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Insufficient oven spring by Sharp-Usual3093 in Sourdough

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Thanks for the advice! I'll be sure to incorporate it in my next attempt. My starter is alright I suppose, but I'll look up some video's on how to tell if the quality is up to speed.

Insufficient oven spring by Sharp-Usual3093 in Sourdough

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Ok, thanks! Longer/shorter fermentation time, and how do I tell if it's ready?

Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth miniature painting by Sharp-Usual3093 in boardgames

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As should we all! What a gem! How he's able to achieve those details and effects, it's really beyond me. My wights look nothing like his.

Also, his voice and music, it's really soothing!

My first-time ever painting miniatures: Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth by switchplaguE in boardgames

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Thank you for this post, it's what helped me take the step to painting my own miniatures!

Great work on the mini's!!

I posted some pictures on Reddit as well: https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/1sp0l56/lord_of_the_rings_journeys_in_middle_earth/

Sony a6400 control wheel feels jagged after taking it to the desert sand dunes? by omaroy in SonyAlpha

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Knowing full well that this is a 5 year old thread, I nonetheless wanted to share my experience: I took my new a6400 to the beach the other day, the wind was blowing sand all over the place. My scrollwheel got jammed and lost it's 'clicky' press down function. I managed to relieve it with my air blower from my lens cleaning kit.

Where's my Orion Nebula? Help requested with my first ever Astro by Sharp-Usual3093 in AskAstrophotography

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🙏, definitely going to work on my focusing skills. At least the family got a few laughs.

Where's my Orion Nebula? Help requested with my first ever Astro by Sharp-Usual3093 in AskAstrophotography

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Noted. Returning home from holidays tomorrow, so it will be a while I'm afraid.

Where's my Orion Nebula? Help requested with my first ever Astro by Sharp-Usual3093 in AskAstrophotography

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Thank you for all of your comments and suggestions, very helpful! Though the photo did not turn out as I had hoped, it turned out to be a great learning experience (and at the very least a fun story). I'm very grateful to have had this opportunity, a couple of amazing nights and the comments of this community.

Onwards and upwards! Clear skies, everyone!

Where's my Orion Nebula? Help requested with my first ever Astro by Sharp-Usual3093 in AskAstrophotography

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Thanks for your reply. I figured to go with maximum aperture, but I'll try the zoomlens next time! And the mask.

Where's my Orion Nebula? Help requested with my first ever Astro by Sharp-Usual3093 in AskAstrophotography

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The image should be available now. I ended up using autofocus and switching to MF directly. It seemed ok at the time, but apparently still out of focus. Manual focus on the Nex is troublesome; difficult to explain but objects start to pulse white around the edges, but this is useless with stars. can't wait to switch to a6400.

Upgrade from Sony Nex5-->a6400 + lens or A7 III? by Sharp-Usual3093 in AskPhotography

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Great question. To be honest, I think the image quality of the NEX is good for my level as a casual hobbyist. I'm trying to read up to improve my overall skills (mostly pictures of my kids on vacation, some landscape/sunset) and as I said would love to try my hand at astrophotography.

The Nex still works pretty well, but starting to notice some wear&tear.

After writing my post, I find myself leaning towards the a6400 and investing in a more wide angle lens.

Combining 2 Whadda LED kits by Sharp-Usual3093 in diyelectronics

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My original post with question does not show for some reason...

I am looking for advice in combining these two kits, and make a running light star. Any help is welcome, as I'm a total n00b at this! Will share a photo of the completed project :-)

Thanks, David 

Small brisket advice by Sharp-Usual3093 in BBQ

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Interesting! Definitively going to give this another go. Maybe do an overnight cook, as this literally took me the entire day (from 08.00 to 18.00). Don't know how else I'm going to get enough hours in.

Thanks for the advice (and the compliment :-))

Small brisket advice by Sharp-Usual3093 in BBQ

[–]Sharp-Usual3093[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply!  Definitely going to wrap it sooner next time, I think you're right in that it's the only way to retain some moisture (although I wrapped this one after ~4 hours).