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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Birds of Prey in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2015 02:18:03 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are there a lot of good photo ops there? A local rescue center that focuses on birds has a couple events a year that are just for photographers. They bring out about 6-10 of their resident birds that are no longer fit to return to the wild and allow you to photograph them. A local pro photographer sets up perches and all of the proceeds go to help&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-11689"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/birds-of-prey/#post-53538" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 10-15-14 - Autumn 3 in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
				<link>http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/10-15-14-autumn-3/#post-53320</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:42:37 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Same here, missed it. I even took some new photos last Saturday with this contest in mind.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 10-1-14 - Can&#039;t See the Forest for the Trees in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
				<link>http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/10-1-14-cant-see-the-forest-for-the-trees/#post-53312</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:31:00 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m a moran and added a title to an image. Will you please delete it (either the title or the post)? I rarely do that and after previewing I thought it seemed like a good idea. It was not.&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-11910"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/10-1-14-cant-see-the-forest-for-the-trees/#post-53312" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 5-21-14 - One is Still the Loneliest Number in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
				<link>http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/5-21-14-one-is-still-the-loneliest-number/#post-53017</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 17:25:10 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am finally home and remembered to enter a contest and forgot to enable voting on my first entry, again. Would you please switch it on? Thanks!</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 2-26-14 - Animal Kingdom in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
				<link>http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/2-26-14-animal-kingdom/page/2/#post-52813</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:29:41 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks orionid and Barracuda. The eagle that I entered was taken with natural light at a rehab facility. There was a small ray of light coming through the woods and the background was in heavy shadow. The eagles flying around are from the Mississippi River, Locks 13 and 14 near Clinton, IA. I bet there are 1,000 eagle there right now. The cold&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-12294"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/2-26-14-animal-kingdom/page/2/#post-52813" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 2-26-14 - Animal Kingdom in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
				<link>http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/2-26-14-animal-kingdom/#post-52804</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 20:36:34 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A tough subject for me since this is what I spend most of my time chasing. A few others:<br />
<a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkanimal1.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">Happy Seal</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkanimal4.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">Soaring Eagle a few weeks ago</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkanimal5.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">Eagle fishing</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkanimal6.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">Piglet last weekend at the local park&#8217;s farm, 5 days old</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkanimal8.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">Egret</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkanimal9.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">Puffy Great Blue Heron</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkanimal10.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">Blue Jay</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkanimal13.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">Great Horned Owl Portrait</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkanimal14.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">Goldeneye last weekend on Detroit River</a></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 12-11-13 - Soundscapes in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
				<link>http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/12-11-13-soundscapes/#post-52533</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 04:53:32 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Would you be so kind as to enable voting on my first entry? I hit Add instead of Preview by mistake before ticking the box. Thanks!</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 11-27-13 - If I had a Hammer: Tools Two in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
				<link>http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/11-27-13-if-i-had-a-hammer-tools-two/#post-52470</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2013 04:00:53 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please delete my B&amp;W entry, for some reason I thought this week was machines and didn&#8217;t pay attention. Thanks!</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 11-20-13 - High Dynamic Range Photography 4 in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
				<link>http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/11-20-13-high-dynamic-range-photography-4/#post-52458</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2013 05:56:25 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CISS, same here. I very seldom bracket exposure unless I&#8217;m really afraid of screwing things up so I didn&#8217;t have many to choose from. Plus the whole HDR experience made me feel kind of dirty.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic HDR Something in the forum HDR</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2013 04:42:57 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve purposely stayed away from HDR but have had HDR Efex Pro 2 for quite a while. Because of this contest I thought I would fool around with some photos that I bracketed in the past as a precautionary measure. They seem to turn out pretty well but I wondered if you have any tips about processing before taking photos into the HDR software? Do you&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-13291"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/hdr-something/#post-51805" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 10-9-13 - No Disassemble! in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
				<link>http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/10-9-13-no-disassemble/page/2/#post-52311</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:00:11 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry I missed this one too. I really like the topic. I wish I could take a camera into some of the places I work since there are always machines in various states of dis assembly. I&#8217;ve been very busy with work recently as well and any free time to shoot has been focused on the outdoors stuff this time of year. I have a lot of images in my mind&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-12793"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/10-9-13-no-disassemble/page/2/#post-52311" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Logging In Issue in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
				<link>http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/logging-in-issue/#post-52367</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:05:29 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>fluffybunny, that is what I have to do. I use <a href="http://farktography.net/index.php?module=users&amp;type=user&amp;func=login&amp;returnpage=%2Findex.php%3Fmodule%3DUsers%26func%3Dlogin" rel="nofollow ugc">this page</a> to log in because I can&#8217;t get the main forum page to work. Also it seems that I get logged out at different time intervals that don&#8217;t seems to have any pattern. I do log in from my pc and my phone sometimes.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Montana / Yellowstone / Tetons in the forum The Gallery</title>
				<link>http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/montana-yellowstone-tetons/#post-52352</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:50:36 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Love your shot of the barn at Mormon Row. That scene is a photo cliche for a very good reason and I really like your take on it with the slow shutter&#8217;s effect on the clouds and the colors.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Do any of you get harassed for photography? in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
				<link>http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/do-any-of-you-get-harassed-for-photography/#post-52260</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 01:15:40 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Only issues I&#8217;ve had were with a crazy duck lady at the park around the corner.  She&#8217;s shouted at me a couple times not to take photos of her.  Keep biting my tongue instead of responding with something nasty about wanting to find better subjects to photograph than her ugly mug.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c22_1375265790" rel="nofollow ugc">Does she also go around picking rhubarb?</a> <span>(NSFW language if you don&#8217;t&hellip;</span><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-12844"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/do-any-of-you-get-harassed-for-photography/#post-52260" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Do any of you get harassed for photography? in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
				<link>http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/do-any-of-you-get-harassed-for-photography/#post-52255</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 01:04:10 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lenny, do you walk around playgrounds with a giant lens? Where do you live that people are so aggressive? Around Michigan here there are plenty of nature photographers and I don&#8217;t have a 500mm so I don&#8217;t draw any attention but most of my time is spent in parks. People seem either to be used to seeing photographers or are they just don&#8217;t want to&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-12849"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/do-any-of-you-get-harassed-for-photography/#post-52255" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic No disassemble! [Hoppered] in the forum Themes</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:19:05 -0400</pubDate>

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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 7-31-13 - Drop in the Bucket in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
				<link>http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/7-31-13-drop-in-the-bucket/#post-51998</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 01:32:32 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been shooting a lot for this contest and didn&#8217;t quite get the shots I wanted but I&#8217;ve learned about what I need to do, I think. Trying to get things in focus through the water drops is a lot more difficult than I thought it would be. Here are my Bees, most taken in the last week: <a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkdrop1.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">#1</a>, <a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkdrop4.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">#2</a>, <a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkdrop5.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">#3</a>, <a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkdrop6.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">#4</a>, <a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkdrop7.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">#5</a>, <a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkdrop9.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">#6</a>, <a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farkdrop10.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">#7</a>. I probably should have used #2&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-13103"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/7-31-13-drop-in-the-bucket/#post-51998" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic PHOTO TRIP!!!!!!! (Bozeman/Yellowstone/Tetons/etc) in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:01:02 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not as familiar with Canon but I&#8217;ve heard good things about the 100-400mm and I wish Nikon made one, not their 80-400 that is $3k. I generally carry a 300mm f4 plus a 70-200mm and a 1.7 TC. I did just buy a 28-300mm yesterday to try to reduce the lenses that I&#8217;ve been lugging around. The 300mm f4 plus 1.7x gets out to 500mm but it certainly&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-12974"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/photo-trip-bozeman-yellowstone-tetons-etc/#post-52130" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic PHOTO TRIP!!!!!!! (Bozeman/Yellowstone/Tetons/etc) in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 20:12:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have just started researching a similar trip of Tetons, Yellowstone, and Glacier for September 2014. I haven&#8217;t found anything specific yet other than the iconic Moulton Barn. So I will also be looking forward to finding any information in this thread.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 7-24-13 - Ugly Buildings in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 01:28:29 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I fooled around a bit and it seems that the red and blue color saturations have just been jacked up really high. Cranking those down made it look pretty normal. It may still fall outside the guidelines of making a photo look cartoon-ish, but I&#8217;ve probably done that too at some point. I&#8217;m mostly surprised that he/she found such a clear sky in Cleveland.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Muybridge [Hoppered] in the forum Themes</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 01:46:35 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not sure the local bowling alley would let me photograph a naked man bowling as Muybridge did. It could be fun though so +1.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic The week from hell in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 01:42:55 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That stinks! I hope they cover it all, no questions asked. The clowns at the local stealership overtightened the plug in the center diff of my truck and cracked the housing earlier this year. I drove about 1,400 miles on a road trip before parking it at home for a while. After it sitting there for a week I noticed gear lube all over the driveway.&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-13231"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/the-week-from-hell/#post-51870" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Help needed in the forum The Gallery</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:49:01 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I fooled around with it a bit in my editing software and in the end only ended up with some small colour adjustments after a tiny bit of straightening (-.2 degrees). I did remove the lights in the top but overall I like the composition.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Web Dev Tools in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:58:10 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My goals with my web pages is to make them functional and not bad looking while spending the least amount of time and effort on them. I&#8217;ve been using WordPress for the past couple of years and it is very easy once you find a decent template. I have had to edit some of the CSS, but not too much.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 7-17-13 - Signs 2: Everywhere a Sign in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:15:34 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday I was near the famous &#8220;Exit 69, Big Beaver Rd.&#8221; sign on I-75 near Detroit but it&#8217;s not easy to stop there to take a photo. I have one B-Side that is a horrible snapshot but a little funny: <a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farksign2.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">B-Side</a>.</p>
<p>Edit: And I just remembered I had this <a href="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/farksign5.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">gem</a>.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 6-19-13 - Psychedelics in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 21:34:39 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My idea for this one was to try refractograph photography but I got tied up with work from TX to MI and now CT. Here&#8217;s a video about it and it appears to be simple to set up: <a href="http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-create-refractograph-abstract-photography/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-create-refractograph-abstract-photography/</a> if anybody is interested in trying it.</p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:04:49 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve only used Adorama Pix in the past to have a few things printed on aluminum and one 20&#215;30 canvas in my office. They were okay, but a little washed out on the colors but I thought it may have been the medium. I&#8217;m mostly surprised by how bad Snapfish and Shutterfly are. In the future I&#8217;ll be using PRO DPI or Millers probably.</p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:39:42 -0400</pubDate>

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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Film SLR Camera Problem in the forum Farktography tech talk</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:02:04 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How long does Nikon usually take to do your annual service? I sent a camera in once and had it back within a couple weeks, then the next time there were issues and it took 2 months. So I&#8217;m curious how long they take for a routine procedure.</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:47:05 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve never seen an F3, but one question is could it be the batteries? On my FG if the battery is low it will do that when in any shutter speed other than M90. And since I seem to only fool around with it about once a year I have to put a new battery in it each time.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic a rant in the forum Hardware</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 02:24:43 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Somewhat off topic, but I just came across <a href="http://www.clarkvision.com/articles/nightscapes/" rel="nofollow ugc"> this article</a> tonight about high ISO for night photography. I&#8217;ve never really tried shooting much after dark but the images from last week&#8217;s contest were all compelling so maybe I&#8217;ll have to try it. Back on topic, there are some good body comparisons but the author determines that a fast lens makes the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-13556"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/a-rant/#post-51534" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:59:16 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hear you, I&#8217;ve waited for a while for a replacement for the D300s to come out and it never did so I bought a different one. I bet now a D400 will come out soon.</p>
<p>The D7000 is a really good camera and I&#8217;m sure you will be happy with it. <a href="http://snapsort.com/compare/Nikon-D5200-vs-Nikon_D7000" rel="nofollow ugc">Here&#8217;s</a> a comparison that shows the D7000 vs. D5200.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 3D Printing and Photography in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 11:54:03 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many of my customers have these and use them for lots of stuff from making prototype tubes, gages, and fixtures for production. They aren&#8217;t very fast but you can start them and let them run all night. Which solid modeling software do you use? All places I have seen are using SolidWorks and then they just hit the &#8220;print&#8221; button and the part opens&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-13616"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/3d-printing-and-photography/#post-51473" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 10:56:19 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last fall I bought a D600 to enter the full frame arena. My biggest surprise is how great high ISO performance is with an FX sensor. I chose it over the D800 because the RAW files are much smaller, faster FPS, a it&#8217;s little cheaper. Sometimes I question the decision when I see tiny crops from D800 images that are still perfect. But I know that the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-13652"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/id-like-to-have-a-problem-like-this/#post-51436" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 5-1-13 - Back Alleys and Laneways in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:40:16 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, sounds like a popular place! Slightly off topic, but are most parts of Toronto pretty safe? I used to spend a lot of time in the GTA for work but haven&#8217;t been there for several years. Around here the places with lots of graffiti aren&#8217;t generally places that are safe to explore, especially carrying a big old camera.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Help With Options in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:10:49 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think that orionid covered the TCs pretty well except that you need to be careful that they will even fit. Nikon has a <a href="http://www.nikonsupport.eu/europe/Manuals/DrdIaQvRZv/TC_converter_compatibility-EN_01.pdf" rel="nofollow ugc">compatibility chart</a> for theirs. Maybe other brands are designed differently. I have a Nikon 1.7 and it won&#8217;t fit on my 70-300 VR because the rear element will have a collision. It works on the 70-200 and 300 f4 but does take a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-14010"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/help-with-options/#post-51061" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 5-1-13 - Back Alleys and Laneways in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:44:46 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Crap, I was downtown Detroit last night and forgot about this theme. I do have one entry already that I did when this theme was just a suggestion.<br />
<strong>cameraflage</strong>, I think laneway is a Canadian term, I think it means where you queue at a Tim Horton&#8217;s drive-thru. It does sound rural though. I&#8217;m interpreting the theme as urban, but maybe that&#8217;s not&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-14299"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/5-1-13-back-alleys-and-laneways/#post-50771" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic OMG Want! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:25:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have two pairs of binoculars, good ones with 8x and the a cheaper pair that is 8-24x. When I get out to 24x I can&#8217;t see much since there is so much shake. <strong>Rav</strong>, does the stabilization work pretty well? I&#8217;ve never tried any. That would be my main concern with 25x magnification. And the $2,000 price of course.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 4-24-13 - I Went to___ and All I Got Was This Lousy___ in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:18:34 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I actually had things lined up to shoot this week but have been working 16 hours each day this week with my boss in town from Italy. I haven&#8217;t even opened my camera bag and I&#8217;m not sure I will be able to today either which is unusual since I try to shoot every day.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 4-3-13 - Ghost Towns in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:14:43 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, I hadn&#8217;t really considered abandoned buildings for this. I&#8217;m about 45 minutes from Detroit but I haven&#8217;t been downtown recently and I generally don&#8217;t take photos of the decay there since there are a million photos of it already. I might try to get in on a photo walk of an abandoned building down there since they have them regularly but I&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-14377"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/4-3-13-ghost-towns/#post-50693" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Annnnnd...it&#039;s back! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:04:27 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve had outages before and it is frustrating when you can&#8217;t do anything but wait for the internet gods to give you their blessing to come back. I&#8217;m happy that it is back.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Desktop Rollcall in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:57:25 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" src="http://www.bender16v.com/fark/desktop1.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve had this one up for a few months, it&#8217;s about time to change.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Nik Filters Discount in the forum Software</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:59:14 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems that last September that happened: <a href="http://education.niksoftware.com/2012/09/17/google-acquires-nik-software/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://education.niksoftware.com/2012/09/17/google-acquires-nik-software/</a><br />
I think that they bought Nik for Snapspeed and then killed that recently: <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-second-spring-of-cleaning.html" rel="nofollow ugc">http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-second-spring-of-cleaning.html</a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m not sure why they are having such a big sale, but I am happy about it since I&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-13992"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/nik-filters-discount/#post-51079" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Wish me luck (fingers crossed) in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:26:15 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That is really cool. This was shot through that spotting scope or telescope that you posted the other day? Do you set up and track the sun or preset a calculated position and wait for everything to come together?</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic CLA in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:54:47 -0400</pubDate>

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Oil spots?  WTF; Nikons get oil spots?  Do you live near the La Brea Tar Pits, or Houston?</p></blockquote>
<p>Mine seems to have a deep sump, since I clean and clean and still get crap like <a href="http://www.bender16v.com/nikon/spots.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">this</a> and <a href="http://www.bender16v.com/nikon/spots2.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">this</a>. It&#8217;s bad enough I try not to shoot less than f11 anymore.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic 3-27-13 - The Onion on Your Belt in the forum This week&#039;s contest</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:55:35 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ll dig through my archive, but I don&#8217;t think that I have anything. I&#8217;ve been in Texas for work for the past week+ and didn&#8217;t think ahead about this one before I left. If I can miraculously get home in time I&#8217;ll try to come up with some old stuff, of which I have too much. I&#8217;d like to dig the &#8217;79 Scirocco from the garage for this one, but I know&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-14417"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/3-27-13-the-onion-on-your-belt/#post-50653" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic CLA in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:35:45 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>nobigdeal wrote:</p>
<p>orionid wrote:</p>
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Nikon service has had my D600 for 5 weeks now for oil spots on the sensor. Supposedly they are replacing the mirror assy &amp; the shutter but the parts are on backorder. Needless to say I&#8217;m not real happy about that.</p></blockquote>
<p>Good luck! They had my D7000 for oil spots and a line on the images for just shy of three months.&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-14021"><a href="http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/cla/#post-51050" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Cindy Sherman at the MoMA in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 03:42:24 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I went and saw this exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art today. I wholeheartedly agree, to see these images full-sized and not on a computer screen made all the difference in the world. It&#8217;s not my cup of tea photographically speaking, but what an incredible display of her vision and execution.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic New to these here parts in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:20:00 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome! As Yoyo said you can use a GND filter or you can try the <a href="http://icelandaurora.com/blog/2010/07/20/tonys-magic-cloth-technique/" rel="nofollow ugc">magic cloth technique.</a> I&#8217;ve only tried it a couple of times but it seemed to work pretty well, plus it is free.</p>
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				<title>bender16v replied to the topic Alright, which one of y&#039;all are behind this Kickstarter? in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:11:58 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sounds like a dream! And reminds me a little of <a href="http://www.bluehighwaysrevisited.net/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blue Highways Revisited</a> which chronicles the book Blue Highways through photographs.</p>
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