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Things are getting hairy in the US....none of us know from day to day what will happen with our economy (except for the ones who got us here in the first place ) ...I'd say we are both screwed. Being a freelancer in these times are not good right now... :(

What FCP are you using? Wonder if you should trash your preferences for it and restart it.

This is a good lil topic thanks for starting this..... Well I actually am into wildlife photography. I enjoy birds quite a bit, mostly the raptors. I have mostly redtail hawks in my yard and a coopers hawk will come by for a meal now and then. I also like the coyotes that will come by to visit and eat some scraps we throw out for any creature that is hungry. The fun part about birding is identifying each bird. Sometimes you only get a split second as they fly by in a blur. But also getting a good still shot too. If you have kids this is something really cool to get them in to. Hummingbirds are the coolest though. I've got thousands of pics of those little things. My other interest is golf!!! Got to tell ya its one of the best sports out there. Very hard to do but you have to stick with it for at least a year to see some changes. I've been playing for 15 years. I also am a professional bass player . I play mostly classic rock and country music. Been playing for 30 years now. And what else in this techno world.... surfing the web, now that is addicting.... lol ....have a great shoot everybody...take care. Tony Beazley

Hi Bruno just clicked on the performance music video.. was the gain up or on zero...did you bring it up at all in FCP... nice and clean...very nice job... stock fuji lens? Thanks Tony

That sure is a clean looking picture. Is that with the JVC110 or the new one? And is that with a prime lens or is that the stock that came with it? Thanks Tony

My friends Sony VX 2100 went down last week and thankfully it wasn't my fault since it had been just sitting in my house for the last month. When I turned it on to use it I noticed a weird freen WB and strange effect of vertical red streaks. It looks just like a light leak on a super 8 camera. It is a very cool retro effect but thats all you can do with the camera. Sony will give you till Oct. 2 2007 to get your camera in for a FREE repair. I do know that this affects the ZR series from Canon. There is also pda's affected. I googled and found some websites about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY46IyMgoJc Hope this helps some folks cause there is no recall out about this. Tony B.

Looking forward to your in depth articles and jpgs on this one Walter... :)

Mitch what was the massive let down you encountered? Thanks Tony B.

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I am alive!!! don't bury me yet .......:P

heh heh good one!!!

Now and then a shot is called for that will need to have a bird soaring over head. Just saw on a nationwide Toyota commercial of how they are expressing the need for better exhaust emissions for the environment. They show the forest and a deer and then a bird soaring...then I notice its a turkey vulture. Yes they look like a hawk from far away but on this shot ITS A VULTURE. I know it is a living breathing animal but I'm pretty sure they were thinking something more elegant . Here are a picture of each and they are small so as to show the effect of how confusing it can be . I have been a wildlife photographer for 15 years and being a DP and seeing someone use a vulture when they are talking about a hawk ....it's like I wish they would've done their homework on the subject. It's just something that I keep spotting a few times a year. Tony B Turkey Vulture Redtail Hawk(please notice the red tail feathers)

Rik, How true you are. :)

I live in Nashville. Trust me its 50/50.There's good guys and bad guys on both sides. I meet them everyday and work with them on music and film. Some of them think they are hot poop and some know they are not- referring to musicians here. There are more snobs on the music side of this town than on the video side ....even worse are the producers...they don't even say hi to God. lol