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Before you go and spend money on autofocus fine tuning test kits or software, you can do a test using your cameras two focus methods to see if you need to do fine tuning with any of your lenses. It takes a few minutes to get setup to do the testing, and to switch lens to do each test, but it is faster than actually doing a fine tuning procedure. And it is free!
To do this test, your camera must have a live view mode and the lens you test with must have a focus distance indicator (distance scale on top of the lens).
The testing method I will describe in this posting is the use of live view focusing to compare with optical viewfinder focusing (phase detect autofocus or PDAF). If you need no autofocus fine tuning for a lens, then the focusing should produce the same results with both methods. If the focus is different for the two methods, then you have more work to do to eliminate the difference.
First, you need to do some setup for the test.
Find a place that has a stable target subject with good contrast such as a brick wall. You can also use a black and white test chart that is made for focus testing (see attached example) or any other high-contrast target as long as it you can make it stable for the test. The target should be one that is flat and vertical -- perpendicular to the line between it and your camera some people call that planar. Make sure you have good lighting on that subject.
Now, place your camera/lens on a firm tripod or other support that will allow you to press camera buttons with no camera/lens movement. The ideal camera position relative to the target is to be close enough to the target to get a shallow depth of field when testing.
Now, aim at your target and set the lens to the focus length that you would normally use for that lens. For telephoto zooms, most people zoom out to the longest focal length.
Before you do any testing, be sure autofocus fine tuning is turned off in your camera. You do not want any prior testing or calibration to interfere with this new test. Also set the camera so that shutter speed is at least one divided by the lens focal length and ISO is no higher than 800. Turn VR off if the lens has VR and turn autofocus on.
You can use any aperture you want for this quick AF accuracy testing, but I recommend setting it to the lowest f/stop. That way you get minimum depth of field and maximum light intake for the focusing tests. Live view normally stops the lens down to the aperture setting you choose to evaluate focus and depth of field. You will use live view for part of this test.
You do not want the camera to wander around trying to find where to focus, so be sure you are using a single focus point. For Nikon, this is an AF-S setting; for Canon, it is Single Servo mode.
If your camera has settings for Live View, set the mode to Tripod.
The most accurate focus sensor in your camera is normally the one in the center, so move the focal point to the center if it is not already there.
Now turn the lens focus ring so the target subject is out of focus. This will give you a chance to see the lens focus distance indicator move as the camera focuses in live view.
For additional stability, you can lock your camera mirror up and use a cable release to perform shutter activations. However, you will have to touch the camera to switch between live view and optical viewfinder between test shots. If you touch the camera between tests, be sure to pause for five seconds before activating the shutter to allow any movement to dissipate.
The first focus test you will do is in live view mode, so switch the camera to live view. Now gently press the shutter button half way down (or the back focus button if you use that focusing setting) and wait until the camera/lens focuses on the target. The contrast detection method used in live view performs focus testing by trial and error which is slow compared with the phase detection used when you focus using the optical viewfinder. The camera/lens my hunt back and forth momentarily until focus is achieved. Watch the lens focus distance indicator (distance scale on top of the lens) to see how the lens is changing focus during this action.
When the image is in sharp focus on the viewfinder, trip the shutter to capture the image.
Without touching anything else on the camera, turn off live view.
Now gently press the shutter button half way down (or the back focus button if you use that focusing setting) and watch the lens focus distance indicator as it focuses on the target. If the focus distance changes any, then the autofocus fine tuning in the optical viewfinder mode does not match that of the view finder mode. This indicates that autofocus fine tuning for that lens will improve the focus sharpness for images captured with that lens on that specific camera body in optical viewfinder mode.
You can also load the images captured with live view and optical view into your computer and zoom in on the images to 100% to see the differences in sharpness. If there is no difference, then autofocus fine tuning is not required. If the image captured using the optical view is less sharp, then autofocus fine tuning is required to get the best autofocus sharpness.
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Note: pictures are crap because I left my camera at home and had to take pictures with my cell phone, and my resident photographer, Sarah, is on a cruise this week.
This week our Greene Hills Gators swam against the Boars Head Swim Club. I've never been to The Boar's Head, and my, it is an impressive place. It is a conference center, hotel, sports club, golf club, etc. The pool is lovely, with separate baby pool, round kids pool with slide, and rectangular 25m, 6 lane pool. It has many shaded spots, a playground, and a raised pool deck that is completely covered (and where we did our computer work for the meet). The parents were friendly, and we adults had a wonderful time working this meet.
They also had really, really good food!
But I digress.
As you may recall, both Master G and HRH swam with BASS this winter. Master G swam at many of the meets, while HRH just kind of practiced and played around. I honestly never thought she was paying attention, but apparently, she was. This was the first meet of the season for my kids, and they did exceptional. HRH swam in the following:
- 100 meter free relay (mixed boys and girls, 5-6 yrs old)
- 25 meter free
- 25 meter backstroke
Last year, her times at the end of the season for 25 Free and 25 Back were as follows:
- 25 Free – 53.06 seconds
- 25 Back – 58.50 seconds
This year, her times were:
- 25 Free – 48.65 Seconds. A drop of over 4 seconds!!! She placed 10th out of 20 swimmers
- 25 Back – 45.53 . A drop of almost 13 seconds!!! She placed 6 out of 13 swimmers.
I guess she must have paying attention. Who' d have thunk it?
Master G
Master G took the spring off from swimming to focus on his LAX, and it doesn't seem to have hurt him one bit. Looking back, his times at his last regular season summer meet were:
- 50 meter Backstroke – 56.06 seconds
- 50 meter Breaststroke – 1:09.50
- 100 meter IM – 2:25.80
This meet he swam four races, including one relay:
- 100 meter IM – He DQ'd on his backstroke turn, but would have had a time of 1:58.89 if it were a clean race. It was one of those early season mistakes – he is so used to swimming 50s and 100s, his brain thought he was swimming a 50 back and prepared for his turn accordingly. Unfortunately, it was an IM with a 25 back and his turn needed to be different. His time difference from last year is amazing – 25 seconds faster, and that is the most important thing!
- 50 meter Backstroke – 48.53, a drop of nearly 8 seconds! He not only won his heat, but came in 1st place (out of 5 swimmers).
- 50 meter Breaststroke – 1:04.62, a drop of nearly 5 seconds! He finished 6 out of 8.
I am very, very proud of my little fishies! They gave it their all, and that is what is most important.
And don't forget – tune in for next week's installment when we swim against Farmington Country Club at their pool – it's a REALLY nice pool.


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Sama: brought to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage in 1996 from Polonnaruwa. She had lost her front right foot after stepping on a landmine.
Thank you and for the DD.
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Lucky Sama, beautiful strong photo
Congratulations on your well deserved DD!
Your shot has been among my favorites for a while now.
I saw the picture of this Elephant before being very young.Had some attachments in its leg.
Those don't look like very good living conditions.
Its actually very clean. They get fed here so lots of leaves and branches get collected at the end of the day as you can see here - srimaaltravels.com/images/pack…
That is very relieving. I suppose I have grown quick to panic after learning about other locations. Thanks.
Well this orphanage was started by the Sri Lankan Department of Wildlife Conservation, and all the elephants are taken care of very well.
I´m so glad people take care of her..
Yeah, its an elephant orphanage so they take care of lots of orphaned elephants
Wow!!!!! poor elephant
Wow... what a beautiful creature.
poor girl
If only there were materials strong enough to make prosthetics for Elephants....
She used to have a prosthetic limb - may be she out grew it and is waiting for her new one.
Ah. That may be the case. But I thought the way elephants distributed their weight made it impossible for a full grown elephant to have a prosthetic limb?
Yes that would be a normal guess, but I dont think its the case, as you can she she seems to have a spinal deformity from leaning forward a lot.
I noticed. Have you ever seen "BBC Natural World"? There was this episode on Jungle Elephants, and one of these elephants--an elephant calf-- had a severe deformity of the front legs that made her walk like she was constantly sneaking up on something (butt in the air, front legs crouched)....She had a similar back deformity.
I'm pretty sure there are materials strong enough.
Just search "prosthetic for elephants" in google images, it's kind of heart warming actually.
it's too sad :c
Great pic!
I know that story they made her a fake leg
Yes she used to have one.
poor sama 'n'
Dont worry they take proper care of her.
As you can see she was not able to go to the river with her friends to have a bath so the man is giving her a shower.
As you can see she was not able to go to the river with her friends to have a bath so the man is giving her a shower.
Touched my heart immediately. An amazing capture. Thank you for sharing it.
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I had a consult with Oncologist yesterday and saw the area where the Chemo will be administered and my heart dropped! What can I do to relax my fears for the first treament? Still in shock about the cancer and yesterday was a reality check for me.
Each Cancer Center is different. Mine supplied patients with coffee, tea, hot chocolate, soft drinks, Popsicles and ice cream. Some serve meals some have beverages only. I recommend that you pack some fruit, Boost, sandwich, etc. pack a magazine, a book, knitting or crocheting to keep yourself occupied.
Some docs Rx steroids to take before the chemo. Take them. Start taking stool softeners once or twice a day. It is very easy to get bound up and you need to be careful not to become impacted. It is easier to become dehydrated even when taking lots of fluids to prevent it. Stock snacks beside your bed and beverages too for the times you are just too tired to get up.
The first time you have it they will start off slow to watch for allergic reactions. After that it will speed up a bit. My what type of chemo will you be having? BTW, I have stage 4 non small cell lung -adenocarcinoma. My best to you. Good luck with your treatment.
Thank you for your advice, I will be sure to pack a little bag. I am very lucky my Mammogram caught this tumor early, Stage 1, Triple Negative Breast Cancer. The Chemo is called Taxoter and Cytoxan. I am now trying to make my mind up on having Partial Radiation (Mammosite/Internal) or External Radiation. The Internal radiation is given first and only lasts a week but the External Radiation is longer and as you probably know is given after Chemo. There is so much to take in and my brain is on overload.
Wishing you the best also! Hope you have a good weekend!
I have my 2nd treatment Tuesday the 8th. I was so nervouc before my1st one. I remember how easy it was and how I worked myself up for so much more than needed. Easier said than doen I know. But best thing to do it try to clear your head, calm yourself any way you know how. Me, a small spot in my room that is MY PLACE. I have candles, a plaque w/ bible verse and photos. I sit there when I need clear my head or/and pray.
Just suggestions. Wishing you the best!
It was nice to hear from someone who has had only 1 treatment and about to start another one! Makes you not feel alone. Im very lucky my mammogram caught this tumor and revealed I have Stage 1, Triple Negative Cancer. It is very curable but a fast growing cancer that requires both Chemo & Radiation, not looking foward to either one. I have to heal from my surgery before I start treatment, so I guess I better enjoy eating while I can! I'm worried about losing my hair and not sure if I should just get it cut short now and then buzzed after that? Looks by your picture you still have eyebrows, mine are pretty thin so I am sure I will loose those too! Do you have to go through Radiation?
Wishing you the Best also! Your suggestions are appreciated!
I just lost my hait Monday and I did cut it short right before I started the chemo so I could get somewhat prepared! I PRAY my eyebrows stay!!! I am doing chemo POSSIBLY radiation. I haven't had my surgery yet. They are doing chemo first. I was so nervous about losing my hair and nothing will prepare you honestly but after that day you will get through this I assure you! Just know you are NOT alone! I am only 32 so this was so hard for me! Losing "my girls" is going to hurt also emotionaly! I am naturally a DD so it is not something I am ready for!!!
Best of luck and you are not alone! Prayers!!
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As Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni noted earlier this year, the "real solution to the defeat of (AIDS) lies in economic development and trade. In Africa, we have a terrain in which HIV, malaria, TB and other infections thrive to a degree nowadays unthinkable in Europe and the U.S. The common thread is poverty. For poverty creates an environment, physical as well as social, highly favorable to disease. So, even as we mobilize our people to change their behavior to protect themselves against HIV, we have to promote broad-based economic growth that will lead to improvement in living conditions and levels of education. The surest path to that kind of growth is trade and investment."
The Europeans should be ashamed of themselves because they claim to care more about the Third World - and pretty much everything else - than we do. The United States should be ashamed because we claim to be free marketers and we're not. And the protesters should be ashamed because their solution to a bad process is to make it much worse.
If the protesters had their way, there would be less, not more, global trade. Not only would that keep poor people poor, it would continue to hurt the environment they claim to care so much about. Rich countries have clean environments. Poor countries don't.
In fact, since I'm here in the Green Mountain State, let's use Vermont as Exhibit A. Vermont is returning to its preindustrial state. In 1850 only 37 percent of Vermont was covered in trees. Today it's 77 percent and growing. The reason? The forests are literally reclaiming Vermont's famously cute farms as such back-breaking work ceases being economically viable. Of course, the few farms that are left - often for nostalgia's sake - are propped up by federal subsidies that not only hurt poor dairy farmers abroad, they make milk more expensive for poor kids in America, too.
Vermont didn't lose its farms because it got too poor. It lost its farms because it got too rich - thanks largely to the hard work of earlier generations of Vermonters who sold the fruits of their labors all around the world. Today, this wealth allows it to provide lavish health benefits, set aside natural resources and generally adopt the politics of a giant college campus, complete with civil unions and socialist congressmen.
These are the sorts of choices rich states - and countries - can make (even if I think some of them are batty). The fastest way to get the rest of the world to look like Vermont is to let it follow Vermont's example. Not the example of today, but of yesterday. Vermont's today could be Africa's tomorrow.
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Some lunch hours you just want something cheap and filling to quiet the beast in your belly so you can get back to work. Sometimes, on the other hand, you want to splurge, to eat something you're not going to forget about before you pay the check. With its blue plate special, the Original Market Diner gives you both. For $5.25 you get the kind of flavor that only labor-intensive home cooking provides: a slab of meatloaf and mashed potatoes with cornbread, say, or a giant bowl of chicken and dumplings. If the food doesn't do it, the cowboy hats on the counter patrons and the trains rumbling by across the way will have you humming John Mellencamp on your way back to the corporate cubicle.
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Come here, baby. Mary I love you. Do it girl.
Female chorus: Mary Jane, Mary Jane
I'm in love with Mary Jane.
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Do you love me Mary Jane?
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Do ya? Do ya? Do ya?
Now do you think you love me Mary Jane.
Don't you play no games.
Female chorus.
I love her just the same.
I love her, Mary baby, just the same.
The woman plays no games.
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2009: Tom and Melody's Top 100 Games: #47 - 58Yeah, we're still talking about this. But some people don't pay attention until you break # 50 anyway. So here are some more videos of our favorite games.
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2009: Tom and Melody Vasel - Top 100 Games: 92 - 94And out top 100 list countdown continues! This time we talk about Can You See What I See, Pizza Box Baseball, The Garden Competition, Animal upon Animal, and
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Top Ten Stress Inducing GamesEpisode # 169 of the Dice Tower is up! http://audio.funagain.com/thedicetower/TDT169-TheDiceTower-Episode169.mp3 In this episode, Eric reviews a pile of games,
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2009: Tom and Melody Vasel's Top 100 Games - # 1 - 2Well, our top 100 games list is finished. For this year. In this video, we talk about our top two games. Direct link:
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The Vasels and EssenI had the privilege of going to the Spiel fair at Essen 2009. Here's a link to my report, part 1. http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/47941 Part 2 will be in
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Best Games from 1995 (looking back 15 years)Episode # 168 of the Dice Tower has been posted! http://audio.funagain.com/thedicetower/TDT168-TheDiceTower-Episode168.mp3 In this episode, Geoff talks about
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2009: Tom and Melody Vasel's Top 100 Games - 59-64Check out two new videos about the greatest games ever played - according to the Vasels. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWE2mWHDYaU
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Top Ten Word GamesThe Dice Tower, Episode # 172 has been posted! http://audio.funagain.com/thedicetower/TDT172-TheDiceTower-Episode172.mp3 In this show, we talk about why Eric
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Top Ten Gimmicks in Board GamesThe Dice Tower, Episode # 159 has been posted! http://audio.funagain.com/thedicetower/TDT159-TheDiceTower-Episode159.mp3 "In this show, Tom answers some
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2009: Tom and Melody Vasel's Top 100 Games: 74-79Twelve more games! And a cake. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo4tj98A06E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyMrZCzOQNw For the complete list, you can go here:
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May 25, 2010#1143
Board games that need to be reprintedDice Tower # 161 of the Dice Tower has been posted! http://audio.funagain.com/thedicetower/TDT161-TheDiceTower-Episode161.mp3 In this episode, we talk about
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May 25, 2010#1142
The Dice Tower, Episode # 155 - Best FillersEpisode # 155 is posted! http://audio.funagain.com/thedicetower/TDT155-TheDiceTower-Episode155.mp3 In this show, Tom and Eric discuss some recently played
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May 25, 2010#1141
Top Ten Games of 2005In my opinion, the second best year of board games - we talk about our top ten in the latest episode of the Dice Tower -
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May 25, 2010#1140
Dice Tower Gaming Awards - 2008 GamesThe Dice Tower Podcast is happy to announce the nominations for the 2008 Dice Tower Gaming Awards. A committee of over fifteen Dice Tower staff and other
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Top Ten Fantasy Flight GamesEpisode # 162 of the Dice Tower is up! http://audio.funagain.com/thedicetower/TDT162-TheDiceTower-Episode162.mp3 In this show we talk about the games we want
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this is another character from my sci-fi pirate sortie i have been doing if ou would like to see every thing from the story go to my blog at this ling [link]
I realy love how the technology seems believable and functional. You seem to have a natural talent to get the physics and proportions right.
Trippy. I like the head design.
cool mecha.
cool man
So beautiful design!
Great design
Man everything you make would look fantastic on my wall. If I were a bit richer I'd buy a ton of your stuff.
How much does the artist get from prints?
How much does the artist get from prints?
Looks kinda like it would/could also be some sort of security robot.
Beautiful design man! love the intricate details
Amazing work.
Wow, really well done!
very cool robot design
To cool!
gorgeous detail work
I love it!! So Cool!!
It's really really nice, but HMS? Her/His Majesty's Ship? Seems a strange title for a robot.
great robo
so dope. when do you graduate?
Hahah Thanks Man , not till spring 2012 YAY hahaha im going in to my 6th term thin i get the summer off and go back in for another 2 terms Wooooo Hooooo!!
Vey nice detail!!
OK that is just lovely, so much detail
the detail on the mechanism was great.....
it was really one of the best
it was really one of the best
Cool robot who could probably do with a better name.
man this is amazing work!!
Thats just gorgeous. Im trying to learn from other artists. How long did this take? Do you use seperate layers for the arms/head/legs or is it all just a one-piece flat painting?
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And this has pirates, you say? That makes it even better!
And this has pirates, you say? That makes it even better!
very believable, great work mate
love it man. love the details and the texturing
Awesome work.
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Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida / Source
4 thoughts on "Our mind is spinning"
Reblogged this on PORTAFOLIO. BITACORA DE UN TRANSFUGA. 2000.2010.
In my teenage years, I loved Salvador Dali. His influence was profound, and influenced psychology. In later years, I found some of his images jagged and harsh, Important: Yes! Always a love of mine: No! Having thoughts that look like those Dali depicts is a phase of thinking I am glad to leave behind. Our poor ravaged minds! And doesn't he capture our distorted views of reality with genius?
i always wished i were able to express myself on a canvas with Dali's mental genius when i was in school. but in actuality his art shows a certain free fall madness. so in order to release these images from his unconscious he had to let go of the cautiousness of protecting his sanity. it's like that with all artists that they have a certain period which is most praised and through their development they start out clumsy then profound and either go mad or lose their connection to their muse while looking for a further form for their creation. it was true for jackson pollock and he chose self destruction and then suicide by car and drink. what is it that the most amazing art is abstract or surreal or a profound demonstration of a tripping mind. i think in these cases the images are a mind set free from boundaries. the distortions are what make the art so great. Dali, Pollock, Kandinsky are my favorites but i can't forget vanGogh, he is the ultimate artist. and recently, i have found that i rather like Monet. Picasso is also a genius but does not excite me the way the first four i mentioned. is this art the Rorscharch test of our psyche? then i would say my mind has been ravaged by some very unusual images. have you ever seen the Hitchcock film "Spellbound" with Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman. they actually use a Dali image to present a dreamlike sequence when the amnesia patient is tryijng to recall what set off his forgetting something traumatic that he witnessed. certain images kept recurring but their significance was not clear. highly recommend.
I love the madness of the inside of Dali's museum!! It feels overwhelming n chaotic, yet there is beauty. Wouldn't want to have a panic attack in there! lol!!!
Rach did a lot of research into Picasso and wrote a 20 page term paper on him in school, never really "liking" any of his art. Then we saw the National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne, Australia)'s 'Weeping Woman' by Picasso. It's one of four of his weeping women, I think. We now go to see it every time we can, every time we need to FEEL someone else truly feeling our pain. It is haunting to see it in real life, 100% different to seeing a print of it. It brings us comfort that no other kind of empathy can bring. It screams sadness and pain. Picasso KNEW. He knew how it feels sometimes. Miss D. X


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I have a bunch of animals and they all are inside in case of flees or worms or any other decease what about your pet?
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September 25, 2013
ECU-UNC Capsule
Alex Conway & John Gwaltney Jr
TarHeelIllustrated.com Staff
North Carolina fell just a little bit short in their ACC opener last
weekend against Georgia Tech. The Tar Heels suffered a 28-20 loss
to the run-heavy Yellow Jackets.
They get a stark contrast in style from their opponents,
transitioning from the triple-option attack seen in Atlanta, to trying
to slow down the pass-happy air raid system employed by the Pirates of
The Tar Heels are looking to even up their record with a victory of
their in-state "rivals" before getting back into the thick of things in
the ACC.
Here are some storylines to pay attention heading into Saturday's
Larry Fedora may have a different mentality than some of the
posters on UNC's message boards. He definitely knows that although ECU
might not be the first team that comes to mind when mentioning UNC's
rivals, their team certainly circles the Tar Heels from the day the
schedule comes out and will be ready to create an upset on UNC's home
"I can promise you their going to come into Kenan Stadium and they're
going to want to win this game more any other one they play," said
Fedora during his weekly radio show this week.
If nothing else, the Tar Heels have made it a priority to keep
high-end in-state talent from seeking their college landing spots
outside the borders, and winning games against in-state competition
during the season is a big part of building a brand and unifying the
state behind one dominant program.
This game is a part of the "State Championship" Fedora has mentioned
in the past---referring to winning all games against fellow North
Carolina programs N.C. State, Wake Forest, Duke and ECU.
Only the best rivalries are created equally, and while this one is
nowhere near as storied as the games against N.C. State or Duke, if UNC
doesn't treat it as an equal to those contests they could be in for a
rough outing Saturday afternoon.
Similar Styles
UNC has had two games---against Georgia Tech and South
Carolina---where their opponents put a heavy emphasis on running the
ball, keeping the Tar Heel offense off the field.
They won't have to worry about getting touches this week.
ECU employs a similar fast-break style of offense that prioritizes
scoring as often as possible over time of possession, something that
could help UNC get in a rhythm and stay in it throughout the game.
Fedora has long been an admirer of ECU's offensive coordinator
Lincoln Riley and even thought about hiring him once upon a
I knew Lincoln when he was out at Texas Tech, and did a nice job out
there. And then actually I visited with him a little when I was at
Southern Miss, and then he joined up with Ruffin (McNeill at East
Carolina)," said Fedora during a teleconference on Wednesday. "So I've
known Lincoln. I know he's a young coach that started out there (at
Texas Tech) in Mike Leach's system, and really did a nice job with them.
And now he's brought it to East Carolina and he's doing a heck of a job
over there."
ECU's quarterback Shane Carden got some praise from Fedora
this week that sounds like something the UNC coach would say about his
own quarterback Bryn Renner.
Well, he moves the ball all over the field. I think he does a great
job of distributing it, of putting it where it needs to go. He's got
some weapons out there, wide receivers, and I think he's very
comfortable in what he's doing," said Fedora. "Lincoln (Riley)'s got him
coached up well and they're spreading him out really well. They're not
afraid to put it in multiple receivers' hands and I think they're
executing pretty well. You look at the three games they've played and
they've moved the ball and done a nice job."
Running Game
Unless a late development happens between the time of this writing
and the opening kick, it looks like prized freshman T.J. Logan
will still be unavailable for action this week.
The Tar Heels could really use his potential instant offense as the
look to get their running game on track.
"It's not up to our standards, I'll put it like that, so we've still
got a ways to go. We've got a ways to go on our passing game, our screen
game, our running game ... I don't know if there's an aspect of what
we're doing offensively that we feel good about yet," said Fedora.
The running game not being much of a factor so far---the Tar Heels
rank 104 in the nation in rushing---has gotten the entire offense out of
whack, something that has concerned Fedora as the season has gone along.
Although it is a concern, it's not something he thinks is unfixable.
"Well we're not playing as well offensively, we're just not playing
as well, it's as simple as that. It would be easy if it was just one
thing," said Fedora. "If it was one thing, we'd get that one thing
corrected, but there's a lot of things involved. We're still just not
gelling as an offense yet.
"Some of it is the continuity up front and the young guys up front, I
think there's a lot of different pieces. We're not getting in a flow,
you've got to keep moving the chains to get into a flow offensively and
for everyone involved. From a penalty here to a missed block here to a
misread here, it's always one guy. That's the thing on offense, all 11
have got to be doing it at the same time."
ECU's rushing game has been even less effective than UNC's, ranking
118 in the nation in the rushing department. However, Fedora isn't
sleeping on the Pirates and their shifty running back Vintavious
"But they do have a good running back. The guy is very shifty, fast
and he can make you miss, which makes it tough," said Fedora. "You
spread the field like they do with four wide receivers, you cannot miss
tackles. You better make a tackle or it turns into a big play."
With both teams feeling confident in their aerial attacks, it will
probably come down to who can keep the chains moving on the ground that
comes out with the W on Saturday.
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text: Comments (30) + Add comment Comments (30) Featured zerocrossing + 1045d ago Defending Wada, yeah... good luck with that one guys xD #1 Agree(27) | Disagree(1) | Report | Reply Ranma1 + 1044d ago Wada stepping down. Title should be more clear !!! This is great mews #1.1 Agree(13) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply kratos123 + 1045d ago "If anything, Wada's mistake, his weakness was that because he loved and cherished his developers so much that he put too much trust in them," the post continued. That's why, the post continued, there were huge projects that needed to be ended or important people that needed to be let go, but weren't. This explains why we were getting ff13 and why the nightmare game didn't end. Plus i see this as a good thing the man didn't know what the fans were asking for and he kept pumping out lame final fantasy titles. Were he should have kicked out toriyama and let more talented people do their thing. And dont get me started on FF14, i am still surprised it took them this long to fire him #2 Agree(12) | Disagree(2) | Report | Reply LordHiggens + 1044d ago I will be hanged for posting this, but ever since I saw this post about Wada being terminated...I've seen a lot of, "YAY WE CAN GET A FFVII REMASTER NOW!!!" I do not want this. With this Square that we have now they will only muck it up. Wada was right on one count...and that is they need to create a Final Fantasy that surpasses all expectations and is true the ways of the old ones. Only in that instance can a remaster of FFVII be remotely possible. I'd rather replay it on my ps3 in all it's blocky glory than have it tarnished and destroyed for this new generation who never got the chance to play this wonderful game. #3 Agree(4) | Disagree(3) | Report | Reply DragonKnight + 1044d ago You're forgetting that Nomura still works at SE and that he was the director for FFVII. Of course, Sakaguchi was there to steer the game in the right direction, but Nomura was deep into its development as it was his first huge game that he worked extensively on for Squaresoft. Nomura handling an FFVII remake would keep the integrity of the original guaranteed. #3.1 Agree(7) | Disagree(2) | Report | Reply LordHiggens + 1044d ago You are correct, but there is no guarantee that he will work on said remake if it ever happened...that's what worries me. #3.1.1 Agree(3) | Disagree(1) | Report wishingW3L + 1044d ago the director of FF7 was Kitase. The designer Sakagushi. Nomura was the artist but he had some minor inputs on the story too. Nomura's first big game was Kingdom Hearts. #3.1.2 (Edited 1044d ago ) | Agree(3) | Disagree(0) | Report DragonKnight + 1044d ago @wishingW3L: Damn, you're right. My bad. I had heard he had a major role beyond just being the character designer. Either way, his role at SE has improved since then so I'm sure he'd still be good for a remake. #3.1.3 Agree(1) | Disagree(0) | Report Baka-akaB + 1044d ago I'm not a member of the let's remake FF7 band wagon either . Wasnt ears ago , still aint . Not only because i'm not convinced it's a good idea whoever produce and direct it . At least not yet . But also because i'd rather have those ressources directed at new games instead , FF or otherwise from Square . So what if people think XIII sucked , doesnt mean we should go back instead to full on nostalgia instead of trying new games till it finally gets good again #3.2 Agree(6) | Disagree(2) | Report | Reply DragonKnight + 1044d ago Wasting money on bad games until they get it right is incredibly inefficient and foolhardy though. I'm all for new games, but it is a pretty large consensus that SE's Past is still superior to its Present and possibly Future. We shouldn't have to suffer through terrible games in the hope they will finally return to their senses and realize what made them great in the first place. #3.2.1 Agree(2) | Disagree(0) | Report Baka-akaB + 1044d ago It's not a necessity to suffer through terrible game hoping it gets better . Not what i mean . I just think that retreating into FF7 isnt going to help . New quality games are a better use of their time and ours imo #3.2.2 (Edited 1044d ago ) | Agree(3) | Disagree(3) | Report wishingW3L + 1044d ago Square has nothing to go back to. Most of their talented developers already left the company. What they need is a miracle in finding new talents other than Nomura. #3.2.3 Agree(0) | Disagree(1) | Report Lykon + 1044d ago I never played ffvii . Is it really good then? I remember trying to play a ff game on ps2 once and i lasted about 15 minutes . it was like a cartoon character at either end of the screen . and they would move slightly and then some numbers would come up. i was like wtf ! but i can sense that people really really really really love these games . i want to connect with some of that pleasure. How can i connect with it? I like pleasure. #3.3 Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply wishingW3L + 1044d ago to play FF7 now you'll need lots of imagination because the game's ugly and archaic as hell. It's impossible to play it without the nostalgia goggles at this point. It aged terribly bad. I played it for the first time a couple of years ago but I'm used to those graphics since I still play old games once in a while but people that only play current gen games... They will not be able to digest it. #3.3.1 (Edited 1044d ago ) | Agree(4) | Disagree(0) | Report rainslacker + 1044d ago The story is really good, and the game play is excellent. I would suggest if your going to play it try it on a portable with a smaller screen. Either that or play it on a old CRT TV if you have one available. Wishing is right that the game is hard to stomach visually on a HDTV(particularly a bigger one). I routinely play older games, and this one is rather jarring with regards to how it's aged. If you want to play an older FF game, then FF8 or FF9 is better in the visual department, but FF7 is still a classic worth investing time in getting to know. #3.3.2 (Edited 1044d ago ) | Agree(1) | Disagree(0) | Report The Great Melon + 1043d ago You and I feel the same. I didn't play FFVII as a kid, so it is difficult for me to appreciate the game as many others do. I want to enjoy it, but it just feels too clunky for me. I have been spoiled by newer games. =( Some games just seem to age better than others. I only just played Metal Gear Solid this generation, but the graphics didn't bother me a bit. In fact, because I was a Nintendo die hard back then, the voice acting blew me away (N64 never had much in the way of voices). #3.3.3 (Edited 1043d ago ) | Agree(2) | Disagree(0) | Report -Gespenst- + 1044d ago I partly agree, although I don't think they should remake it at all. It's fine the way it is. I think a remake would retroactively spoil the original. It's the retroness of that game that actually makes it awesome- the memorable pre-rendered backdrops, the unique quality of the midi sounds Uematsu made use of, the silence of the characters, the character models themselves. I honestly wouldn't have any of that stuff any other way. Call it nostalgia but I think it's all magical and I still do today. What they SHOULD do, is firstly, like you say, make a truly exceptional Final Fantasy game, and then, make a VII-2- something which they've obviously had a mind to do ever since the cliffhanger in Dirge of Cerberus. I mean what else was the compilation of VII for? Maybe Versus will be that exceptional Final Fantasy game, and they make a VII-2 in a similar vein. #3.4 Agree(2) | Disagree(1) | Report | Reply Root + 1044d ago I don't get it....we've wanted Wada gone for years and now that he has...well I just thought people would be making a bigger deal over it, I think I saw one article on it on here. Thought it would be a hot topic or something #4 Agree(10) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply r21 + 1044d ago Dont worry, everyone is celebrating and in anticipation of FFvs13 and KH3 finally being released. No more Lightning saga! #4.1 Agree(5) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply Baka-akaB + 1044d ago At this point most people are burned out and not sure it truly changes anything . Especially when you hear the blames and excuses from Wada and consort . There s no sense or feeling yet than anything has changed over at SE , for the moment , only that the major screw up is finally gone . #4.2 Agree(4) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply Tdmd + 1044d ago @Root Me too! I've read about this on facebook and then, I've come here to see how fans would react to the news. To my surprise, I saw no reaction at all! Not a single article about it! #4.3 (Edited 1044d ago ) | Agree(1) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply DaThreats + 1044d ago He may be nice but JRPGS been missing and about all were failures #5 Agree(3) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply Chrono + 1044d ago Maybe he was nice with the staff, but that is not enough to make him a good CEO. #6 (Edited 1044d ago ) | Agree(5) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply kalkano + 1044d ago This makes sense. The real problem is Motomu Toriyama. He should have been fired a LONG time ago, before he tried to turn Final Fantasy into an FPS. The only way Final Fantasy will revive, is if he is let go. Hopefully, the new boss will realize this. #7 Agree(5) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply wishingW3L + 1044d ago or at the very least, don't let him be the director of any other game let alone be the writer... Look at what he did to Parasite Eve with the 3rd Birthday. He ruined the franchise with his mediocre writing. Another example? FFX-2. How do you turn such a fantastic game into that? #7.1 (Edited 1044d ago ) | Agree(2) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply -Gespenst- + 1044d ago "That's why, the post continued, there were huge projects that needed to be ended or important people that needed to be let go, but weren't." I wonder what "huge projects" he's referring to. Possibly XIII, since that was plagued by all sorts of issues during development. I hope he doesn't mean Versus. Still, not that's he without talent, but it seems the problem is really Motomu Toriyama. I think he was given too much authority. He needs Kazushige Nojima, not just Daisuke Watanabe. Kazushige Nojima is just as competant as Hironobu Sakaguchi. As for Wada, I never really saw the problem with the guy. He seemed really enthusiastic and supportive. I suppose this article points out the upshot of that, but nevertheless I think his heart was in the right place. I think Toriyama and Kitase just need a little more guidance. #8 Agree(2) | Disagree(2) | Report | Reply Baka-akaB + 1044d ago I wouldnt dare attacking his personality , after all i dont know the guy . But he chain comboed one bad decision after another when it comes to square enix games on home consoles . And i'm not even talking about Final Fantasy . I still remember how under his tenure a million seller franchise like Star Ocean became a niche title on a 360 dead in japan and a title ignored in the west . Or their list of 360 exclusive jrpg failures such as Last Remnant , Infinite Undiscovery , in both sales and critical acclaim . And it's not even about knocking down the 360 ... let's not forget huge failures like Front Mission Evolved while not localizing Front mission 5 , FF Type 0 still not localized , Forcing different design for Nier based on western/asian markets , Mindjack , Dungeon Siege 3 , Code Age Commanders (and the whole cancelled franchise out of it) etc #8.1 (Edited 1044d ago ) | Agree(5) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply -Gespenst- + 1044d ago Hmmm, maybe he was just too enthusiastic about every project SE tried to develop? That or he was a little out of touch. Greenlighting Mindjack suggests that. But don't forget it's Motomu Toriyama who wrote that title. The Nier thing was always a bit weird I'll give you that- total pandering. Also I don't think now that he's gone we're going to see Type-0 localised any faster. I think there's stuff they're not telling us about that. I mean I don't see why, if he was as enthusiastic as he seemed, he wouldn't have pushed for it to be released in the West. It's a Final Fantasy title for crying out loud. Wait a minute Star Ocean is a million seller franchise? Hmmm, researched that and only The Second Story's just barely managed a million, and that game's, well, imo, totally meh. I'm pretty sure Star Ocean isn't considered that big an rpg franchise anyhow- perhaps among diehards, but as a big rpg fan myself, I personally consider them mediocre. I suppose in a way that speaks to more bad decision making on Wada's part though. Still, if we're talking about Final Fantasy, a lot of the blame lies with Toriyama. I personally loved XIII and XIII-2 but it's hard to ignore some of their problems. They just need to work more closely with their writers. #8.1.1 Agree(1) | Disagree(2) | Report Baka-akaB + 1044d ago Actually Star Ocean 3 was a hit too more than 600k in usa and pretty much as many in Japan . The serie was selling better each new game till SE decided to drop it on a console that wasnt selling in Japan , and wasnt the defaut choice at the time of many western jrpgs fans #8.1.2 (Edited 1044d ago ) | Agree(1) | Disagree(0) | Report majiebeast + 1044d ago Maybe now the new CEO will localize type 0, there is no way that cant make a profit localization and vita porting costs shouldnt be that expensive. Plus they say the voice work was almost done. Lets hope the next ceo listens to what their audience wants and not a fortune teller. #9 Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply Add comment You need to be registered to add comments. Register here or login Username Password Remember Rules & guidelines Login