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I've been wanting to go somewhere else to take my wintertime photos of ice, such as the rocky mountains.

A Focus stack of 4 exposures, each at f/5.6, using my Fuji XT2 w/Mitakon 20mm @ 4:1. Despite having a flat surface, the camera was still at an angle to the snow crystal, and I cropped this one in to show more detail, some editing in Adobe Camera RAW and slight levels in PS Elements 15. I think this might be my best photo so far. This time, I had to work quickly, not because of wind, but because the temperature was steadily increasing above freezing and the sunlight was getting more intense. This was at about 7:50 am.

I somewhat feel that I've probably discovered about everything that there's to know about photography, and quite a lot about other subjects, including art, astronomy, writing, and art. Now on to more science...

I basically turned my camera into a microscope... time to use my flash, I've never used it before! It'd be really nice as well to use a daylight simulation lamp.

I'm wondering if I should focus stack my photos, or simply create a flat surface parallel to the plane of my camera sensor so that I can achieve much more success in my macro photography? I recently had a rig created from an old microscope that didn't work too well for my photography, so that I can now use as effectively a focusing rail. Had also heard about deconvolution, and it did sound interesting. I'm very interested in a variety of programs that could achieve stacking, including Zerene, and one that I've heard about today for the first time, called Altami Studio, which apparently had some great features but is rather expensive, at over $150!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saLnYMis8JM&feature=youtu.be

https://weatherhistorian.blogspot.com/2018/11/winter-outlook-for-winter-of-2018-19.html?fbclid=IwAR2B3dV6Yz2YHYz-pE1AaIZBXLzAGcxqyMlqlQhIEqswGs9HkwO86wO2Cxs

Near Blizzard conditions incoming for early Monday morning, not to much snow, only about 3 inches, with high winds!

Trying to get the ice crystals parallel to the image sensor, i have been planning, in my mind, a better macro setup. Either that, or focus stacking using video frames or continuous shooting. I have planned to build a macro rail, before getting or building a copy stand. I still don’t know whether or not i might be able to plan a transparent surface somewhere to be included into the entire rig. Should be an interesting build, and might open up an entire would of possibilities for my super macro work!

The magnetic field disrupting clouds in Earth's atmosphere? All of our electronics and magnetic equipment... what if it might be true?!

The sun might have been quiet for a while, but that doesn't mean it's not an incredible phenomenon! For more information, go here: https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2018/11/24/quiet-sun-makes-musical-waves-in-earths-magnetic-field/

Monday I might actually get some really great photos...finally! I also want to get a gaming console.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/b2tse/31020473577/in/pool-3430408@N23

Using my Fuji XT2 & Mitakon 20mm f/2 4X to 4.5X magnification lens set to about 4.1X, or 4.1:1 ratio. The lens seems to be very unresponsive to light however, at least at about f/8 and downwards. 1/6 of a second exposure in broad daylight, at about 12:00 here in Southern Michigan. This day it was not snowing much at all, but I used a brush and "hunted" for snowflakes out on the ice on the swamp out in the backyard. I used a black hat as a backdrop, adjusted some things in RAW converter, and applied slight levels. Overall, I think that this is only an average image, or maybe a little better than average; Apart from great lighting and backdrop, the DOF is just too narrow for this photo to really work. At the time, I was taking photos at various focusing settings (distances) but by the time the focus got to about the middle portion of the crystal, that's when stuff basically went crazy and the crystal blew away. To my surprise, however, after reviewing the various photo

Every day that I awaken, is the beginning of the end!

I can't let people do me like this. But I feel like I might die soon. I've started feeling concerned over how people have been doing me. Feels like I might not be able to calm down, uncontrollable me. Why must I worry?

What about those non-sexual feelings that one can't describe, and can't explain, yet still exist under which circumstances one can't possibly explain either?! That's what I've been struggling with. My loss of pleasure has been leading me to experience very exotic states of consciousness, as I try to, oh you know, my mind compensating for what's lost. !!!! For example, experiencing what's been feeling like the end of the world, or experiencing vast nothingness (as the best way to describe such things)

The number of times people have sex has been declining very recently. The term "WHAT?!"=an understatement!

A new phenomenon has been sweeping the nation! What it is, read here https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/575713/sex-decline/?fbclid=IwAR23pi0n6g3Dlb46xvSpmF7PTtJhPoojFUFra9EHlwxFRy-Eup8YZvr-L2A or Youtube: https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/575713/sex-decline/?fbclid=IwAR23pi0n6g3Dlb46xvSpmF7PTtJhPoojFUFra9EHlwxFRy-Eup8YZvr-L2A I can relate, in the sense that I was recently thinking about this at night... Reality Check: Sex was taboo when I was in high school!

Let's see what my new macro lens for my Fuji will be able to produce in regards to photo results, and I wonder how it will compare, especially in terms of depth of field, image quality, and practicality to my phone with simple macro lens attachment. This should be very interesting. I can list some advantages, or benefits, already. With my Fuji, I'll be able to shoot at 10 frames per second, and start out with a base ISO of 200, compared to about 50 on the phone, which should translate into higher shooting speed while maintaining the image quality of the lowest ISO setting. I want to have fun controlling the Fuji with my phone using an app to control all manual settings! Again, let's see how this turns out, and it should be very interesting!

I had written that it would be a colder than average winter, even though I'd forgotten to indicate that it would be here, in the midwest. Here you go, the evidence! And sometime between Early February and March, will come extreme warm fronts, is my prediction, and will increase in frequency over cold fronts, so much so that by late March, generally temperatures be well above average. Let's see if it turns out to be true! The last two or three winters were quite cold, but at the start of January 2014, temperatures in the midwest, especially the northern regions, was up to 50 degrees below average. Let's see if that happens once more this winter. I personally, hope for a very cold, but generally dry winter.

I made a really strange but creative animation for Youtube about 4 to five years ago; an now I can't find it! I've been looking for it on my old channel as well! The story behind the video was there was, supposedly, once a kid that lived in the wild and he discovered a strange, indescribable piece of evidence in the wild, in his primitive home. What the evidence really was, was an animation, and that animation was a strange moving entity.

If global warming is real, then realfeel, or "feels-like" temperatures in temperate regions will probably take a dive for some time, but not indefinitely; the surge of extra moisture in the atmosphere from warmer water means that wind chills will most likely also be worse, but if the warming surpasses a specific point, or threshold, then this "feels-like" and wind chill factor will be able to steadily migrate, or move, ever closer towards the poles. If global cooling is the culprit, or climate change, then the opposite might be very likely to occur.

https://www.facebook.com/285981445512146/videos/334859980638514/UzpfSTEzNTAzNDA4OTM6Vks6MTE0Mjk4Mzc1MjUyMTEzMg/ Siberian snowstorm caught using time lapse, while rapidly descending temperatures, Russians in Siberia have supposedly been fearing, or are fearing, the approach of an intense Boreal winter

We might very likely hear about major tornadoes in Southern Hemisphere this week. I think that this month be a very active one, esepcially in Argentina and neighboring nations, especially southern Brazil

Reaching all of the way down to Mexico, already! A great time to read some science books!

I think that because of gene modification, we might all die horribly

https://www.sciencealert.com/consciousness-could-all-come-down-to-the-way-things-vibrate

https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/five-mysteries-the-standard-model-cant-explain?fbclid=IwAR1ZnoE965ohDUS40dNrEu5yk0tSUQva4ZDHuJFn9z8lT-c_sH3AGieRZGU

You should definitely read this stuff! First, a page from a recent publication of Popular Science about. If you don't have enough time, then at least read the second to last paragraph of the magazine page: The second is my new book

The winter, I think, likely to be generally on the cold side for much time, up until late winter, when I think will get much above average times in general.

Why so much distorted information in books and on the internet these days?! These days, I don't know who or what books to trust...

Misinformation and various news has been spreading like gas or like pathogens, essentially killing everyone out there

(Type into Youtube)!

So much rain has come down in Saudi Arabia in so little time, that the desert seriously has become purple!! http://strangesounds.org/2018/11/meanwhile-purple-flowers-and-green-grass-blanket-desert-in-saudi-arabia.html

Life, this time of year, lacks everything that it needs and wants...

What happens tomorrow, is something bad. It will be in the news too. It will probably be a major disaster somewhere, a natural disaster too.

"Such an ambitious project will require the joint efforts of all mankind, but the potential benefit from it exceeds the costs." https://www.howandwhys.com/giant-porch-light/?fbclid=IwAR3u5n_OK4Qqi1X7qIbgEazfNJcwRozX_B-oyIpTDDZfXtkSfg0idxb0DuY

Should I choose the one with dual cameras, or just a single camera that's much better?! Thinking 🤔 of a new phone, maybe a OnePlus.

I can't; what the 😳?!

I think that we might have a bumpy, treacherous road ahead of us in the very near future, as in, starting within about days from now.

I've been recently thinking about purchasing a new drone. The Mantis is a relatively small, foldable drone, which I could fly indoors and into haunted/paranormal houses, as well as might be easily transported, especially in my backpack, which I could also take my camera gear in as well. However, the Phantom, being bigger, isn't foldable, although it has the ability to take photo and video of greater quality, especially in dark lighting or simply during the nighttime. The Phantom would probably be more resistant to the wind, and have a flying time of only two minutes less than that of the Mantis (30 min compared to 33 min). Mind you, 33 minutes is long for a drone, especially at the price point that it's recently been at! Otherwise, the Mantis would be lighter and wouldn’t require setup, albeit the latter’s only a slight advantage. The Phantom=$270 more than the Mantis, and is about $400 off retail, while the Mantis=about $150 off retail. So there, a more expensive drone i

A major disaster

The good times have past...

Feels great when it's already dark at this time!

I seriously have doubt about how significant we are in this life. I mean, there will always be things that we can't do, despite all of the things that we can do. There will always be valleys too deep, mountains too high, lands too vast to cross, etc. However, try to imagine...

I have been feeling like not knowing anything for the rest of my life, being deaf to all information. We can't have true peace with any thought going on in our head.

People have been torturing animals and other people on Earth, something that can't be said much about animals at all! But I thought that people=better than animals: "But people know right from wrong".

I don't feel in the mood to be around or near people anymore. They just want to like degrade me and treat me negatively. I wish things could be different. I don't like work, or school, and people neither. I don't like this society either. I don't actually like the art that I've been seeing recently, or many of the kinds of books that I've been seeing. I feel as though we're in a time of great suffering, equivalent in some ways to the dark ages; My soul certainly has been feeling such a way! The only thing that can make me feel good is doing what I'm passionate about, all while listening to all of the majestic music that I've been listening. I can't wait to get out and do something fun by myself. I despise the way people have been thinking about me, and it's best to not like them as well!

For future games, when making them to simulate real life, make sure to include the effects of climate change, politics, etc. Make sure that the additional seasons can be included in the games, that might actually start happening gradually on Earth around 2030. Make sure that on level 2100, parts of the world could be burning while others could be having floods to make it more realistic and true-to-life! Make sure that the Arabian desert can in fact reach 140 degrees, that Europe can be flooded in the Autumn...and meanwhile, that Antarctica can reach temperatures COLDER THAN AVERAGE!

I've been wondering, assuming for a moment that climate change's real, how likely is it for the number of seasons to get shorter, longer, or maybe even the transition between some seasons might be more abrupt or less abrupt, or could we even add on another season or more?! Supposedly, there is very little spring time and fall time in Siberia and probably other places like Alaska.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1noUh2NrLI

If there’s movement in photo, such as wind rustling foliage in a photo, achieving the Brenizer Method for photography can be so challenging in the modern world, that it can be literally imposible, and this can be even more true if you want to combine photos in another way at the same time; for example, in my case, when I made “Mini Autumn”, I used various exposures to create an HDR effect. But what if you wanted simply to take a high resolution composite, and make each resulting image be focus stacked AND HDR?! I don’t know about that one, but the moving foliage problem is a real mystery, in the sense that I don’t know how one could go about solving it. The Brenizer method, otherwise known as Bokehrama, consists of taking multiple photos, each with a shallow depth of field, to simulate a miniature scene. I think that AI could possibly help with this kind of situation in particular, regarding the moving foliage!

Comparatively speaking, this year's autumn colors here in Southern Michigan have seemed to come and go a little bit quicker than they did in previous years; not only that, but although it might sound funny, I seriously do consider the possibility that climate change might have caused this, and the fact that the rain came to take the leaves away. In addition, the colors of the leaves seem significantly less colorful than they did in previous years. Although somewhat sad, it makes me really wonder whether or not the amount of cloud cover had an effect as well. I suppose that more cloud cover has also caused such a change; perhaps exactly that might have caused a quicker change and caused the leaves to last shorter on the trees. Interestingly, some interesting stuff to think about on this boring day...

In addition to the number of seasons increasing or decreasing, we might possibly expect an overall increase or decrease in air pressure all over the world? Antarctica has been excessively cold this year by the way.

"Mini Autumn" was a photo project in which I was to create a large, 300+ megapixel HDR photo. Unfortunately, my PC has crashed as a result of it! Don't go away!