Today in pictures - Page 414

walkinman221 · 23-01-2014, 18:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

Attachment 37247 Attachment 37248 Attachment 37249 Attachment 37250 Attachment 37251 Attachment 37252

These are the few I took yesterday in RAW.

Picture one is Jess the horse , and the one looking at the spire shows the pointing off on the leafield which i did

davemac · 23-01-2014, 21:19

Today in Pictures a few from the last few days, been playing with and learning different types of software, and this distracted me a bit.

1. This is today, a quick walk on the canal,today is a shampoo, cut and set for my four legged friend.
2. approaching Riley's Swing Bridge.
3. to 5. Were taken on a walk around Huncoat Colliery site a couple of days ago.

Whilst waiting for the shampoo and set to be undertaken I visited the Haworth Art Gallery, there is a photographic exhibition by The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain, I know, its a big title. If you are interested it finishes on Saturday, and this is the only remaining day you can view as it is closed on Friday, (just this Friday).
The most striking thing that struck me was that each and every picture had been manipulated to a greater or lesser degree. Some to such an amount that they looked more like paintings than pictures, but some very interesting photographs. None were pictures that you could say were right out of the camera.
I went around twice as it was a lot to take in on one viewing.

davemac · 24-01-2014, 22:24

Today in Pictures, just a quick mooch around Lower Barnes Street, I only had 20 minutes so nothing exciting today..

gpick24 · 24-01-2014, 22:36

1 & 2 are perfect for a B&W conversion.

Turtle · 24-01-2014, 23:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by davemac

Today in Pictures, just a quick mooch around Lower Barnes Street, I only had 20 minutes so nothing exciting today..

Never mind "nothing exciting" - they are interesting pics. I especially like the mossy wall in 1, and the tree in 5 and 6. I envy you the lack of snow!

davemac · 24-01-2014, 23:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpick24

1 & 2 are perfect for a B&W conversion.

number two is a bit of both, the cobbles are black and white, the drain covers are sepia, and the flags are left alone.

Turtle · 24-01-2014, 23:13

We went for another little drive today, the same place as last week (Vineland, fruit and wine country). The weather forecast is grim for tonight (lots of wind and snow to come for the weekend), but it promised to be clear for today. So off we set in high hopes for a pleasant drive. It wasn't terrible, but the blowing snow that was already on the ground made for a few tense moments, for me anyway. Home now, safe and sound.

davemac · 24-01-2014, 23:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turtle

Never mind "nothing exciting" - they are interesting pics. I especially like the mossy wall in 1, and the tree in 5 and 6. I envy you the lack of snow!

I am thinking to myself a bit of snow would be good for a few winter snaps, I think you are getting our share as well, we are not even getting much frost either.

I am caught up in the quest to get to grips with RAW so it is putting a cramp on my output at the moment, I am trying to learn to many things in one go at the moment, my brain keeps falling out.
I have another week to go before I make up my mind as to the benefits of either.

davemac · 24-01-2014, 23:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turtle

We went for another little drive today, the same place as last week (Vineland, fruit and wine country). The weather forecast is grim for tonight (lots of wind and snow to come for the weekend), but it promised to be clear for today. So off we set in high hopes for a pleasant drive. It wasn't terrible, but the blowing snow that was already on the ground made for a few tense moments, for me anyway. Home now, safe and sound.

When we get a smattering of snow here, the whole road network grinds to a halt as we don't know how to deal with snow, as we don't get enough, often enough, to learn from the experience. Number three looks to have interesting possibilities, lots of dirty bits and smoking bits, and bits you don't know what it does.

Turtle · 24-01-2014, 23:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by davemac

I am thinking to myself a bit of snow would be good for a few winter snaps, I think you are getting our share as well, we are not even getting much frost either.

I am caught up in the quest to get to grips with RAW so it is putting a cramp on my output at the moment, I am trying to learn to many things in one go at the moment, my brain keeps falling out.
I have another week to go before I make up my mind as to the benefits of either.

Well done davemac, for trying to get your head around it all! I gave that up a while back, but that's just me being burnt out from having to know the technical stuff for my day job.

gpick24 · 24-01-2014, 23:21

I did think it might be a colour pop, hard to tell with cobbles.

Turtle · 24-01-2014, 23:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by davemac

When we get a smattering of snow here, the whole road network grinds to a halt as we don't know how to deal with snow, as we don't get enough, often enough, to learn from the experience. Number three looks to have interesting possibilities, lots of dirty bits and smoking bits, and bits you don't know what it does.

Yes, I wish I could get closer to the steel plant. My hubby had a job there as a summer student in the 70's/ He said it was a right proper hell. They made the students do all the most dangerous jobs. I'm not sure if it's Stelco or Dofasco. Doesn't matter. Interesting visually, though!

gpick24 · 24-01-2014, 23:28

I`ve decided to sack RAW for a while, there are some camera settings that aren`t available when saving RAW, so just to experiment with these settings it`s JPEG only for the time being.

davemac · 24-01-2014, 23:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpick24

I`ve decided to sack RAW for a while, there are some camera settings that aren`t available when saving RAW, so just to experiment with these settings it`s JPEG only for the time being.

I can understand your decision, my interim feeling is that JPEG's are sufficient for day to day photography, and RAW is the choice if you are taking that special photo with tripods and a lot of patience. I will still persist for another week to see if I change my mind.
The most difficult aspect is the learning of the differing software, I started with the program that came with the camera, but soon found this to be too basic, but it did give me a leg up on the process, I then went into Paintshop Pro which I already had and went cross eyed with all the different functions. I then downloaded a couple of trial programs, Lightroom (30 day trial) and capture NX ( Nikon software) all of which made me go cross eyed to a greater or lesser degree. I did find Lightroom to have a bit of an edge comprehension wise though.
So its time to put up a flask, pack the sandwiches and carry on with my quest, high ho, high ho.

shillelagh · 24-01-2014, 23:57

im practicing wi the new camera ... finally downloaded the manual ... tis too big to print off ...