Its not photography, its Farktography | Claff | Activity https://www.farktography.com/members/claff/activity/ Activity feed for Claff. Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:42:24 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 f727a7c5c40465393c339cc2b371f7bc Claff replied to the topic 12-18-13 - Hit Me With Your Best Shot in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/12-18-13-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#post-52549 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 09:28:39 -0500 And I’m back after a 3.5 year absence with a decent performance.

FWIW I didn’t really pick a ‘best’. I went to my most recent ‘random photos’ gallery and picked my favorite. I’m not going to sweat entering three photos when one is usually only barely adequate in the first place.

]]> d055d14e32ebe4fdfb3e2486a59a7c78 Claff replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/20/#post-3878 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:41:45 -0400 My puppy picture didn’t come out half-bad.

]]> 111ce045259a3c78dd9f60bd38042e3a Claff replied to the topic How many shots do you take? in the forum Pollage http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/how-many-shots-do-you-take/#post-14029 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:51:24 -0500 As few as possible. I try to think of myself as a photographic sniper – one shot, one kill. My usual shooting fodder – race cars, race car people, and small dogs – don’t usually allow me the luxury of “wait, let me try one more” so I make sure I get it as close to right the first time because I don’t often have the luxury of a second try.

]]> 9a673c00a90d0cf137dc0ceaa7f29670 Claff replied to the topic SoCal Farktograhpers, CHECK IN! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/socal-farktograhpers-check-in/#post-13953 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:21:31 -0400 We were in SoCal last weekend and had no idea the fires were as bad as they’ve become. Spent Thursday in La Jolla and it was gorgeous, no hint that this bad stuff was on the way. Sunday, before we had to go to the airport we went to Huntington Beach and got absolutely sandblasted down by the water. Didn’t realize that those wicked winds would be…Read more

]]> 961164abbdbb1dfaab4918b0cfbacbcf Claff replied to the topic 09-26-07 - Everything's a Dollar/Pound/Euro/Etc in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/09-26-07-everythings-a-dollar-pound-euro-etc/#post-13365 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:23:39 -0400

Another thing. Thanks to whoever started this farktography thing and thanks to the moderators for keeping it going. With life going a million miles an hour it is all too easy to leave the camera in the bag. Farktography gets me behind a lens and helps me notice the beautiful things in this world.

THIS

(actually I hate when people just say “This”…Read more

]]> 412cfed42d432102db24da89d6a959cf Claff replied to the topic Anybody got any cures for the "I can't wait" bounc in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/anybody-got-any-cures-for-the-i-cant-wait-bounc/#post-13526 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:04:18 -0400 Ha ha

My new lens (cheapie 18-50mm) showed up today.

Been wanting something wider-angle than 28-90 for a while now, time to go out and play with it.

]]> fb563821d0d1d6d7d877f1eadcb40631 Claff replied to the topic 09-12-07 - Hands in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/09-12-07-hands/page/2/#post-13118 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:52:08 -0400

I wish I’d got some pictures of a HANS device at the last GP I went to now..

😀

I gotta have a better pic of one than this somewhere, but I knew where this one was when I read your post.

]]> ecc850ff46db14eb3ee8437d812d04bd Claff replied to the topic 09-05-07 - Invitation to the Dance in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/09-05-07-invitation-to-the-dance/page/4/#post-12837 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:48:37 -0400

Can I ask, as a newbie, a little about the “cliches and fads” that would garner votes?

Cleavage.

]]> 3d6233c9422f47f4743d76c6a10776e5 Claff replied to the topic 10-03-07 - Tourist in Your Own Town in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/10-03-07-tourist-in-your-own-town/#post-13386 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:19:31 -0400 ah the joys of living in featureless Waldorf, Maryland….

]]> 0b2b2e4ebf0da28cd3c7241652bee5b6 Claff replied to the topic Happy Saturday, everyone! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/happy-saturday-everyone/page/2/#post-13270 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:16:09 -0400 I do motorsports journalism on a pretty amateur level. “Joe took the lead on lap 18 while Bob hit pit road for four tires and gas” etc etc. The race reports go to a trade paper that covers the series I travel with (NASCAR Busch East). Then I do a some PR work for a half-dozen teams in the series, doing their sponsorship announcements and race…Read more

]]> 5ed0b02cc1b256f2117fba16e177c986 Claff replied to the topic Happy Saturday, everyone! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/happy-saturday-everyone/page/2/#post-13268 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:51:47 -0400 Yes it is a Sigma 70-300, wicked wicked cheap but pretty good (which means my priorities are just about right). Got it as part of a two-lens set that included a 28-90 that I didn’t even need cause the two-lens kit was cheaper than most single 70-300 lenses I found.

The wife started shooting around the track a year or so back with our Canon G6…Read more

]]> 6f3d3b5bc03cc4ef39fe8fee41896c30 Claff replied to the topic Happy Saturday, everyone! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/happy-saturday-everyone/page/2/#post-13263 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:58:10 -0400 The wife, these days, shoots far more than I do and usually it’s better – I concentrate on single-car shots, she shoots anything and everything.

Her gallery is http://www.eastseries.com/photos/070825kc/index.html

Oh yah she got one of me looking like I know what I’m doing (?)

]]> 88df6a4f49099357019008802f26725f Claff replied to the topic Happy Saturday, everyone! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/happy-saturday-everyone/#post-13262 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:51:40 -0400 I too spent Saturday shooting at cars in beautiful (?) Mansfield, Ohio. A couple examples

Full album is at http://www.eastseries.com/photos/070825ac/index.html

]]> dae42191a7805a717265979274239fd4 Claff replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/17/#post-3826 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:45:39 -0400 I did. Apologies for the delay in getting it out, but the good news is that the camera survived our moving into a new house and it’s right there in the kitchen atop a stack of boxes the contents of which will probably remain a mystery. I’m on my own this week, the wife’s out of town for work, so I oughta be able to sneak out soon and get the thing…Read more

]]> 4cced6e9f86748291b488bf808cd0590 Claff replied to the topic 08-08-07 - Abandon All Hope in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/08-08-07-abandon-all-hope/page/4/#post-12489 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:49:50 -0400 Wow. Just wow.

Can’t believe I missed the boat (again) on this one.

Hope this theme comes back as a “classic” somewhere down the road.

]]> 0fd9e294ab7f853af2cecc01ed329597 Claff replied to the topic 07-25-07 - Red in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/07-25-07-red/page/3/#post-12383 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:40:46 -0400

there are also weeks the muse takes a vacation.

My muse is on vacation way more than she’s in the office. I want her benefits package.

]]> 8119a7b1f945d310a8f8f7832bd4fe8d Claff replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/17/#post-3824 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:57:52 -0400 Works for me. Shoot me an address and I’ll get it on its way

]]> 1043983a520dda301608db4c8366d1e6 Claff replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/17/#post-3822 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:39:08 -0400 Going once, going twice ?

]]> 2a68a43072c23283866aa247e40ab3d3 Claff replied to the topic Bags in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/bags/#post-12198 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:46:57 -0400 Our bag is from Ritz camera, brand is Quantaray and I think it cost about $60. Holds two bodies with lenses, two additional lenses, the desk tripod, the SB600 in its pouch, plus spare batteries, CF cards, card reader, and other related crap.

I think it’s like this, though they don’t show a pic of the interior which seems kinda…Read more

]]> 57dd840388110c6c88972f9f180d8e6c Claff replied to the topic Alright all you traveling photographers.. in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/alright-all-you-traveling-photographers/#post-11849 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:03:08 -0400 I have a camera bag that holds two bodies, two additional lenses, the SB600 flash and a buttload of accessories and it’s never had an issue going through airport security, and it’s gone through quite a few times.

]]> 0d8959443ab4df2b73b6b116623e7b31 Claff replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/16/#post-3818 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:43:18 -0400 According to the log, I shot the 16th exposure of 27 so there should still be plenty of chances for everyone to get in on it.

I tremble in fear of what it will take to send this thing to the other side of the planet but if that’s what needs to be done then it’ll get done.

]]> 7da48d5addd514cdaf3675fd461d4f19 Claff replied to the topic Who uses what camera in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/who-uses-what-camera/page/2/#post-11603 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:03:28 -0400

Claff: Yeah, it’s a closely-guarded secret that you can get good pictures out of just about any camera that has some decent manual exposure settings in it. A good DSLR just makes it easier.

You are correct. I can pretty quickly get to shutter speed on the G6 but haven’t quite figured out how to work full manual mode. I’ve been spoiled by the D100…Read more

]]> 01ad32f6da70ab92b819e228e039fd7b Claff replied to the topic 7-4-2007 Bugs in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/7-4-2007-bugs/#post-11630 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:54:25 -0400 We had them in the DC area three or four years ago and all I’m gonna say is that I’m very happy they only show up once every 17 years. What a racket, not to mention those things are HYOOOGE. One of them got into my car and made its final resting place the package shelf waaaaay in the corner of the rear window and I feared the thing coming apart…Read more

]]> ef2d877e901d885ac42c3fd7c474d8d0 Claff replied to the topic Who uses what camera in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/who-uses-what-camera/#post-11598 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:51:31 -0400 I brag about having a Nikon D100 but I think I get equal and maybe even occasionally better results out of a Canon Powershot G6 that the missus won in a door prize drawing at a conference a couple years back. I might think it’s possibly a better camera in some instances because it was free.

]]> 22e7822eaddc720d8ed8b973d93c5cae Claff replied to the topic Bad habits and tips? in the forum Tips & Tricks http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/bad-habits-and-tips/#post-8488 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:54:25 -0400 My big ‘gatcha’ is, after going to manual focus for a tricky shot, forgetting to switch back to autofocus and until this dawns on me I shoot a lot of junk. Now, when I park my cameras for the night I switch them to manual focus just so I get in the habit of checking that particular setting every time I pick the thing up.

]]> 4633ae2dea626f199361d7feba1281fa Claff replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/16/#post-3813 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:50:20 -0400 I have done my dirty little work with the Farkamera and it’s bundled up and ready to be sent to the next victim. Who wants it?

]]> 19818ef1278ed4a6978515f28a8ff06b Claff replied to the topic I GOTS MAH LENS BACK in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/i-gots-mah-lens-back/#post-11499 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:06:21 -0400

since my maxxum 7D with kit lens was roughly $800 and an additional 75-300 AF film lens another $175 plus associated shipping for both that may explain why my shots aren’t as sharp as i’d like. i really like the body but knew going in that the lenses could be a stumbling block.

I’ll do you one better on the cheaskate sale. I got my D100 with a…Read more

]]> 0fa9e723c5f8e9cbae455615a464ce13 Claff replied to the topic My conundrum in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/my-conundrum/#post-11215 Sun, 27 May 2007 23:38:11 -0400 Big fan of Nikon here only beause I’ve never used a Canon. Since I know the controls of the Nikon so well (?) I’m not really interested in trying something new. The two dials for shutter speed & aperture make the ‘higher’ Nikons so much better than anything else out there we have two of them (my D100 and the wife’s D70s).

Can’t say to…Read more

]]> 8958eec9e2930bc1974444e9c3e10d3f Claff replied to the topic Image management in the forum Software http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/image-management/#post-11222 Sun, 27 May 2007 23:32:18 -0400 When I do web albums I do it with Picasa. It’s not fancy but it works, doing thumbnails automagically and links for “next pic” and “previous pic” – which I could do manually in HTML but now I don’t have to.

I do watermarks manually in Photoshop. When I do web albums it’s sually only 50ish pics at a time at the most so it’s not a huge chunk of…Read more

]]> 244d42bd73639d93e7cefdfb427a2a6d Claff replied to the topic What makes you vote for a picture? in the forum Pollage http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/what-makes-you-vote-for-a-picture/#post-11160 Thu, 24 May 2007 21:21:49 -0400 A great picture that (IMHO) misses the theme won’t get my vote. But all other things being equal, I vote for good stuff.

]]> 71f3037e261187fa90c572729fcfe11b Claff replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/16/#post-3812 Tue, 22 May 2007 17:13:37 -0400 The Farkamera has arrived safely and soundly in Washington DC. I just got back from a five-day road trip (never again!) at midnight so I’ll need a day or two to decompress and then I’ll fire off my shot and send it on to the next participant, whomever that may be.

]]> cac613cead544ddae70767ede70df6f5 Claff replied to the topic Do you vote on your own pics? in the forum Pollage http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/do-you-vote-on-your-own-pics/#post-9796 Fri, 11 May 2007 20:15:25 -0400 I do just to make sure they get at least one vote to show up in the FSM. Sometimes, that’s the only vote they get.

]]> eae1d87adefcd115a3e7779abdc74f58 Claff replied to the topic 5-2-07 - Sports in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/5-2-07-sports/page/4/#post-9204 Sat, 05 May 2007 20:11:14 -0400 When I go to the track I have media credentials arranged in advance so I never worry about getting in. Once there, though, I take the attitude that I’m welcome anywhere I want (within reason) until someone stops me. Walk around like you own the place and you can get away with a lot. But it’s also important that when you’re stopped and it’s for a…Read more

]]> a76816a808c4d3a4547b3e35652e89fd Claff replied to the topic is this a scratch on my lens or could it be something else? in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/is-this-a-scratch-on-my-lens-or-could-it-be-something-else/#post-9705 Sat, 05 May 2007 01:23:26 -0400 I was shooting trackside last weekend and while I usually shoot at a stupid fast shutter with fast aperture, I was experimenting with slower shutter (1/125ish) for more of a sense of speed. I had to crank the aperture up (down?) to around 11 to 14 and the junk that showed up on those pics ruined the whole batch for me. I gotta do that sensor…Read more

]]> 20166ce29121d4042de3c705e3409756 Claff replied to the topic 5-2-07 - Sports in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/5-2-07-sports/page/3/#post-9188 Thu, 03 May 2007 08:02:47 -0400

Claff

Don’t worry, whichever one you leave out will be the one that would have voted the best. 😛

/I try to be supportive where I can 😛

I don’t doubt that for a minute. Here’s the one that didn’t make the cut:


“The call to the bullpen”

]]> dd93dca6e3af0ddf6e16f74697b99a0a Claff replied to the topic 5-2-07 - Sports in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/5-2-07-sports/page/3/#post-9180 Thu, 03 May 2007 03:01:33 -0400 Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh

I have literally gigs and gigs of racing photos
plus I have a few good pics I took at a Washington Nationals game last fall

Narrowed potential entries down to four but that last cut is killing me, I’ll probably be agonizing over it for the whole next hour till green light time.

]]> 76e91f2f847d6e0d0a952c34ee541264 Claff replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/15/#post-3804 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:22:53 -0400 I think I had expressed interest in participating some time back; not sure if I’m still in the queue or not.

Not sure if my being a former New Englander helps in this department.

]]> fcd4fd59ece3a478bfa1b73e045633bc Claff replied to the topic *Warning, pointless rant ahead...* in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/warning-pointless-rant-ahead/#post-9074 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:08:59 -0400 I’ll go to low beams if I see headlights or taillights ahead of me. I’m not totally uncivilized.

]]> 3c218091110b773af5ace9fc5eb184a5 Claff replied to the topic *Warning, pointless rant ahead...* in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/warning-pointless-rant-ahead/#post-9072 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:51:20 -0400 You can have my fog light illumination when you pry it from my cold dead hands.

On the plus side, there’s like almost zero chance I’ll be in Arizona in the foreseeable future (though the missus spent her teen years in Mesa and we spent a long weekend in Phoenix back in 2003, it’s a nice place and I’d gladly entertain a return trip) so you’ll have…Read more

]]> 74b24b52f391354f3e045638f70ee683 Claff replied to the topic *Warning, pointless rant ahead...* in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/warning-pointless-rant-ahead/#post-9067 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:46:26 -0400 Fog lights aren’t supposed to be aimed “up of straight ahead”, they’re supposed to be pointed down and a little to the left and right to help illuminate the lines marking lanes in the road immediately in front of the car.

When my lights are on, the fogs are always on. I always say there’s no such thing as too much light when I’m driving. But my…Read more

]]> aaa11ce9a45004476d9e4da100d6451e Claff replied to the topic Let's Celebrate Easter.... in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/lets-celebrate-easter/#post-9149 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:26:46 -0400 Good stuf. I ventured into D.C. on Wednesday to try and capture the pink but it was already pretty green by then and I only made half a lap of the tidal basin before heading back towards the capitol and the missus’ office for a visit. Twas also overcast so colors were further muted and I was so let down that the pictures are still on the camera.

]]> 39108bb1f8946316730a5a5b02ca668a Claff replied to the topic 4-25-07 - In a mood in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/4-25-07-in-a-mood/#post-9088 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:17:21 -0400 I see a whole nuther tired dog/pensive cat contest

]]> db4d65bc12bcac1c7c2fb773e7c73b37 Claff replied to the topic Pet photos, critiques? in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pet-photos-critiques/#post-9042 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:22:31 -0400 I went to the dog park over the weekend with the kids and got frustrated because every time I had one in a good pose I’d get down on the ground and she’d take that as an invitation to come over and say hi. But sometimes they behave

Even got some action pics as well

I’ll echo the sentiment that dogs make for better pic taking when they’re tuckered

]]> 63daad2d5e4ecb97c96edfe973fb849d Claff replied to the topic 3-14-07 - Behind the scenes in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/3-14-07-behind-the-scenes/page/2/#post-8307 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:44:16 -0400 I looked at the entries when I got home from work at 6:30AM and posted my entries, so I have to go back and see what’s been posted since then. But from what I’ve seen already the contest has far and away exceeded what I hoped it would be when I proposed the theme. Farktographers get to work and play in some very cool places and that they can show…Read more

]]> 8d2f2ac7dda7983641368c8d72c4d7a6 Claff replied to the topic 4-18-07 - Booze in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/4-18-07-booze/#post-8942 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:33:15 -0400 On the plus side there is booze in the house, the missus does partake on occasion. Now if I could convince her to get plastered – you know, for photography’s sake – that would be the best weekend evar.

]]> 7aeec867158480756c7418855aca16dd Claff replied to the topic 4-18-07 - Booze in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/4-18-07-booze/#post-8936 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:27:08 -0400 <==== teetotaller!

/artsy-fartsy pics of a can of Cherry Coke? Can do!

]]> 300858090d9d14e8a3f71f065867833d Claff replied to the topic 3-7-07 - Everyday Heroes in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/3-7-07-everyday-heroes/page/3/#post-8278 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 22:00:26 -0500 Mmmmmmmm pretzels

I haven’t had anything to eat yet today

]]> 9d2034b0da836ce61c65633ceab625e2 Claff replied to the topic 3-7-07 - Everyday Heroes in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/3-7-07-everyday-heroes/page/2/#post-8271 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:04:17 -0500 I had some pics that I could post as a couple of my buddies are cops in a northern NJ town but wow it seems to get harder and harder to work up the strength to go upstairs and fire up the PC that my archived pics are on. I mean they weren’t award-winning pics by a long shot (probably shot three or four years ago) but I would have had something up…Read more

]]> 52e1a6a92f2eeb5704a516cc9bb0d5ab Claff replied to the topic awesome photo site in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/awesome-photo-site/#post-8711 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:41:44 -0500 So someone finally found a use for cats.

]]> c0180477871f46bf132a54cb73ff8f47 Claff replied to the topic What is a good image gallery software for my www site? in the forum Software http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/what-is-a-good-image-gallery-software-for-my-www-site/#post-8657 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:29:50 -0500 I like things simple so I just have Picasa make my galleries (“export as HTML page”) then upload the whole thing in one shot when it’s done. But I do individual galleries rather than adding a pic here and there, your mileage may vary.

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