gbohannon wrote:
On my way back home today, I stopped in the old tobacco warehouse district of Danville Va (I grew up about 20 miles from there). I had not been by there in years. There seems to be a big revitalization effort for that area and they are converting the old warehouses into apartments, shops, restaurants, etc.
I spent a few minutes walking around and I will definitely go back soon. There are a lot of photo opportunities there for sure.
Leighton, they do need you to come down and consult with them on the farmers market. A lot of potential, but... well... seem to need some help
Posting a few with the Leica M and the Nikkor 5cm f/2 LTM. I am giving ON1 another shot for post processing.
I have seen that first train car in my area. I live about a half mile from the largest train station west of the Mississippi. They won’t let me take any pics on the grounds. There are no good vantage points outside of the rail yards either.
gbohannon wrote:
On my way back home today, I stopped in the old tobacco warehouse district of Danville Va (I grew up about 20 miles from there). I had not been by there in years. There seems to be a big revitalization effort for that area and they are converting the old warehouses into apartments, shops, restaurants, etc.
I spent a few minutes walking around and I will definitely go back soon. There are a lot of photo opportunities there for sure.
Leighton, they do need you to come down and consult with them on the farmers market. A lot of potential, but... well... seem to need some help
Posting a few with the Leica M and the Nikkor 5cm f/2 LTM. I am giving ON1 another shot for post processing.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Laura glad you are feeling better.
It is May, the month of flowers, the last month of flowers here in SoCal. I only have one rose bush in my rose garden, but boy do I have ground-cover, Peter's ground-cover, it is happy this year.
gbohannon wrote:
I keep dipping my toe so to speak in other programs, but always end up back with Lightroom. Plugins like LensTagger (for adding the lens information and film information in EXIF) and CornerFix (correcting color in legacy wide-angle LTM lenses) are what is keeping me on the fence.
But if Adobe does away with the $9.99 plan and only has the $20 plan like they are "testing the market" with, it will force me to make a move.
G
I generally like On1, but there are a couple of things that drove me away from it. The first is probably not a concern for most, but I was not thrilled with the way that it converts Fuji RAW images.
The thing I dislike most, though, is that it doesn't have HSL sliders. I use them often and, although On1 provides a work-around, it's not intuitive. Plus, HSL adjustments for each color must be done on a separate layer.
Once I tried out Capture 1, I never looked back. It's not cheap, but it works extremely well. I still have a long way to go to get past the learning curve, but I'm enjoying the process.
I have joined the Z6 club, picking it up in 2 weeks. Used, but as new, 300 clicks, with the FTZ adapter.
Having used the Fuji XT1 for 3 months in India I think I'm pretty much converted to mirrorless, and am looking forward to the better high ISO, IBIS, FF sensor of the Z.
Curtis, George's solution of Eclipse and sensor swabs works, *very carefully and gently*, and like he said one just wets the tip of the swab slightly, I can't remember the instructions but I think they said a drop or two. Reminds me my Df needs some cleaning soon. There's a few bunnies that show up at lower apertures. I have not tried the sensor gel sticks, given George's recommendation I myself want to look at those. I think my Eclipse bottle's a little past its prime.
spoupard wrote:
I generally like On1, but there are a couple of things that drove me away from it. The first is probably not a concern for most, but I was not thrilled with the way that it converts Fuji RAW images.
The thing I dislike most, though, is that it doesn't have HSL sliders. I use them often and, although On1 provides a work-around, it's not intuitive. Plus, HSL adjustments for each color must be done on a separate layer.
Once I tried out Capture 1, I never looked back. It's not cheap, but it works extremely well. I still have a long way to go to get past the learning curve, but I'm enjoying the process....Show more →
I'm with you Scott, I use the HSL sliders a lot in LR, so that might be a deal breaker for me with On1. Have you used Exposure 4? They say it plays well with Fuji files.
cadman342001 wrote:
I have joined the Z6 club, picking it up in 2 weeks. Used, but as new, 300 clicks, with the FTZ adapter.
Having used the Fuji XT1 for 3 months in India I think I'm pretty much converted to mirrorless, and am looking forward to the better high ISO, IBIS, FF sensor of the Z.
about the comment on size of BM's and size of hospitals! I do love my meat (turkey burgers are a staple for me) and I detest beans, something about the texture doesn't sit right with me. No dietary restrictions, I can eat anything I like, don't have to avoid seeds or nuts.
CGrindahl wrote:
Spoken like a person who is trained as a nurse who is, therefore, capable of reading diagnostic reports and making sense out it all...
Appreciate the clarification and very happy for you that there was nothing horribly frightening in it all. Stay healthy... and about that diverticulitis... you might want to read what doctors recommending a vegan diet have to say about that particular ailment... like John McDougall...
Shortly after he earning his M.D. Dr. McDougall met a doctor who practiced for twenty years in Uganda who joked that they have small hospital because they have big, healthy bowel movements while in North America has small, hard bowel movements and BIG hospitals... this man... Dr. Denis Burkitt who is a big fan of a whole food plant based diet.
A few tasty treats compliments of Caffe Gilli, the oldest cafe in Florence. It one has a sweet tooth, this place is tough to beat plus it is a beautiful lively place.
The first two are window displays and were taken through thick glass.
Not crazy about the reflections but it still looks darn tempting.
Fuji X-E1 and Nikkor 28/2.8 AIs.
Thanks to all for the likes.
Regards,
Serge
leighton w wrote:
Tell them I'd be happy to come consult!
There might be a whole new career for you here Leighton... like the wandering minstrels you can be the wandering farmers market guru...
Could you give us a bit of an update on the production side of your farming operation? I vaguely recall something from you saying that you intended to lighten the workload this summer. Has that worked out for you?
Hope your health is good and the non-alcoholic beer is working for you. I have to say I may be having a problem with that products. I'm going through two six-packs in a week...
NO, there is no alcohol buzz which I'm really not going for... but one bottle with lunch and one bottle with dinner adds up! I definitely find the taste pleasurable. Thanks George for the Clausthaler recommendation. Trader Joes has a six pack for $6.99 which is much easier on my budget than the Lagunitas beer I was buying that could cost $3.99 a 22 ounce bottle. You can imagine at 8.2% alcohol for their Maximus I didn't get much done after drinking one of those...
CGrindahl wrote:
There might be a whole new career for you here Leighton... like the wandering minstrels you can be the wandering farmers market guru...
Could you give us a bit of an update on the production side of your farming operation? I vaguely recall something from you saying that you intended to lighten the workload this summer. Has that worked out for you?
Hope your health is good and the non-alcoholic beer is working for you. I have to say I may be having a problem with that products. I'm going through two six-packs in a week...
NO, there is no alcohol buzz which I'm really not going for... but one bottle with lunch and one bottle with dinner adds up! I definitely find the taste pleasurable. Thanks George for the Clausthaler recommendation. Trader Joes has a six pack for $6.99 which is much easier on my budget than the Lagunitas beer I was buying that could cost $3.99 a 22 ounce bottle. You can imagine at 8.2% alcohol for their Maximus I didn't get much done after drinking one of those...
I don't need or want another career. I just want to not walk out the door and see everything that needs to be done.
We have cut way back on the vegetable side of the farm as that's where the real labor is. We are still raising lamb and chicken, as well as eggs. After 20 years of market farming, the toll on our bodies can no-longer be overlooked.
I'm still drinking the non-alcoholic beer and after 2 years of this, I'm finally not missing my Heinekens.
It's good to see you on here too. I'm going to try to be more regular, at least during the market season.
I can't believe this thread has been going on so long, can you?
leighton w wrote:
It's good to see you on here too. I'm going to try to be more regular, at least during the market season.
I can't believe this thread has been going on so long, can you?
Yes, it boggles my mind... especially so since you and I who've been never shy about speaking our minds on the thread have been for various reasons not actively participating. I've always said that despite the fact I started the thread it really belongs to everyone who shows up and our absence has definitely proved that to be true. Samy has done yeoman service keeping this thread moving, aided by both some regulars who've been around awhile and some newcomers.
I know Reagan and Ken lament the decision to include other cameras mounting these lenses and other cameras have definitely affected how people shoot, but we seem to have survived. If we hadn't opened that option we would likely have lost even more fans of the thread. Of course, even that concession has not kept Philippe or Ben around... so it remains the province of a relatively small but obviously devoted cohort who just keep playing with these sweet lenses.
Nine years if we make it to August 22... and I'm pretty confident we will. I expect THIS year I'll actually remember the anniversary and show up to celebrate...
Glad you're finding a way to make your life work Leighton. If I've learned anything along the way it is that change is inevitable, no matter how much we resist it. So learning to roll with the punches is definitely a wise thing to do.
Give us a little review of On1 when you get the chance to play with it more. 
