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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

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Tim wrote:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

There is only one way to find out. Pour concrete down the hole and do a
lot of digging.

--

Looking to for a good time?

click here to make yourself feel good.

http://tinyurl.com/d3vxvm

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On Feb 2, 5:32*pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:
Tim wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

There is only one way to find out. *Pour concrete down the hole and do a
lot of digging.

--

Looking to for a good time?

click here to make yourself feel good.

http://tinyurl.com/d3vxvm

or see how much concrete it gulps up!

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On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 15:21:27 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

That was very cool.

--

Chaos! Panic! Disaster! (My work here is done)

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On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 15:21:27 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

Is that cool or what?

Thanks...

--

"I intend to live forever. So far, so good."

Steven Wright

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they can carry the heavy things all the way to their home..
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On Feb 2, 6:21*pm, Tim wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

Gasoline works great...even on fire ants....

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wrote:
On Feb 2, 6:21 pm, Tim wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

Gasoline works great...even on fire ants....

You may wish to be carefull with gasoline in the barn floor.

Once I had a good idea to get rid of yelow jackets. I was mowing the
yard and came across the hole in the ground for their nest. Being a
good father of two little girls under 4, I knew I had to get rid of it.
I dumped about a quart gas into the hole. I mowed a few minutes more,
and decided more was needed. It occured to me the best way to insure
they were gone was to burn them out. I touched a match to the hole and
fire shot out of the ground in several spots around the yard.
Fortunately there was no holes under or close to the house and no
children near any of the holes.

Ants!
 

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:10:44 -0500, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

wrote:
On Feb 2, 6:21 pm, Tim wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

Gasoline works great...even on fire ants....

You may wish to be carefull with gasoline in the barn floor.

Once I had a good idea to get rid of yelow jackets. I was mowing the
yard and came across the hole in the ground for their nest. Being a
good father of two little girls under 4, I knew I had to get rid of it.
I dumped about a quart gas into the hole. I mowed a few minutes more,
and decided more was needed. It occured to me the best way to insure
they were gone was to burn them out. I touched a match to the hole and
fire shot out of the ground in several spots around the yard.
Fortunately there was no holes under or close to the house and no
children near any of the holes.

Kind of reminds me of those movies you see where they take high
pressure hoses to gopher holes. :)

I ran into a bunch of ground hornets once - smacked me pretty bad and
I spent a day in the hospital on antihistimines to reduce the
swelling.

Them things had to go. A friend of mine had a brother who was an
exterminator/pest control type. He came over with this black spray
can - I have no idea what was in it, but wow - he sprayed the nest
from about ten feet back and those freakin' hornets melted.

I mean melted - very cool.

Damn ground hornets. :)

--

"Far better it is to dare mighty things,
to win glorious triumphs even though
checkered by failure, than to rank with
those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor
suffer much because they live in the gray
twilight that knows neither victory nor
defeat."

Theodore Roosevelt

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On Feb 2, 10:32*pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:10:44 -0500, Keith Nuttle





wrote:
wrote:
On Feb 2, 6:21 pm, Tim wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

Gasoline works great...even on fire ants....

You may wish to be carefull with gasoline in the barn floor.

Once I had a good idea to get rid of yelow jackets. *I was mowing the
yard and came across the hole in the ground for their nest. *Being a
good father of two little girls under 4, I knew I had to get rid of it.
*I dumped about a quart gas into the hole. *I mowed a few minutes more,
and decided more was needed. It occured to me the best way to insure
they were gone was to burn them out. *I touched a match to the hole and
fire shot out of the ground in several spots around the yard.
Fortunately there was no holes under or close to the house and no
children near any of the holes.

Kind of reminds me of those movies you see where they take high
pressure hoses to gopher holes. *:)

I ran into a bunch of ground hornets once - smacked me pretty bad and
I spent a day in the hospital on antihistimines to reduce the
swelling.

Them things had to go. *A friend of mine had a brother who was an
exterminator/pest control type. *He came over with this black spray
can - I have no idea what was in it, but wow - he sprayed the nest
from about ten feet back and those freakin' hornets melted.

I mean melted - very cool.

Damn ground hornets. *:)

--

"Far better it is to dare mighty things,
to win glorious triumphs even though
checkered by failure, than to rank with
those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor
suffer much because they live in the gray
twilight that knows neither victory nor
defeat."

Theodore Roosevelt- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Get some Diazinon...works great, but DO NOT put it in a styrofoam
cup...eats right through. And dont throw a match on it, either. Its a
systemic insecticide that will leach right through your skin, and
poison you. We used it in a Plant Nursery I worked at years ago. When
mixed, it looks just like milk, but smells awefull. Goes by the name "
Bug B Gone " up here.
Kills Yellowjackets , Wasps, Hornets, etc. on contact. Kinda like
using WD 40, only more dangerous. Use it around the foundation of your
house, and NOTHING will come past it.

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On Feb 2, 10:32*pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:10:44 -0500, Keith Nuttle





wrote:
wrote:
On Feb 2, 6:21 pm, Tim wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

Gasoline works great...even on fire ants....

You may wish to be carefull with gasoline in the barn floor.

Once I had a good idea to get rid of yelow jackets. *I was mowing the
yard and came across the hole in the ground for their nest. *Being a
good father of two little girls under 4, I knew I had to get rid of it.
*I dumped about a quart gas into the hole. *I mowed a few minutes more,
and decided more was needed. It occured to me the best way to insure
they were gone was to burn them out. *I touched a match to the hole and
fire shot out of the ground in several spots around the yard.
Fortunately there was no holes under or close to the house and no
children near any of the holes.

Kind of reminds me of those movies you see where they take high
pressure hoses to gopher holes. *:)

I ran into a bunch of ground hornets once - smacked me pretty bad and
I spent a day in the hospital on antihistimines to reduce the
swelling.

Them things had to go. *A friend of mine had a brother who was an
exterminator/pest control type. *He came over with this black spray
can - I have no idea what was in it, but wow - he sprayed the nest
from about ten feet back and those freakin' hornets melted.

I mean melted - very cool.

Damn ground hornets. *:)

--

"Far better it is to dare mighty things,
to win glorious triumphs even though
checkered by failure, than to rank with
those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor
suffer much because they live in the gray
twilight that knows neither victory nor
defeat."

Theodore Roosevelt- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I ran into a bunch of ground hornets once

Had the same thing happen while golfing, once. Hit a ball, and sliced
it off in the rough. While looking for it, I stepped on a ground Bee
Hive.... ran so dam fast, I cleared a four foot page fence in a single
bound.

Ants!
 

A friend of mine had a brother who was an
exterminator/pest control type.

Dale?

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On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 21:38:27 -0700, "RG" wrote:

A friend of mine had a brother who was an
exterminator/pest control type.

Dale?

Evans?

?????

--

"I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great
many things, and I have succeeded fairly well."

Robert Benchley

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"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 21:38:27 -0700, "RG" wrote:

A friend of mine had a brother who was an
exterminator/pest control type.

Dale?

Evans?

?????


King of the Hill reference. If you don't watch the show, it would fly right
by.

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On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 05:59:49 -0700, "RG" wrote:


"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 21:38:27 -0700, "RG" wrote:

A friend of mine had a brother who was an
exterminator/pest control type.

Dale?

Evans?

?????

King of the Hill reference. If you don't watch the show, it would fly right
by.

D'Oh!!!

Ok - I got it now.

Hey - if you have Netflix, gotta a recommendation for you and Reggie.

Adventure of Photography (two discs) and Contacts (three discs).

Watched them over the past weekend - the first is ok - there's some
interesting historical background and images in both of them, but
Contacts is great.

Also have something else I need to talk to you and Reggie about, but I
just haven't had time to get my thoughts together. Probably this
afternoon.

Expect an email.

--

I dont know what your problem is, but I'll bet
its hard to pronounce.

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On Feb 2, 6:21*pm, Tim wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

I happened to see a show, probably on PBS on ants in Africa, I think.
Well, what they did is pour a concrete slurry into the main holes
until it filled up. Then they moved the dirt away. I don't remember
how many yards of concrete they used, but after moving the dirt, it
was fascinating. First it was freakin' huge. They calculated how much
earth was moved, the travel distance, etc. then factored that to
humans.

Ants!
 

On Feb 2, 6:21*pm, Tim wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

Awe, hell, I guess I should have looked at your video first!!!!!

Ants!
 

..

Hey - if you have Netflix, gotta a recommendation for you and Reggie.

Adventure of Photography (two discs) and Contacts (three discs).

Watched them over the past weekend - the first is ok - there's some
interesting historical background and images in both of them, but
Contacts is great.

Also have something else I need to talk to you and Reggie about, but I
just haven't had time to get my thoughts together. Probably this
afternoon.

Expect an email.


Roger that. I don't subscribe to Netflix, but I'm being cajoled into doing
so by Mrs. G. I looked up those titles on Amazon, and at $35-40 per disc,
rental is the way to go. Re photography shows, I enjoy watching Art Wolfe's
"Travels to the Edge" on PBS. Art's a photog out of Seattle that is
sponsored by Cannon. He's fortunate to travel to all sorts of interesting
places around the globe and shoot them with very expensive gear.
Unfortunately, the show doesn't really get into any of the technical stuff,
but it succeeds at least as well as a travel show as much as a photography
show, due to the fab locations.

Ants!
 

On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 06:32:36 -0700, "RG" wrote:

.

Hey - if you have Netflix, gotta a recommendation for you and Reggie.

Adventure of Photography (two discs) and Contacts (three discs).

Watched them over the past weekend - the first is ok - there's some
interesting historical background and images in both of them, but
Contacts is great.

Also have something else I need to talk to you and Reggie about, but I
just haven't had time to get my thoughts together. Probably this
afternoon.

Expect an email.


Roger that. I don't subscribe to Netflix, but I'm being cajoled into doing
so by Mrs. G. I looked up those titles on Amazon, and at $35-40 per disc,
rental is the way to go. Re photography shows, I enjoy watching Art Wolfe's
"Travels to the Edge" on PBS. Art's a photog out of Seattle that is
sponsored by Cannon. He's fortunate to travel to all sorts of interesting
places around the globe and shoot them with very expensive gear.
Unfortunately, the show doesn't really get into any of the technical stuff,
but it succeeds at least as well as a travel show as much as a photography
show, due to the fab locations.

I've seen some of his images - I totally agree.

If you get a chance, look up Sebastiao Salgado on the Intertubes.

--

Time flies when you are sick and psychotic.

Ants!
 

Roger that. I don't subscribe to Netflix, but I'm being cajoled into
doing
so by Mrs. G. I looked up those titles on Amazon, and at $35-40 per disc,
rental is the way to go. Re photography shows, I enjoy watching Art
Wolfe's
"Travels to the Edge" on PBS. Art's a photog out of Seattle that is
sponsored by Cannon. He's fortunate to travel to all sorts of interesting
places around the globe and shoot them with very expensive gear.
Unfortunately, the show doesn't really get into any of the technical
stuff,
but it succeeds at least as well as a travel show as much as a photography
show, due to the fab locations.

I've seen some of his images - I totally agree.

If you get a chance, look up Sebastiao Salgado on the Intertubes.


Looks like he's more up Reggie's alley than mine. I was reminded of some of
Reggie's candid portrait work around Atlanta. Hey, did you ever get a
chance to give a good look at those Chihuly exhibit photos I sent?

Ants!
 

RG wrote:


If you get a chance, look up Sebastiao Salgado on the Intertubes.


Looks like he's more up Reggie's alley than mine. I was reminded of some of
Reggie's candid portrait work around Atlanta. Hey, did you ever get a
chance to give a good look at those Chihuly exhibit photos I sent?

While it is not your cup of tea for your photos, Sebastiao is very good.
I wish I could capture the emotion as well as he did.

--

Looking to for a good time?

click here to make yourself feel good.

http://tinyurl.com/d3vxvm

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"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message
...
RG wrote:


If you get a chance, look up Sebastiao Salgado on the Intertubes.


Looks like he's more up Reggie's alley than mine. I was reminded of some
of Reggie's candid portrait work around Atlanta. Hey, did you ever get a
chance to give a good look at those Chihuly exhibit photos I sent?

While it is not your cup of tea for your photos, Sebastiao is very good. I
wish I could capture the emotion as well as he did.

--


Just follow the step by step instructions..as you usually do when copying
other photographers work.

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Don White wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message
...
RG wrote:

If you get a chance, look up Sebastiao Salgado on the Intertubes.

Looks like he's more up Reggie's alley than mine. I was reminded of some
of Reggie's candid portrait work around Atlanta. Hey, did you ever get a
chance to give a good look at those Chihuly exhibit photos I sent?
While it is not your cup of tea for your photos, Sebastiao is very good. I
wish I could capture the emotion as well as he did.

--


Just follow the step by step instructions..as you usually do when copying
other photographers work.




In pop music, they call what Reggie tries to do in photography "cover"
or "tribute,"

From wiki:

Cover bands play songs written and recorded by other artists, usually
well-known songs (as compared to "original" bands which play music they
themselves have written). There are a wide variety of cover bands - some
cover bands play material from particular decades, for example a 1980s
cover band. Others focus exclusively on the music of a particular group,
usually iconic groups, and are called tribute bands: it is not uncommon
to find Led Zeppelin tribute bands, Pink Floyd tribute bands, Aerosmith
tribute bands, or U2 tribute bands. Some cover bands will play a variety
of song styles, of widely different artists, genres and decades. Another
type of cover band is one that covers songs in a different genre or
style than that of the original composition (e.g., jazz versions of what
were originally hard rock songs).

Cover bands are very popular for weddings and corporate events, as well
as in bars and clubs because they play many songs guests are familiar with.

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On Feb 3, 12:06*pm, "Don White" wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in messagenews:1LWdna_LFpIzwhXUnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@gigan ews.com...

RG wrote:

If you get a chance, look up Sebastiao Salgado on the Intertubes.

Looks like he's more up Reggie's alley than mine. *I was reminded of some
of Reggie's candid portrait work around Atlanta. *Hey, did you ever get a
chance to give a good look at those Chihuly exhibit photos I sent?

While it is not your cup of tea for your photos, Sebastiao is very good.. I
wish I could capture the emotion as well as he did.

--

Just follow the step by step instructions..as you usually do when copying
other photographers work.

BWAAAHAAAA!!!! Your lover/clone/master has been caught SEVERAL times
stealing other's copyrighted pictures and posting them here as his
own! I've never seen Reggie do that. And Reggie's photo's are very
good quality, and Harry's is just plain, unless it's not his.

Ants!
 

wrote in message
...
On Feb 3, 12:06 pm, "Don White" wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in
messagenews:1LWdna_LFpIzwhXUnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@gigan ews.com...

RG wrote:

If you get a chance, look up Sebastiao Salgado on the Intertubes.

Looks like he's more up Reggie's alley than mine. I was reminded of
some
of Reggie's candid portrait work around Atlanta. Hey, did you ever get
a
chance to give a good look at those Chihuly exhibit photos I sent?

While it is not your cup of tea for your photos, Sebastiao is very good.
I
wish I could capture the emotion as well as he did.

--

Just follow the step by step instructions..as you usually do when copying
other photographers work.

BWAAAHAAAA!!!! Your lover/clone/master has been caught SEVERAL times
stealing other's copyrighted pictures and posting them here as his
own! I've never seen Reggie do that. And Reggie's photo's are very
good quality, and Harry's is just plain, unless it's not his.

************************************************** **********

try to keep up with the program.
I didn't say Waylon posts others pictures as his... he sees their work,
takes their notes and technical details to re-produces the same picture.
That particular one from out west with the bizarre rock formations was
exactly the same...there must be an 'X' marked in the dirt to instruct the
pseudo photographers where to stand.

Ants!
 

On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 07:39:28 -0700, "RG" wrote:

Roger that. I don't subscribe to Netflix, but I'm being cajoled into
doing
so by Mrs. G. I looked up those titles on Amazon, and at $35-40 per disc,
rental is the way to go. Re photography shows, I enjoy watching Art
Wolfe's
"Travels to the Edge" on PBS. Art's a photog out of Seattle that is
sponsored by Cannon. He's fortunate to travel to all sorts of interesting
places around the globe and shoot them with very expensive gear.
Unfortunately, the show doesn't really get into any of the technical
stuff,
but it succeeds at least as well as a travel show as much as a photography
show, due to the fab locations.

I've seen some of his images - I totally agree.

If you get a chance, look up Sebastiao Salgado on the Intertubes.


Looks like he's more up Reggie's alley than mine. I was reminded of some of
Reggie's candid portrait work around Atlanta. Hey, did you ever get a
chance to give a good look at those Chihuly exhibit photos I sent?

Yeah - I did.

Good stuff. Love the colors.

Very intersting exhibit.

--

"All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to
your height."

Casey Stengel

Ants!
 

Looks like he's more up Reggie's alley than mine. I was reminded of some
of
Reggie's candid portrait work around Atlanta. Hey, did you ever get a
chance to give a good look at those Chihuly exhibit photos I sent?

Yeah - I did.

Good stuff. Love the colors.

Very intersting exhibit.


It thought it was interesting, too. I thought you might enjoy it. It was a
terrific exercise for HDR shooting and processing.

Ants!
 

On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 13:27:50 -0700, "RG" wrote:

Looks like he's more up Reggie's alley than mine. I was reminded of some
of
Reggie's candid portrait work around Atlanta. Hey, did you ever get a
chance to give a good look at those Chihuly exhibit photos I sent?

Yeah - I did.

Good stuff. Love the colors.

Very intersting exhibit.


It thought it was interesting, too. I thought you might enjoy it. It was a
terrific exercise for HDR shooting and processing.

I'm still wrapping my brain around HDR - are you using a seperate
program or the one inside CS4?

I understand the concept - I just can't seem to make it work right
for some reason.

--

"The superfluous, a very necessary thing."

Voltaire

Ants!
 

On Feb 3, 1:44*pm, "Don White" wrote:
wrote in message

...
On Feb 3, 12:06 pm, "Don White" wrote:





"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in
messagenews:1LWdna_LFpIzwhXUnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@gigan ews.com...

RG wrote:

If you get a chance, look up Sebastiao Salgado on the Intertubes.

Looks like he's more up Reggie's alley than mine. I was reminded of
some
of Reggie's candid portrait work around Atlanta. Hey, did you ever get
a
chance to give a good look at those Chihuly exhibit photos I sent?

While it is not your cup of tea for your photos, Sebastiao is very good.
I
wish I could capture the emotion as well as he did.

--

Just follow the step by step instructions..as you usually do when copying
other photographers work.

BWAAAHAAAA!!!! Your lover/clone/master has been caught SEVERAL times
stealing other's copyrighted pictures and posting them here as his
own! I've never seen Reggie do that. And Reggie's photo's are very
good quality, and Harry's is just plain, unless it's not his.

************************************************** **********

try to keep up with the program.
I didn't say Waylon posts others pictures as his...

Perhaps YOU need to keep up. *I* said that Harry has been caught in
the act of stealing copywritten work and posting it as his own, and
Reggie has never been caught doing so. YOU said that Reggie copies
other people's work. In fact, learning from the masters is how
educating yourself works. Did you learn to read without anyone who
already knew how to read helping you? In fact, have you figured out
YET what continent you live on?
he sees their work, takes their notes and technical details to re-
produces the same picture.
That particular one from out west with the bizarre rock formations was
exactly the same...there must be an 'X' marked in the dirt to instruct the
pseudo photographers where to stand.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

No it's not. Did you even bother to look at the EXIF data? Do you even
know what you're talking about?

Ants!
 

I'm still wrapping my brain around HDR - are you using a seperate
program or the one inside CS4?

I understand the concept - I just can't seem to make it work right
for some reason.


I use a separate program. I don't know if CS4 has improved on CS3 as far as
it's built-in HDR feature, but if it hasn't I can understand your
frustration. I am completely unimpressed by Photoshop's automated HDR
function. If you're willing to do it manually by using layers and masks,
then good results can be obtained, but it's a lot of work and very time
consuming.

I use Photomatix Pro. It's available as a free trial via a very small
download by today's standards (about 3mb)www.hdrsoft.com. The trial is
fully functional without a time limit, but it will put a watermark on the
final output image until you buy the license key for $99.

I import bracketed raw images directly into Photomatix for processing,
although tif files work too, and I think maybe even jpgs. I'll tell you
what, if you want to email me a set of bracketed raw files that you've been
working with, I'll process them for you and send you an HDR jpg back for
review. You may need to send the raw files in separate emails, depending on
size. Cox doesn't allow attachments larger than about 6mb per email. If
you want to do this, send a set of files that cover a wide dynamic range.
Email me if you want to discuss further.

Ants!
 

On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 14:49:00 -0700, "RG" wrote:


I'm still wrapping my brain around HDR - are you using a seperate
program or the one inside CS4?

I understand the concept - I just can't seem to make it work right
for some reason.


I use a separate program. I don't know if CS4 has improved on CS3 as far as
it's built-in HDR feature, but if it hasn't I can understand your
frustration. I am completely unimpressed by Photoshop's automated HDR
function. If you're willing to do it manually by using layers and masks,
then good results can be obtained, but it's a lot of work and very time
consuming.

I use Photomatix Pro. It's available as a free trial via a very small
download by today's standards (about 3mb)www.hdrsoft.com. The trial is
fully functional without a time limit, but it will put a watermark on the
final output image until you buy the license key for $99.

I import bracketed raw images directly into Photomatix for processing,
although tif files work too, and I think maybe even jpgs. I'll tell you
what, if you want to email me a set of bracketed raw files that you've been
working with, I'll process them for you and send you an HDR jpg back for
review. You may need to send the raw files in separate emails, depending on
size. Cox doesn't allow attachments larger than about 6mb per email. If
you want to do this, send a set of files that cover a wide dynamic range.
Email me if you want to discuss further.

I'm going to email you anyway, so I'll attach one of the ones I'd like
to see done.

I am not overly impressed with the automated HDR system in CS4 and you
are right - it's flustrating. I can use the masking and layer
controls, but that is an incredible amount of work for a simple photo.

I'll give that program a try too.

Thanks for the info.

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"I am free of all prejudices. I hate every one equally."

W.C. Fields

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Don White wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message
...
RG wrote:

If you get a chance, look up Sebastiao Salgado on the Intertubes.

Looks like he's more up Reggie's alley than mine. I was reminded of some
of Reggie's candid portrait work around Atlanta. Hey, did you ever get a
chance to give a good look at those Chihuly exhibit photos I sent?
While it is not your cup of tea for your photos, Sebastiao is very good. I
wish I could capture the emotion as well as he did.

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Just follow the step by step instructions..as you usually do when copying
other photographers work.



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