FYI, Flickr in the past has been known to compress the images and give them weird artifacts.
GroWeb wrote:
I've been enjoying the activity here lately, which has continued to be up to its usual standard of high quality images, wide-ranging photographic technology with the common theme of MFNG, and friendly conversation. And on that note: please accept my condolences, George, on the passing of your canine friend.
On the subject of technology, I have recently obtained the 2018 version of On1 Photo RAW (for only $80!), which has a fighting chance of taking over from LRCC and Nik Plugins as my photo processing software of choice. It has a couple of qualities that are particularly attractive to me. The first is that it works much better than LR with files from the Fuji X-Trans sensor, and the second is that it operates like a hybrid of Lightroom and Photoshop. On the one hand, it does non-destructive editing on RAW files like LR; and on the other hand, it works with layers and several forms of masking that enable great precision like PS, but through a simpler layout. This combination fires my enthusiasm for learning more sophisticated skills in a way that seemed rather daunting with the LR/PS combination.
A further change that the new software has inspired is a switch from uploading my images directly to FM, to putting them up on a Flickr account and linking them here. My hope is that this will result in less degradation of my images, so they will show at optimum quality. This post represents my first effort at this, and thus is a bit of a trial balloon. I shot these three photos over a period of about ten minutes as the sun set yesterday. All were taken with the 105 f/2.5 P with focal reducer on my X-T2, during a visit to nearby Neck Point on Hammond Bay, Vancouver Island, BC.
kwoodard wrote:
I was going to try and drive down and meet everyone, but I’m on week two of pneumonia. Don’t know if I will make it.
Sorry to hear that Kevin. It seems we're not going to have the best weather for a photography get together, cloudy with chance of showers both Sunday and Monday. I imagine the doctor is recommending rest. Take good care of yourself.
leighton w wrote:
You can't eat grass! You ought to get a planter and at least grow a few tomatoes.
Says the man who grows EVERYTHING...
Tomatoes would likely do quite well adjacent to my cottage because there is a great deal of sun in the summer. My problem as a gardener is that I forget to water things and they die...
Add to that the fact we have deer who ramble around the neighborhood eating whatever is available. After trying to keep raccoons at bay I don't think I want to begin battling deer. I was standing in the driveway a few weeks ago and a deer jumped the picket fence in front of this property INTO the front yard before dashing out the driveway. Serious gardeners erect eight foot high fences hoping to keep them at bay... not for me.
CGrindahl wrote:
Says the man who grows EVERYTHING...
Tomatoes would likely do quite well adjacent to my cottage because there is a great deal of sun in the summer. My problem as a gardener is that I forget to water things and they die...
Add to that the fact we have deer who ramble around the neighborhood eating whatever is available. After trying to keep raccoons at bay I don't think I want to begin battling deer. I was standing in the driveway a few weeks ago and a deer jumped the picket fence in front of this property INTO the front yard before dashing out the driveway. Serious gardeners erect eight foot high fences hoping to keep them at bay... not for me.
And, of course, that link doesn't work... pretty much like me when it comes to gardening...
In reality, I suffer from a rather rare skin condition called "vitiligo" which results in the layer of pigment that protects us from sunburn to stop functioning. This means when I'm outside I of necessity wear long sleeve shirts and wide brimmed hats... AND slather sunblock on any exposed skin. This means that spending time outside in the sun doesn't work well for me. When I'm on the trail hiking I always prefer the trails well shaded by nearby trees. It means I don't go swimming AND I tend to stay away from physical activities that would have me sweating since I can't take off my shirt. The condition has worsened over time so I've had an opportunity to become accustomed to it. But living with it definitely means limiting time in the sun...
CGrindahl wrote:
Says the man who grows EVERYTHING...
Tomatoes would likely do quite well adjacent to my cottage because there is a great deal of sun in the summer. My problem as a gardener is that I forget to water things and they die...
Add to that the fact we have deer who ramble around the neighborhood eating whatever is available. After trying to keep raccoons at bay I don't think I want to begin battling deer. I was standing in the driveway a few weeks ago and a deer jumped the picket fence in front of this property INTO the front yard before dashing out the driveway. Serious gardeners erect eight foot high fences hoping to keep them at bay... not for me.
leighton w wrote:
Ok, forget the vegetables and put some venison in the freezer!
I don't have a freezer Leighton. The only thing I shoot with is my camera and without a weapon these fast moving animals would win every encounter. Besides... I don't eat meat... I started eating a vegan diet about four months ago... no meat, dairy, eggs... If your neighbors did that you'd only stay in business selling produce...
That said, since I'm doing this for health reasons I'm willing to break the rules from time to time. When Chin visits we'll be having salmon for dinner and that is fine by me. And if we stop for breakfast on the way back from the airport and there is nothing appealing on the menu I'll order eggs... without bacon, of course.
I don't have a freezer Leighton. The only thing I shoot with is my camera and without a weapon these fast moving animals would win every encounter. Besides... I don't eat meat... I started eating a vegan diet about four months ago... no meat, dairy, eggs... If your neighbors did that you'd only stay in business selling produce...
That said, since I'm doing this for health reasons I'm willing to break the rules from time to time. When Chin visits we'll be having salmon for dinner and that is fine by me. And if we stop for breakfast on the way back from the airport and there is nothing appealing on the menu I'll order eggs... without bacon, of course. ...Show more →
I did get a lot of credit from the doctor today when I told her I'd stopped eating meat. Well, I've almost stopped, I eat meat sometimes when my hunter friend has some extra that I can buy. But I eat fish, eggs and cheese, but not as much as I used to.
They took a lot of tests. Since my dad had a heart attack not long ago, she also decided to take blood fat test. So, it's gonna be interesting to see the results.
CGrindahl wrote:
And, of course, that link doesn't work... pretty much like me when it comes to gardening...
In reality, I suffer from a rather rare skin condition called "vitiligo" which results in the layer of pigment that protects us from sunburn to stop functioning. This means when I'm outside I of necessity wear long sleeve shirts and wide brimmed hats... AND slather sunblock on any exposed skin. This means that spending time outside in the sun doesn't work well for me. When I'm on the trail hiking I always prefer the trails well shaded by nearby trees. It means I don't go swimming AND I tend to stay away from physical activities that would have me sweating since I can't take off my shirt. The condition has worsened over time so I've had an opportunity to become accustomed to it. But living with it definitely means limiting time in the sun......Show more →
Maybe the top one shows the interesting interior lighting a bit more and it gives more of a sense of the transparency and reflective nature of the walls material.. Nice intense blue sky... looks like a place I would like to visit and perfect for perspective correction lens work.
I like them both, but building is sitting better with the second one for me. I see the stop sign on this shot does not collaborate with the feel of the shot. You might need a metal saw and a patch of grass.
You ought to get a planter and at least grow a few tomatoes.
