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Same for yours. Although f/18 is a little over the top and you could be getting some diffraction, that's not going to be enough for a legitimate rejection.

I expect that both of you are smart enough and experienced enough to know that f/4 to f/8 is the sweet spot for most lenses and going higher could cause a problem. But... I doubt that either of you are getting rejections for that reason. Besides if you want to have everything from small objects close up to the distant, all in sharp focus, true f/## is the only way to get that.



I have this mental fight, my sweet spot is between 8 and 11 but I like the textures with high f numbers and I use to have grass, snow, wood or sand close to my lens. Maybe in architectural pictures I should use more this sweet spot, I use to shoot with high numbers in facades f.i.

I'm still learning, any advice is always welcome.

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Same here. Landscapes with f18.

Sometimes all accepted. Sometimes all rejected for focus and noise.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 31, 2020, 01:05 »
I'm pretty worried about the excepcional powers that politicans and policemen have now in my country and in another countries in Europe.

Today I have to go to buy food for 10 days and have to drive 10km to find a mall where can buy all the supplies. If I find a patrol in my route I could be fined because there are not clear rules to my small trip to get food. You can buy food, but they don't say to you where or how and the policemen and soldiers have the right now to fine you with an unkown fine, imposed by other authority by their own criteria with no rules either. In my small village It's imposible to get all the supplies, so the risk could be 300 to 30.000 euros (or even more) if I find an stupid patrol man (a lot of them in traffic patrols, they believe they are Sheriffs).

I have a PO box in that village too and have to get my mail.

Feel like I'm going to war, because you can't have an argument with the patrols (could be charged with disobedience, a crime). I mean, if they fine me I have to keep my mouth shut, even whether I have the right to buy food and get my mail.



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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 30, 2020, 01:24 »
Uncle Pete stands correct.

If mine or all politics comments in thread "Coronavirus" have to be removed i have no problem rather I owe an apology for going offtopic.

@trabuco it is a small planet, we are all together in this, best regards, stay safe :)

Same to you George.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 29, 2020, 13:33 »
We ask Germans to do the hard work and put the most cash threatening that else we will dismantle EU.

Maybe we should not talk anymore about "the hard job and the germans and the southern countries and the siesta". In all european countries we use to work hard and It's quite insulting.

Nobody wants free money, but we can agree that this is a new situation that can test the Union and the behaviour of the members. I can't see any advantage in to leave the countries fall and then rescue them over their economic sovereignty.

Anyway, I was joking with the years that have past from Tiananmen  or the WWII


Apologies for my English.

Solidarity:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-portugal/portugal-to-treat-migrants-as-residents-during-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21F0N7

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Portugal to treat migrants as residents during coronavirus crisis


LISBON (Reuters) - All foreigners in Portugal with pending applications will be treated as permanent residents from Monday until at least July 1, authorities said on Saturday, to ensure migrants have access to public services during the coronavirus outbreak.


Regards.


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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 29, 2020, 12:45 »
We have lost one of the main countries of the EU, a f tragedy for all we the euro-enthusiastic and especially for me, an English and London lover.

Hope Merkel doesn't expel more of us.

I suppose that everybody in this forum knows well how Germany is in the present times. Glad to read that the political system there is quite different now  :o

Haven't seen Merkel's moustache anyway.

And I don't have any chinese friend, a few population in my village.

Regards.




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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 29, 2020, 12:32 »

don't forget the Tiananmen Square massacre!


 :o

And don't forget the WWII.

Your move.
I assume you talk about Germany? Germany did well to overcome it's past. It is a complete different political system now. The criminals of WWII had been held accountable not only in the Nuremberg process but in many processes after war. Billions of reparation had been paid to the victims of WWII. Human rights are well protected in modern Germany. It is like in Spain where you have now a complete different political system that is not accountable for the crimes of the Franco regime.

It is very different in China it is not even the same political system when at a the time of the massacre it is even the same political clique that is still in power. None was ever held accountable for the crimes. Human rights are constantly broken in China.

But again hey good luck with your new friend China wish you well!


 :o



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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 29, 2020, 08:14 »
I wonder how long this extreme measures can be maintained. Some problems in southern Italy now.

Here we are still at fun but...

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 29, 2020, 08:14 »

don't forget the Tiananmen Square massacre!


 :o

And don't forget the WWII.

Your move.

Remember the Maine!



We do, dam n yankees.


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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 29, 2020, 07:26 »
Ok.

It's time to re-think the EU, that's pretty clear.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 29, 2020, 07:25 »
Maybe the XVI  religion wars?


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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 29, 2020, 07:23 »

don't forget the Tiananmen Square massacre!


 :o

And don't forget the WWII.

Your move.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 28, 2020, 14:56 »
Total lockdown in Spain.

https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2020/03/28/5e7f866ffc6c8365018b456e.html

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Pedro Snchez announces the paralysis of all "non-essential" activities for 11 days due to the coronavirus


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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 28, 2020, 02:48 »
https://www.elespanol.com/mundo/europa/20200327/paises-bajos-espana-italia-admiten-covid-19-ucis/477952614_0.html

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EUROPE CORONAVIRUSES
The Netherlands accuses Spain and Italy: "They admit too old people with Covid-19 in the ICUs"
The chief of clinical epidemiology at the Leiden University Medical Center pointed out the "cultural position" that the elderly have in these countries.

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Very different cultures. In this way Frits Rosendaal, head of clinical epidemiology at the Medical Center of the University of Leiden (Netherlands) explains the different states of saturation of hospitals due to the coronavirus that are appreciated when comparing his country with others such as Spain and Italy. And, specifically, it indicates the "cultural position" that the elderly have in these countries.

Rosendaal believes that they should not be taken to hospitals: "In Italy, the capacity of ICUs is managed very differently. They admit people that we would not include because they are too old. The elderly have a very different position in the culture Italian ".






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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 28, 2020, 02:22 »
At home for a lot of days now. I had a flu before the apocalypse and confined myself for 14 days before the lockdown (with fear of the covid, it was starting to spread all around the country). I miss the outdoor or outdoors? Then my country closed.

Take care of yourselves and forget about capitalism or communism, Trump or Biden, Boris or Merkel. No politician is going to save you wherever you are. Most of them are bstards.

A good thing: We are going to see who are our friends. The EU is close to collapse for the greed and lack of solidarity of some countries (Germany, Netherlands, Finland, Austria...). Italy, Spain and France are alone in this war. I hope China will help us.

So... we are not safe and you are not sate and nobody is safe.



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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 27, 2020, 07:03 »
... in the real World.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 25, 2020, 03:00 »
SPAIN

2.937 deads
41.900 infected
more than 13% of all health personnel infected

Universal healthcare system, nobody without treatment and national lockdown.


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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 25, 2020, 02:46 »
I don't hate Trump. It's not my f problem. If the USA becomes a danger for the whole world planes will not fly there. That speech (we hate americans in Europe) is stupid and outdated, we understand your right to vote a clown to rule your nation (It happens here too all the time), and we have right wind parties, far right parties and far left parties too. That's not the point.

But, young people is dying here too, doctors, police, nurses, etc.  In Europe we have universal healthcare systems and we are shitting in our pants. Are we stupid maybe? We are asking for help, from China (Italy), for the NATO (Spain), from our neighbour countries (France), from the EU, from big corporations...

I think that the POTUS does not have the right to kill the american people. That's all.




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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 24, 2020, 14:35 »
Trump is crazy, I'm pretty sure now.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 24, 2020, 14:34 »
This is not a regional crisis.

No fun.




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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 20, 2020, 17:22 »
The frenchs have a great invention to be used on the politicians. When this situacion ends we should buy them instead of masks.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 20, 2020, 09:31 »
Nothing in the world like Rome.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 20, 2020, 03:54 »
I know personaly a lot of spanish photographers from years, I have at least 100 000 km travel in Spain, I passed so many villages and cities and I love this country like my second home. Great people, be strong!

We stay strong, we are much better than our politicians since the XVII Century, our first political corruption Law I think  ;D ;D ;D

Hope you come again soon to visit us. Foreigners are always welcome here.

I feel the same with Italy. Last time I was there was on October, a ten days trip in Roma and Firenze and I am completely in love with the country and with the people. They are incredible friendly everywhere, really feel at home there all the time.

Can't believe the situation now.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus ?
« on: March 19, 2020, 07:19 »
I have seen that the UK is close to us now. 2500, maybe our numbers last week.

I'm very sorry.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Feb stats are in
« on: March 19, 2020, 07:17 »
I don't know what to do.

SS used to be fine to me, not anymore since summer. And IS with this 0.0 sales...

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