Recent content by ancient_mariner

The processing software we use takes quite a bit of learning and familiarity to get the best from, and sometimes tools are given a familiar label while doing things differently from what we expect. I have the 2023 version, bought to replace Lightroom, only to find that I lost the ability to do...

Since all the other threads have been locked I've un-locked this one, but will be keeping an eye on it. There would be an irony to silence someone with your user name, but that's not something we would want to do without justification. However please use talkphotography with respect for other...

That's nicely atmospheric Joel.

Hoppy birdie 2 ewes Alan. :)

Fast Raw Viewer was going to be my recommendation too. Lightroom is not an appropriate tool for this job, and you should invest the relatively small sum required for a piece of software designed to fulfil this application.

Trust me, the 50 f1.4 doesn't require any pixel-peeping to see the flaws, and that's probably true for many older lenses as well as more recent budget stuff. I wouldn't easily spot most of the issues on a 15" laptop screen, but on a 27" monitor or printed to A4 the weaknesses are often obvious...

For me, the appearance of the image is more important than absolute sharpness or detail, but sometimes you need the detail too. I do like my old Sony A mount 50 f1.4, but can't use it all the time because the flaws are too prominent.

Friday night bonus joke. Iamonthemoonandthereisnowheretogetabeer. Thereisnospacebar.

Hello, Gordon’s pizza? No sir it’s Google’s pizza. So it’s a wrong number? Sorry No sir, Google bought it OK. Take my order please Well sir, you want the usual? The usual? You know me? According to our caller ID data sheet, in the last 12 times, you ordered pizza with cheeses, sausage, thick...

BARRY CRYER’S DAILY JOKE A gorilla walks into a pub and asks for a pint of bitter. ‘That’ll be £6.50,’ said the barman. ‘What? That’s outrageous!’ said the gorilla. ‘You’re the first gorilla we’ve had in this pub,’ said the barman. ‘I’m not surprised at those prices,’ said the gorilla.

Wishing you all a good meet. I can't be there tomorrow, but maybe another time.

I hope the film transport mechanism winds smoothly too. ;)

My non-professional opinion is that you could pull them out if they bother you, but otherwise they're just a bit more colour in the planters. Most likely they came in the compost. Did you want critique of the photos (since they're in a photo-crit section of the forum) or as I think, were you...