If you have an Apple phone, the compass app will show you your elevation. According to it, I'm at 920 ft above sea level. Android phones may have a similar app.
anitrone wrote:
Curtis thanks for giving that information, I'm horrible at that stuff. All I know is that when we ride up the mountain to the lookout we stop at about 2k ft elevation
I get up at 10pm and clock into work at 1:30am most days. You could always go back to sleep afterwards...
cadman342001 wrote:
Thanks Curtis 😁 no worries.
I told my wife about the chat online. She asked why I hadn't taken part and when I told her I wasn't about to get up at 4.30 to take part she said "that's why you have no friends"
saph wrote:
Colin, that looks like light swirling around a black hole! Very impressive. Will have to try your and Ani's technique.
I know - who needs all that astro gear (Jay, Andy ) when you can just Photoshop a Dandelion seed head.
OK, I admit it. I am just jealous of all that delicious astro kit and dark skies.
bobbelbob wrote:
You got me there!! Well, I caught a some fish but nothing good enough for the frying pan. Promise I'll post some shots when I got something to show....
This is why they call it fishing and not catching, right?
gbohannon wrote:
This is why they call it fishing and not catching, right?
Spot on! I was fishing for sea trout (sea run brown trout). It's a mystery, some days they are totally wild and throw themselves over just about anything, some days they are incredibly picky and they just wont look at whatever I try lure them into. Another factor right now making it even more hard to catch anything is that the coastline are now flooded with garfish,they come from the mediteranean sea to spawn along the coast in the Baltic Sea. They take the fly or lure almost every cast, unfortunately they are not very good to eat....
Sadly, a good friend and golfing buddy passed on yesterday morning. It was the 3rd day of being able to leave home for exercise and he died of a heart attack while walking in one of Knysna's hillier suburbs. He had a full life and was what appeared to be a very fit 82 - but one never knows. In 2012 I visited his magnificent rose garden and took a few shots that I've reprocessed with a lot better technique than then.
All with the 80-200 f4 ais wide open (what did I know about DOF). A floral tribute to Hugh Collier, one of nature's gentlemen.
Oosty wrote:
Sadly, a good friend and golfing buddy passed on yesterday morning. It was the 3rd day of being able to leave home for exercise and he died of a heart attack while walking in one of Knysna's hillier suburbs. He had a full life and was what appeared to be a very fit 82 - but one never knows. In 2012 I visited his magnificent rose garden and took a few shots that I've reprocessed with a lot better technique than then.
bobbelbob wrote:
Spot on! I was fishing for sea trout (sea run brown trout). It's a mystery, some days they are totally wild and throw themselves over just about anything, some days they are incredibly picky and they just wont look at whatever I try lure them into. Another factor right now making it even more hard to catch anything is that the coastline are now flooded with garfish,they come from the mediteranean sea to spawn along the coast in the Baltic Sea. They take the fly or lure almost every cast, unfortunately they are not very good to eat....
Oosty wrote:
Sadly, a good friend and golfing buddy passed on yesterday morning. It was the 3rd day of being able to leave home for exercise and he died of a heart attack while walking in one of Knysna's hillier suburbs. He had a full life and was what appeared to be a very fit 82 - but one never knows. In 2012 I visited his magnificent rose garden and took a few shots that I've reprocessed with a lot better technique than then.
A beautiful flower picture tribute Peter. Sorry for the loss of your friend.
I hope everyone appreciates that THIS is how the thread operated for many years, with multiple conversations wandering hither and yon. I guess it took a pandemic as well as both of the blabbermouths to be present for this to happen...
Peter, sorry about your friend and yet it seems he achieved what we all hope for, a full life that ends without extended suffering. I imagine walking in the hills was something he enjoyed. Your beautiful photos of flowers on his property is a wonderful memorial for him. And yes, it is wise to mindful of the fact every moment we're given is a gift. The Buddha said life is like the flickering of a firefly.
The universe and its inhabitants
are as ephemeral as the clouds
in the sky;
Being born and dying are like a spectacular dance or
drama show.
The duration of our lives is like a
flash of lightning or a firefly's
brief twinkle;
Everything passes like the flowing waters of a steep waterfall.
I imagine for many the arrival of this bug has prompted a few meditations on mortality. Both Sue and I have examined healthcare directives, wills, trusts, to make certain everything is in order. We all know our lives will end someday, but it is a vague thought easily dismissed. Yet death is all around us all the time. It is good to be mindful of that fact. What we have is precious and that simple fact is worth acknowledging.
I purchased copies of Affinity Photo and Affinity Publisher to experiment with. These pieces of software are pitched as replacements for Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, both of which I own and use. But like many I've stayed with CS6, the last Creative Suite one can own. Yes, I was extremely fortunate. Because I do graphic design for a non-profit organization I was able to get a deep discount on CS6... $160 to be exact. When Adobe moved to the Creative Cloud and licensed its software I decided against making the move. I am, basically, a cheapskate...
But Apple seems to think I need to buy new computers and upgrade my operating system on a regular basis. AND, of course, they are giving me ever BETTER and better features... NOT. The downside is that CS6 is getting long in the tooth. I've been told by a friend who stays closer to these things than I do, that with Catalina, the most recent OS offering, CS6 becomes unusable. I have four options... bite the bullet and sign my life over to Adobe; find an alternative and upgrade; stick with Mohave as long as I can or maintain a separate hard drive with an older version of the operating system and boot from that drive when I want to use CS6 software. That last option is obviously cumbersome and unpractical. It also runs against the reality that hardware changes happen that also affect what operating system can be run. I'd like to believe the iMac I bought a few years ago will function until I give up the ghost, but who knows when that will happen?
All of this musing relates to Andy's post because in looking at what Affinity has on offer, I've seen some whimsical and exciting tools for managing photos and text. I know those things are available in Lightroom and Photoshop but I've never felt a need to go there. Perhaps playing with these new programs will become an enjoyable exercise rather than a burden and I'll solve my problem with a piece of software that at the moment costs... GET THIS... $24.99. Beat that Adobe!
Decided to add a link in case anyone is curious about Affinity...
Oosty wrote:
Sadly, a good friend and golfing buddy passed on yesterday morning. It was the 3rd day of being able to leave home for exercise and he died of a heart attack while walking in one of Knysna's hillier suburbs. He had a full life and was what appeared to be a very fit 82 - but one never knows. In 2012 I visited his magnificent rose garden and took a few shots that I've reprocessed with a lot better technique than then.
All with the 80-200 f4 ais wide open (what did I know about DOF). A floral tribute to Hugh Collier, one of nature's gentlemen.
