I would say yes but last evening while working on a file it was acting strange and I shut it down. Today I'll play some more. I think honestly that I pushed a button I shouldn't have during processing that created the problem. I recall using it with Mojave before my system went belly up and it worked without a problem. I'll get back to you later with a more current report. You're still running on a Mac Mini, right?
cadman342001 wrote:
There was a small charge for cameras like a lot of places in India but then a massive fee if you had a "professional" kit which they had decided was any lens over 200mm !
The longest lens I took was the 180 so I was fine, I kept the TC200 in my pocket 😉
Lots of places in India have ridiculous rules regarding photography the most baffling and annoying being allowed to take pics with your phone but not a camera 🤬
I actually refused to see some things due to the no camera/photos rules. It made me very angry ! 😁
No logic to it at all (lots of consumer dslrs owned by locals) and whenever I asked the reason for it I got the usual "Government Regulations", usually from someone with a gun ! 😳
I envy you the opportunity to shoot in India. My one visit there in 1995 was without a camera. It was a time in my life when I'd lost interest in photography. Later I spent time on a photography website called TrekEarth and there were a number of photographers from Europe who made regular trips to India and Southeast Asia to take photos. I've posted a link on this thread to one of those fellows named Claude Renault who over the years captured some amazing shots. India is both a remarkably frustrating place to visit and one of the most magical places on earth. After returning from India it took me many months to re-engage with Marin which seemed so dead compared with the brilliance and beauty of India. The only way I could manage those months was to talk with others who'd traveled to India and had experienced the magic themselves. Of course, all of these folks had, like myself, gone a spiritual pilgrims. Sitting with a teacher while absorbing the reality of India was quite amazing.
A good friend whom I met on that trip has now lived for three years full-time in India in one of the great spiritual centers, Tiruvannamalai, which was the home of Ramana Maharshi, perhaps the greatest saint of the twentieth century. He both loves and hates the place, but there are few places on earth where you can rent half a duplex for $120 a month and for $150 a month have someone shop, cook, clean and do laundry. Of course, when we spoke yesterday the temperature was 105 degrees and the barking dogs in the neighborhood made it difficult at times to hear him.
I'm enjoying the photos you've shared Andy. Thanks.
leighton w wrote:
Will my copy of LR6 continue to work upgrading to Windows 10?
I upgraded to Windows 10 when it was released (from 8) and free at the time. All my photo software runs seamlessly on it - I use Elements 12 but the old Elements 6, still installed, runs too. All the stuff I use regularly is on the shortcut bar and I like Win 10.
CGrindahl wrote:
I would say yes but last evening while working on a file it was acting strange and I shut it down. Today I'll play some more. I think honestly that I pushed a button I shouldn't have during processing that created the problem. I recall using it with Mojave before my system went belly up and it worked without a problem. I'll get back to you later with a more current report. You're still running on a Mac Mini, right?
I got as far as LR 4, but found it limiting, so didn't continue playing with it. I stopped at PSCS 6, and also won't do subscription. I have WIndows and Mac here, my Win7 laptop that I use most often got that security reminder from MS, too. If I wanted Win10 I would have upgraded when they offered it for free, DUH
leighton w wrote:
Like you, I'm using LR6 and love it. I'm also still using Windows 7, which Microsoft has said they will stop supporting in 2020. That means, although it will still run, it won't receive any security updates, or any updates at all. I'll be forced to make a decision at that time. I do know I'm not buying the LR subscription.
The ducks keep coming back for a rest each morning to the point I walk to the deck and they stay put. I get practice focusing the 800mm but this lens is just too much reach too little DOF. Too much atmospherics if far.
I took my roll to my local camera shop. Was sad to learn they send off black and white for processing. Only took 4 days though. They still develop color in the shop.
I ordered a bottle of Cinestill DF96 Monobath and am going to give it a try DIY on my next roll.
My take on the highly subjective topic of workflow is that I have always found it a mistake to not stay current because eventually a frozen in time workflow will cease to be viable so one has to suddenly adapt to the new paradigm. I find it better for me to not have to get up to speed in a hurry.
This happened to me with CPM, assembler, DOS, Win XP, a bunch of word processors and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Saph Enlarging lenses work for modest reproduction ratios, the older ones I have used are not as contrasty as a modern purpose built lens though.
I use LR6 on win10. Works great! Can get a bit slow sometimes when processing panos..but it's not a big problem.
I bought the software a couple of years ago, but I wouldnt go for the subscription. It was a long time since I used PS. I havent used it since the PSCS4 version was fresh..
I had the good fortune to buy Adobe Creative Suite 6 for the remarkably low price of $160 because Adobe made it available through a reseller who caters to non-profits. Since I do graphic design for the Living/Dying Project I could legitimately take advantage of that deep discount. Had Adobe not changed their business model I would doubtless have ungraded to a newer version of CS.
I also followed Leighton's advice about downloading Lightroom 6 which was a reasonable investment since I'd been following Lightroom since its inception. I subsequently upgraded that stand alone software as those were available. I know that Lightroom, like Photoshop is available through the Adobe Cloud, so for between $120 and $240 a year I would have both available to me in their latest iteration. Alas, like upgrades to most software, the latest and greatest isn't giving us much that is essential to our digital darkroom workflow.
All I can say is... so far so good. With the new offerings from Affinity the future without Adobe products is not quite so bleak. Yet it is a replacement for Photoshop, not for Lightroom. No doubt there will be ever newer products arriving and many will be hoping to serve those of us not interested in accepting Adobe's terms of service. I wish us all well.
No doubt I may feel the same on our return to Cairns tomorrow. There are no ancient pilgrimage sites or amazing architectural marvels, but it is now winter so endless weeks of 70 degree cloudless sunny days await so not all bad. We have avoided the hottest of the monsoon season in Cairns and got out of India just in time before the hot humid summer begins there.
We didn't go to Tiruvannamalai but did visit other places of pilgrimage such as Madurai, Hampi, Amritsar etc. and Rishikesh, the home of Yoga and the place where The Beatles went to study Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his ashram. (Amazingly, it's in ruins)
But you'll have to wait to see those pics ! Lots and lots of places people and sights to post first.
CGrindahl wrote:
I envy you the opportunity to shoot in India. My one visit there in 1995 was without a camera. It was a time in my life when I'd lost interest in photography. Later I spent time on a photography website called TrekEarth and there were a number of photographers from Europe who made regular trips to India and Southeast Asia to take photos. I've posted a link on this thread to one of those fellows named Claude Renault who over the years captured some amazing shots. India is both a remarkably frustrating place to visit and one of the most magical places on earth. After returning from India it took me many months to re-engage with Marin which seemed so dead compared with the brilliance and beauty of India. The only way I could manage those months was to talk with others who'd traveled to India and had experienced the magic themselves. Of course, all of these folks had, like myself, gone a spiritual pilgrims. Sitting with a teacher while absorbing the reality of India was quite amazing.
A good friend whom I met on that trip has now lived for three years full-time in India in one of the great spiritual centers, Tiruvannamalai, which was the home of Ramana Maharshi, perhaps the greatest saint of the twentieth century. He both loves and hates the place, but there are few places on earth where you can rent half a duplex for $120 a month and for $150 a month have someone shop, cook, clean and do laundry. Of course, when we spoke yesterday the temperature was 105 degrees and the barking dogs in the neighborhood made it difficult at times to hear him.
I'm enjoying the photos you've shared Andy. Thanks. ...Show more →
rafaelcasd wrote:
The ducks keep coming back for a rest each morning to the point I walk to the deck and they stay put. I get practice focusing the 800mm but this lens is just too much reach too little DOF. Too much atmospherics if far.
