Silicon Investor - Digital Photography

[nicewatch] You’re Guaranteed to Spot at Least One Gorgeous Giraffe in Each of These 15 Stun...

nicewatch — 5/29/2026 2:42:22 PM

You’re Guaranteed to Spot at Least One Gorgeous Giraffe in Each of These 15 Stunning and Awe-Inspiring Images

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[nicewatch] These 15 Breathtaking Photos of Yosemite National Park Will Have You Planning Yo...

nicewatch — 5/18/2026 6:21:21 PM

These 15 Breathtaking Photos of Yosemite National Park Will Have You Planning Your Next Vacation to the Great Outdoors

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[nicewatch] See 17 Intricate Microscope Photographs That Make the Miniature World Immense. T...

nicewatch — 5/13/2026 6:16:04 PM

See 17 Intricate Microscope Photographs That Make the Miniature World Immense. They Won the Evident Image of the Year Contest

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[nicewatch] See 15 Stunning Images That Won the German Society for Nature Photography’s Annu...

nicewatch — 5/13/2026 1:00:19 AM

See 15 Stunning Images That Won the German Society for Nature Photography’s Annual Contest

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[Sultan] Palestinian photographer Saher Alghorra was awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in b...

Sultan — 5/5/2026 1:20:29 AM

Palestinian photographer Saher Alghorra was awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in breaking news photography for documenting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. His photos are worth seeing, so here’s a gift link:

nytimes.com

[nicewatch] All 5, wow, congratulations. That sounds like a nice tour. Sadly I've only boate...

nicewatch — 5/4/2026 4:22:11 PM

All 5, wow, congratulations. That sounds like a nice tour. Sadly I've only boated on two, Erie and Michigan... but still have time for the rest. :-)

[Chartgod] Grew up WI/IL Border and did all 5 as was a 'bucket list' for boating in the lat...

Chartgod — 5/4/2026 3:41:45 PM

Grew up WI/IL Border and did all 5 as was a 'bucket list' for boating in the late 70's 1977-1979 w/ 150 punched out

12 gallons of fuel 2 cycle could "evaporate" in 20 minutes ? SOMEHOW?

[not my boats here but what a motor that was]

I woulda hated to be a fish !! ;-)

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To convert a 150 Black Max outboard to 200 HP, you can follow these steps:

Change the carburetor: Upgrade to a 2.4L carburetor, which is typically used for the 200 HP version.

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Consider port timing and tuning: Depending on the model, you may need to adjust port timing and use a specific tuner for the 200 HP version.

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Check for exhaust modifications: Some models may require exhaust modifications to achieve the desired power output.

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Consult a professional: It's advisable to have a professional tuner or mechanic assist with the conversion to ensure proper adjustments and performance.

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This conversion can significantly enhance the performance of your outboard motor, making it suitable for more demanding applications.

[nicewatch] These 15 Majestic Photographs Showcase the Beauty of the Great Lakes and Will Ma...

nicewatch — 5/4/2026 2:55:58 PM

These 15 Majestic Photographs Showcase the Beauty of the Great Lakes and Will Make You Fall in Love With the Natural Wonders

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[nicewatch] See 15 Sensational Scenes of Switzerland, Europe’s Alpine Wonderland That’s Beau...

nicewatch — 4/11/2026 11:24:06 AM

See 15 Sensational Scenes of Switzerland, Europe’s Alpine Wonderland That’s Beautiful No Matter the Season

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[nicewatch] See the Spectacular Winners of Smithsonian Magazine’s 23rd Annual Photography Co...

nicewatch — 4/6/2026 1:07:03 PM

See the Spectacular Winners of Smithsonian Magazine’s 23rd Annual Photography Contest

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[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] Didn't like that photo so I cropped it and made with black and white. The crop ...

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 3/24/2026 8:21:18 AM

Didn't like that photo so I cropped it and made with black and white. The crop version and the images out of the camera. (Samsung S9)

[longz] My son bought a Sony A7iii Cinema Camera about 4-5 months back...he is gaga over...

longz — 3/23/2026 12:28:43 PM

My son bought a Sony A7iii Cinema Camera about 4-5 months back...he is gaga over it...he has been buying different lenses and accessories for it...He films a lot...

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] Nope, Galaxy S9 Phone.

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 3/23/2026 11:26:18 AM

[longz] Is that AI?

longz — 3/23/2026 11:23:05 AM

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] Mar 22 2026 Calgary Fog [graphic]

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 3/23/2026 9:16:46 AM

Mar 22 2026 Calgary Fog

[Sultan] BabelColour@StuartHumphryes Travel back 105 years to the Art-Deco extravagance ...

Sultan — 3/6/2026 6:52:11 PM

BabelColour @StuartHumphryes

Travel back 105 years to the Art-Deco extravagance of this amazing celestial costume, featured at the Salon du goût français ("The Salon of French Taste") which was an innovative trade exhibition of luxury French commodities held between 1921-23). This autochrome is original colour, not colourised

Photographed in colour 100 years ago - this is an Autochrome portrait of a young Hindu girl in Agra, India, in 1926. It was photographed by the visiting French photographer Jules Gervais-Courtellemont and is original colour, not colourised.

[nicewatch] Jaw-dropping snaps shortlisted for Sony World Photography prize the-sun.com [g...

nicewatch — 3/4/2026 2:53:51 PM

Jaw-dropping snaps shortlisted for Sony World Photography prize

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[Sun Tzu] And here's the full image. I don't think it's still easy to guess what the textu...

Sun Tzu — 3/4/2026 12:48:17 AM

And here's the full image.
I don't think it's still easy to guess what the texture is, though it should now be possible to figure it out.

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[Sun Tzu] Who can guess what this is? I thought the texture was interesting, so I took a s...

Sun Tzu — 3/4/2026 12:42:54 AM

Who can guess what this is?
I thought the texture was interesting, so I took a shot and cropped it.
Full image in the follow up post.

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[Chartgod] I was unaware that the CA stock market ran on youtube ;-) Learn something new e...

Chartgod — 2/27/2026 12:25:31 PM

I was unaware that the CA stock market ran on youtube ;-)

Learn something new everyday I guess

Kerry is a global company, that odds are bought a lot of Canuck-ville up there also

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] Never heard of Kerry. I stick to YouTube.

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 2/27/2026 11:57:32 AM

[Chartgod] In the US? this placed has "sucked up" most of what's along that line kerry.com...

Chartgod — 2/27/2026 11:55:40 AM

In the US? this placed has "sucked up" most of what's along that line

kerry.com

Can you play Kerry in CA markets?

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] A photo I took in 2003 in Carstairs Alberta. These grain elevators were in almo...

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 2/27/2026 11:49:48 AM

A photo I took in 2003 in Carstairs Alberta. These grain elevators were in almost every town on the prairies, farmers would take their grain their and then trains would take it away. I was in one when I was a kid, my uncle took me there and showed me how they worked. Almost all are gone now, opting for large storage centers.

This was taken with a Digital ELPH 2.1 Mega Pixel camera.

[Ron] Photographing a total eclipse from a glacier in Patagonia: bbc.com [graphic]

Ron — 2/22/2026 2:30:53 PM

Photographing a total eclipse from a glacier in Patagonia:
bbc.com

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] Thanks !

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 2/19/2026 12:43:39 PM

[Ron] Nice job...!

Ron — 2/19/2026 12:41:16 PM

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] Photoshop, I restored this photo of my dad. [graphic]

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 2/18/2026 10:13:24 AM

Photoshop, I restored this photo of my dad.

[nicewatch] These 15 Inspiring Images of Winter Sports Will Help You Rediscover Your Olympic...

nicewatch — 2/7/2026 1:35:25 PM

These 15 Inspiring Images of Winter Sports Will Help You Rediscover Your Olympic Spirit

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[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] A photo taken in 2002 with a my point and shoot camera, Before and after Photos...

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 1/26/2026 9:25:09 AM

A photo taken in 2002 with a my point and shoot camera, Before and after Photoshop.

Right out of the camera.

Photoshop

[Smart_Asset] <> Still having diffic...

Smart_Asset — 1/12/2026 12:32:50 PM

<<How does one easily post an image from an Iphone17? tia>>

Still having difficulty...I open photos on my Mac and try to drag and drop but doesn't seem to work.

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] Here is one from Gemini, blonde hair and no cars, low res image [graphic]

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 1/12/2026 11:15:28 AM

Here is one from Gemini, blonde hair and no cars, low res image

[Smart_Asset] I'll offer my take....I'd say the woman is blonde, the sky a nighttime deep blue...

Smart_Asset — 1/12/2026 11:06:48 AM

I'll offer my take....I'd say the woman is blonde, the sky a nighttime deep blue or some color between dusk and midnight, remove the cars, both lamp pole lights on.

Not criticizing...it's already a great photo.

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] This is what you have to tell the software, you can try it on your own, results ...

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 1/12/2026 10:59:26 AM

This is what you have to tell the software, you can try it on your own, results will vary.

A cinematic fashion portrait in Paris at blue hour. Camera is pulled back and low, using an ultra-wide lens (14–18mm look). The full Eiffel Tower must be visible from ground to tip, completely inside the frame. No part of the tower may be cropped. The woman in a flowing red gown stands in the foreground and is scaled larger than life while the camera remains wide. She occupies the lower third to middle of the frame, while the Eiffel Tower fills the full height of the image behind her. the lights are on in the tower, Vertical composition, tall framing, architectural photography rules. Both the woman and the tower feel monumental without zooming. Wet marble ground with reflection, dramatic storm clouds, twilight glow, ultra-realistic, luxury fashion photography, cinematic lighting, epic scale, sharp detail, awe-inspiring.

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] AI created

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 1/12/2026 10:23:25 AM

[Chartgod] Wet dream [lol]

Chartgod — 1/12/2026 10:17:41 AM

[Smart_Asset] Wife? Girl friend?

Smart_Asset — 1/12/2026 10:02:24 AM

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] My latest AI creation: [graphic]

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 1/12/2026 9:39:12 AM

My latest AI creation:

[Sun Tzu] "27 Award-Winning Fine Art Photos That Celebrate the Power of Minimalism" 121cli...

Sun Tzu — 1/9/2026 9:49:37 PM

"27 Award-Winning Fine Art Photos That Celebrate the Power of Minimalism"
121clicks.com

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] My latest creation: [graphic]

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 1/6/2026 10:47:45 AM

My latest creation:

[Ron] From 'Nature' the best Science Images of 2025 nature.com

Ron — 12/18/2025 5:32:03 PM

[Smart_Asset] How does one easily post an image from an Iphone17? tia

Smart_Asset — 12/10/2025 11:47:55 AM

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] I guess you could call it that. I just called it Blue eye and long legs

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 12/10/2025 11:16:16 AM

[Ron] All- Seeing Surveillance?

Ron — 12/10/2025 10:58:31 AM

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] My newest creation: [graphic]

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 12/10/2025 10:03:14 AM

My newest creation:

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] One of my newer ones. (Home Sweet Home) [graphic]

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 11/27/2025 8:54:35 AM

One of my newer ones. (Home Sweet Home)

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] FastStone Image Viewer is the best. If you let it import your photos from a SD ...

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 11/20/2025 9:56:09 AM

FastStone Image Viewer is the best. If you let it import your photos from a SD card, it will date the folder in your Pictures folder in Windows. essy to organize it.

[roto] faststone.org the above, a photography software program of benefit to the casua...

roto — 11/20/2025 8:48:34 AM

faststone.org

the above, a photography software program of benefit to the casual photographer & it's free.
FastStone Image Viewer

I download all my photos, camera & phone, to my laptop.
My camera, I shoot "Full Frame- RAW", mainly straightening, cropping, re- sizing, doing a little light/ color adjustments as needed.

This photo was taken hand- held, +90f.. the ground, the heat of an oven. The pyramids are at the edge of the Eastern Sahara, greater- Cairo the local.
I shot a lot of pics figuring I'll get one that I will like. My problem, the camel pics appeared 'touristy'.. cell phones, t- shirts & baseball hats. I wanted something unique.
With some cropping I ended up with a classical photo.

[Chartgod] She looks pregnant with your child Ron !! ;-)

Chartgod — 11/19/2025 12:01:35 PM

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] I have CS5 its around 18 years old, we bought these before they went subscriptio...

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 11/19/2025 10:59:36 AM

I have CS5 its around 18 years old, we bought these before they went subscription, CS5 can do a lot of cool things.

[Ron] Actually I have Photoshop 7.0. from 2002. Still works fine on both Windows 10 ...

Ron — 11/19/2025 10:57:10 AM

Actually I have Photoshop 7.0. from 2002. Still works fine on both Windows 10 and 11. Knock on wood :)