D700 dug

I need a higher speed focusing in very low light with a D700 and SB800 flash.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/76729200@N00/1404356...

Photos like this are taken in near total darkness but focusing is painfully slow ( several seconds )

Does anyone have a system to get round this ( other than carry a bloody big light :-)

I normally shoot on manual exposure about 1.30th @ f2.8, Single focus mode, and auto area mode.

I was wondering what jobs the 12 apostles had before they left to follow Jesus.

I know some were fishermen and I think Paul was a tax collector

Is there any record of the others ?

what is it about water falling over rocks that seems to attract human attention?

We are fascinated by them, they are always a big tourist attraction and make for popular photos etc.

I love them myself and visit them whenever I can, I just do not understand WHY.

So many Americans have accused their president of so many awful things that are totally untrue

Would they be disappointed if he just said "Stuff it" and started behaving in the manner they accuse him of ?

The bible says that "You shall not bear false witness" yet so many Christians seem to feel the need to make stuff up about him.

I am wondering if they would feel happier if he just called in the army and declared marshal law removed the congress by force and set up death camps for anyone who disagreed with him.

Would being martyred make American Christians feel vindicated ?

do you support "Obamacare" or do you think The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is a far better option ?

If the PPACA is better please explain why

not understand about their bibles ?

Have they every read Romans 13 ?

Why are they so keen to disobey their own book of instructions ?

Submit to Government

13 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. 4 For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. 5 Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. 7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

Galley display prints are often described as "C Type prints"

Is there anything specific about this or are they just colour prints ?

C Type print is a common description for colour photography prints in galleries.

Is there a specific material the print needs to be on or is it just any colour print ?

is there a definition of C Type print ?

for us Pastafarians

It is "International Talk Like a Pirate Day "

Arrrrr you ready ?

Do you think Leviticus 19:28 would be a good one ?

It is rarely discussed and a lot of Christians even deny it exists

What is your take on this passage ?

I asked for a bible quote earlier about non christians being judged and allowed to enter heaven based on their good deeds

Many Christians said no such passage existed

I found it at last and would also you to read Romans 2 from the new testament of the Christian bible before replying. Read the entire chapter but verse 15 is especially good.

AND YES I do know there are many bible verses that contradict this verse

the fact remains that it exists

it is in the bible

it is supposedly the word of the Christian God

WHY do many Christians deny it exists?

Is it because it challenges what they have been told to believe ?

Christians when was the last time your bible study group discussed this passage ?

When was the last time your minister preached a sermon on it ?

And what evidence is there that he was gay or at least bisexual ?

Have people realized it was originally called "the goddamned particle" because it was so hard to find and a publisher objected to using cuss words ?

‎Why are 99.999% of all species that ever existed now extinct?

That kind of wastage does not sound very intelligent to me.

Can you explain the intelligence behind such bad design ?

I am sick of the top brass and politicians getting free first class trips to commemorate battles they would never have fought.

No politicians died on the front line or in service why do they turn up at the services ?

I would like to know what the top rank killed or even wounded was so I can mention this in the press.

hate groups exist ?

We see so many hate groups on the internet and in society and it would seem that most of them are tied in some way to various religions or religious beliefs.

I am just wondering if anyone knows of a single group that is linked to both a non belief in any god and hatred of any group of people ?

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/04/13/...

"On the basis of what we've done so far, I'd say I'm 99 per cent sure there's life there."

So how does that feel for believers if we are not alone in the universe and there is life throughout the universe ?

Where does alien life get a mention in the holy books ( not counting your imaginary unicorns, angels and demons etc :-)