IfyouareusingRAWfilestotakeyourpictures,youcoulddolotsofmodificationsonyourpicturesafteryourpicturesarebeingtaken.MostpeopleusePhotoshop(PS)asatool.IhadusedPSversion7forJPGfilesfromaround2002-2014.IhadalsousedNikonCaptureEditor4.3.0forNEFfilesfrom2005-2014.Ihaven'tusedthemmuchsincethen.YesterdayIjusttriedCorel"AfterShotPro3"andfindthatAfterShotPro3ismucheasiertousethanPSandNikonCaptu...[
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USAFdemonstrationsquadron(Thunderbird)wascreatedin1953.Itisthethird-oldestformalaerobaticteam,aftertheFrenchAirforcePatrouilledeFrancecreatedin1931andtheUSNavyBlueAngelscreatedin1946.ThesquadrontourstheUSaswellastheworld.ItsnamewasoriginatedfromthemythologyofNorthAmericanculture[1].IwentonlyoneshowfromtheThunderbirdteam.Fortheshowsite,Ihadtowalktwoandhalfanhoureachwaywithaheavybackpack.Herearesome...[
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Oldcomrades(AlteKameraden)Oldcomrades(AlteKameraden)[1]wasthetitleofamilitarymarchwritteninGermanyinlate19centuryandAlteKameradenhasbecomethemostpopularmarchintheworld[2],ironicallyineveryothercountriesexceptinGermany.ItisbannedinGermany[2].Thisbanseemsreal:IcheckedonmyGermanCDs,whereitshouldbetherebutthereisnosuchamarch.Myfatheroncetoldme,whenhewasinhishighschool“Pekinghigh-school#2”(...[
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NikonCoolpixA900,Shutterprioritymodewith1/2000s,f/6.9,ISO1600,at151mm(equivalentto840mm)at12:33a.m.inOctober1,2023.Thecamerawasmountedonatriod.NikonCoolpixA900,Shutterprioritymodewith1/2000s,f/6.9,ISO1600,at151mm(equivalentto840mm)at12:37a.m.inOctober1,2023.Thecamerawashand-held,notonatripod.Icouldnottellthedifference.[
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LiliMarleenwasapopularsongduringworldwarII.ThewordswerewrittenasalovescenebyHansLeip,aschoolteacherinGermanyin1915.Thewordswerepublishedasapoemin1937.TheyweresetintomusicbyNorbertSchultzeinGermanin1938.ItwasrecordedinEnglishin1942(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lili_Marleen).ThestoryofLiliMarleeninamovie:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_True_Story_of_Lili_Marlene_(1944).webmLyricsinGermanandE...[
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DoyoueverrememberwhatitlookedlikeinanApplestorein2011whenSteveJobspassedaway?HerearesomepicturesItookinfrontofanApplestoreinOctober11,2011.Thereweremanystickers,anApplecomputeraswellasrealapplesforSteve.Manystickers:Whowrotethis谢谢你Jobs？Isthatyou?iPhone4S(itreadsiPhoneFORSTEVE),didyoueverhaveone(unfortunately,IhadonlyiPhone4)?Thankyouforwatching.[
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Thisarticleisamodifiedversion.OriginalonewaspublishedinWenxuecity'scarforumlastyear.Anoldmotorcyclekeepsitsvalue,butanewonedropsitsvaluequickly.Ioncehad3motorcyclesatthesametime:1.Yamaha50cc(boughtnew,in1983.Thatwasmyfirst,withonecylinder,2strokeengine(soIhadtopourtwostrokeengineoilinitssmalltank,becauseitisburntwithgas)for$700.Icouldgetaround90MPG.Itsmaximumspeedwas55MPHwhentheenginereachedat...[
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1.CrealityEnderpro3Dprinter
Iboughtitasakit.Ittookmearound11hourstoassembleit.
Pro:
a.Thisisonepiecemachine.Youcouldholditwithonehandandmoveitaround.
b.Youdon'tneedacomputertouseit.
c.YoucoulddownloadanySTLfilefromthewebandyoucouldprintimmediately.
d.Theirserviceisverynice.ThepersonIwaswritingtowashighlytrained.
Con:
Theprintedproductsareverysoft,youcouldeasilys...[
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LunchBreak[1]
WolfWondratschek[2]
Translatedbyxia23
Shesitsinasidewalkcafé.Immediatelyshecrossesherlegs.Shedoesn’thavemuchtime.Sheturnspagesinafashionmagazine.Theparentsknowthatsheispretty.Theydon’tliketoseethat.
Asanexample,shehasfriends.Neverthelessshedoesn’tsaythatisherbestfriend,whensheintroducesaboyfriendathome.
Forexample,menlaughandlookover,imaginingh...[
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1973年左右，北京的电台开始有英语广播课，后来又有日语广播课。广播课用的教材就出版了。我立刻就买了一本。现在还保留着当时的书皮：1973年版：内容：谢谢观看。[
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