1: Dear Software Makers; could you all just get together and decide where to CONSISTENTLY put the INSTALL/DECLINE buttons.
2: Dear Epson; why did you make your downloadable installation file of the drivers and software want you to insert a CD, instead of installing the file from the files extracted from the downloaded one? If I had the disk handy, I wouldn't have had to DOWNLOAD the the file!
and being someone who wants to control her computer and its' OS, not having the OS control her, I might just tough it out with Windows 8.
Why? My hosts file is edited/customized, to stop spam and other ads. Also, after installation and activation, there is NO reason for my software to 'call home' every time I start it. I prefer to manually check for updates, because updates aren't always a good thing. Alan told me that Windows 10 has it rigged that even if you have an edited hosts file, it has a DLL, and if the address you are blocking is in it, guess what? You have no choice, it will call home.
Updates whether you want them or not. Even if you keep your computer off the net, if any of the other home computers are connected peer to peer with yours, it will update that way.
Now, if I did that to someone's computer, I would be in deep shit, but since this garbage is in Microsofts EULA, that huge fucking file that you have to have business and legal degrees to not fall asleep reading it or to understand it. How many of us actually read them from stem to stern?
And then there's Windows Media Center. Yes, I know about PLEX, but I don't need something that big. It's only for watching TV on the computer with a USB stick receiver. There is Media Portal, and it's not bad. I can understand them not adding it to their latest and greatest, but disabling the one I had to PAY for because someone at MS managed to 'lose' my freebie serial number.
And I was seriously thinking about upgrading my Win8 laptop, but after that conversation, I am going to put it off for a while longer.
On my old netbook. Well, here you go! This is the finished edited in CS5 jpg, from the CR2 file from the Canon 5DS
CS5 Bridge: Note the image in the preview, and the information below the preview.
Edited in CS5.
But now, I get “Unknown file format”
Even if this was some sort of compu-fluke, it proves that Adobe could easily provide Adobe Camera Raw update for CS5.
On my old netbook (yes, I still have one) I started up Photoshop CS5/CS5 Bridge. I opened the folder where I had photos taken in Denmark W.A., using the Canon 5DS, 5D3 and 7D2.
This is where the happy horseshit comes in: the first time I opened bridge, I could view the Canon 5DS RAW files, popped up in Adobe Camera Raw 6.7 to take a look. Space Bar to make them zoom in from bridge. But the second time I got "unknown file format".
Oddly enough this wasn’t just a fluke on my netbook. Our host, Greg Edwards, had the same thing happen when using earlier version of Adobe Lightroom running on a Mac. He viewed them the first time, and then tried to again later only to get "Unknown File Format".
No, I didn't accidentally open a JPG, thinking it was a CR2 file, because I ONLY shoot in RAW.
So, there is something, a poison pill, in Adobe Photoshop/Lightroom, a 'call home' feature maybe, that flags what version of their product you're using that forces you to do one of two things: pay for subscription/upgrade, or double storage space used by converting to DNGs.
There has been much ado and hype about the mega megapixel Canon DS and Canon DSR. I am comparing it to my 5D3 and 7D2.
To use the DS was easy enough. Same set up as my 5D3 and 7D2. Are the photos taken good? Oh hell yes. Higher ISO shots are no problem. However, I have found the FPS very slow (compared to 5D3 and 7D2) and I did miss shots because of this. That being typed, the 5DS isn't made for sports photography. Planned shots, and carefully composed shots, not a problem. Tracking surfers, birds or anything in motion, I found it lacking in performance.
Images: HUGE, but bigger isn't always better. I took these shots, one using the 5DS and one with my 5D3, using the 11-24mm wide angle.
5D3, 11-24mm Wide Angle
5DS, 11-24mm Wide Angle
I know it would have been better to do both photos at the same time of day, but that wasn't an option, but this does well enough to demonstrate.
Both images are sharp, clear and have good colors and tones. For me, there is no real difference, except if you wanted to you could closely crop in on the 5DS image and because it’s 50+ megabyte 50megapixel image, you would still end up with a large image. This will also require you to have a lot more storage space. Not just for the finished products, but to store the raw files.
Same 5DS photo as above, but cropped in. I guess the larger image size allows for some wiggle room for post editing (cropping out unwanted items, leveling horizon etc etc), but for me (and I mean, this is just MY opinion) nothing beats composing image before you take your shot.
My conclusion: to quote a friend, ‘Horses for Courses’. Great camera, but not for me. It would not supplant my current cameras, and if I really want a huge 50mp image, I will stick with photo stacking and merging.
Onto the 11-24mm Wide Angle lens – Omygoodness was a luscious piece of glass. Bulbous Goodness! Even with the distortion you get using such a wide angle lens, it was crisp and sharp even to the corners. Landscape shots are a dream with this lens. Especially compared to my older 17-35mm wide angle. If I was going to save my shekels for another lens, this would be the one.
I have a bump/cyst on the back of my left hand, and it has been getting smaller.
And though it doesn't hurt, there is discomfort when the tendon closest to it snaps over it. Especially if I move my hand left and right, palm down.
I managed to find one of my wrist splints, which will keep that tendon snapping over the cyst to a minimum
Yes, Thank Goodness It's Monday. Have been running full on for the past week, especially this weekend.
Two Canon Collective photo sessions. One was supposed to be sunset shoot at the Shelley Jetty, south of Perth, but the weather didn't cooperate. We had a fallback plan; light painting.
The one on Saturday night was fabulous. Was it was a long, cold session, but so well worth it.
Milkyway over the Serpentine Dam, Armadale, W.A.
Stayed up to get the photos edited before they ended up just saved the HD and nothing done with them. Taking a bit of time off for some rest. Laundry can wait until tomorrow.
First off, Happy 1st Day of Spring (in the southern hemisphere)
I, for one, am not sorry to see the month of August is over. It's not been a good month. I caught the worst case of the flu I have had in more years than I can count. The cough was so hard and harsh, I ended up stretching/tearing a bit of cartilage that connects ribs to sternum. The cough is still lingering, but not rib cracking any more.
Keito, our 12 yr old cat was sick, and because cats can hide illness until they're almost on death's door, we almost lost him. Acute bladder blockage. He spent 9 days in vet hospital, 7 of those days in ICU, as he needed round the clock care. Problem resolved with surgery, and luckily, no kidney damage. Best way to describe the surgery: Keito is genetically male, but architecturally female when it comes to peeing.
Next on this list (which I am listing in order of their occurrence) was my son, Alan, being brought to the ER due to abdominal pain. It was thought to be a blockage of a different sort, so when there was no good resolution, he was admitted to the hospital. He called me and said the doctor on call wanted to do a laparoscopic exam. I told him to go for it.
He was knocked out, and had the procedure... and it was a damned good thing he did, because it showed that he had a perforated appendix, and he was immediately wheeled into the O.R. and had it removed. He's home, recovering. Had to be on high dose of extremely strong antibiotics, which led to other issues. He saw his GP and has some pro-biotics and other intestinal health items.
So, yes, I give the month of August a fare thee well wave, and hope that September is a better one.
