I'm not terribly old at 52, but I'm grumpy and crotechty beyond my years. Im a major conteobutor to www.yplac.co.uk
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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And a grumpy and crotchety technician to boot....
What a great new word you've created!
This works both ways also tho, as in all collaborative art... Here's the words of the famous Life photographer Robert Capa re his terrifying photographs taken during his brave landing with the first wave of American troops at Omaha Beach on D-Day:Reporters with cameras are notoriously sloppy photographersA lot of darkroom rescue work takes place to salvage a photo, and certainly Been There. Not my full time job, tho.
"Seven days later, I learned that the pictures I had taken on ‘Easy Red’ were the best of the invasion. But the excited darkroom assistant, while drying the negatives, had turned on too much heat and the emulsions had melted and run down before the eyes of the London office. Out of one hundred and six pictures in all, only eight, were salvaged. The captions under the heat-blurred pictures read that Capa’s hands were badly shaking”.
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On a fast bebop tune, I request in advance to be paid by the note. Nothing like playing that for several soloists and 6-7 mins then someone says "bass solo!". No, but thanks asking.
My buddy Damian Erskine says to pretty much always accept solos (and who wouldn't if they could solo like that), nothing like putting your feet to the fire. In one horn based jazz combo I gigged with a solo typically equalled 3 choruses, but we weren't playing Waltz For Debby.
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No, I don't think so... It's just changed. In the past the pros showed up with 4 or 5 rangefinder and/or SLR 35mm cameras hanging from them and with a few dozen rolls of film in their bags. They might shoot hundreds of shots of a given event or subject! And then the heavy duty artwork in, say, the Life Magazine studios, came in the selective editing the skilled photo editors did in their workshops. Thinking every great shot was taken at the first and only press of the shutter was one of the great myths surrounding pro photography! Yes of course some great shots were, but this was mostly a matter of great good luck combined with some rare skills not many possessed...
So IMO digital photography is now actually expanding the art in some ways by allowing more folks to become their own skillful editors... Now you can simply delete your own mistakes and imperfect shots rather than having another editor (with different opinions and tastes?) crumpling them into the wastebasket!
I fought going to digital for a long time. There was just something about film and a 35mm SLR camera that I liked. I had a Minolta X700, three lenses, filters, flash, tripod. and a shutter cable. It became difficult to find different films and a place that could process it well. I used Seattle Film Works for a long time for prints and digital copies. Then they went away. What remained around here was automated processing then that went away. I finally got a Sony point and shoot digital camera and the pics were much better than the CD pics from SFW.
At first with the digital camera, I wouldn't take a shot if I didn't like what I was seeing. I still had the mindset of film and didn't want to waste a frame which was silly. Then I went to shooting stuff that didn't need to be shot. I finally slowed down and treated it more like film. If it looks good to the eye, I'll take the pic or several especially with stuff like sunrises/sunsets when the light is changing.
The digital also made it a lot easier to foist my photo collection onto an unsuspecting public.
Some one wrote a book about it. Recycled humor.
Helped out the new to jazz guy I'm working with at the school He bought a new JBass online and it developed playability problems like almost unplayable. I think he had taken to a local shop and they apparently couldn't get it right. Probably a "guitar" shop.
I did a setup on it (neck, bridge, intonation). He had put a new set of flats on it and the G-string (don't go there) was dead. I gave him a lightly used Carvin round wound set I had laying around. I was surprised how high the bridge saddles had to be. They can't go much higher. Removed the neck to see if there were any shims - none. Weird. I guess that's the way it's made. I don't know what series this bass is. Anyways, the relief and action are good now. He likes the sound and he's happy.
I've had guys help me out along the way so just paying it forward. Not looking for a pat on the back - just pay it forward when you can.
I did a setup on it (neck, bridge, intonation). He had put a new set of flats on it and the G-string (don't go there) was dead. I gave him a lightly used Carvin round wound set I had laying around. I was surprised how high the bridge saddles had to be. They can't go much higher. Removed the neck to see if there were any shims - none. Weird. I guess that's the way it's made. I don't know what series this bass is. Anyways, the relief and action are good now. He likes the sound and he's happy.
I've had guys help me out along the way so just paying it forward. Not looking for a pat on the back - just pay it forward when you can.
I come at photography from a very different POV.No, I don't think so... It's just changed. In the past the pros showed up with 4 or 5 rangefinder and/or SLR 35mm cameras hanging from them and with a few dozen rolls of film in their bags. They might shoot hundreds of shots of a given event or subject! And then the heavy duty artwork in, say, the Life Magazine studios, came in the selective editing the skilled photo editors did in their workshops. Thinking every great shot was taken at the first and only press of the shutter was one of the great myths surrounding pro photography! Yes of course some great shots were, but this was mostly a matter of great good luck combined with some rare skills not many possessed...
So IMO digital photography is now actually expanding the art in some ways by allowing more folks to become their own skillful editors... Now you can simply delete your own mistakes and imperfect shots rather than having another editor (with different opinions and tastes?) crumpling them into the wastebasket!
Less is more in my world.
Do you guys think this would make my amp sound better? (don't go there )
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Yeah, but what about that crappy Romex in your walls and the power lines overhead capturing every radio wave in the area. Don't even get me started on that inherent 60hz hum.
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Yeah, but what about that crappy Romex in your walls and the power lines overhead capturing every radio wave in the area. Don't even get me started on that inherent 60hz hum.
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I saw Dave of fun stuff fame uses wood veneer as a shim.
Clearly a professional's choice
Do you guys think this would make my amp sound better? (don't go there
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Clearly a professional's choice
Prolly not unless you recovered from the injuries sustained when your wife beat you with it.Do you guys think this would make my amp sound better? (don't go there
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LOL. For comparison:
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Love reading the audiophool stuff. It's a hoot and a half! I've been looking for super conductor speaker cables but I'm concerned about how much space the cryogenic plant would need.
It would appear there is money to be made giving positive feedback on products. This guy's name shows up several times on that product web site.
Marshall Nack, Author at Positive Feedback
Love this one!
AudioQuest Noise-Stopper Caps AudioQuest Noise-Stopper Caps - Positive Feedback
Marshall Nack, Author at Positive Feedback
Love this one!
AudioQuest Noise-Stopper Caps AudioQuest Noise-Stopper Caps - Positive Feedback
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Three days elapsed between my doctor's appointment and the doctor's appointment survey
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Walked past a Hyundai Veloster this morning. Not a gigmobile. Maybe get a 210 cab in there. Okay it's possible, but a terrible lift.
A late model Honda Accord will hold an upright bass (front seat reclined), B15 in the back seat (upside down and belted), electric bass in the rear floorboard area, and in the trunk, a PF210, my gig bag, power bag (ext cords and power strips), and two Manhasset music stands. A person in a pinch could ride in the left passenger seat.
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Loved my Hasselblad 2 1/4 x 2 1/4. Good ol' 120 film.I fought going to digital for a long time. There was just something about film and a 35mm SLR camera that I liked. I had a Minolta X700, three lenses, filters, flash, tripod. and a shutter cable. It became difficult to find different films and a place that could process it well. I used Seattle Film Works for a long time for prints and digital copies. Then they went away. What remained around here was automated processing then that went away. I finally got a Sony point and shoot digital camera and the pics were much better than the CD pics from SFW.
At first with the digital camera, I wouldn't take a shot if I didn't like what I was seeing. I still had the mindset of film and didn't want to waste a frame which was silly. Then I went to shooting stuff that didn't need to be shot. I finally slowed down and treated it more like film. If it looks good to the eye, I'll take the pic or several especially with stuff like sunrises/sunsets when the light is changing.
The digital also made it a lot easier to foist my photo collection onto an unsuspecting public.
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A pinch? More likeA late model Honda Accord will hold an upright bass (front seat reclined), B15 in the back seat (upside down and belted), electric bass in the rear floorboard area, and in the trunk, a PF210, my gig bag, power bag (ext cords and power strips), and two Manhasset music stands. A person in a pinch could ride in the left passenger seat.
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