@JENGOSMonkey I WAS THERE FOR '89! I was a kid, but I remember the water coming out of the swimming pool in huge waves and everything falling from the shelves! I was actually born in San Jose, but moved around a lot later LOL I hear the wildfires are more of a concern for you guys now? That's scarier than quakes for me...
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Jason Yes what what they you were saying about "HUMANIZING DOGS".
Rita Jean
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Rita Jean and AJ's Human,
So what is it you are questioning at this point? Is it the life jacket for safety on the sailboat, or the bike trailer to transport my dogs 6 miles to the park so we could walk 3 miles, and then bike 6 miles back home. We did that to save gas money when it when over $3.00 per gallon? Unfortunately we are not wealthy and save money where we can.
Are you possibly questioning the Dog Bed, which by the way is a Dog Bed, and the Toy in his mouth is a Dog Toy that was cheap and used to keep him from chewing our Oak furniture.
The Dog Kennel is a Dog Kennel or crate if you prefer.
Or are you complaining about the sweater which has already been determined to be necessary in colder climates such as ours. We certainly have posted in the past about Basenji's misbehaving when they are over tired or cold.
As far sailing goes, the reason we took him with us is so we could be sure he received proper care because we knew we would be gone a long time. So instead of leaving him home at the young age of 4 to 5 months for more than 3 hours at a time, we did the responsible thing and took him with us. We also did the responsible thing by insuring he would be safe and visible to all boats until we could rescue him, if he happened to fall off the boat and into the middle of the lake. We also double checked to make sure he could swim if he had to. So many people have said " basenji's do not swim," but we personally know that is not true.
We could have been irresponsible and left him locked in his crate in his own pee without regard for him until we felt like coming home. Guess what, we did not choose that route.
Maybe this is one reason our dog is so well socialized, and well adjusted.
Our Dog is our companion but he is still a dog. We allow him the space to be a dog. If you haven't noticed yet, we do not have any halloween costume pictures of him, pictures of him in a crib, or even on our bed. He missed out on the birthday hat's, diamond collars, a veal birthday cakes. This year he is sure to pine away because he does not have a stocking hanging over the mantle waiting for Santa Claus to fill it.
So, please, do not be shy or hold back, put your real questions out there clearly and distinctly so Miranda and I can answer it for you!
Much of this may have been covered before you became members of the forum.
I can see once again we have deviated off the current topic and we are going in another direction. So be it.
Jason
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Please folks can we stay on the topic?! Now what were we talking about and who started this thread anyway? I think I'm having a senior moment here.
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Jason and Miranda.
I love the pictures of Roo, I especially love the last one of him on the sailboat, with the waves splashing in the background, really cool, it is so far from what my B likes..being so close to water I mean.
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@AJs:
Vaguely familiar. They are very fine film cameras, but I gave up film a long time ago. I found I did not have the space to store the negatives and prints. I cut my teeth on my mother's Canon (but don't remember the model number) and graduated to digital from there. I still have a film camera somewhere…in storage I think. I've found digital to be easier to develop, more time efficient and more environmentally friendly.
The photos I post here are taken with a $75 5mp Nikon. My other point-n-shoot is a 5mp Konica-Minolta (makes beautiful colors) and my "big" camera is a 12.3 mp Fuji S3Pro. I wanted a broader dynamic range and color capability, so I lost a little on resolution. Actual resolution with this camera is 6.15. My next acquisition will probably be the high-resolution Canon.
AJs Human,
You apparently are doing very well with your small mega pixel cameras. How much resolution you need depends on your intended use and final prints if you wish to make them.
Fuji has always claimed a higher number of pixel resolution compared to the actual resolution of their cameras until they were stopped by the govt years ago and were forced to disclose the actual number pixels their camera actually had. It still has not stopped them from claiming their technology gives you an equivalent of what a camera that has double the number of actual pixels(or photo-sites) would have. This is similar to claims that Sigma who is now the owner or Foveron sensor technology has made
Many people get caught up on the number a mega pixels that a camera has and always think more is better. Of course this is not true. Its the size of the Pixel and sensor that's important. In other words a larger sensor with a large Pixel diameter will provide better light collecting ability. I have a 4MP pixel Professional Canon 1D I purchased back in 2000 or 2001. At that time the 1D body cost me $5000 but it could shoot 8 frames per second. It also had the fastest and most accurate focusing system on the market. That camera is only a 4.17 MP camera but the photo-sites are ten times the size of what is found in a consumer camera. The sensor is also much closer to the size of a 35mm frame when compared to film. Consumer cameras actually have very tiny sensors inside them, so they are not very good in low light conditions and the while they might have twice as much resolution as the Canon I mentioned the output is not even on the same level as the Canon. There is a picture of a Tiger you can go look at on the first link I posted in this thread. It was shot with my Canon 1D 4MP camera and was the Picture of the Day for that site.
For those who only wish to shoot 4x6 images for the web or print, 3 to 5 MP is plenty. Of course new technology has come along and allowed the shot to shot times as well as the focusing and metering systems to be much better.
If you noticed over the years, most of the professionals who were used to shooting 35mm film who switched to digital, kept asking the manufacturers for a full frame digital sensors in their cameras. Nikon claimed it was not necessary and said they were not going to produce them, while Canon put out Full frame digital sensors both in their professional line as well as their prosumer line. Nikon has finally seen the light where this is concerned.
Currently both Canon and Nikon lead the market. Nikon has come a long way in the last few years in an effort to catch up with Canon in both lens technology and sensors. Canon does have an advantage as it develops its sensors in house, while Nikon still is buying their sensors on the open market from another party.
As a Canon Shooter for the last ten years and a Nikon Shooter prior to that, I am strongly considering changing camps to Nikon once again in pursuit of what I feel is the best equipment to produce the best image for my tastes.
Jason
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Great pics ComicDom1!
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Jason and Miranda.
I love the pictures of Roo, I especially love the last one of him on the sailboat, with the waves splashing in the background, really cool, it is so far from what my B likes..being so close to water I mean.
Does he like the water?He doesn't mind the water all that much. I would not go so far as to say it is his favorite thing, but he doesn't mind the spray from the waves when he is sailing with us, and likes to stand up on deck like in the pics (for a while.) When he gets tired of that, there is a little space (very little) below the deck, where he lies down (generally on an extra flotation cushion.) He does swim in the heat of the summer, if we are getting in the water. We have a few photos of that, but since Jason was in the water with him, I took the photos and they are not up to his quality at ALL.
One of the great things is that when he is swimming, if you call him, he will turn around and come to you. We thought this was very very important in case we ever capsized, so we worked with him on it for some time.
I don't think Basenjis and water have to be natural enemies. Roo is comfortable walking in the rain as long as something covers his back (we have a variety of coats and jackets for him) and he will splash bravely through puddles both on walks and at the dog park, although when at the dog park he avoids the deepest puddles, and runs around them instead.
It is fun to watch the other dogs roll around in the mud and then smartly say "well, you'll never see a Basenji doing THAT!" And when we are done having time at the park, we don't need to use the wash station like other dog owners, we just pop him in his crate and head for home! We have become 'clean dog snobs!"
Miranda
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You are so right, Miranda..that is one of many perks with being a b-owner, they don't get as dirty as most other dogs, I love that..especially when it is muddy and wet out..thank goodness they(or Otis for sure) don't like water the way labs or retrivers do..
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I'm getting out of this conversation. Don't want to get yelled at again for friendly teasing. Ciao.
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@AJs:
I'm getting out of this conversation. Don't want to get yelled at again for friendly teasing. Ciao.
AJs Human, who was yelling at you. I read though the thread and did not see it. Can you help me out here? I really was hoping the conversation would get around to talking about some of the things we both had a common interest in like cameras and trucks. I still would like to know what it is like to be an over the road driver in this day and time, and find out how many miles someone has to actually drive to make a living. It would certainly give more insight to the requirements of the travel that you and AJ go through. I do not want to get yelled at for friendly teasing either.
Jason
