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Looking good. Let us know how it fishes. I'm liking the stipple effect a lot. Gonna give a try myself. Hoping it's not too time consuming.

Very nice! It's amazing to see the detail of nature so close up. So, did you squoosh him?

I was ready to pull out my pole beans a couple weeks ago because they were looking really sickly and diseased. At the very top though, there was some green and there were a lot of blossoms, so I figured I had nothing to lose by seeing what happened. I also gave everything a good feeding. Well, I'm glad I did because the have somehow made a comeback and are covered with green, and beans. Picked about 1-1/2 pounds tonight, and a bunch of chiles and banana peppers. Maters are making a comeback, with tons of blossoms and leetle ones. The Sun Gold cherries have turned back on too -- brought in about 25 of them. Temp outside is 69 degrees! Started some lettuce and cabbage under lights, and planted a bunch of beets, carrots, collards, bush beans and peas for the fall garden.

Yeah -- I've never met a GSP I didn't like. Great hunters and family dogs too.

Aw, she's a beauty. Great markings!

AF is autofocus, yes. Stabilization is a feature that adjusts for slight movement in the lens, like from the natural movement of your hand. If the lens is moving when the picture is taken, the image will be blurry.

I think you're right about nutmeg.

I'm with you on that.

Great story -- thanks for sharing it. That's some pretty interesting stuff. Good think you guys kept your eyes peeled that night.

Haven't been to Rosedale in years just because it's kinda out of the way for us. Definitely good que though. I've had a couple so-so experiences at Jack's Stack over the last few years (with their burnt ends -- I hate biting into a big hunk of fat) so I've moved them down the list. Guy Fieti rolled into town a few years back and hit 3-4 of the small-name places. One of them, Johnny's in Mission, has become a favorite of ours. They do a great job on the meat, and their sauce is pretty interesting with some cinnamon or something going on.

Good point, 3wt. Is the less-expensive D90 is compatible non-AFS lenses too? I think Flysmallie has that one.

Fellers -- it's just joeD being joeD. Look at the time of the post too.

Huh? I want one....

Yeah, they're still around. The Berbiglia family, who owns a chain of liquor stores in KC, bought Brant's many years ago. The one at the Legends (near the race track) opened a few years back. Just not the same.

You know, I kinda used to turn my nose up at the whole slaw on pulled pork thing. That is, until I tried it

Thanks, Chief! I'm gonna file that one away for the next time I try doing this stuff. Looks like it's got all the right stuff.

Hah! I think Bryant's at the original location just slightly beats Gates. But Bryant's at the Legends, well, it's just not as good for some reason. Fries at Gates top the limp, oily ones at Bryant's, no matter the location. But if somebody suggests either one, I'm going!

Sure -- I'd love to see it. Maybe not so much to copy but to see what kinda of ingredients are in it too. Thanks for the offer. BTW -- I just gorged myself at Gates with the family on Saturday. Dang it was good.

What I see on my computer here at work is always different from what I see on my computer at home. My monitor at home is just brighter than this one. Here at work I like the exposure on the second one better -- the first is a little dim and loses stuff in the darker areas. At home, the second one is a little blown out -- the details in the brightest part of the yellow get lost.The first one looks better. It's an imperfect experiment, and there would probably be better ways to demonstrate 'sharpness', which was my intent. The differences in sharpness I notice most are outside the center of the picture. Look at the dead flower and frog to the left. And the detail in the table. It's pretty subtle, but you should see the first picture is crisper than the second in those areas. All that said, I guess I haven't made a real good argument for buying better lenses, have I. But you should do it anyway

I know what you mean about color and yeah Franks is god flavor

That sounds pretty good. That mustard and vinegar make it still sound pretty Carolina style. It's fairly thin, right?

Care to share that recipe? I used to dabble in making my own but haven't in years. My brother makes a great sauce, but the little punk won't give me the recipe. I just know it's different. Hmmm. I didn't know that about Ott's. We've always got some of the salad dressing in the fridge -- don't remember seeing their BBQ sauce on the shelves. We've got a lot of the local BBQ joints sauces on the shelves. I kinda bounce around between a few of them: Gates Sweet and Mild, Bryant's Rich and Spicy, Hayward's, Bryant's original, Jack's Stack. I occasionally buy a big brand when I need a lot of sweet sauce, but usually stick with the good stuff.

Alright -- here's two pictures taken with the same camera, same settings, on a tripod, only changing the lens and then refocusing. One picture was with the Nikkor AF-S 18-70 f/3.5-4.5 G ED; the other with Nikkor AF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 G. The main differences spec-wise between the two lenses are: the 18-55 has a larger minimum aperture (the 5.6) compared to the 18-70. The bigger difference is indicated by the "ED" on the 18-70. It stands for "Extra-low Dispersion", which is Nikon's higher quality glass formula. Settings were 200 ISO, aperture priority, f/8. Zoomed to 50 mm. There's a slight difference in the angle, as I probably moved the camera slightly when changing lenses. Also, the 18-55 shot was at 1/40; the other at 1/30. Camera decided that, possibly because of the camera movement picking a slightly different exposure. I focused on the center of the yellow flower in the middle of the frame. See any differences between the two?

Funny -- I don't know if my kids have ever eaten a Twinkie. If they have it wasn't at our house. Walk in to the local grocery store a week or so ago, ad they've got a big mountain of Twinkies right as you walk in with "We're Back!" signage. Unfortunately, my son was drawn in and wanted to buy some. We didn't. He got the lecture again -- the one about buying what you came for. One day it'll stick.

We're not getting nearly as much rain as you guys are, but getting some. It's been relatively cool too. Things kinda shut down for me several weeks ago, but are picking back up with lots of blossoms on the maters and peppers. A few getting picked, but not much. Pole beans were overcome with wilt or something. Need to pull them out and start thinking ahead to fall.