@ElendilTheTall I should have stayed silent... you'd never known ;-)
You rarely share your unlimited wisdom at ELL - that could have been your votes had you choosen to answer.
Why do you go by the oh-so nondescript user8543 at ELL and Raspberry Pie instead of your usual @ElendilTheTall? Trying to cultivate an alter-alter ego?
I rarely share my (very limited) wisdom at ELL because while I often know the answer, I often don't know enough of the technicalities to explain why it's correct.
@ElendilTheTall a) laundry (nice sunny day + 2 kids... go figure), b) shopping (food: empty fridge and 2 kids with plans for a pancake lunch), c) repair damages from kids making pancakes, d) more shopping with kids (back to school clothes) because we are e) picking up hubby at the train station in Stuttgart at some yet unknown time this evening.
But to be honest, my two monkeys are basically good kids. And finally at an age where they can really help, not just the toddler help which requires giving them the feeling of being helpful while preventing major accidents or messes...
I know that kind of math too well - we decided that we could afford me staying home a bit longer, but then hubby has a quite well-paid job. I know we were (and are) lucky.
An observation. If the weather is cold, we all wear long pants and long sleeved garments. If it gets warmer, we Germans keep the long pants but pick short sleeves while I've seen many Brits wear shorts with a long sleeved top. (sort of generalization, of course)
I've seem the same with US visitors, btw., and Prince George and his shorts raise quite a few eyebrows here...
@Stephie I actually find that it's the German style which is the unusual one
I remember taking my then-boyfriend on vacation to Bulgaria once. On the Black sea coast. 30+ Celsius. He only packed long trousers (he only had long trousers). Once there, he saw how many men are running around in shorts or at least bermudas, and promptly bought a pair.
But it's indeed somehow considered undignified
The "erster Vorstand" of my kayak club is a school principal in his day job
once somebody even higher in the hierarchy gave him "running around in shorts in the center of Mannheim" as an example of the kind of behavior that cannot be tolerated in a man of his position
I didn't mean in business context (hello, aircondition!), and not at 30+ in your spare time, but somewhere these "middle grounds" between 15-22 C when you considering to get rid of some fabric. Is it sleeves-first or pant legs-first...?
It's probably more like "I prefer to wear shorts because they're comfortable and there isn't any mild social stigma around it like there is in Germany"
The photo abobe is really, really cropped and downscaled .jpg - he's not really happy with it, too many artifacts and the focus could be better, but still.
@Stephie the best tip I ever got for it was regarding exposure - use Manual mode, and meter off a well lit bit of ground below the bird. That way you avoid silhouetting. Focus is really a matter of how good the AF system is coupled with blind luck :)
Continuous mode is your friend, just fire away and increase your odds of a good capture
I see. Still on the short side for birds though :D But once you get in the 300mm range, fast lenses start to get into "Ok, which organ can I do without?" territory
The 5300's sensor should be able to handle a fairly hefty ISO though. I don't know about hubby, but it took me a while to get out of the "no higher than 800" mindset I had from older cameras. Between the newer sensors and post-processing noise reduction, you can usually get away with at least 1600 and often up to 3200.
Mmmh, have to try that ISO / post processing thing. But we'll probably have to go for the tent because we need 360° coverage and there are nosy animals nearby.
We will probably just pitch it and leave it for a few days.
@Stephie if he uses manual exposure, then adjusts the ISO until he gets 1/1000, he should find it will give nice sharp results as far as motion blur goes
@ElendilTheTall basically imagine a asian mother scolding her son for getting a A- for one of his grades. and you get the quintessential image of a Tiger Mom
Usually followed by guilt trip and future scenarios in which that A- will lead to homelessness and death
Actually, I'm doing them a favour - the elder will start secondary school and while he's extremely bright his handwriting is abysmal and his speed slow, so it's simply an attempt at getting him a better chance of competing with his new clasmates.
@Stephie ah I hope he is relatively big for his age. Kids can be pretty cruel sometimes. I remember in grade school there was a kid who skipped a grade and was super tiny. And he was made fun of.
Im sorry lol i dont know why im bringing up worst case scenarios
