[PICS] NC Botanical Gardens

jimkramer wrote:
Something that will be sweet, something that likes to eat sweet, and
something that likes to eat the sweet eater.

http://www.jlkramer.net/Pictures/NCB...NCBG032608.htm

From a short trip to the North Carolina Botanical Gardens on March 26, 2008

1 - pleasant image, nice pastel tones - a little soft, maybe..?

2 - Great shot. Tastes like Velvia! and looks decidedly *not* like
it was taken with flash (diffuser?) .. which is a good thing.

3 - don't like this one so much - apart from the glare, the light just
looks very harsh - polariser may have helped?

I'm bein' over-critical, only 'cause I know you can take it! If it
stops raining here, I hope to get my camera out this weekend. Yes, I
know there is plenty of subject matter under overcast skies:
(warning - arty-far.. content)
http://www.marktphoto.com/examples/drops_on_yellow.jpg
http://www.marktphoto.com/examples/pegged.jpg

... but sometimes it is nice to have sunlight... (O:

On Mar 28, 4:40 am, wrote:
jimkramer wrote:
Something that will be sweet, something that likes to eat sweet, and
something that likes to eat the sweet eater.

http://www.jlkramer.net/Pictures/NCB...NCBG032608.htm

From a short trip to the North Carolina Botanical Gardens on March 26, 2008

1 - pleasant image, nice pastel tones - a little soft, maybe..?

2 - Great shot. Tastes like Velvia! and looks decidedly *not* like
it was taken with flash (diffuser?) .. which is a good thing.

3 - don't like this one so much - apart from the glare, the light just
looks very harsh - polariser may have helped?

I'm bein' over-critical, only 'cause I know you can take it! If it
stops raining here, I hope to get my camera out this weekend. Yes, I
know there is plenty of subject matter under overcast skies:
(warning - arty-far.. content)http://www.marktphoto.com/examples/d...les/pegged.jpg

.. but sometimes it is nice to have sunlight... (O:

First we really need to get you off Google Groups.
Second take a look at the big pictures. Your sharpness concerns will
fall away, the Velviaish will be positively cheesy, and the spider
will look a bit better, not much mind you, that sun is bright.

Good luck with the sun, I'd be happy with some rain as we are still 8
inches behind.

Jim

On Mar 28, 9:53 pm, JimKramer wrote:
First we really need to get you off Google Groups.
Agreed. I'm a bit sick of it too - am working on a new solution.

Second take a look at the big pictures.
So many images, so little time, especially when my connection speed
has just been capped at the end of month (too cheap to get a 'real'
unlimited connection!)...

Your sharpness concerns will
fall away
I'm sure they would.. but I do think all images need to be optimised
at all resolutions they are posted at... (if only I practised what I
preach!) (O; That's probably why I spend too much time playing with
various interpolation and sharpening regimes, and never get out to
take actual images... )O:

Good luck with the sun, I'd be happy with some rain as we are still 8
inches behind.
Yep, we are also still in the grips of a drought (aka "poorly managed
water resources"), so I shouldn't complain.

But they *promised* the rain would be gone this am, and I'm still
getting wet...

On Mar 28, 5:52*pm, wrote:
On Mar 28, 9:53 pm, JimKramer wrote: First we really need to get you off Google Groups.

Agreed. *I'm a bit sick of it too - am working on a new solution.

Second take a look at the big pictures.

So many images, so little time, especially when my connection speed
has just been capped at the end of month (too cheap to get a 'real'
unlimited connection!)...

Your sharpness concerns will
fall away

I'm sure they would.. but I do think all images need to be optimised
at all resolutions they are posted at... (if only I practised what I
preach!) *(O; *That's probably why I spend too much time playing with
various interpolation and sharpening regimes, and never get out to
take actual images... *)O:

Good luck with the sun, I'd be happy with some rain as we are still 8
inches behind.

Yep, we are also still in the grips of a drought (aka "poorly managed
water resources"), so I shouldn't complain.

But they *promised* the rain would be gone this am, and I'm still
getting wet...

Have a look at
http://news.motzarella.org

Very nice free news service, then just block everything with a gmail
addy. :-)

JimKramer wrote:
On Mar 28, 5:52 pm, wrote:
On Mar 28, 9:53 pm, JimKramer wrote: First we really need to get you off Google Groups.

Agreed. I'm a bit sick of it too - am working on a new solution.

Second take a look at the big pictures.
So many images, so little time, especially when my connection speed
has just been capped at the end of month (too cheap to get a 'real'
unlimited connection!)...

Your sharpness concerns will
fall away
I'm sure they would.. but I do think all images need to be optimised
at all resolutions they are posted at... (if only I practised what I
preach!) (O; That's probably why I spend too much time playing with
various interpolation and sharpening regimes, and never get out to
take actual images... )O:

Good luck with the sun, I'd be happy with some rain as we are still 8
inches behind.
Yep, we are also still in the grips of a drought (aka "poorly managed
water resources"), so I shouldn't complain.

But they *promised* the rain would be gone this am, and I'm still
getting wet...

Have a look at
http://news.motzarella.org

Very nice free news service, then just block everything with a gmail
addy. :-)


Will that make him behave himself too?




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