Loved it!

[quote=AirWalter]Rusty, Thank you so much for posting this link. I now have something new to look forward to everyday with winter coming on. Thanks again!

No AirWalter, thank YOU! I too have found the site quite interesting in so many ways. Hopefully your comments will tempt others to dig a little deeper too.

Thank you so much for this additional link Haydon. The similarities are amazing even though some of her subjects are different.

I have found a whole different bunch of hoggers visit this "room", so maybe in future I'll be less reticent about posting here.

I am truly awed at the number of people who looked at this, given that my worst fear was confirmed and the clown in the admin room decided it was not worthy of broader exposure in the main photography section (or even the Chit Chat room would have been better).

Thank you everyone who, like me, feels that brilliant imagery deserves a broad audience, and whose curiosity prompts them to check out this section

I sincerely hope this doesn't get moved to Links and Resources. It is a really inspiring essay on the subject of this unique branch of our art, and I fear that if our anonymous admin moderator decides to challenge this post, it will not get the viewing it so richly deserves.

The subject matter is not in itself unusual, but the volume of images is prolific. What is your favourite?

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The absolute best keystone adjustment feature I have found in any of my many editing apps, is the "warp" feature in the Geometry section of Picture Window Pro 8.0, a free download from a former developer of Lotus 123. It has a super grid overlay that enables you to see when you have gone too far, and it also works with sufficient speed for you to see the result simultaneously. As a bonus it also has a lovely kaleidoscope feature under the Effects button that I have not encountered elsewhere.

I would endorse this recommendation too. I use it as a replacement for that dreadful Photos default in Win10, primarily as an easily navigable viewer, but also take advantage of some of its very simple editing tools.

However, for something a little more sophisticated, try Picture Window Pro - the warp (keystone fix) is awesome BTW. It is a free program from the former Lotus developer so comes with sound credentials.

You captured the beauty of our great province really well. This particular fall season has been one of the best ever for the colorscape in the whole region. We missed our annual trip to London due to the Covid crisis, so did not have the opportunity to pass through Kitchener and the surrounding area the way we usually do - your wonderful images have made up for the omission. Thank you.

These folks painted their driveway with a basket ball court setup promoting the Raptors during last year's championship play-offs. Regrettably, this year, it was a "dead" issue.

Very funny - I shall share it with my buddies.

FastStone, and it is free.

The significant point in your note is "IF you know what you are doing". I nonetheless appreciate the positive feedback from both of you.

I appreciate you jumping in on this, as I do not hold myself to be any kind of expert. In fact, you should have noted my own warning about those apps that retrieve the file and proceed to ask for payment before actually restoring same, so your "old school" suspicion of Freeware is highly justified. I'm glad you added the additional warning about spam and popups, but it should also be noted that when installing any new app, care must be taken not to accept any additional supposedly free programs that come bundled with it.

However, your ChkDsk approach seems to be missing the final step. How do you restore the file once ChkDsk locates it? Perhaps I have failed to grasp something in your post.

Just as a matter of interest, I did find the deleted image in the recycle bin, but it failed to restore fully, having no doubt been corrupted during the deletion process. EaseUs however, was able to locate the deleted file on the SD card, and restore it to a new directory on my HDD. I think neophytes will appreciate not having to figure what CMD stands for, or how to enter instructions on the command line, but your information is still of significant interest. Please fill in the blanks on how to take recovery to the next level.

I think some of these comments may also be applicable on other systems if you inadvertently delete a picture from your memory card- however, hopefully Apple and Linux users aren't saddled with a poorly designed image viewer at the outset. Let's hope your wife isn't as clumsy as I am.

This tip is for the less computer literate. If any knowledgeable geeks out there want to elaborate or even contradict, please jump right in. Skip the preamble if you like – it’s just a rant bout MS built in Photos app.

Twice now my own clumsiness has caused me to delete images while using the default Photos viewer in Windows 10. Part of the blame lies with the close proximity of the delete and zoom buttons, and the fact that the delete feature is instantaneous, with no “yes/no” confirmation query. I have now changed the default viewer from MS Photos to FastStone to avoid this problem, and if anyone wants to know how to change the default viewer please drop me a “private” note on this site. However, you can use any app of your own preference – there are several free ones available - Irfanview is another that is free.

So, what to do after you deleted the file – either from an SD or other memory card in the USB card reader or from the HDD. (My assumption here is that if you use a direct connect cable from the camera, you can still restore the file via a plug in card reader, but it wont likely show up in the recycle bin).

First precaution – do NOT add any new images to the SD card. Doing so may overwrite the deleted file (writing anything to a storage disc is not a clean sequential or chronological exercise – it just fills in gaps wherever the computer/camera/device finds space – no need to elaborate here, unless someone else wants to pick up this topic). Now if the deletion was made while the card was on the PC, check the recycle bin immediately – you may find it there, and be lucky enough to restore at once. If you delete a file from the PC hard drive itself, it should definitely reside in the recycle bin.

I will focus here on the SD card situation, as I believe deletion directly from the PC itself, as mentioned above is more easily resolvable (there are bigger issues that can arise by downloading the recovery software at this point, but too long winded for me to spell out in this post.)

So, now you need a recovery app. I tried several “free” ones and finally settled on EaseUS Data Recovery. One issue is that two of the supposedly free apps only recovered images at the “preview” level, and then required a payment to achieve full recovery (image headers contain thumbnails – something I never knew prior to this little escapade). One freebie that is heavily touted on-line is Disk Drill, but I wasn't happy with the bundled library that downloads without explanation. Another popular app is Recuva, but they all require a bit of patience while you wait for the scan to complete – especially if, like me, you have a very large collection of images on the memory card.

Once you have scanned and, hopefully, located the deleted file, restore and save it using the app’s RECOVER button, but choose a different location – DO NOT save it to the same memory card. Again this is because you risk overwriting the code that the app is in the process of recovering. Do NOT remove the original card from the USB port while this is in progress.

One caveat – you may find your SD image deletion in the recycle bin, but your attempted recovery only produces a corrupt or incomplete file (this happened to me). Don’t give up – try using the recovery app on the actual card itself – that is where the original data resides, as long as you have not taken any new pictures and overwritten the deletion with new data. EaseUs does not show USB ports as drives, so make sure you choose folders as the source, then the USB port in question will become visible and selectable.

I am NOT a techy per se, just moderately computer literate, so I only offer this as a basic approach. I just hope my recent experiences can assist my friends on this forum, but if anyone has anything to add, let us all know.