Posts for: IanD
May 19, 2014 03:18:07 #
May 15, 2014 15:30:48 #
Saw this while on holiday and thought it incorporates a good few of the elements of design while still ensuring a simple story about the place..
May 15, 2014 03:08:30 #
pat5200 wrote:
What a great shot IanD. I see the postcard "Wish you were here". Thanks for sharing. Pat
Thank you for your comments.
Ian
May 12, 2014 12:13:21 #
carlysue wrote:
What a stunning image, IanD! I love the color saturation, just gorgeous. I love seeing the sheep in pastures. I always like how the different fields are separated by thicket hedges or stone fences. Keeps it all tidy. And then the rainbow through the clouds! Beautiful sky, probably going to rain but makes the scene glow. I really had to stop and linger here. Nicely done.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Ian
May 12, 2014 09:17:22 #
I took this image in a local forest and every year it does not disappoint but supplies a good crop of bluebells.
May 11, 2014 14:23:45 #
May 10, 2014 05:35:22 #
I went down to a local farm this week with my grandaughter to let her see the animals when I came across this fellow displaying his finery. Could not pass up the invitation to take an image of it.
Don`t know what I was doing trying to post this but on two occasions I thought it had not worked. Sorry about that.
Ian
Don`t know what I was doing trying to post this but on two occasions I thought it had not worked. Sorry about that.
Ian
May 10, 2014 02:32:12 #
Went for a trip the other day to The Glens of Antrim with my brother-in-law and his wife while they were over here in Northern Ireland visiting from England. While there as we were driving around we came across this scene so I asked him to pull into the side of the road and as I had my camera still in hand from the last stop I was able to jump out and quickly grab a shot before the rainbow disappeared completely.
May 3, 2014 10:17:22 #
Firstly, I would like to say a big thank you to all of you above for taking the time out to reply to my query very much appreciated indeed. I am still deliberating whether or not to go with the LR/CC offer by Adobe which if I do I would then have LR to use to do my cataloging which I`m told it is very good at.
Will let you know in due course.
Ian
Will let you know in due course.
Ian
May 2, 2014 06:26:56 #
Hi,
Thanks for your reply and information.
Several people have mentioned using year date etc. What if someone asks you about an image they remember being taken but cannot remember when surely the year is of no use in that instance. Are you using keywords also with the images before filing them away? I`m trying to start from the back and work my way forward for example like above should someone asks me do I have an image of such and such I would like to have a classification system - kept as simple as is reasonably possible - where I could easily find that image for them. What really I`m after is a classification tree covering the main areas and then I could use sub folders within that setup. Does anyone know if such a system is produced by anyone and could point me in that direction.
I have tried a couple of times to sit down and devise a system for myself to start cataloging only to get bogged down in it and then in frustration leave it half completed. I know these things takes discipline but the basic structure has to be right to start with so everything thereafter is then consistent and follows a defined path.
No doubt I will get there in the end as I`m sure everyone who shoots a lot has had the same problem and eventually found a system that suits them. That`s all I`m after a basic tree to start from which someone else may have designed for themselves and found to be efficient in both filing away and retrieving. No pressure then.
Thanks,
Ian
Thanks for your reply and information.
Several people have mentioned using year date etc. What if someone asks you about an image they remember being taken but cannot remember when surely the year is of no use in that instance. Are you using keywords also with the images before filing them away? I`m trying to start from the back and work my way forward for example like above should someone asks me do I have an image of such and such I would like to have a classification system - kept as simple as is reasonably possible - where I could easily find that image for them. What really I`m after is a classification tree covering the main areas and then I could use sub folders within that setup. Does anyone know if such a system is produced by anyone and could point me in that direction.
I have tried a couple of times to sit down and devise a system for myself to start cataloging only to get bogged down in it and then in frustration leave it half completed. I know these things takes discipline but the basic structure has to be right to start with so everything thereafter is then consistent and follows a defined path.
No doubt I will get there in the end as I`m sure everyone who shoots a lot has had the same problem and eventually found a system that suits them. That`s all I`m after a basic tree to start from which someone else may have designed for themselves and found to be efficient in both filing away and retrieving. No pressure then.
Thanks,
Ian
swallowtail wrote:
Each month I set up a new folder eg. "May 2014', then within that folder have sub folders if necessary eg. Family, Birds, Landscape etc.
May 2, 2014 04:17:32 #
Hi,
I have hundreds if not thousands of images which have grown over the years and am now going to sit down and weed out into keepers and ones for the trash. Among them are many family snapshots which will be keepers for sentimental reasons but the rest are a mixture of everything.
What I would like to find out from members if anyone has a fairly simple basic structure I could use so as to have a consistent filing and retrieval system.
Any ideas appreciated.
Ian
I have hundreds if not thousands of images which have grown over the years and am now going to sit down and weed out into keepers and ones for the trash. Among them are many family snapshots which will be keepers for sentimental reasons but the rest are a mixture of everything.
What I would like to find out from members if anyone has a fairly simple basic structure I could use so as to have a consistent filing and retrieval system.
Any ideas appreciated.
Ian
Apr 7, 2014 12:15:40 #
Thank you - much appreciated
Ian
Ian
steve_stoneblossom wrote:
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Apr 7, 2014 11:00:39 #
Hi Steve,
Thanks for taking the time out to reply to my query.
That is a good idea indeed to save the NEF files firstly as I would then always have a backup file in an emergency but how exactly do you do that. My problem at the moment is in trying to visualise the steps in my head as a workflow as I don`t have any files on a SDHC card to work with and experiment. I will just have to wait and try it all out as and when my camera arrives.
Meantime thanks for your help.
Ian
Thanks for taking the time out to reply to my query.
That is a good idea indeed to save the NEF files firstly as I would then always have a backup file in an emergency but how exactly do you do that. My problem at the moment is in trying to visualise the steps in my head as a workflow as I don`t have any files on a SDHC card to work with and experiment. I will just have to wait and try it all out as and when my camera arrives.
Meantime thanks for your help.
Ian
steve_stoneblossom wrote:
I personally use Adobe's DNG converter, as I am still using Win XP and cannot upgrade Lightroom 3 or CS5. Very simple to use. Very slow, but very simple. Open converter, choose source folder, choose destination folder (maybe best to create this beforehand), click convert.
My own preference, in contrast to what you have proposed you would do, is to save the NEF files, then convert them and save DNG files separately.
My own preference, in contrast to what you have proposed you would do, is to save the NEF files, then convert them and save DNG files separately.
Apr 7, 2014 10:49:07 #
MtShooter,
Thanks for that info - much appreciated.
Ian
Thanks for that info - much appreciated.
Ian
Apr 7, 2014 09:49:24 #
Hi there MTshooter,
As of right now I do not have the D7100 but will do within the next 2 weeks so I am preparing myself in advance re processing the files. I do not want the further expense of upgrading to CS6 if at all possible as Adobe has had their fair share of my money over the years. I would rather spend any extra monies I have on Nik software or the like. What I wanted to ask any other shooters who were in a similar position to me was did they upgrade their PS or find an alternative way around it.
Could someone tell me as to how I would go about converting my files straight from the SDHC card to .dng files. I do have Photoshop`s DNG converter installed so no problem there. It`s just the mechanics of inserting the card into a card reader and then what to do from there on in? I would have no problem working with .dng files even it is another step in the workflow. At my age I have time for that. Thanks.
As of right now I do not have the D7100 but will do within the next 2 weeks so I am preparing myself in advance re processing the files. I do not want the further expense of upgrading to CS6 if at all possible as Adobe has had their fair share of my money over the years. I would rather spend any extra monies I have on Nik software or the like. What I wanted to ask any other shooters who were in a similar position to me was did they upgrade their PS or find an alternative way around it.
Could someone tell me as to how I would go about converting my files straight from the SDHC card to .dng files. I do have Photoshop`s DNG converter installed so no problem there. It`s just the mechanics of inserting the card into a card reader and then what to do from there on in? I would have no problem working with .dng files even it is another step in the workflow. At my age I have time for that. Thanks.