Picture: Like Cats and Dogs


I will comfort you (ooo)
I’ll take your part, oh, when darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

Bridge over Troubled Water, Simon & Garfunkel

 

“Cat comforts dog?”

Via

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20170831

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” — George Orwell

“Teach a man to read and write, and you have put into his hands the great keys of the wisdom box. But it is quite another thing to open the box.” — Thomas Henry Huxley

“Where the laws are not supreme, there demagogues spring up.” — Aristotle

“At eighty-eight how do you feel when getting up in the morning? … Amazed!” — Ludwig von Mises

 
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STATUS QUOtes — Picture Quote — 20170830

Today’s Picture Quote

“Do more things that make you forget to check your phone.”

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STATUS QUOtes — 20170830

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare.” — John Dryden

“To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.” — Jane Austen

“The great political tugs of the past have concerned the distribution of the golden eggs. We must focus on the health of the goose. [ed]” — Paul Tsongas

“The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp.” — Terry Pratchett

 
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Fuji X T-2: Making the Lens Cap

Stay Put on the Kit Lens

Some say TO-MATE-TO and some say TOM-AT-TOE so I guess it is whatever one is accustomed to that really counts; at least to them. I do a lot of hiking photography. You know the type – mountains, lakes, waterfalls, paths, bridges, streams, animals, etc. Because I am on the move a lot and the trails can be very dusty, I keep my lens cap on the lens when I am not actually taking photographs.

There have been several times when I have had to backtrack on the trail to find my lens cap and one time, another hiker was kind enough to retrieve it for me when I didn’t realize right away that I had lost it. He had picked it up along the way and handed it to me!

Do you like a tethered lens cap or do you prefer to have it totally removable?

Since I want to take it off and replace it when done, I like to have it tethered because most lens caps/covers don’t stay on the lens that well. With all the technology and innovation taking place, one would figure this problem would have been solved by now.

My new Fuji X T-2 does not have a tethered lens cap AND the lens cap does not easily stay put on my 18-55mm kit lens. Add the lens hood (more about that later) and it is even harder to get that cap to hunker down. I decided to do what I did with my Nikon D3300 and create my own tether.


Fuji X T-2 lens cap

Fuji X T-2 lens cap

This is my procedure for attaching my lens cap so that it does not get lost:


Supplies needed to tether the lens cap
Supplies needed to tether the lens cap

  • Get some relatively thick black thread.
  • Take a piece of strong tape. I use tape that is designed to be put on metal chimney flues so you can understand that it has a rather strong adhesive and it can stand the heat! This is sometimes referred to as aluminum tape.


Thick black thread attached to lens cap
Thick black thread attached to lens cap with aluminum tape (silver)

  • I tape one end of the thread to the lens cap with the aluminum tape and then cover that silver tape with black electrical tape.


Black electrician's tape is used to cover the silver foil tape
Black electrician’s tape is used to cover the silver foil tape

  • I then tie the other end of the black thread to the strap loop.


Thread is tied to strap loop

NOTE – If you think you will want to remove the lens cap completely to attach a different sized filter, change lenses, etc., make a double strand (loop) with the thread and “loop it” through the strap. This way, the lens cap can easily be removed by backing it out of the loop when necessary.


Thread is tied to strap loop
Thread is tied to strap loop (red oval)

Now when the cap is unleashed, it can hang by the side of the camera. I often hold it in my hand to keep it from swinging or being a distraction.

X T-2 with tethered lens cap

Lets talk about the lens hood. The lens hood is a pretty typical “tulip” type lens hood. It appears to be made of plastic. One would think that a professional level camera, even if ordered with the kit lens, would have a more robust lens hood. I would have paid a few dollars more for a better lens hood; just sayin’!

My Nikon D3300 lens hood does not stay on the lens with much active use so I tethered that to the camera too. Here is what that looks like…


Nikon D3300 with tethered lens hood

So far the Fuji lens hood has remained relatively loyal to the lens and has not wiggled off errantly so I will leave it as is unless it becomes necessary to tether that as well.

I am very happy with the X T-2 so don’t get me wrong. I am just modifying it to suit my particular photography style. You might or might not like to work that way. This just keeps me from lens cap hunting and enables me to keep my lenses as clean as possible through a day of hiking.

I will talk about my first photographic experiments with the new Fuji X T-2, but since, in my previous post, I said I would share a picture, here is the first picture I took with the new X T-2; Explanation and discussion to follow in another post.


First photo with my new Fuji X T-2

UPDATE – Don’t be disappointed with your Fuji RAW files when imported into Lightroom. Read about the way to post process those images to bring out the color and detail Fuji X T-2: Improving LR Post Processing Process

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STATUS QUOtes — 20170829

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Understanding is an art and not everyone is an artist.” — Unknown

“The unreported good things that happen in this country are both more encouraging and more significant than all the over-reported bad things.” — Ken Horne

“We promise according to our hopes, and perform according to our fears.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“If you ever start to feel too good about yourself, they have this thing called the Internet, and you can find a lot of people there who don’t like you.” — Tina Fey, Golden Globes Acceptance Speech, 2009

 
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Something to Think About – Puzzle of Sorts

Here’s a puzzle (of sorts) for JBRish readers.

Preface: We live in N. Phoenix which is near Scottsdale, AZ. This area thrives on the winter vacation and part-time resident crowd and thus there are a multitude of restaurants. We have eaten at our share of the nearby eateries over the years and the last time we visited a local establishment that is popular with the locals and tourists alike, I looked in the dispenser that held the sugar packets and this is what I saw

NOTE – I have removed some of the markings to make this a bit of a challenge.

Have you ever seen one of these? Do you know what it is?



Don’t feel bad, it took me a minute and I had the entire form to look at. Here it is with one more clue added



By now you have probably guessed, so here is the rest of the item as I saw it when I took it from the container.



If you haven’t guessed by now, it is for diners to place their gum on this cardboard to be folded and discarded. Apparently, as confirmed by our waitress, so many people stick their gum under the table that it has created a big problem for staff who have to scrape and clean the bottom of the tables. Who would have thought?!


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STATUS QUOtes — 20170828

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.” — Native American Proverb

“Don’t find customers for your products, find products for your customers.” — Seth Godin

“We all know here that the law is the most powerful of schools for the imagination. No poet ever interpreted nature as freely as a lawyer interprets the truth.” — Jean Giraudoux

“Among the things money can’t buy is what it used to.” — Max Kaufman

 
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STATUS QUOtes — Picture Quote — 20170827

Today’s Picture Quote

“I DIDN’T COME THIS FAR TO ONLY COME TO THIS FAR.”

Via

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20170827

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“It is completely unimportant… That is why it is so interesting.” — Agatha Christie

“Americans are funny about taxes: When we complain about them, we don’t moan that we are paying too much—we lament that others are paying too little.” — Kevin D. Williamson

“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.” — Thucyclides

“Living in the lap of luxury isn’t bad, except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.” — Orson Welles

 
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