pbraymond wrote:
Serge, I was just reading this week about all the new rules that Italy is implementing for tourists. Truly loved to death. I think I read about anti-loitering, staying too long for selfies, no stopping on bridges, even for pedestrians.
Ray, my favorite is no eating on the steps in front of buildings and specially their monuments. That used to be a mess and at least in Florence, it seems to be enforced. The restrictions on selfies is more applicable in places such as Venice and Cinque Terra which can get serious tourist over loads.
The most beneficial and a something that should have done long ago is no more cruse ships in the Venetian Lagoon. The giant floaters were damaging the city's foundations and the lagoon ecosystem.
Excellent light you captured with the 200mm f/4 Ai.
leighton w wrote:
Thanks Scott. I'm loving On1, it can do so much. But, there is certainly a learning curve to it. How long have you been using it?
I've been using it about 2 years. I find new ways to use it all the time, though. I've recently started using LUTs for my B&W conversions. It gives me a great starting point. What I do is to go to Effects and add the "Color Enhancer" effect. Don't make any adjustments, yet. Next, add the LUTs effect. Select a B&W LUT that you like (I usually start with Pyro but will use something else if Pyro is too contrasty). You can use the the Color Enhancer effects sliders to make changes in the way the LUT looks. If you've used the B&W effect and adjusted the color sliders that are part of that effect, this does the same thing. Just make sure that the LUT effect is on top of the Color Enhancer effect.
spoupard wrote:
I've been using it about 2 years. I find new ways to use it all the time, though. I've recently started using LUTs for my B&W conversions. It gives me a great starting point. What I do is to go to Effects and add the "Color Enhancer" effect. Don't make any adjustments, yet. Next, add the LUTs effect. Select a B&W LUT that you like (I usually start with Pyro but will use something else if Pyro is too contrasty). You can use the the Color Enhancer effects sliders to make changes in the way the LUT looks. If you've used the B&W effect and adjusted the color sliders that are part of that effect, this does the same thing. Just make sure that the LUT effect is on top of the Color Enhancer effect....Show more →
Cool idea about using the color enhancer along with the B&W LUT. I have been playing with a preset I made that uses a B&W LUT along with the bleach bypass effect. I am going to try your idea in my next edit.
Well, Leighton's hardy garlic which I mistook for leeks got me going yesterday morning making Spanakopita - in a way I have never done before - individual pies. Baked in mirror finish, stainless steel pet dishes. Was getting my fix by 1.45pm. All documented with the D850, a 24mm f2.8 ais Nikkor, & the modified tc16a.
Here's my novice attempt at photojournalism. This past weekend, my grandson, son-in-law, son, and I went to BrickCon in Duluth, GA. For those that have no idea what BrickCon is (I didn't until recently), it's a show completely dedicated to Legos and is really amazing. I can't imagine how much money some people have invested in Legos.
My grandson wanted to participate in the "Strongest Bridge" competition. The competition was led by a Master Builder and he was great at running the competition. He put participants on various teams and placed my grandson on a team with two other boys. The Master Builder told them how to build the bridge for maximum strength and gave them 5 minutes to build. They were only building the roadway. The pilings (is that the right word) had already been built.
After 5 minutes, building stopped and the Master Builder brought each team, along with their bridge, up front for a photo. After the photo, the participants went back to their build area. The Master Builder then placed dumbbells on the bridge until it broke. The idea was to find out which team's bridge could hold the most weight without collapsing.
My grandson's team was selected to come up last. Up until they were called up, they most any of the bridges had held before collapsing was 60 lbs., which I thought was pretty impressive. My grandson's team's bridge easily won the competition, holding 100 lbs. before it collapsed! I couldn't believe how much weight the bridge held.
I never, ever have used my camera to shoot video, but I thought this would be a good opportunity to do so. Unfortunately, I didn't get but a few photos and they are a little soft. I had my shutter speed set for video and forgot to change to a faster shutter speed for photos. Live and learn.
James Markus wrote:
Well, Leighton's hardy garlic which I mistook for leeks got me going yesterday morning making Spanakopita - in a way I have never done before - individual pies. Baked in mirror finish, stainless steel pet dishes. Was getting my fix by 1.45pm. All documented with the D850, a 24mm f2.8 ais Nikkor, & the modified tc16a.
Well done on the video. The Spanakopita looks delicious!
spoupard wrote:
Here's my novice attempt at photojournalism. This past weekend, my grandson, son-in-law, son, and I went to BrickCon in Duluth, GA. For those that have no idea what BrickCon is (I didn't until recently), it's a show completely dedicated to Legos and is really amazing. I can't imagine how much money some people have invested in Legos.
My grandson wanted to participate in the "Strongest Bridge" competition. The competition was led by a Master Builder and he was great at running the competition. He put participants on various teams and placed my grandson on a team with two other boys. The Master Builder told them how to build the bridge for maximum strength and gave them 5 minutes to build. They were only building the roadway. The pilings (is that the right word) had already been built.
After 5 minutes, building stopped and the Master Builder brought each team, along with their bridge, up front for a photo. After the photo, the participants went back to their build area. The Master Builder then placed dumbbells on the bridge until it broke. The idea was to find out which team's bridge could hold the most weight without collapsing.
My grandson's team was selected to come up last. Up until they were called up, they most any of the bridges had held before collapsing was 60 lbs., which I thought was pretty impressive. My grandson's team's bridge easily won the competition, holding 100 lbs. before it collapsed! I couldn't believe how much weight the bridge held.
I never, ever have used my camera to shoot video, but I thought this would be a good opportunity to do so. Unfortunately, I didn't get but a few photos and they are a little soft. I had my shutter speed set for video and forgot to change to a faster shutter speed for photos. Live and learn.
If you don't own Luminar Neo send me the RAW file and I'll give it go. Better yet, download a free trial. It has a one button fix for powerlines that works amazingly well.
