Posts for: Vienna74
Aug 10, 2023 14:54:54 #
I found a cemetery marker from the early 1800s in Connecticut once where the man was actually from Rhode Island. He insisted on being buried in Connecticut (so his tombstone recited) because of his anger over Rhode Island repudiating its war debt.
Aug 10, 2023 14:39:25 #
For a rather short-lived company (1920-1937, although one more was finished in 1940), it made gorgeous, high-end cars. Absolutely brilliant designs.
Jul 28, 2023 12:25:30 #
First I'd say it. Then I'd do it. Worry about changing them later.
Jul 25, 2023 14:31:21 #
I also like take out food! Eating on the go.
Jul 25, 2023 14:27:36 #
Jul 24, 2023 18:34:59 #
We considered moving to Boquete, but my wife has family in Panama City and we knew shopping and restaurants would be far better as well. We did a family Christmas together near Boquete a few years ago and loved it.
Jul 24, 2023 14:42:26 #
nervous2 wrote:
Beautiful view. So are you there permanently now?
Yes, we sold our home in Utah and moved here a year ago.
Jul 24, 2023 14:16:14 #
I have been in both the curved one (the "Old Trump Tower," now the JW Marriott) and the one just behind it ("Oasis By The Bay"). The latter one is shorter but about 60 floors. The JW Marriott has 70 floors. The tower I live in has 48, plus a pool on the roof, but I am down on the 27th.
Jul 24, 2023 14:06:05 #
I enjoy the ever-changing view from my balcony. Although the buildings and islands stay the same, the weather is often amazing. The first shot was during blue hour after sunset and I found it worked far better as B&W.
The second was a morning shot. I tried uploading the full resolution image, but kept getting an error message.
The third was an amazing storm cell that formed. The tops of those cumulus clouds were well beyond what is shown here. I was watching it approach and hoped for more amazing shots. The next one is a few minutes later. From there, however, the rain front passed in front of us and the storm dissipated. We got only a sprinkling of rain.
The last one was on another day last week. It had rained a little (the Panamerican Highway is wet). It was late afternoon, about 5 pm, a little over an hour before sunset.
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The second was a morning shot. I tried uploading the full resolution image, but kept getting an error message.
The third was an amazing storm cell that formed. The tops of those cumulus clouds were well beyond what is shown here. I was watching it approach and hoped for more amazing shots. The next one is a few minutes later. From there, however, the rain front passed in front of us and the storm dissipated. We got only a sprinkling of rain.
The last one was on another day last week. It had rained a little (the Panamerican Highway is wet). It was late afternoon, about 5 pm, a little over an hour before sunset.
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Jul 21, 2023 16:23:57 #
DWU2 wrote:
Hmmm. . . . I just tried to post the bug from PS Beta. Got the bug report form, filled it out, pressed "Post," and nothing happened. I tried doing this 3 times.
You should report that bug also. :)
Jul 16, 2023 18:36:49 #
jimkolt wrote:
Enjoyed the photos. We were in Cartagena for about 4 days in the mid 1970's. Some beautiful buildings, but also saw a lot of poverty and enjoyed periods without running water. Got dysentery the evening before we left. I assume things are much better now.
Yes, things are much better now.
Jul 16, 2023 13:45:58 #
NMGal wrote:
In number 1, is the smaller door a people-size personnel door? If so, the main doors must be massive. Very nice shots.
Those doors are very common in Europe. The large doors are designed to open fully for a car to enter, but the smaller one is for people, often the only keyed entrance.
Jul 15, 2023 21:02:24 #
I appreciate the nice comments so many have made about the photos I posted from our visit to Cartagena last week. I suppose the rest of the story is over due.
Here are the original and final (as posted) versions of two of the photos. As you can see, the originals were day time with a lousy flat white sky. My wife even photo-bombed one of them (at the far left in the second original). Anyone who has been to Cartagena knows the streets are not empty. Ever. Unless PS has been applied.
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Here are the original and final (as posted) versions of two of the photos. As you can see, the originals were day time with a lousy flat white sky. My wife even photo-bombed one of them (at the far left in the second original). Anyone who has been to Cartagena knows the streets are not empty. Ever. Unless PS has been applied.
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Jul 15, 2023 14:07:33 #
The generative AI feature in PS beta is the most powerful removal with context tool I have found. Just a loose lasso around something you want removed, click on Generative Fill but leave the description blank. Then click on Generate. Remember to include any shadow from the object to be removed. Amazing results.
Jul 15, 2023 14:02:33 #
Here are a few more photos I shot last week in Cartagena.
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