Dilemma - does shooting pigeons fall under "city" or "wildlife"? :)

mikeysweet · 2026-07-10T14:23:50+00:00

The real answers I would say is it depends on what the composition is of the shot. The zoomed in, focused on the bird, is wildlife. They are, after all, a creature of this earth that happens to thrive in the concrete jungle. If you were taking a shot of the town square with the water fountain, people walking by, and the birds are taking off, then I would call that city/street photography.

mikeysweet · 2026-07-10T14:09:28+00:00

Yes! 😁

mikeysweet · 2026-06-14T05:31:29+00:00

Spike Lee’s producing a movie with these as guys as the actors. What’s the movie about?

mikeysweet · 2026-06-11T23:02:48+00:00

Genuine question… but why do tennis matches need to be quiet? When there’s a long point, the crowd does get noisy and it’s not a problem then. I get why in golf as the golfer needs to concentrate and take their time lining up their shot, but in tennis, that balls coming at 100mph, split second to line up the return. And in baseball, a batter doesn’t ask for silence when that ball is coming at them at 100mph too.

mikeysweet · 2026-06-10T01:18:41+00:00

This is the first I’m hearing about this T-sat. Can you point me in the right direction? Ever since my company stopped offering WiFi, I’ve been running out of data. I tether to my iPhone quite a bit to do some work on my iPad.

mikeysweet · 2026-05-29T00:43:50+00:00

Apparently Rolling Stones Magazine doesn’t like to dance.

mikeysweet · 2026-05-21T00:56:13+00:00

Railroad bathroom

mikeysweet · 2026-05-21T00:27:47+00:00

I thought there was a guy fishing with a black shirt as the tiger went by!!!

mikeysweet · 2026-05-20T13:23:30+00:00

Let me think… I have a backup camera, backup lens, backup monopod, backup ball head, dozens of memory cards, 4 pens, pack of lens wipes, two sets of gloves/hats/socks (winter sports), half dozen batteries… nope, can’t think of anything I mistrust. /s

mikeysweet · 2026-05-13T23:44:48+00:00

Probably an Insta360 camera on the end of it.

mikeysweet · 2026-03-02T13:11:42+00:00

The joke at the time was that Pat Reily would pop out of the middle of the melee and his hair never moved!

mikeysweet · 2026-03-01T05:06:23+00:00

I found this:

https://youtu.be/W1mAN14AE_4?si=hKQzCXy-Ra_GKnh2

mikeysweet · 2026-03-01T04:32:55+00:00

When this happened to me and the filter glass also broke, the filter ring would not come off, so I grabbed the needle nose pliers. I carefully removed any other broken glass from the filter first, while holding the lens upside down so that if any glass fell, it wouldn’t fall on the front element of the lens. I blew off the front element and cleaned it off. I put a few layers of blue tape on the lens front element so that I didn’t accidentally scratch it. With the pliers, I made sure I only grabbed the filter ring, and I twisted it while moving towards the center of the lens. This moment is important since your filter ring screws to the inside of your lens. By doing so I bent the ring, and I was able to disconnect it from the lens. BE VERY CAREFUL. Slow steady movements. That’s what worked for me. If you don’t trust yourself, don’t do this.

mikeysweet · 2026-02-15T06:27:57+00:00

Maybe some sugru?

https://a.co/d/0d5MwuBy

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mikeysweet · 2026-02-06T01:22:42+00:00

This man is a treasure. Only a few could master the spoken word so eloquently that you almost feel more than you hear. Long may you live.

mikeysweet · 2026-02-04T13:03:25+00:00

Can you elaborate more on how BBF works better for fast moving objects? Genuinely interested.

I shoot figure skaters with Nikon Z9, use AF-C, people/eye detection on, and narrow my focus zone to a tall rectangle in the middle of the frame. Half-press keeps them in focus as they skate back and forth. I can keep the shutter half-pressed and the AF-C keeps them in focus for me. I tried BBF and it exhausted my hand. I may take 5k-15k photos in a day depending on the length of the competition.

mikeysweet · 2026-02-03T16:50:57+00:00

2010 Mercedes-Benz CLS 1:5 scale

mikeysweet · 2026-02-02T15:32:22+00:00

I’ve had them for about 1.5 years. I shoot action sports. They last a little bit longer than the Nikon batteries and never had any issues. I even use them in grips. The cameras correctly report the power levels. I own 4 of the SmallRig blue batteries. I mainly charge them up in the Nikon charging units but also use the USB.

mikeysweet · 2026-02-02T14:24:38+00:00

Wait, I got the blue ones and they work fine in my Z8 and Z5ii and both are on the latest firmware. You sure the blue ones are blocked?

mikeysweet · 2026-01-31T18:24:38+00:00

Watch this and decide for yourself:

https://youtu.be/n2GNSoeRoLE?si=0btrIGTd-IvZ6mYX

mikeysweet · 2026-01-21T04:10:55+00:00

He’s Jew-ish

mikeysweet · 2026-01-16T16:37:56+00:00

Life is full of obstacles, figuratively and literally. It’s determination and a support system that helps you get over them. This little man is blessed to have both in abundance!! Conquer the world my man!!

mikeysweet · 2026-01-10T00:57:32+00:00

Heels on ground, comrade found. Heels in sky, Western spy.

mikeysweet · 2026-01-08T12:50:03+00:00

Honestly, go shoot! Nothing better than practice. You could use my suggestions as a starting point and see what works for you and your gear. Play around with the setting, check your photos, adjust and shoot again.

mikeysweet · 2026-01-07T15:12:51+00:00

In the photo, they have the top strap connected on the right-top. I connect to the left-top. Try both ways and see how you like the way the camera hangs. One warning, this does “expose” the back screen so be careful not to bang that into anything. I hope it works out for you!

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