keeping her cool. Picking a well designed case is key.

Yes. Some more than others. Depends on the sensor. That's one of the main reasons I like my 40D so much. Rivals my MKII in terms of dynamic range and in some ways beats it. Not all DSLR's are created equal, but by far better than the smaller P&S Cams. I won't get into the comparison of these two shots, I'll leave that for Trish. One thing you will see with a crop body vs a full frame is crop bodies are more forgiving on lesser quality optics in lenses. In other words, her FF cam will show the limitations of a less expensive lens more so than the crop body as it's using the entire lens. A crop body is essentially shooting through the center of the lens. Thus edge to edge sharpness, vignetting and distortion towards the edges are all relatively hidden to some extent when shooting a crop body. Makes sense?

That's because I'll leave on the 2nd honk and you'll never know :lolguy: All in good fun my friend. Good luck on the test. We need to get the three of us together bump Jones off the road or something.

.........still waiting for late April Fools joke to be posted. :no:

We'll have to play after C&C sometime. I want to test my tune against yours. Aaron can record us as the chase car :gabe:

MotionX Drive turn by turn is perfect. $20yr for voice guidance and around xmas they discount it to $9. Hands down my favorite. I never us the iPhone maps. Still, my point is even the brand new stuff isn't as robust as the newer phones. I have my phone mounted to the dash via vent clip and it's perfect. http://i541.photobucket.com/albums/gg378/pdqgp/DSC05947.jpg

Deaf man texting and driving. :no::no:

Don't be giving away all my little secrets that I hide in plain site :gabe:

Yes, sensor size impacts DOF as does the focal length and distance from the subject. Thus way you'll often see wedding photogs back up and zoom in with a nice f/2.8 lens. The 70-200 is a great lens. Sigma's earlier release wasn't great but the new one is light years better and yes it too has stabilization. Depending on what sport you're shooting it might not matter. Soccer, it doesn't as you're subjects move erratically. Racing I use it to stabilize the vertical axis. Yep. You're right for the most part on the megapixel front. There are other improvements on the new camera / sensor front as it's not all just MP increase. However, overall, if I brought out 3 different poster size prints to to a meeting I guarantee no one would guess what size the source image was MP wise. Not unless it was a pristine studio shot and line up side by side. For what we're talking, no.

Sounds like a good plan. I don't think you'll find lenses going obsolete. All manufacturers are going through revisions and improvements on the optics and stabilization, even Canon. However, such updates are usually decades apart. However, I'm not rushing out and paying even MORE money for them just gain a bit of improvement. You'd really have to get into a hair spliting argument on some of the improvements to see them. Put it this way, those improvements might never go seen by a buyer, so then what's the real value? Now, back to the question on what happened over the past few years. SLR's when from only full frame 35mm designs to various FF and now also crop body aka < 35mm formats. Both have pros and cons and now crop body units also have lenses begin designed specifically for them vs using their big brother counter part lenses. For the most part it's a good thing but 99.9% of these newer lenses are all consumer / lower grade designs. Decent but not awesome. Why? Because the manufacturers aren't going to go to market and try and sell a small handful more of very pricey lenses for a population that eventually goes full frame. My 800mm lens will never be made in a format specifically for a crop body, nor will another version be made as Canon would never recover the cost of doing so. Nor would anyone in a crop body likely pay for it. So, can you get great lenses for a crop body? Yes, just continue to use FF format lenses. You now also have the opportunity to choose from any of the newer ones designed for them too. Now in terms of Nikon, yes they have made changes to the bodies in terms of AF systems. One main one is they began removing the AF motors from the body to drive costs down. Smart move as it gets consumers into their "system" and away form Choosing Canon. Downside, the cost of lenses jumped because they had to put the motors in them. Again, smart move, razor blades aren't cheap either. This move however, prevents some of the older and still quality lenses from being used with AF Capability. Not as much of an issue today since new more specific lenses I mentioned above are available. There are adapters available for various mounts to now work, but unless you have a an older quality lens from years ago in hand, let's stick to the new stuff as that's what you'll be buying. Fair enough. Yep. Same holds true on Crop bodies. a 1.5x form factor Nikon D3xxx series will have 1.5x less DOF yet for those interested, it will also have 1.5 more reach than a Full Frame camera. Those are trade offs and depending on your use, will be a pro or a con. Portrait work benefits from Full Frame for example. My opinion is for you then go crop body. For landscapes you'll want to look into a wide angle lens created for the crop body Nikons. Berto here on CR Has one and loves it. It does well for him too. I've not used either but I can say on the 70-300 the downside to it if I had to point one out for sports is the aperture range. It going to rest in the f/4.5-5.6 world which is good fro a zoom in terms of light gathering, especially in that price point, however, you're DOF is going to be limited. You'll get good shots, but the WOW factor of isolation will not be there. It's a trade off you have to make when buying. I spend big bucks on lenses to get that WOW Factor. However, also don't just shoot my family and friends so you have to balance your personal budget and that's cool. I actually do a lot of post processing for others too. Here's a good example of not having the bokeh and then having that same image pop. This result is simulated with software but is done to match an f/2.8 vs f/5.6 setting nearly spot on. Both are animated gifs, so excuse the slight grain that is cause from 256 shade dithering limitation on gifs. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/135848129/original.jpg Here's another similar example. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/137573862/original.jpg So what do you do? Again, I'm no expert on Nikon lens availability, but I would suggest reviewing what options are out there that might offer f/2.8 or faster options and weigh the pros and cons to the money involved now or in the future. Start with the 70-300 now to get started and set a goal to buy the 70-200 f/2.8 VR laterSigma makes some good stuff too. Their 70-200mm f/2.8 is by far what I would go with if I were you with that budget. That vs the Nikon in your hands would not yield any regrets. So in conclusion, find something Wide Angle for you nature shots. Look for at least one fast cheap primes. Perhaps even a great Macro lens that would also double as an excellent head/shoulder portrait lens. Add in the walk around Kit Lens you discussed. Canon has a decent 18-200mm for like $450 that I have shot with. Find a Nikon similar lens. Then for the tele end, I would do the above Sigma. It might be a tad short on distance for Soccer and some larger venue racing events, but that's okay. You can crop and believe me, the WOW factor is worth the money and something you'll enjoy more than a bit of reach that can be compensated for to a point through cropping in software. I hope this helps and doesn't overwhelm. Just let me know and I'll reword it if so.

We live in the burbs but we have seen a couple Yote's around here as they come over from Brookside's country Club. However, they aren't much of a threat to my kids or dogs. However, where Jeff is at they might be more so given he's in the heart of their domain and the number is likely greater. In terms of hunting, all I've been doing lately is knocking out squirrls and rabbits. Bagged a pretty good sized thumper about an hour ago in my yard as that little bastard was digging holes in the grass that I just spent time and money on. That's two rabbits in one weekend and I know there's at least one more.