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Repost by request, Near Bode High Sierras, S602 PRO, PPPPPPPPOK?
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Hi Lilianna,
I love my S602z Pro and my S9100 and you probably know. I know, too, how well you are doing with your own S6000 and it was amazing the shot of your kitty cat. They are simply just very hard to beat IMHO. Best cams Fuji ever made and probably ever will make again. All MFG in Japan too where there is true pride in workmanship without the poor labor rates.
Thanks for viewing this image and I like it, too. Some disapprove but heck that is surely their right.
On a side not I did not read most of the flung pooh that has been hurled in here because I know they must be jealous of my fine art ability. hahaha j/k!
But I may start my own blog on how to do such artistry work for them. You think?
All the best, Gary N W SFO
I love my S602z Pro and my S9100 and you probably know. I know, too, how well you are doing with your own S6000 and it was amazing the shot of your kitty cat. They are simply just very hard to beat IMHO. Best cams Fuji ever made and probably ever will make again. All MFG in Japan too where there is true pride in workmanship without the poor labor rates.
Thanks for viewing this image and I like it, too. Some disapprove but heck that is surely their right.
On a side not I did not read most of the flung pooh that has been hurled in here because I know they must be jealous of my fine art ability. hahaha j/k!
But I may start my own blog on how to do such artistry work for them. You think?
All the best, Gary N W SFO
Hi Bill,
Wow it is nice to have someone that understands the drive business. Of course most folks have no real understanding of how difficult it is to MFR a hard drive. I prefer not to name names of the company involved on here. I knew and know all the remaining folks from the business. For me it is indeed nice that you were so involved in the business. I could go on and on about Conner Peripherals and so many others. I hear all the time from folks on the supply side such as the suppliers of the electroless nickel, polishing equipment, sputtering equipment, automatic plating machines, ventillation fume scrubbers et al. I am sure I left out many more.
I do continue to hear from many of my own engrs for which I had about 25 here in the US. We even had some MD's that could not stay in their own educational field because of the cost of insurance alone. But they added greatly with some of their other skills and training. But then we could alway get the occasional wart fixed free, too. hahahaha
FYI many of the engrs there left by choice or other reasons and have set up computer (businesses) in the Santa Clara County area and I have them build me a first class computer ever few years. I suppose I treated them quite fairly so they treat me quite nicely even though we have not been affiliated for many years now.
One of the better facilities engrng directors there equated flying a Boing 747 flying one foot off the ground continuously to that of a thin film head flying microinces off of a computer disk spinning @ 5000, 7500, 10000 RPM plus.
Kind regards and nice hearing from you anytime.
Gary N W SFO
Wow it is nice to have someone that understands the drive business. Of course most folks have no real understanding of how difficult it is to MFR a hard drive. I prefer not to name names of the company involved on here. I knew and know all the remaining folks from the business. For me it is indeed nice that you were so involved in the business. I could go on and on about Conner Peripherals and so many others. I hear all the time from folks on the supply side such as the suppliers of the electroless nickel, polishing equipment, sputtering equipment, automatic plating machines, ventillation fume scrubbers et al. I am sure I left out many more.
I do continue to hear from many of my own engrs for which I had about 25 here in the US. We even had some MD's that could not stay in their own educational field because of the cost of insurance alone. But they added greatly with some of their other skills and training. But then we could alway get the occasional wart fixed free, too. hahahaha
FYI many of the engrs there left by choice or other reasons and have set up computer (businesses) in the Santa Clara County area and I have them build me a first class computer ever few years. I suppose I treated them quite fairly so they treat me quite nicely even though we have not been affiliated for many years now.
One of the better facilities engrng directors there equated flying a Boing 747 flying one foot off the ground continuously to that of a thin film head flying microinces off of a computer disk spinning @ 5000, 7500, 10000 RPM plus.
Kind regards and nice hearing from you anytime.
Gary N W SFO
I do not think I inferred that you were other than as you describe! But the sum total of your friends have made me famous and I appreciate it so much I might start my own BLOG on how to edit images and how watercolor looks can be added to images like mine and other's. I am sure there is room for another blog professional. ;o))
In the image here I posted though I am going to have it printed with a lightened picture of my face added into the sky area to give it an almost God Like Image of myself! I figured I would have it printed poster size. You think?
In the image here I posted though I am going to have it printed with a lightened picture of my face added into the sky area to give it an almost God Like Image of myself! I figured I would have it printed poster size. You think?
Lilianna
Senior Member
Gary I hear what yu are saying about the Fuji's.
My First Serious digicam was a S5200. Thatwas the one that sowed me that digital can be good. I liked it so much I got my boyfriend one at Wolf Camera.
After I moved to the S6000 he was kind enough to find me 3 type H xd cards for my birthday so I can shoot RAW and not go quite as mad.
I am always amazed just how much one can do with the bridgecams.
S5200
They are not as fast in shot-to-shot or focus as a DSLR but they do very well indeed for the price and form factor ( I got my 6000 for 300$ and kick myslef for passing up one at 149$ during the huge Wolf close-out).
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/colette_noir/
My First Serious digicam was a S5200. Thatwas the one that sowed me that digital can be good. I liked it so much I got my boyfriend one at Wolf Camera.
After I moved to the S6000 he was kind enough to find me 3 type H xd cards for my birthday so I can shoot RAW and not go quite as mad.
I am always amazed just how much one can do with the bridgecams.
S5200
They are not as fast in shot-to-shot or focus as a DSLR but they do very well indeed for the price and form factor ( I got my 6000 for 300$ and kick myslef for passing up one at 149$ during the huge Wolf close-out).
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/colette_noir/
I thought you might have taken a rest ... oh well
I thought about you and your daughter today Gary and hope like dotbalm that you can tolerate a prayer being said not only for your daughter but for you and your wife as well because I know how hard it is.
peace
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JB
I am not a photographer, I’m just a guy that takes pictures.
http://www.buckshot.BuckshotsPhotos.photoshare.co.nz
http://www.fujimugs.com/mugshots/show_member.php?country=&act=&hasmug=&challenge=&cat=&sortby=&sortdir=&thumb=&srch=&member=1341
I thought about you and your daughter today Gary and hope like dotbalm that you can tolerate a prayer being said not only for your daughter but for you and your wife as well because I know how hard it is.
peace
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JB
I am not a photographer, I’m just a guy that takes pictures.
http://www.buckshot.BuckshotsPhotos.photoshare.co.nz
http://www.fujimugs.com/mugshots/show_member.php?country=&act=&hasmug=&challenge=&cat=&sortby=&sortdir=&thumb=&srch=&member=1341
Wow Lilianna that flower image is spectacular honestly. My story is similar to yours with respect to the Fuji cams I own. I bought 4-S602z Pro, and 2-S9100 cams as you did from Wolfe Camera's close out. I had the same experience you did. I paid like $250 for the 1-S602z Pro and the other 3 for little over $150 each. I think I paid like $300 each for my two S-9100. My daughter bought me an A600 as a gift in 2006 and I thought it was a piece of junk. That is until Mike920 began to tell me about it. I had actually never tried it-not once! Now with all it's foibles I actually love to use it with the huge 1/7" sensor HR. hehehe I forgot to mention I DID buy a regular S602z which cost me an arm and a leg when I first bought it in 2003. Still have it but seldom use is since I got the Pro version which just has a few gingerbread additions but do not seem to take better pictures in any way.
Anyway Liliana hold on to your S6000 no matter what because with you behind the lens it is simply taking fabulous pics and I will look forward to seeing more of your posts.
Thanks for sharing and commenting,
My best, Gary N W SFO
Anyway Liliana hold on to your S6000 no matter what because with you behind the lens it is simply taking fabulous pics and I will look forward to seeing more of your posts.
Thanks for sharing and commenting,
My best, Gary N W SFO
Lilianna
Senior Member
evshrug2
Leading Member
Jada,
Your comment makes me think of a famous episode of Star Trek: The Next Gen (episode Chain of Command, check it out on Youtube). There... are... four... gulls!!!
that said, from looking at this thread alone, it seems like other people are being bombarded with delusional perceptions, and I applaud those that continue to see what is really there.
Gary,
I like the colour in your photo you posted here very much. Nice choices. I read later in this thread that you were going for a watercolor look to the PP, as well. I think the current result is somewhere inbetween a straight photograph and an edit to look like a watercolor.
The presence/absence of detail seems inconsistent between the top half of the picture (mountain blobs) versus the bottom half of the photo (with the individual sage-brush). If you want to continue to edit this picture, I have a suggestion: if you would imagine a watercolor painting, it's essentually like pushing around puddles of colour, and the edges of those puddles have the most pigment and contrast with the surrounding canvas/paint. I believe the picture here would be elevated if you softened the textural contrast on the bottom of the picture, but kept or added edge contrast, and definitely added some "edge" contrast or "brush" contrast to the mountains where the treeline ends.
Again, I like your colour edits, but I think the image would be stronger if you finished your artistic intent.
Cheers!
Ev
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Evshrug
evshrug2
Leading Member
Did you watch Star Trek: The Next Generation? Neither did I. But I used one of the episodes (Chain of Command) where Picard was being tortured by some alien who eventually tried to convince Picard that there were five lights, even though there were only four.
We know there are four lights, Gary.
But in the hopes of supplying useful information, did you know that there are terabyte (1024gb) harddrives now on sale for $80-$100? Couple that with today's fantastic, non-destructive image database and organization programs (iPhoto, Lightroom, etc) and you'll be all set! These programs track your edits and only show your modified version, but they always allow you to revert to the original. Manageable and a cake piece, no?
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Evshrug
We know there are four lights, Gary.
But in the hopes of supplying useful information, did you know that there are terabyte (1024gb) harddrives now on sale for $80-$100? Couple that with today's fantastic, non-destructive image database and organization programs (iPhoto, Lightroom, etc) and you'll be all set! These programs track your edits and only show your modified version, but they always allow you to revert to the original. Manageable and a cake piece, no?
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Evshrug
tdkd13
Veteran Member
Your wasting your breath, Gary worked on hard drives from 1966 to 1978 so he knows everything already. To each his own though as my father used to say.
I do like your solution and I believe your solution works great for everyone else in the world though, I use (3) 1 TB drives, and I keep the originals always , now I need to find a decent organizational tool, have yet to try Lightroom as it seemed overkill for organizational purposes since I already use CS4 for edits.
Ted
http://photobucket.com/albums/y260/tdkd13/
I do like your solution and I believe your solution works great for everyone else in the world though, I use (3) 1 TB drives, and I keep the originals always , now I need to find a decent organizational tool, have yet to try Lightroom as it seemed overkill for organizational purposes since I already use CS4 for edits.
Ted
--Did you watch Star Trek: The Next Generation? Neither did I. But I used one of the episodes (Chain of Command) where Picard was being tortured by some alien who eventually tried to convince Picard that there were five lights, even though there were only four.
We know there are four lights, Gary.
But in the hopes of supplying useful information, did you know that there are terabyte (1024gb) harddrives now on sale for $80-$100? Couple that with today's fantastic, non-destructive image database and organization programs (iPhoto, Lightroom, etc) and you'll be all set! These programs track your edits and only show your modified version, but they always allow you to revert to the original. Manageable and a cake piece, no?
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Evshrug
http://photobucket.com/albums/y260/tdkd13/
tdkd13
Veteran Member
Dang it, I was very proud of it when I thought of it, I hope I really did and didnt just latch onto it subliminally from one of your posts.
It's quite fitting when you think about it.
Ted
http://photobucket.com/albums/y260/tdkd13/
It's quite fitting when you think about it.
Ted
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http://photobucket.com/albums/y260/tdkd13/
tdkd13
Veteran Member
Funny, I never get all the way up to the snow capped mountain, I keep sinking in that mushy morass called the middle of the image.
Note, using this definition of morass:
2.Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms.
Ted
http://photobucket.com/albums/y260/tdkd13/
Note, using this definition of morass:
2.Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms.
Ted
--Very artistic use of editing in this one my friend. I love the layers of color & texture leading me right to that snow capped mountain. Keep up the good work.
Dan.
http://photobucket.com/albums/y260/tdkd13/
evshrug2
Leading Member
What system do you use now? Lots of folders?
If you have CS4, you might get some mileage out of Adobe Bridge (I think that should've come with Photoshop... at least it came with my PS CS2, maybe they got rid of it when they released Lightroom). I personally don't use it... it's kind of primitive/slow compared to other methods, but at least it lets you scan through thumbnails pretty fast.
Next up would be a dedicated program like iPhoto (or I guess the software that came with your camera). At this level, you can rate photos, add searchable keywords, separate by date, make albums and slideshows. All stuff that you know. And usually you can pick a picture from this program to edit in an external program (like Photoshop) and it will track the changes (saving the original) as long as the edits are saved as a jpeg.
As for Lightroom and Aperture, well... if you have one of the medium level apps, I see how it's hard to make a case. I had the lightroom beta, and it helped with working with RAW files, made for decent comparison and presentation tools, and provided probably the biggest help in perfecting the print. Everything else they do is basically what the middle tier does, except with more options (and usually a more responsive system too). It's definitely faster to touch up 50 files or more at a time in Lightroom than in Photoshop, but if you're only doing 5 at a time, well...
Yes, I've got a lot of breath, and maybe the OP won't use it, but you never know who's reading these things
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Evshrug
If you have CS4, you might get some mileage out of Adobe Bridge (I think that should've come with Photoshop... at least it came with my PS CS2, maybe they got rid of it when they released Lightroom). I personally don't use it... it's kind of primitive/slow compared to other methods, but at least it lets you scan through thumbnails pretty fast.
Next up would be a dedicated program like iPhoto (or I guess the software that came with your camera). At this level, you can rate photos, add searchable keywords, separate by date, make albums and slideshows. All stuff that you know. And usually you can pick a picture from this program to edit in an external program (like Photoshop) and it will track the changes (saving the original) as long as the edits are saved as a jpeg.
As for Lightroom and Aperture, well... if you have one of the medium level apps, I see how it's hard to make a case. I had the lightroom beta, and it helped with working with RAW files, made for decent comparison and presentation tools, and provided probably the biggest help in perfecting the print. Everything else they do is basically what the middle tier does, except with more options (and usually a more responsive system too). It's definitely faster to touch up 50 files or more at a time in Lightroom than in Photoshop, but if you're only doing 5 at a time, well...
Yes, I've got a lot of breath, and maybe the OP won't use it, but you never know who's reading these things
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Evshrug
tdkd13
Veteran Member
Currently using Bridge which still comes with Adobe's creative suite. I'm looking for something that will allow me to keep the images stored in the dated directories where they are currently, but that will let me tag images with identifiers that allow me to search all directories for images that have specific tags.
Like all images of my kids and family might have a location tag, a tag denoting it is family, and whatever tags I want to put on there. Then I can search by say "find all family, Bellingham, 2008" and it will find all such images. The ones I have tried to date wanted to organize all the images in different directories or something.
Ted
http://photobucket.com/albums/y260/tdkd13/
Like all images of my kids and family might have a location tag, a tag denoting it is family, and whatever tags I want to put on there. Then I can search by say "find all family, Bellingham, 2008" and it will find all such images. The ones I have tried to date wanted to organize all the images in different directories or something.
Ted
--What system do you use now? Lots of folders?
If you have CS4, you might get some mileage out of Adobe Bridge (I think that should've come with Photoshop... at least it came with my PS CS2, maybe they got rid of it when they released Lightroom). I personally don't use it... it's kind of primitive/slow compared to other methods, but at least it lets you scan through thumbnails pretty fast.
Next up would be a dedicated program like iPhoto (or I guess the software that came with your camera). At this level, you can rate photos, add searchable keywords, separate by date, make albums and slideshows. All stuff that you know. And usually you can pick a picture from this program to edit in an external program (like Photoshop) and it will track the changes (saving the original) as long as the edits are saved as a jpeg.
As for Lightroom and Aperture, well... if you have one of the medium level apps, I see how it's hard to make a case. I had the lightroom beta, and it helped with working with RAW files, made for decent comparison and presentation tools, and provided probably the biggest help in perfecting the print. Everything else they do is basically what the middle tier does, except with more options (and usually a more responsive system too). It's definitely faster to touch up 50 files or more at a time in Lightroom than in Photoshop, but if you're only doing 5 at a time, well...
Yes, I've got a lot of breath, and maybe the OP won't use it, but you never know who's reading these things
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Evshrug
http://photobucket.com/albums/y260/tdkd13/
evshrug2
Leading Member
Ted,
Well... off the top of my head I only remember lightroom and aperture able to reference photos at their current locations (though if you moved the picture the link would be broken). Shouldn't be too hard to code into a program, so I'd bet you'll find some program on the cheap that'll let you do that. I'd check for you, because I like helping, but I'm going to hit the hay. Thanks for replying to me!
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Evshrug
Well... off the top of my head I only remember lightroom and aperture able to reference photos at their current locations (though if you moved the picture the link would be broken). Shouldn't be too hard to code into a program, so I'd bet you'll find some program on the cheap that'll let you do that. I'd check for you, because I like helping, but I'm going to hit the hay. Thanks for replying to me!
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Evshrug
evshrug2
Leading Member
Ted,
Do my eyes deceive, or is there a little bit more detail in the very center of the image than on the mountains immediately to the left and right of it?
Gary,
As I said earlier, I like the colours you have achieved with this image, but it seems like the textures are halfway between a photo and a watercolor (like a cameraphone?), and to make this have the texture of a watercolor painting you need MORE sharpness/contrast on the edge of color areas and less texture info in the bottom half of the image.
I realize it's more fun to take a shot and not take too much time with it before moving on to the next, but this shot is stuck between two directions of finish. I would also like to point out that you're experimenting, and I commend you for trying to learn. Good luck, and I hope you keep enjoying your photos!
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Evshrug
Do my eyes deceive, or is there a little bit more detail in the very center of the image than on the mountains immediately to the left and right of it?
Gary,
As I said earlier, I like the colours you have achieved with this image, but it seems like the textures are halfway between a photo and a watercolor (like a cameraphone?), and to make this have the texture of a watercolor painting you need MORE sharpness/contrast on the edge of color areas and less texture info in the bottom half of the image.
I realize it's more fun to take a shot and not take too much time with it before moving on to the next, but this shot is stuck between two directions of finish. I would also like to point out that you're experimenting, and I commend you for trying to learn. Good luck, and I hope you keep enjoying your photos!
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Evshrug
What a nice surprise seeing you here. I can't wait to see some Fuji images coming from your most creative images. Thanks so much for viewing and commenting. I appreciate hearing from you.
I hope you are doing well this fine day and work is not too exhausting for you tomorrow.
Our best to You, Gary and Betty
I hope you are doing well this fine day and work is not too exhausting for you tomorrow.
Our best to You, Gary and Betty
Evshrug thanks for viewing and your comments are most appreciated. But for the purpose of a direct and honest reply I feel the image is finished! That some like it and some do not is most understandable. For me the image stands up to scrutiny. For you and some others it may not. That is fair IMO.
Kind regards, Gary N W. SFO
Kind regards, Gary N W. SFO
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