Over The Hill Gang , Old Farts with Young Cars

[dianeokie]

Originally Posted by Flightwolf

We had freezing rain yesterday and 5" of snow last night....Blah! I'm soooooo ready for spring.

Heard you all are having a record winter with the snow

Originally Posted by zandron263

We had about 3" of snow last night. I just got done cleaning the driveway from it about an hour ago. I would have done it earlier but I had to work OT today from 9-6:30. It's supposed to stay in the teens till Thursday then more normal temps. Spring can't get here fast enough.

Originally Posted by RubyCamaro

Freezing rain here now & changing to sleet then snow by morning. Probably a day off for me tomorrow. I just hope we don't lose power. We have a gas fireplace, gas water heater & stopped to get food we could eat if we have no power so we'd be okay but it would suck big time.

Zandron, I'm with you. It is time for spring already!

Sorry you guys are getting hit AGAIN. We had a nice day here today........on the motorcycle today.........but cold weather is on the way!


I'm going to start getting my car ready for our first big event. Pony Wars in Valdosta, GA. Little bit of drag racing

[RubyCamaro]

It is an icy mess here. Won't be going ANYWHERE today. Maybe not tomorrow either. Still coming down, temps won't get warm enough for salt to do anything but we still have power so it's all good.

Here are a few pics:

[Mr Twisty]

Looked about the same in Oklahoma, but we got some thundersnow! Don't recall ever seeing lightning during a snow/sleet/ice storm

[RubyCamaro]

Yeah, We had a little lightning last evening with the freezing rain/sleet too.

Still snowing!

[RubyCamaro]

I got a nice surprise delivery from UPS. At first I thought, "Dang I know Chase is fast but that is crazy", but it was not from Apex. Mike had just meantioned in passing that he was going to have a surprise for me. I actually forgot about it but even at the time I was thinking something small. This is what I got:

[dianeokie]

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

Looked about the same in Oklahoma, but we got some thundersnow! Don't recall ever seeing lightning during a snow/sleet/ice storm

I think I remember this when I was in Oklahoma...........you must have been on the road

I heard that you all were having snowquakes............

I don't care, it's still home.............

Daughter is heading there for a funeral tomorrow, supposed to fly tonight, but she's been bumped from flights since Saturday..........

Originally Posted by RubyCamaro

I got a nice surprise delivery from UPS. At first I thought, "Dang I know Chase is fast but that is crazy", but it was not from Apex. Mike had just meantioned in passing that he was going to have a surprise for me. I actually forgot about it but even at the time I was thinking something small. This is what I got:

What a sweet husband....you're lucky that way!

[skipinminn]

LOL

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by dianeokie

I think I remember this when I was in Oklahoma...........you must have been on the road

I heard that you all were having snowquakes............

I don't care, it's still home.............

Daughter is heading there for a funeral tomorrow, supposed to fly tonight, but she's been bumped from flights since Saturday..........



What a sweet husband....you're lucky that way!

I got thru the house for 16 hrs. Left about 2pm, it was a mix of snow and sleet and LOTS of kabooms! It just may be an interesting spring

Originally Posted by skipinminn

LOL

DOH!

[69supersport396]

Jeez, how long does it take to back up a computer?

My laptop is still going through the back up process, and I'm on my 8th disc. This is the laptop I download all of my photos onto. So I guess that is what's taking all the time.

Nice camera Jan. If you want to get all you can out of it, check out this book;
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-D3100-Du.../dp/1118004728

YouTube has tons of instructionals too. Nikons can do some amazing things.

Oh, and it was sunny and 76*today. We did have record rain on Saturday though.

[RubyCamaro]

Thanks Rick. I'll check that out. I used to know a little about photography................back when we still used film. Now I am losing ground to technology. Looking at that owner's manual I felt a bit like I needed to take another class. Next I will have to get a new laptop. I don't think I trust this one with my new camera. I'll use the desktop for a while until then.

[69supersport396]

Originally Posted by RubyCamaro

Thanks Rick. I'll check that out. I used to know a little about photography................back when we still used film. Now I am losing ground to technology. Looking at that owner's manual I felt a bit like I needed to take another class. Next I will have to get a new laptop. I don't think I trust this one with my new camera. I'll use the desktop for a while until then.

I don't know how much you already know, so stop me if you already know what I suggest.

The owners manual is a good start, and will serve you well to operate the camera. I have found it very helpful to read what other users experience and do with a camera. I've already got two D7100 books and have learned tons! You will too.

Start out in auto mode and go to a car show or cruise. Take lots of pics, all of the cars if you have to. Some pics will be good, some won't be good. Try to be cognizant about holding the camera as still as possible. Begin good habits now. You'll learn what works well and what does not. From there, experiment with the different settings and take lots of pictures. Before you know it, you will find yourself very comfortable using that Nikon.

And above all, have fun. I enjoy shooting photos at car shows and cruises.

[RubyCamaro]

Thanks Rick. I guess photography basics will still serve me well but the settings, and stuff related to downloads, editing, resizing, posting etc with this many pixels as well as my pittifully old computers will post a challenge.

Off to work. It will be a challenge locally & then traffic will be bad as pot holes in Nashville have shut down hte interstate & those folks will be on the highway I usually use. Better get moving. It is a bit 11 degrees & single digit wind chill outside. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr. HAGD all.

[stlrammer]

Ruby, sweet camera. Goes with Camaro. Winter has been a bust. Same crazy stuff in St. Louis.

[Norm Peterson]

Very nice, Ruby. From the little that I know about these things, not having all those megapixels crammed onto a fingernail-sized sensor is a major step up from most "SLR-like" cameras.

Will we be seeing a picture taken with it about 3 days from now?


Norm