Members blue2blue Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 Three pixels? Who can even see if something is three pixels off?I don't always spot it right off, but I'm pretty good with that stuff. But I don't expect other people to be. But I tend to align graphics by eye, particularly things like text banners. I mean, the one thing you pretty much know off the top is that dead centering the text area is probably going to look off balance because of different 'weight' of the text. Even if the word is a palindrome. Paint Shop Pro, regrettably, was bought a few years back by the Big Lots of ones and zeros, Corel. Up until then, things were getting better incrementally. Then Corel got their fingers in it and menus started moving around, things got renamed, a lot of it-wasn't-broke stuff to my thinking. But there are, nonetheless, some pretty powerful things. I haven't really used Photoshop in many years (except briefly at clients') so I can't compare. I'd imagine that Photoshop has a lot more goodies than the As far as PSP being intuitive, forget about it. I've been using it since the 90s and I still get really frustrated when things don't act like I'd expect -- like I thought they did last time. It has all kinds of odd little modes that they keep adding in (it wasn't broke but they fixed it) that radically changed some behaviors. And I swear sometimes I have no idea how to get in or out of a mode. You have to remember that I've been sussing out software -- including badly broken software [i have to test my own stuff, eh?] for a quarter century, so when I can't figure out a UI, it's a mess. Certified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zooey Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 Christmas pic at my parents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 Cool! What desert is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 So since we're posting sunset shots by water, I'll share some that I took New Year's Eve along the Sonoma Coast. Five-second long exposure shot of the rocks at Goat Rock Beach during the setting sun (the last one of 2011!), captured by leaving the shutter open for five seconds to create the otherworldly misty look of the waves pounding the rocks. Ten-second exposure. You can see my friend's son moved while checking up on me. Ten-second exposure where my friends stood still for that amount of time, the long exposure blurring the waves into a shimmery expanse as we watch the sun go down for the last time in 2011. These last two are kinda unusual shots in that people are sitting or standing perfectly still for ten seconds. It was a lot of fun experimenting with this. This is my new Ken Lee Photography blog, where I describe in fuller detail how I achieved these shots, if you're interested. You can also subscribe to my blog via email if you're interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 So since we're posting sunset shots by water, I'll share some that I took New Year's Eve along the Sonoma Coast. Five-second long exposure shot of the rocks at Goat Rock Beach during the setting sun (the last one of 2011!), captured by leaving the shutter open for five seconds to create the otherworldly misty look of the waves pounding the rocks. Ten-second exposure. You can see my friend's son moved while checking up on me. Ten-second exposure where my friends stood still for that amount of time, the long exposure blurring the waves into a shimmery expanse as we watch the sun go down for the last time in 2011. These last two are kinda unusual shots in that people are sitting or standing perfectly still for ten seconds. It was a lot of fun experimenting with this. This is my new Ken Lee Photography blog, where I describe in fuller detail how I achieved these shots, if you're interested. You can also subscribe to my blog via email if you're interested. Beautiful Photos Ken, especially the last one which really resonates with me.Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rjt Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 PS is pretty expensive but offers a ton of control. Basically too much for me. I like PSP and have used it since the JASC days. They do change things, but I'm pretty used to it. I didn't like their big shift to an "organizer" which I found cumbersome, so got Lightroom. There was a killer deal on PSE9 with Lightroom, and PSE handles a lot of plug ins which don't work well with PSP.....so I added it for $39 or something like that. It is okay, but IMHO, not as powerful as PSP. Both NIK and Topaz plugs are easy to use in Lightroom and PSE, but the problem is HOW to use them artistically. If you have ever watched a webinar at NIK where one of their photogs is doctoring a pic....."This area could use a little less saturation, while this area would benefit from a bit more darkening of the mids. Ah, a little sharpening here, and let's avoid sharpening this area......" When it is over, his/her pic looks amazing, but the eye to see what they want to improve....that's the difficult part. Kinda like, I have lots of EQs, but which one, where, and how much on what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 Thanks, EB! ~~~ RJT, thanks. I guess I sort of know where I want to go with the photo. I know if I want something blurred more in one area or softened or treated in some way, and their software gets me there considerably quicker than if I were simply working in Photoshop alone. It's intuitive to me because it allows you to quickly identify the spot you want to treat, and the plugins are effective. Then, too, I found their customer service to be responsive and friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sailorman Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 Not sunset, more like just after sunrise. Taken from my sailboat anchored on Ridout Creek near Annapolis Md. One of my favorite spots, I actually proposed to my wife at this spot. I like the way the reflection of the fallen, dead tree contrasts with the otherwise green reflections. Some lucky SOB lives on that hill; maybe my next life. And yes, it's tilted a bit, have to see if I can fix that in Photoshop; I usually find it easier to just go back and take another picture...[ATTACH=CONFIG]341486[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 Ten-second exposure where my friends stood still for that amount of time, the long exposure blurring the waves into a shimmery expanse as we watch the sun go down for the last time in 2011. These last two are kinda unusual shots in that people are sitting or standing perfectly still for ten seconds. It was a lot of fun experimenting with this. This is my new Ken Lee Photography blog, where I describe in fuller detail how I achieved these shots, if you're interested. You can also subscribe to my blog via email if you're interested. They're all really cool, but I like the third quite a lot. It really has the feel of an illustration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 A really pretty spot. Looks like you'd be hard pressed to fill the sails there, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sailorman Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 That's why it's called Ridout (pronounced Ride Out) Creek. Good place to ride out a storm, which is exactly what it had been doing the prior day. Nice and calm there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zooey Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 Cool! What desert is that? My home town of Joshua Tree, CA! I left when I was 18, but my family still lives there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 I thought that might be Joshua Tree, but wasn't sure. We go out there quite often and love it out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 They're all really cool, but I like the third quite a lot. It really has the feel of an illustration... Thanks!!! I think it is my favorite of the three as well because of how my friend and his son are watching the sunset and the mystical quality of it all. The long exposure and glow really makes it seem more surreal and storybook-like somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sailorman Posted January 6, 2012 Members Share Posted January 6, 2012 There's more at the Flickr album: http://www.flickr.com/photos/73577099@N06/sets/72157628723579061/detail/Nothing special or skilled, Canon A630 point n' shoot camera on manual, changed the aperture and f-stop, the bluer photos I switched to tungsten filter. I'm quite happy with how they turned out though! Theses shots remind me of something many years ago. A buddy and I had taken a winter drive to a lake at a nearby state park. As we walked through the woods toward the lake, we could hear a tinkling sound; couldn't tell what direction it was coming from, it was all around us, but it got louder as we approached the lake. Finally came out of the woods and the source of the sound was revealed. It was very windy. The sun had broken up the skim ice from the previous night and the wavelets were piling it up against the shoreline, making a tinkling sound like a zillion pieces of glass clinking together. Was pure magic; I've never experienced anything quite like it. Those pictures really reminded me of that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phait Posted January 7, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Theses shots remind me of something many years ago. A buddy and I had taken a winter drive to a lake at a nearby state park. As we walked through the woods toward the lake, we could hear a tinkling sound; couldn't tell what direction it was coming from, it was all around us, but it got louder as we approached the lake. Finally came out of the woods and the source of the sound was revealed. It was very windy. The sun had broken up the skim ice from the previous night and the wavelets were piling it up against the shoreline, making a tinkling sound like a zillion pieces of glass clinking together. Was pure magic; I've never experienced anything quite like it. Those pictures really reminded me of that day. I'm very glad the imagery can you remind you of a bit of nostalgia! Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Winter looks some what diff'rent here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Looks just like the China we all know and love, Angie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Looks just like the China we all know and love, Angie. no Chinese here, except my assistant from Nanjing who thinks she is in a movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rjt Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 To those who posted about software editing programs.....it seems Corel has just purchase Bibble and hired all of their staff. Interesting development (pun intended.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phait Posted January 7, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Here's a Facebook page with my best photos https://www.facebook.com/pages/Land-Stalk-Photography/108932899227294 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryst Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Here's a collage I made from my hike/beach walk in Malibu today. It was a very frigid 70 degrees. All taken with my iphone4. No processing. No HDR. I think they turned out pretty decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Beautiful Ryst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Looks just like the China we all know and love, Angie. Yes, the last time I was in China, I stayed at that house on the right there... glad my servants were so cheap, I was able to stay an extra 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philbo Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 Wow, Florgo... your comments really put it all in a new light for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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