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You might check out some of the suggestions in the following article. It is fairly recent so it might be helpful:

https://www.lifewire.com/free-windows-password-recovery-tools-2626179

As for password managers, I use KeePass. It works well for me and uses a local file. (I don't like/trust those that store the data in the "cloud" somewhere.)

Jerry

I do not have any of the photoshop products so please forgive me for not answering the question directly. Does that program have something like a color balance tool. Typically it looks like a circle with all the colors around it and white in the middle. I use LightZone (a free program) which does have that tool. The first step in these images is use color balance tool, click the eye-dropper, and select any neutral tone (white, grey, black, but white works well here), and the image is balanced correctly. No need to try to figure which colors to raise or lower. After the image is color balanced, then any other adjustments are much easier.
Jerry

It is a nice composition with great colors. I like the sunshine on the buildings with the darker skies in the background. Leaving the wall on the left works for me, although I might have cropped inside the lamp post. But that is very minor and probably a matter of opinion on whether that helps or not.

The one issue I have with the overall image is the light blue "halo" around everything in front of sky. (Trees on left, hills in background, the building) Most likely this is a side effect of certain parts of the post-processing.

Jerry

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Your public profile shows: "Birthday: N/A".
An example of another one posting here shows : "Birthday: Oct 19" (Happy Birthday in advance, G Brown)
Maybe it is because you did not supply your birthday information. It can be entered near the bottom of your profile page. (Click "My Profile" at the top of the page)

The "Happy Birthday" message shows up in the private messages. It might require email notifications to be set as well.

And in case you are curious what that message says, here is what I got:

"I would like to wish you a happy birthday from everyone on UHH!"

Now isn't that special that everyone here wished me "happy birthday"? :-)

The state of Washington has both the standard and the enhanced driver's license. The standard Washington driver's license won't work after that date. The Enhanced one requires more proof of citizenship and is acceptable for domestic flights as well as travel to and from certain North American countries. I do not know what the other states have or do not have like this.

from (http://www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/edlfaq.html#why):
Why is Washington State issuing EDL/EIDs?
The federal government recently passed the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) (http://www.dhs.gov/western-hemisphere-travel-initiative), which requires a passport or other federally-approved identification or proof-of-citizenship document for all travel into the United States. To preserve travel, trade, and cultural ties with British Columbia and increase security at the border, we are offering EDL/EID Cards to Washington residents who choose to participate. The EDL/EID meets federal requirements, and is an approved alternative to a passport for re-entry into the U.S at land and sea borders between the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean.

Besides the comments about where the focus was at and the P vs A vs S modes, I don't see much noise, so I wonder if you could bump up the ISO a little bit more. Anything that allows a higher f-stop and still keeps the shutter speed faster than 1/50th sec will increase the depth of field.

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HI Dave,

I can naturally cross my eyes and used the bottom images. While I would say the 3d effect is moderate, I found these to be harder on my eyes than other 3d images I have looked at. Maybe it is because they are tall and narrow vs more landscape like we tend to normally see.

Jerry

I usually prefer HDR for just fixing dynamic range issues, however this is one image that screams to be processed as an overcooked HDR and I like it a lot. (the original HDR image)

I agree with the overall statement, but disagree with the above conclusion. As stated, investment in composition is very important. The various aspects of composition and available light applies to both the digital and film mentalities. Maybe more so in the film arena because it takes more effort to correct there than with digital processes. Therefore, I think that using tools that allow you to learn about composition without dealing with all the other variables is an excellent place to start. The rest is fine-tuning to take a the best possible composition to higher levels. It seems to me that photography is a life long learning process. Just learning the various "rules" when to apply them, and when not to apply them, is a lot to learn. This makes these more automatic cameras (and phones) a good place to start. It does require reflection to determine what works and what does not work. Without that a person isn't really a photographer. They are a person capturing memories. (which has it's own value as well)

As for the images presented in this topic, I feel the second one is a much stronger composition. The second one is more the memories type image. It reminds the persons who took it about the grandeur of the place. However like many photos of grandeur type places (including many landscapes) it has too much in it. It is often difficult to make them interesting.

“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.” ― Henri Cartier-Bresson

Jerry (not very close to my first 10,000 photographs)

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I am not expert on how to make a photo "look old", but this one appears to me to be too nice to feel old. Just being darker does not do it for me, but I'm not sure what all would make it look old. Maybe less saturation/vibrance and maybe some contrast change, and as much as I dislike vignetting, that might help some too if done to too heavily. Changing to black and white can help make it look older too.

There are other minor issues with this photo. There is another source of light in the photo that is not the lantern. (a window off to the right somewhere?) It lights up the right side of the book and the phone parts and is reflected in the glasses. (need to cover the window with a dark cloth or something)

Overall I think it is a good composition. I like it. While there is quite a bit in the photo, I don't think there is too much and it is well placed. The lantern gets the focus and the other items support that.

Jerry

with a variety of opinions, either image is a winner.

I lean toward preferring the first one for a number of reasons. The clouds come across stronger in the first image, which I think lessens the need to see more of the barn. There is enough drama in the clouds and the color of the vegetation to make it a well balanced photo. The vignette on BW image is strong to the point that it makes the vegetation appear as just a clump in front of the barn and because the clouds are not as strong, then the barn becomes more necessary in that image. (IMHO)

Jerry