Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

*nervously shuffles feet* I hope this is OK.....

I just put up my first website! Would anyone care to test it for me and let me know what fails? I have not been able to test properly on ipad, android etc.

I am aware that the google+1 button shows funny in older browsers and hopefully will work it out.

I would appreciate any feedback (even the bad stuff)
Roper Bar

Nice! I viewed it on my netbook using Internet Explorer and it looks good. I clicked every link, and every link on every linked page, and nothing was broken. Give me a few minutes and I'll see how it looks using the stock browser on my Kindle Fire.

[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

*nervously shuffles feet* I hope this is OK.....

I just put up my first website! Would anyone care to test it for me and let me know what fails? I have not been able to test properly on ipad, android etc.

I am aware that the google+1 button shows funny in older browsers and hopefully will work it out.

I would appreciate any feedback (even the bad stuff)
Roper Bar

And now I'm on the Fire using the Silk browser and it looks great, loads quickly, and has no broken links!

[orlok]

@maianhvk: I particularly like the picture of the boat . Nicely focused with soft focus around it - can't see anything wrong with it at all.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

I was trying to avoid the yahoo style of page.

Most of our visitors are grey nomads.

I notice that all comments are about content and not about whether it works OK.

I assume that it must work, but it is boring and the rules suck!

I would have fussed had the links not worked. I like the layout and non-fussiness as well

Originally Posted by FredGill

Right now I am planning to head for lunch. I shall return to figure out what is where in this new forum that I joined today.

welcome to the llounge! mind the llizards and llamas!

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

Here you are.

I only use ViewNX 2 from Nikon to adjust the contrast, brightness, and shadow/highlight protection.

DISCLAIMER: Everyone 'corrects' photos differently. What is 'right' to one person is very 'wrong' to another. The following are 'my' interpretations of the photos.

Use two open windows so you can put your original and my correction side by side to view the differences.

These are really good compositions and clever ideas. In most instances, I feel that the problem is in the lighting, and in the case of the boat, also in positioning of the subject.

I can see what you are trying to get with the photo of the boat, but there just isn't quite enough mist or fog to get the effect I think you want. Close, but not quite. Maybe an hour or two earlier in the morning would have worked...

I can brighten it up easily in Photoshop, but I don't think that's what you were trying for. I also removed the white boat that was distracting my eye, and changed the placement of the subject. I usually don't like the subject directly in the middle of the frame. (Look up "Rule of Thirds") The result looks like this, but again, I think you wanted a much foggier pic. That would be nicer! Remember, a pro photographer may shoot several HUNDRED photos of a subject to get the ONE good shot! This is especially true of all outdoor photography, where the photographer can't control the lighting and environment the way that's possible inside a studio.

The photo of the rock island is a nice composition, but again, the lighting was wrong when you took the photo. Not your fault or the fault of the camera. Even the water is greenish looking as a result of a dead sky. For photo corrections, I selected ONLY the rock island out of the rest of the photo, and adjusted the 'histogram' (Look it up! It's a VERY important tool for photo corrections) to adjust the levels of black, white, and midtones. I also increased the vibrance (not the saturation) of the rock, and sharpened it just a bit. Now it looks like this. ( For a magazine layout, I would have added in a sky shot on a different day!)

The night photo is great!!! And low light photography is the most difficult of all shooting to make right! You did a great job on this one. All I did as corrections was again to use the histogram to adjust levels, added a touch more contrast and sharpening to make this... You really can't see any difference until you put them side by side. Oh... and I added black frames to most of the photos. These serve to keep the viewer's eyes inside the picture!

Picture number 4 was simply a matter of adjusting the light. Again, you need to use the histogram to get the full benefit of white and black. Your original was clipped at both ends of the scale... neither white enough nor black enough. I assumed that the top of plastic shopping bags were white and used them to correct the rest of the lighting. Using a histogram will give you an accurate measuring scale to use when adjusting levels. Does your program give you access to the histogram? If not, USE ANOTHER PROGRAM!!! It IS that important! Here's the corrected photo....

Your photography is really, really good. You have a very good eye for a photo. Just keep in mind that nature doesn't always give you the lighting that you need or want. Remember that you don't get a great photo by taking one single shot (until you really reach the 'artist' level.) You need to shoot a lot. You've seen videos or adverts of professional photographers shooting fashion models, right? They don't just take a picture. They take hundreds of pictures and choose one. THEN they correct that one!

What's the difference between an amateur photographer and a professional photographer?

Spoiler:

An amateur shows you ALL the photos he took of the subject. The pro shows you one.

Stitchawl

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I can see what you are trying to get with the photo of the boat, but there just isn't quite enough mist or fog to get the effect I think you want. Close, but not quite. Maybe an hour or two earlier in the morning would have worked...

No, it was May, hot and humid with no mist. It was very cloudy, the sun was nowhere to be seen. Maybe it was 11am and I felt like shooting a grey, gloomy photo with the blurry background like Orlok said.

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

The photo of the rock island is a nice composition, but again, the lighting was wrong when you took the photo. Not your fault or the fault of the camera. Even the water is greenish looking as a result of a dead sky.

Actually the water is green, we can't blame the cloudy sky.

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

You really can't see any difference until you put them side by side.

That's true! I didn't recognized any noticeable difference (except those in the boat photo) at first. Your corrections are cleverly done they're very subtle

This program I'm using doesn't let me adjust the histogram These are some options:
The sharpness;
Contrast;
Brightness;
Highlight protection and shadow protection;
D-Lighting HS (I'm not sure what difference this makes, though);
Color booster (and some other miscellaneous details.)

I can adjust them seperately. But the effects are on all of the photo, I cannot choose one or two objects of the action. So I think they cannot bring the same result, yes?

(The Rule of thirds is new to me! Thanks especially for that (and every other tip)! Now I know why some digital cameras' screens have the grid on when I play with the menu! )

Now, one last thing... I can't see anything from imageshack Would you please upload them to another page? Pretty, pretty please?

[wannabee]

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

? . . . . .

Thanks for looking. I don't have control over regulations like that. Glad to see you didn't say it was all out of whack and none of the links worked.

It works just fine on my iPad in Safari

Originally Posted by FredGill

Right now I am planning to head for lunch. I shall return to figure out what is where in this new forum that I joined today.

Hope you had a good feed mate. Welcome to the lounge.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

That's true! I didn't recognized any noticeable difference (except those in the boat photo) at first. Your corrections are cleverly done they're very subtle

It's always important to see side-by-side comparisones, even while you work on the image. All the newer Photoshop plug-ins have a movable 'line' in the workspace so you can keep dragging it back and forth as you work.

This program I'm using doesn't let me adjust the histogram These are some options:
The sharpness;
Contrast;
Brightness;
Highlight protection and shadow protection;
D-Lighting HS (I'm not sure what difference this makes, though);
Color booster (and some other miscellaneous details.)

I can adjust them seperately. But the effects are on all of the photo, I cannot choose one or two objects of the action. So I think they cannot bring the same result, yes?

You're correct. The program is very limiting. While it may be good for taking snapshots at a family dinner or a day at the zoo, it just doesn't have the control needed to do magazine quality art work. Unfortunately, most programs that do tend to be quite pricey. One of them is FREE. And it's very, very good! It's called "GIMP" and you can download it here. It's almost as functional as Photoshop, but also just as long a learning curve. Here's the User Manual. I can do almost as much using GIMP as PS. If you prefer Photoshop, as a student you can buy it for under $200 USD by showing your student ID.

(The Rule of thirds is new to me! Thanks especially for that (and every other tip)! Now I know why some digital cameras' screens have the grid on when I play with the menu! )

The Rule of Thirds is common to all artistic media, not just photography. Use the Rule of Thirds to its best advantage, but don't be afraid to break it when you feel that's better.

Now, one last thing... I can't see anything from imageshack Would you please upload them to another page? Pretty, pretty please?

LOL! The attachments are all loaded into MobileRead, not ImageShack! They are the same shots.

Stitchawl

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

The attachments are all loaded into MobileRead, not ImageShack! They are the same shots.

Ah. I thought the links (from imageshack.us!!) in your reply were some other versions you made.

And thanks for the suggestion! I LIKE it
(The User Manual is heavier than the software ...)

[Stitchawl]

I was just looking at all the NEW stuff available for GIMP that I wasn't even aware of! You can use a LOT of the original Photoshop filters with it, there are quite a few user manuals written for it now by different folks, and it appears to be an even better program these days than when I first was introduced to it!


Stitchawl

[Zauberlehrling!]

Browsing that Forum and watch "Harry Potter and the Halfblood Prince".

[poohbear_nc]

Just got back from seeing The Muppet Movie - for anyone who watched TV in the 80's [or remembers the 80's] - it was a very fun movie. Really more for adults than kids.

[Dylrob]

Browsing the kickstarter site. Mostly the stylus related projects. All the money people have pledged to these things makes me think Apple is missing out on a gold mine.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

That's true! I didn't recognized any noticeable difference (except those in the boat photo) at first. Your corrections are cleverly done they're very subtle

It's important to remember that photo corrections should be done like a woman's cosmetics... Put them on, add them on, blend them in, and in the end, DO NOT HAVE IT LOOK LIKE ANY MAKEUP IS BEING WORN! You shouldn't 'see' the makeup. You should only see the perfect results OF the makeup!


Stitchawl

[Quake1028]

Sitting at work. Taking turns working and looking online for wedding stuff: venues, rings, attire, etc.