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Nita my camera is 3.1 mega pixels and 10X zoom

Marilyn, are you sure you have the DX4330? lol  It's supposed to have a 3x optical zoom.  Maybe it's a later model, or something, but everything I've looked at says 3.1 mega pixels and 3x zoom.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2002_reviews/dx4330.html

I'm very interested because my Olympus C-5050 has a 3x zoom, and I'm looking for a camera with more zoom capabilities.  Only looking.

You are right Nita but when I press the zoom it goes all the way up to 10X. I do have a DX4330. It does have 3X optical zoom the rest is digital zoom

  I just wrote a post, but I think it got lost when Marilyn posted at the exact moment I did.  Oh, well.........not important.

I am home late, and have lots to do and need to get to bed at a reasonable hour, so will just say hello, and see your tomorrow!

   Good evening to all.  My wife and myself just came home from being invited out for dinner to friends of my wife parents.  We had a wonderful time but thing that is missing is that there is no conversation about the Lord and if you try to bring it up the  lady always gets to some other subject and also cuts her husband off when he try's to speak.  So we pray that the holy spirit will shine through us and they will see something different in us.  Please pray For John and Bunty that the Holy Spirit will speak to them .

Tomorrow at 8-00 I am going for a cat scan to see if they can find anything showing around the bulging disc so I ask that you pray the Lod's will about this and my back.

Hope that you all have a good night. God Bless Gord.

Gord, will be praying for you. Bad backs make us simply miserable - I deal with one from time to time.

I am late tonight, so just wanted to let y'all know the first surgeon evaluation appt will be on Monday, Feb 26.

Y'all have a good rest of the day.

Ruth Ann

Aha!  Marilyn, that's the difference.  I can get digital zoom, but not sure how much.  Maybe the other camera is 10 optical plus digital.

Anyway, I imagine he can zoom way further than our cameras.

I've been tired today.  I meant to go see a friend, recuperating from a broken ankle, but didn't even get that done.  I did paint some on a dresser.  and hauled some totes upstairs.  And babysat for Mia, the puppy.  And uploaded some pictures to Flickr.  I guess I did do something, but it feel like a mostly unproductive day.

I'm so grateful that God doesn't depend on how I see myself to decide how He sees me.  I need Him so much.  I depend on His faithfulness and stability and love.  Nita

I received this from Holland.  Enjoy.

http://www.chriscummins.com:80/like/

Hi everyone....Two heads are better than one they say so Jeannine and I decided to put ours together to write a poem. Well....there is nothing in her head  so that was a waste of effort! Only kidding ...Jeannine did the first line and I followed on and we did it line about. We are pleased with what we came up with and would like to share it with you all. It was so nice to work with you on this Jeannine and also a lot of fun...my prayers are with you in the coming days and do hope all goes well. God bless.

A lot of camera talk going on here...I dont understand it so I wont comment. Read all your posts and praying for you all. Take care everyone.

I wrote above poem this morning while I was waiting for Marlene to do the shopping. Jeannine..thank you once again for the inspiration. A friend in need is a friend indeed and I know stressful times are ahead of you. Take care.

Hi Gordon...I sympathy with you about your bad back...and we could do with consoling ourselves about Rangers! Celtic for the League title again!
I am having trouble putting my video films on to a dvd..and when I do get them on...my dvd player will not recognise them. My son Gregory and I are working on the problem and any help will be gratefully accepted. Have not time to reply to all your posts but my prayers are with you all. Take care.

hey everyone, just stopping by to say hi before getting ready and off to class hope ya'll have a great day!
Sarah

Good Morning all,

Colin~Thank you, and ur right, nothing in the head. ~ yeah right. Your poems are beautiful!

Gord ~ good luck with your back!

Hi everyone else, sorry i don't mention names. We just got home from the plastic surgeon appointment. Boy are they going to do a number, this is going to be very interesting. Please keep the prayers coming for Frank, he really needs them.

I pray for you all and hope you all have a God filled and blessed day!

Trusting,
<><Jeannine

I couldn't get on the internet this morning with my DSL.  So I called.  After I turned off the computer and pushed the power button in the modem, then turned the modem back on, I waited until three lights were lit.  Then I turned on the computer and, voila!  Internet was back.  So I am back in business. 

Colin....loved both your poems...with and without Jeannine's help! 

I need to get busy and do some photos for Photo Guild Monday evening.  I have nothing ready so far.

Weather report from Central Indiana.  10°F...bright and sunny!!

Hi all.  I had a very busy day today including getting a new license plate for my second car.  Rather than have to remember to put on the handicapped hanger I decided to just get a handicapped plate like I have on the other car.  I still have the hanger so if I ride with someone else I can take it along.

This was our computer learning center volunteer meeting with a business luncheon and then we had our PC User Group meeting.  It was almost 3:30 pm when I got home.  I was so tired I had to rest for an hour.  Just taking it easy tonight.

It was cold here today with a little snow or sleet predicted but it just rained a little bit and I sure didn't see any snow flakes. 

Not much else to write about this evening.

Larry, I just got my hangtag renewed this week. It's a law we must be recertified here in Tennessee every 2 years.

Both my son and I have handicapped license plates, but, like you, I need the hangtag when riding with someone else.

A lady at work helped me and we went through three big filing cabinets (chock full) and prepared to archive the important stuff and then discarded duplicates. What a job! I'm bushed tonight.

I, too, enjoyed the poetry.

Y'all have a good evening.

Greetings from a soggy and warmer island.  I am almost starting to think about Spring!

Love those cats, Etta Sue.  The one spinning the bathroom tissue could be Squeek.  That is her favorite trick when annoyed early in the morning!

I went and saw about getting new glasses.  Had the optomitrist check my presc. and he made a slight change to what the medical dr. had presc. in July.  Feels it should help.  I am getting my progressive lens, plus a pair of strictly reading glasses.  They have a deal where it only costs for the lens in the second pair.  Still going to be close to $900.00....so pray that they will improve and not make things worse.  I was actually treated with kindness and courtesy....not like the place I used to go for glasses.  Also not as expensive.  

Amanda is in lots of pain from her ankle and not enjoying the use of crutches.  Will be going back to college on Monday, so hope things will be okay.  With her accidents and Wendy going thro' menopause, I feel rather like leaving home!

Gordon, I have the same problem with my back.  Also had a herniated disk, that is when they did the scan.  It is because of osteoporosis and years of arthritis, not much can be done for mine.  I refuse to take anything stronger than Tylenol 3, and try to keep that down to when it is extreme.  Which is most of the time now.....Find that moist heat helps the pain and keeping mobile, even tho' it hurts.
Possibly there will be other things they can do for your back that will help.  I certainly hope that is the case.  

Judy B, I enjoyed your link and showed it to Wendy.  Made her laugh, so thanks.

Small Smile:

It is amazing how punctuation can change a meaning. Here is a phrase, and look how the meaning changes:

"woman without her man is nothing"

From one perspective: "Woman, without her man, is nothing."

From another perspective: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing."

                             

Pleasant Day/Evening and God Bless.

Liz

Trying to post, for the third time.  If this one disappears, so will I!  (At least for today.)

Liz, thanks for the smile.  Your sense of humor is amazing, and I admire you for it!

Hi, Ruth Ann!  Please don't work so hard!!

This was a busy, intense, but wonderful week for me.  I enjoyed painting SO much!  Do any of you want to see what I painted?

Tomorrow I must be in Lakin before 7:30 AM.  So tonight I am going to bed EARLY!!

See all of you another day.

Yes please, Janet.  Would love to view your paintings.

Stopped in again to mention that I finally visited Pat's Photo-a-day site and it is lovely.  Haven't any idea how to post in there, so simply had to come and say how nice it is and hope everyone will go and take a peek!

Liz

Hello all!  We have had a busy, busy day today.  I had to run to the store to get something for Kristi's party, then the party, then I had to go speak to a group of homeschoolers about testing, then home again, get Kristi down for a nap, then graduation.  We're tired.

Kristi's party was so cute.  We had the two little girls from Sunday School over and had a princess dress up party.  One of the little girls was 3 and the other was 4, but they are all about the same size.  Kristi seemed a bit overwhelmed at first, but by the end was truly enjoying herself.

Then, at the homeschool meeting, there were a bunch of kids and they played somemore.  No wonder it was hard for her to take a nap.

It is time to get the little people in bed, so i've got to keep this short.

Oh yea.  Concerning optical vs. digital zoom.  Digital zoom works basically the same way as cropping does in PaintShopPro.  Beyond your optical zoom, the camera is "centering" and cropping the picture for you.  It is not actually getting any "closer" to the subject.  That is why a digitally zoomed picture may appear jaggy or pixelated -- there simply is not enough data to zoom completely all the way, effectively.  The higher your optical zoom, the better.

Hi all,
sorry I haven't been posting lately. I suddenly became very popular at the paper while our photo editor was off sailing around the globe (well atleast the part around Puerto Rico) Anyway the staffer that filled in for her kept me quite busy in her absence. So how is everybody? Healthy, wealthy and wise I hope. I'm slowly starting to read past post to try and sort out who everybody is and what's been going on. It'll take some time but I should be able to catch on soon. So, is there any photographers here that make photography a full time business? I'm always looking to learn how others handle their workflow. I seem to struggle pretty bad with post processing. It would be so nice if we could just take pictures pop them onto a cd and get paid without having to go through all of the editing, cut lines, sorting and all else that happens after the shutter closes. For me it definately steals a lot of the enthusiasm of photo. I guess that pretty much happens with anything you enjoy doing that turns into work.


Marilyn... Yes I'm in California I live in the San Diego area. Born and raised here. Been here  most of my life except during my 8 years in the Army.

Larry...Yes I'm an avid collector of all things sports. I have quite the collection of cards and memorabilia. My wife thinks I'm a little nutty but, she doesn't understand that my collection will be enough to send both kids to college when the time comes.

I still havent't been able to figure out how to post pics yet so if anybody is interested I have some work posted at Photobucket.com under Mil-Spec Photo. Most of it is journalist stuff so it's really not that impressive. Take a look if you'd like and I'll continue to decipher the picture posting mystery here on CPC. Well it's been a busy day for me and I have some of that after the shutter closes stuff to take care of. Namely clean my gear, sensor and recharge batteries for tomorrows assignment. God bless and I'll return soon.

Nick M

Hey Gordon,
I just read the post about your back, VERY sorry. I was in a crane accident in 1996 and suffered some pretty severe spinal injuries. I had my 4th major spinal surgery done in 2003. I had to have my lower back fused at L-4-5 and S-1.  I've been involved in a pain management group for several years and low back problems seemed to rule the roost. Anyway there are several options for your herniated disk. Surgery should be an absolute last resort. Look into traction. If done right it can alleviate most of the pain your suffering from. Something a bit more intrusive is called an IDET procedure. I had it done twice in hopes of not having to go through with surgery but, unfortunately for me it didn't work because I also had a fairly severe fracture in my spine. What they do is essentially go into the disk via a needle and remove some of the disk material to reduce the buldge. They can also insert a  thin wire and super heat it to repair the damaged part of the disk. In cases where it works your back on your feet playing tennis in a matter of days. I'ts an out patient procedure which is also a big plus. I'll check with a couple people I know who have suffered from the same problem and see what worked for them. I know what your going through from first hand experience and I'm very sorry for your pain.  I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Feel free to e-mail me if you'd like at JTF6Agent@aol.com if you have any questions.

Nick M

Hello Everyone!! 

Not much happening in my neck of the woods.  Today I am going to 60 Chix...the girls in my high school class of 1960.  We are going to Great Wall...a Chinese Buffet.  I have the guys and gals pertinent information on Excel.  All I know about Excel is self-learned...trial by error.  I couldn't figure out how to not have the extra columns to the right of my document.  I finally did get rid of them...but I don't know how I did it!     But I have printed out 10 of them to pass around at lunch. 

Cold and sunny again here in Central Indiana.  Cold...as in 4°F above zero!  Cold!  I am certainly ready for a heat wave.  Are you listening, God?

I got this funny in an email just now.....

Dear Lord," the preacher began with arms extended and a rapturous look on his upturned face, "without you, we are but dust..."  He would have continued, but at that moment one very obedient little girl (who was listening carefully) leaned over to her mother and asked quite audibly in her shrill little girl voice, "Mommy, WHAT is butt dust?"
Church was pretty much over at that point...
 

Hi everyone.  It is a beautiful day but cool as it is 36 degrees at noon.  I think we are in for the rest of the day.  We had 8 men at for coffee this morning. 

Etta Sue, I never worry about the extra cells since I just set the print area and capture what I want to print.

Nick, thanks for answering my question.

Janet, we certainly do want to see the results of your latest painting project.

Katmat, it sound like Kristi had a great time and that you did also at the party.

Liz, quite a few years ago my wife broke her ankle but could never master the crutches.  I had to borrow a wheelchair from the church for her to use for a few days.  Your glasses are certainly expensive but hope they are a big help.

Ruth Ann, our handicap placards are good for 5 years and then you just take it back in and they reissue another one. 

Hope everyone has a good day.

This is one Winter that we don't lack for conversation material!  My friend Winona and I were to go to Great Bend for our monthly painting meeting today.  I drove up to Lakin, met her, and we got as far as Garden City and realized there was black ice on the highway.  She slowed for a stop sign and we slid about 50 feet!!  Whew!  We looked at each other, and she said "Shall we go back?"  I said it was fine with me, so we stopped by Wal-Mart, then came back home.  We did call the hostess and tell her we weren't going to make it on up.  I can sure use a few hours at home, anyway.

I have read all the posts, and will post more next time, but just now I am falling asleep on my keyboard.  Too many short and a few almost no sleep nights this week.   See you soon.

I am finally getting here to post  today. I had a wonderful conversation with a very good friend of mine on Skype this morning. Then I went to curves for my workout, came home and changed and went on to work.

Ruth called me at 5:55 am to ask me what time it was and said she couldn't sleep. Praise God I had already been up for an hour. She called again at 7:45 to say she still couldnt sleep I told her I would be there at 9:30.

When I got there she was fully dressed in her raincoat and bonnet and getting in her car on the passenger side. ( she can't drive, can't see). She was so confused this morning. I checked her blood glucose and it was normal at 117. I thought maybe  that might be the reason she was confuse. I also did the check to see if she was having a stroke asking her to smile , say a simple sentence and raise both arms. Her son was coming over to check on her this afternoon. I hope he stays with her for awhile.

Good news though, I got her Blood Glucose straightened out. I called the diabetic nurse and told her what all the low readings were and she contacted Ruth's doctor, We took her off the diabetic meds.  It seems that the juice I have been giving her has stabilized her diabetes. I had been told that it would by one of the Doctor's in my business. They had run double blind placebo controlled clinical testing on diabetics, the results being that it  helped to stabilize them and they were able to get off the  diabetic pills. I don't know the results on those on insulin injections. Interesting information.  I will continue to  take the readings and journal the results. I learn something new everyday. OK I know TMI

I have to say I am soooo jealous of you guys that get to experience REAL weather. I'm not bragging about living in San Diege I really mean I'm jealous. If I could box up some of the weather we have here and trade it for something different once in a while that would be great. I personally get sick of the same weather day after day after day. I tried to get my wife to move somewhere where it snowed once in a while but, she grew up in New York and refuses to move away from San Diego. I on the other hand grew up here all my life and enjoyed the time I spent away. One of the things I enjoyed the most was watching seasons change. What I would give to wake up to a brisk minus something temperature. I understand most of you are fed up with the cold and miserable weather but, be glad you have weather. We have sun, sun and then once in a while we get...uhhh more sun. Have you ever tried to have a snowball fight when it's 80 degrees. Kinda hard to find the snowballs in the first place.

I went to Germany a few years ago with my wife and we stayed at her grandfathers house. It turned very cold one day and I asked if it snowed and they said it hadn't snowed there in years. I wished out loud it would snow. The next morning her grandfather woke me pretty early and said he had something for me to do. I went down stairs and found a snow shovel by the door. He told me I was the one who wished for it so, I had to shovel the sidewalk. I was so excited. I looked out side and sure enough there was about 1/2 foot of snow. Problem was he lived on a corner lot so I had my work cut out for me. They had a pretty good laugh and I had a blast. We started a snowball fight with some teenagers that were getting out of school later that day gut our butts kicked.

There is nothing more enchanting than the sound of snow crunching under your feet when you walk in it. I would love to be able to play in the snow with my son and daughter. He's 7 and she's 6. My wife took them last year up to Big Bear mountain to a ski resort with her uncle to play in the snow and tube down the hills. I had to shoot an assignment that day so I missed out. This year we haven't had much local snow so no chance for fun so far. Anyway if any of you would ever like to trade houses for a couple of weeks and enjoy a warm winter for a change just let me know. I'll leave the keys in the car and beer in the fridge.  But, you better have plenty of snow for us. 

Nick M

Hi, friends,

Have enjoyed catching up on today's news.

I went to lunch with friends, and then came straight back, and will soon vege out in my bedroom.

I'm still tired and achy from all that lifting and packing yesterday. But, a long, warm shower this morning helped a lot.

Y'all have a good day.

Ruth Ann

I am going to the Valentine Banquet at the church in just a few minutes. I am on the clean up crew afterwards. I always end up doing that whether or not I sign up for it I just  do it.

It is pouring rain here my front yard has several big puddles . We are expected to have rain for the next week  or so. Jane and Nita you must be pretty wet up your way too.

TTYL

Actually, Marilyn, we've had only scattered showers--intermittant rain--with some pretty nice sun breaks.  Not too bad.

I have been watching the weather reports for between here and Sacramento, as well as the road conditions over the pass, because I will be traveling down that way on Monday. Looks okay so far.   

A friend and I will be in Woodland, CA from Monday through Friday, attending a teaching seminar.  Guess y'all will just have to find a way to get along without me for the week.   

I have been getting things ready for my time away...you know, sorting what I'll need to wear, doing laundry, cleaning house, trips to the store and bank, (maybe that's backwards ... I went to the bank before I went to the store  )and next is packing a suitcase and getting on the road.  That will happen early Monday morning, so I'll still be around here tomorrow to spy on -- keep track of -- listen to what all y'all are up to and pray for the needs, rejoice in your good news, and just plain be here ...

Oh, yeah, Janet ---- I want to see the results of your painting efforts too.   

Hi everyone.  I seem to be the first one here today.  It is around 30 degrees but sunny so not too bad.

We will head out to church shortly.  This is senior Sunday and the choir will be composed of persons 50 and older.  We get good participation from the seniors.  Following church we have our annual senior banquet for Valentine's Day.  It is always a lovely lunch with nice table decorations and some entertainment following the luncheon.  We have been attending this for quite a few years.

Janet, it sounds like you were wise to turn around when you ran into black ice.  Cars on ice just have no control.  There will be another day for painting.

Jane, we will be keeping you in mind on your weeks adventure.  Have a great time.

Ruth Ann, do you have a business trip this week?  I see you said you were packing.

Mike, it wouldn't take you long to get very tired of that snow shoveling.  However, I agree with you that it is nice to have distinct seasons.  While we have little or no snow here in the Atlanta area we do have the four seasons.  If it snows it never stays on long and many years we get no snow at all.  Sometimes we get ice and that is very unpleasant and does a lot of damage.

Someone sent us some Bible humor that I want to share.  I realize it may not be new to some of you but I thought it was cute.

Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he married Ruth?
A. Ruthless.

Q. What do they call pastors in Germany ?
A. German Shepherds.

Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible?
A. Noah He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation.

Q. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible?
A. Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a
little prophet.

Q. What kind of motor vehicles are in the Bible?
A. Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in a Fury. David's Triumph
was heard throughout the land. Also, probably a Honda, because the apostles
were all in one Accord.

Q.. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible?
A. Samson. He brought the house down.

Q. What excuse did Adam give to his children as to why he no longer lived in
Eden ?
A. Your mother ate us out of house and home.


Q. Which servant of God was the most flagrant lawbreaker in the Bible?
A. Moses. He broke all 10 commandments at once.

Q. Which area of Palestine was especially wealthy?
A. The area around Jordan The banks were always overflowing.


Q. Who is the greatest babysitter mentioned in the Bible?
A. David. He rocked Goliath to a very deep sleep.

Q. Which Bible character had no parents?
A. Joshua, son of Nun.

Q. Why didn't they play cards on the Ark ?
A. Because Noah was standing on the deck. (Groan...)

PS. Did you know it's a sin for a woman to make coffee?
Yup, it's in the Bible. It says . . . "He-brews"

KEEP SMILING!!!! GOD LOVES YOU BUNCHES AND BUNCHES!!!!

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