Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread

[gebuz]

heheh a 'gap' year?

Gap Year = Year off between high school and further education or whatever :p

woohoo 10 posts :D

[asxu]

i'm taking a gap year too! :D next year, that is.

[asxu]

i dislike people who post photos saying they are 'bad' then you offer to help via post processing, but they never reply. i especially despise people who don't have IMAGE EDITING OK on, they ask 'what should i do?' and you can't help out. gah!

[wakko]

i dislike people who post photos saying they are 'bad' then you offer to help via post processing, but they never reply. i especially despise people who don't have IMAGE EDITING OK on, they ask 'what should i do?' and you can't help out. gah!

if they dont' have image editing ok, then don't touch it, don't even bother to ask.

i wouldn't waste my time Tim... if someone has OK on, then just do it, and say "here's my take on it". if they don't like it, they shouldn't have image editing ok. that's the whole point of that setting.

[wakko]

Gap Year = Year off between high school and further education or whatever :p

woohoo 10 posts :D

figured that ;)

lmao 10 posts :) quality not quantity right? :D

[asxu]

if they dont' have image editing ok, then don't touch it, don't even bother to ask.

i wouldn't waste my time Tim... if someone has OK on, then just do it, and say "here's my take on it". if they don't like it, they shouldn't have image editing ok. that's the whole point of that setting.

oh well, i try to help.. some people have been really thankful in the past.

[asxu]

five more posts until i reach 250, i'll make them quality!

[gebuz]

figured that ;)

lmao 10 posts :) quality not quantity right? :D

Of course... Everything of mine is quality.... :p except for this post..

[gebuz]

i'm taking a gap year too! :D next year, that is.

I'll be taking a somewhat gap year next year. It'll be my final year of uni with only two subjects per semester. woohoo part time uni :D. Although 6 years to complete my two degrees was a bit too long.

[luke001]

Last year of school before my so called gap year :) (Didn't those 12 years just fly by)

[asxu]

luke, what're you doing next year? a 'so called' gap year, or are you going to uni?

[luke001]

I'm not really sure yet. I might have a break then do a tafe course in IT/Photography or a uni course in IT or even just look around for a few IT jobs...who knows. I'll see how it all plays out later. (IIRC I think I already have Cert 1-2 in IT + Work experience for the last 2 years working around computers. So applying shouldn't be that hard :D)

[Greg_C]

Last year of school before my so called gap year :) (Didn't those 12 years just fly by)
tell me you remember grade 1;):p my gap year was the first year of my apprenticeship = no gap year. seems to be something that has become more popular over the last ten years or so.

i tried to have a gap year between one uni course and the next... didn't work I too into surfing during the year off and never started the second course.

[asxu]

i have a certificate III in information technology, as well as two years experience.. i'm looking for work now.

[Mat Fitzsimmons]

I treated my first year at uni as my gap year :D

[balus]

I've been in IT for the past 20 odd years. I didn't have a gap year, I just went straight to work.

[asxu]

mat, want to lend me your 70-200/2.8? ;)

[Mat Fitzsimmons]

I'm sorry Tim, but after a very unfortunate incident lending a lens to a friend a couple of years ago, I have a strict no lending policy :(

I promise it's nothing personal.

[asxu]

i was just throwing the idea in the air (like helen through her camera, or was it fengs? OUCH!). no problem mat(e), i know what you mean.. it's a big risk.

[wakko]

I treated my first year at uni as my gap year :D

my 4th year uni was my gap :p

I've been in IT for the past 20 odd years. I didn't have a gap year, I just went straight to work.

yeah that too ;)

I promise it's nothing personal.

sure it's not!!! ;);)

[asxu]

feng, did helen throw your camera in the air? or was it hers? i cringed at that moment..

[gebuz]

Yeah I can't wait for next year... It'll be my gap :D

:O OMG a 5D got thrown into the air......

[Nick C.]

I treated my first year at uni as my gap year :D

my 4th year uni was my gap
I was pretty much absent for my full 3.5 years at uni. Got a piece of paper at the end but didn't really learn a great deal.

One time, my pen ran out 5 minutes into an exam so I just sat there for the next 85 and twiddled my thumbs.

I despise universities.

[asxu]

Yeah I can't wait for next year... It'll be my gap :D

:O OMG a 5D got thrown into the air......

at least i think it was 5d.

[HelenThura]

feng, did helen throw your camera in the air? or was it hers? i cringed at that moment..


gosh you people.
It was feng's and I had the strap round my arm the entire time.
I guess I shouldn't tell Tim to go back a couple 100 pages and find that post about what my mum did to my 70-200.

Cameras and lenses are a whole lot tougher than they are billed to be.

[Trumples]

Do you lot follow the "what the duck" cartoon strip?

Today's one hit the mark too well I fear

http://web.mac.com/aaronandpatty/iWeb/What%20the%20Duck/Images/WTD303.gif

[wakko]

feng, did helen throw your camera in the air? or was it hers? i cringed at that moment..

can't remember :D hahahah when was this? probably was mine :D

did it have a grip on it? :D

[wakko]

gosh you people.
It was feng's and I had the strap round my arm the entire time.
I guess I shouldn't tell Tim to go back a couple 100 pages and find that post about what my mum did to my 70-200.

Cameras and lenses are a whole lot tougher than they are billed to be.

heheh I trust Helen with my gear :D and I vaguely remember saying something like.... "oh well :D you've got a 5D too :D"

I didn't cringe or anything :)

[asxu]

i know what you mean helen, but still.. i'm not game to throw $3k up in the air!

[Ospi]

Well just got back from my uber fluids exam and booya, pwned it. Now the focus heads to two 50% assignments :(

Its never ending.

[asxu]

Is it wrong to say now that my mother dropped my 70-200 f4L onto rocks whilst we were hiking the other week- it dropped, it rolled and I cried something chronic. Apart from the little ding on the end which makes it a bit harder to put the hood on, I swear the colours and sharpness have improved.

i cried.. aha.. but seriously, if the colour and sharpness improved, canon should be drop testing all lenses!

[asxu]

Well just got back from my uber fluids exam and booya, pwned it. Now the focus heads to two 50% assignments :(

Its never ending.

nice work ospi! what are you actually doing at uni?

[gebuz]

Yeah I agree uni sucks....

I have a mid sem coming up next Wednesday then two assignments due the following Friday then two more due on the Friday after. Gotta Love It.... :(

[Ospi]

nice work ospi! what are you actually doing at uni?
mechanical engineering

[connormmii]

Finished last year. Technically Im on a gap year at the moment

So thats where my tax dollars go

[connormmii]

My gap year turned into a 10 year gap year from my IT diploma and now im being punished by having to deal with a certain Sydney-sider on a frequent basis;)

[Mat Fitzsimmons]

I was pretty much absent for my full 3.5 years at uni. Got a piece of paper at the end but didn't really learn a great deal.

One time, my pen ran out 5 minutes into an exam so I just sat there for the next 85 and twiddled my thumbs.

I despise universities.
I made a lot of good (and lasting) friends and drank an awful lot of beer. I vaguely recall studying something :)

[asxu]

so, what're your current professions?

[wakko]

so, what're your current professions?

I'm an IT Infrastructure Administrator during the day... and an IT Consultant and Solutions Provider in the evenings and weekend... work from home, charge by the hour etc...

[Ospi]

I thought i saw nick following an elephant at a zoo a few weeks back no?

[Nick C.]

I made a lot of good (and lasting) friends and drank an awful lot of beer. I vaguely recall studying something :)
Haha, yeah. Great place to socialise and meet people, no question!

I thought i saw nick following an elephant at a zoo a few weeks back no?
Are you talking about me??

[Mat Fitzsimmons]

so, what're your current professions?
I'm a Mining Engineer (Principal Mining Engineer) with Rio Tinto.

[Ospi]

I'm a Mining Engineer (Principal Mining Engineer) with Rio Tinto.
$$

Something im looking into for a few years out uni if nothing comes my way in motor racing, get the funds going first then maybe head overseas where more work is available.

[wakko]

I'm a Mining Engineer (Principal Mining Engineer) with Rio Tinto.

nice Mat :)

Our company sells buildings (at my day job) to Rio Tinto :) hehe... damn dongas :)

[HelenThura]

Yeah I agree uni sucks....

I have a mid sem coming up next Wednesday then two assignments due the following Friday then two more due on the Friday after. Gotta Love It.... :(

G - what are you studying?

[balus]

I'm Facilities Manager in a museum, well acting at present but have been doing the job for the past 12 months, they just need to get their crap together and sort the position description out. Prior to that I was GM of a small IT company, Operations Manager at a fabrication company in Weipa, Business Development Manager at another IT company, GM of a larger IT company, IT consultant (self employed), Tech Services Manager and the list goes on....

[Trumples]

so, what're your current professions?

Self employed layabout

Ummmmm, refer to http://www.qldcase.com.au (http://www.qldcase.com.au/) or http://www.caseshop.com.au (http://www.caseshop.com.au/) for more details

[leitch]

so, what're your current professions?uni bum, procrastinator and beer drinking guru... :p

[Greg_C]

so, what're your current professions?
Senior Substation Designer with Energex. I design the circuitry in the large substations you see around the place.

[Primm]

I'm a baby nurse!

I work in neonatal intensive care. Cool job. Very rewarding, but heartbreaking too sometimes. Or often.

[Ospi]

Senior Substation Designer with Energex. I design the circuitry in the large substations you see around the place.
so you wouldnt mind me passing you my electrical assignment then aye :)

I loath it :mad:

[balus]

I loath it :mad:

that's with an e, as in loathe

We'll teach you to spell too! :D:D:D

[catsith]

thanks tina! unfortunately i'm limited by only having one flash at the moment, and no other really suitable lights at easy access. no remote shutter release, nor tripod at the moment either unfortunately, so i was making do with what i have haha. thanks a lot for your input, your example is certainly far better than anything i managed!

oh and yes, i'm new.. well, to the Brisbane group anyway - after a year on POTN, i thought i should probably introduce myself :p

leitch, my light tent was home built, from a cardboard box, with a large sheet of cardboard from the newsagent as backgound. I used 3 lights, all desklamps, no flash. If no release, use timer, and if no tripod, find a coffee table, stack of books, whatever. innovation is the key!

[catsith]

sounds like you had a great nite out greg.

helen, i dropped my 10-22, in a case, not far, and it busted. There is just no rhyme nor reason as to why some break, and some don't! Funnily enough, because of your post, i never thought to check mine because i thought it would be fine!

[Greg_C]

so you wouldnt mind me passing you my electrical assignment then aye :)

I loath it :mad:
where were you in 1988 when I just passed a mechanical eng subject. happy to help anyway if you ever need it, just ask away.

[-spam-]

*sigh*

only 4 pages to catch up on i guess. So, here goes...

i'm taking a gap year too! :D next year, that is.

Well, it looks like ill be finding some real employment and working next year to fund a tafe course the year after. Wish i had decided on that at the end of last year instead of half way through this one :(

i dislike people who post photos saying they are 'bad' then you offer to help via post processing, but they never reply. i especially despise people who don't have IMAGE EDITING OK on, they ask 'what should i do?' and you can't help out. gah!

Ive seen some shocking "attempts" by people to "fix" up someone else's photo on here. There are reasons not to. But as Feng said, if you see that just forget about it and move on.

So thats where my tax dollars go

I swear they dont go to me. I dont get any government benefits. No youth allowance or nothing. If i did, i may have an L or 2 by now ;)

[Ospi]

that's with an e, as in loathe

We'll teach you to spell too! :D:D:D
firefox didnt pick up my spelling mistake "shakes fist"

Also greg i do have a quick question, dunno if you will know this, but anyway:
given a sinusoidal voltage eg) 37.7sin(314t+30)
how do i find RMS voltage (root mean square)

[HelenThura]

I'm a baby nurse!

I work in neonatal intensive care. Cool job. Very rewarding, but heartbreaking too sometimes. Or often.

Now that you say that I can so see that :D

Self employed layabout

Ummmmm, refer to http://www.qldcase.com.au (http://www.qldcase.com.au/) or http://www.caseshop.com.au (http://www.caseshop.com.au/) for more details

So you are the guy to see when I want a pelican case?? lol.

Me, I am formally employed as a receptionist (but I do a whole lot more than answering the phones) at a company that does "commercial interior fit outs" basically doing all the plastering/etc/etc to banks, shops, offices etc etc all over Australia. Tis fun stuff.

[Greg_C]

firefox didnt pick up my spelling mistake "shakes fist"

Also greg i do have a quick question, dunno if you will know this, but anyway:
given a sinusoidal voltage eg) 37.7sin(314t+30)
how do i find RMS voltage (root mean square)

Since you specify that it is a Sinusoidal waveform then the RMS is 0.707V(peak)

[luke001]

So that's how you do it. Its soooooo simple :D

[Greg_C]

So that's how you do it. Its soooooo simple :D

One of those stupid uni questions that you'll very rarely ever need to know the answer for. Mind you, the 240V at your power points is a RMS value. So the peak value is 1.414x240V or about 340V.

[Ospi]

thanks greg, makes sense now after diving into the text book. Rest of the questions are on phasor impedance, fun.

[-Pleiades-]

heeeeey, remember ages ago I use trying to load some actions in PS Elements? Anyone remember how I ended up doing it :oops: ?

[asxu]

stuart, you wouldn't happen to be online at the moment would you? i need to get in contact, asap!

[Greg_C]

heeeeey, remember ages ago I use trying to load some actions in PS Elements? Anyone remember how I ended up doing it :oops: ?


In CS2 you click on the little arrow in the actions pallet and then can select load action form the menu. Don't know is Elements works the same.

[-Pleiades-]

Thanks Greg, all sorted. I did a search to see how I did it before.

Unfortunatley it's a little harder with elements than CS2 :(

[-spam-]

Just reminding everyone about the fete and more importantly the fireworks that are on at Jindalee primary tomorrow.

Fireworks start at 7pm and the whole shebang is free to get into.

[Carjo]

Haha, no thanks, I'm working tomorrow. SHOCK HORROR! :-o

[NerdyNigel]

I hate Harvey Norman and their false advertising practices. Will see how I go with an official complaint to the Office of Fair Trading. If you have a couple minutes to spare. http://nerdynigel.com

[asxu]

just had a read nigel, hope the complaint works in your favour.. false advertising really sucks the big one!

[NerdyNigel]

just had a read nigel, hope the complaint works in your favour.. false advertising really sucks the big one!

We will see. Surely a company the magnitude of Harvey Norman has multiple checks in place to ensure this doesn't happen.

[-spam-]

We will see. Surely a company the magnitude of Harvey Norman has multiple checks in place to ensure this doesn't happen.

It slips through every now and then with woolies, but we usually have apology notices in the papers and in store the morning of the new sale if something is wrong.

You wouldnt believe the number of people that go shopping late on a sunday afternoon (last day of a sale) and then get stroppy at me because we dont have any stock left of something. Ive gotten to the point of pointing out the note in the catalogue that says "specials on sale until whatever, unless sold out beforehand".

[Ospi]

sigh my good ol steering wheel has finally let go, after being broken in half, pop rivited back togehter, her life is over. Oh well, tomorrow i buy the latest and greatest, $300 lolol.

[wakko]

sigh my good ol steering wheel has finally let go, after being broken in half, pop rivited back togehter, her life is over. Oh well, tomorrow i buy the latest and greatest, $300 lolol.

you can grab my momo one if you want :) I never use it.

[-spam-]

wow, i just found myself sticking up for david and his dial up ;)

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=609775

[asxu]

got to love the souped up rice burners ;)

[wakko]

wow, i just found myself sticking up for david and his dial up ;)

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=609775

lol :D

[asxu]

i forget my ocau account ;(

[Ospi]

lol thnx wakko but it has to be a g25:

http://prohardver.hu/html/hazaipalya/06_48/g25.jpg
mmm the sexyness.

[-spam-]

lol thnx wakko but it has to be a g25:

http://prohardver.hu/html/hazaipalya/06_48/g25.jpg
mmm the sexyness.

mmmm.... shexshy ;)

Our momo is nice but they are just, ooooh. Perhaps i should ask for one of those for my birthday. Ive already been told im not getting any photo gear this time, so....

[anthonyl]

The G-25 is a beast..I have had 2 of them and sold them both to help fund camera gear.

Im thinking of getting another one!

[asxu]

what racing games do you play ospi? ;p

[wakko]

heh yeah.... I don't know if I could justify it... i use my momo... er... never... used it once when i first got it, and now it just sits in the cupboard...

[-spam-]

heh yeah.... I don't know if I could justify it... i use my momo... er... never... used it once when i first got it, and now it just sits in the cupboard...

We've killed two of em. One doesnt register being turned right any more and the other one just plain wont work

[mc41]

One from the windy goldcoast today

[wakko]

lol :D

well mine's had about 15mins of use :) still have the box upstairs etc :D

[wakko]

One from the windy goldcoast today

i can't see anything :|

edit: oh see it now :D nice! :D

edit2: nice pan! :p

[asxu]

found this cool snap: http://lackcolor.com/pic-90-Shadow-children

[-Pleiades-]

I hate Harvey Norman and their false advertising practices. Will see how I go with an official complaint to the Office of Fair Trading. If you have a couple minutes to spare. http://nerdynigel.com

Just read what happened to you, not cool at all! Fair trading will back you up on that one for sure, Harvey's is totally in the wrong.

At my local harveys they've always been great, never had a problem with them.....until I wanted to buy 'L' lenses and they can't sell them.

Hope it all works out ok for you.

[-spam-]

One from the windy goldcoast today

Nice.

Got dust bunnies? :p

[Ospi]

what racing games do you play ospi? ;p
Sims like Rfactor, Live for Speed, GTR, GTL etc.

[-spam-]

Sims like Rfactor, Live for Speed, GTR, GTL etc.

R factor = the most awesome of racing sims. Especially with some of the downloads people put out for it. Although race driver 3 isnt too bad either.

[wakko]

Sims like Rfactor, Live for Speed, GTR, GTL etc.

nice :)

I know someone up north in redcliffe who plays them actively :) espsh LFS... he tried to get me into it, but I just don't have the time for it anymore.

[Ospi]

R factor = the most awesome of racing sims. Especially with some of the downloads people put out for it. Although race driver 3 isnt too bad either.
i highly agreed until you mentioned that swear word at the end :)
Yeah there are some great mods for Rfactor, V8 supercar mod is brilliant, along with the F1 mods, porsche careera cup, list goes on. Some amazing tracks as well.

[boomerakl]

so, what're your current professions?

Export Account Manager / IT Manager during the day
IT Consultant / GDB all other times

[-spam-]

i highly agreed until you mentioned that swear word at the end :)

meh, its alright for when you just want to have a blast around a track arcade styles ;)

Yeah there are some great mods for Rfactor, V8 supercar mod is brilliant, along with the F1 mods, porsche careera cup, list goes on. Some amazing tracks as well.

The V8s and careera cup were my favourites. I think there was a VW Lupin (polo) cup one as well. That wasnt too bad.

[Ospi]

theres a new PCC out now, 07, has the aussie series as well and is quite brilliant. Got a league starting with them soon which should be a blast. Heres a quick pic:

http://ospi.smugmug.com/photos/190134427-O.jpg

[-Pleiades-]

is that real or a computer game?

[-spam-]

is that real or a computer game?

The latter

[asxu]

how much do these cost? i want to find some decent racing games, need for speed is so dodgy.

[-spam-]

how much do these cost? i want to find some decent racing games, need for speed is so dodgy.

http://rfactor.net/

The only one you will ever need. Trust me

[asxu]

woo, 2 mbs on the download from an aussie mirror. worth buying an unlock key? :D

[gebuz]

G - what are you studying?

Engineering and IT...

I took a year off for work experience. It was a good wake up call.

[asxu]

so, gebuz, you were the guy that did the fire twirling? and david(?) was the guy that used your gear? at the meet, that is..

[-Pleiades-]

The latter

:shock: Wow, haven't things changed since the days of the Sega Master system

[-spam-]

woo, 2 mbs on the download from an aussie mirror. worth buying an unlock key? :D

Id say so

[Ospi]

woo, 2 mbs on the download from an aussie mirror. worth buying an unlock key? :D
Unfortunately you can't judge the game by the demo since the demo is about 1/100000th of the full version, but if you do enjoy the demo you wont be disappointed byt the full version.

To get an idea of what the game has youtube Rfactor and watch some vids, heres a gooden:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEG1v3bMVSM

[asxu]

okay, that's another $60 i have to blow.

[gebuz]

so, gebuz, you were the guy that did the fire twirling? and david(?) was the guy that used your gear? at the meet, that is..

Yes to both :D

[Nick C.]

theres a new PCC out now, 07, has the aussie series as well and is quite brilliant. Got a league starting with them soon which should be a blast. Heres a quick pic:
Ha, I really thought that was an actual photo there for a second. I was wondering how on earth you got up so high :rolleyes:

I hate Harvey Norman and their false advertising practices. Will see how I go with an official complaint to the Office of Fair Trading. If you have a couple minutes to spare. http://nerdynigel.com
Sorry to hear the trouble you've had, Nigel.
It does look like a printing error. It's a bit hard to read in the PDF but if you look at the model number that is noted there (in small capital lettering) it seems to refer to the 512MB ASUS Geforce 8500GT. From a quick look that would correspond to the price listed. So I doubt they'd be found in breach of any sections of the FTA or TPA as it wouldn't be hard to evidence a bonafide error on their part.
In saying that, if they hadn't already noted the error and issued an apology (through the newspaper/similar medium or on display in store) I do believe that it would be the decent thing to do if they gave it to you at that price. However, I don't think that they have an obligation to do so.
In any case, I hope it works out well for you.

[asxu]

okay, it's my dad's birthday soon, going to convince my mum to buy him it, he'll love it.. so will i ;)

[Nick C.]

:shock: Wow, haven't things changed since the days of the Sega Master system
Sega? Bring back the Atari 2600! Keystone Kapers and Pitfall were great!!

[-Pleiades-]

nah, I was a fan of Alex Kidd.

[Carjo]

Haha, no thanks, I'm working tomorrow. SHOCK HORROR! :-o

I knew it was too good to be true. They cancelled my shift without telling me. :evil: Oh well, I'm gonna go in and tell them to shove it on Monday, after making a formal complaint about my manager for all the BS he's given me. I hope this won't affect my DSE application... :confused:

I hate Harvey Norman and their false advertising practices. Will see how I go with an official complaint to the Office of Fair Trading. If you have a couple minutes to spare. http://nerdynigel.com

That's not good. Hope all goes well for you. :)

[Ospi]

great, leave my front door to grab the paper and instead of a leasurely early morning stroll i get attacked by two bloody plovers. Same couple as last year have nested in our yard again, they fail as parents though, last year we watched them walk their chicks to death, i dont hold much hope this year.

[asxu]

walked them to death? haha.

[Ospi]

Well the dumbasses decided to leave our yard for "greener pastures", however all they did was cross a flowing stream, one disappeared, they then went across the road and to a property with crazy dogs and small kids, after ralising this was a bad move they decided to come back, by the time they were in our yard again it was mum and dad, they managed to lose 4 chicks along the way.

Gonna have to give them a stern talking to.

[connormmii]

Well the dumbasses decided to leave our yard for "greener pastures", however all they did was cross a flowing stream, one disappeared, they then went across the road and to a property with crazy dogs and small kids, after ralising this was a bad move they decided to come back, by the time they were in our yard again it was mum and dad, they managed to lose 4 chicks along the way.

Gonna have to give them a stern talking to.

Slingshot and a bag of ballbearings should ensure they dont nest next year

[Ospi]

Well i was going to mow over their nest before they got comfortable but procrastination got the better of me.

[connormmii]

Well i was going to mow over their nest before they got comfortable but procrastination got the better of me.

He He that would do it. But make sure they are in there first

[-spam-]

Anyone grabbed the LR 1.2 upgrade? I got it last night and i am pretty impressed. mmmm.... got speed? haha

[connormmii]

Anyone grabbed the LR 1.2 upgrade? I got it last night and i am pretty impressed. mmmm.... got speed? haha

No but im getting it now thanks spam.

[Nick C.]

Anyone grabbed the LR 1.2 upgrade? I got it last night and i am pretty impressed. mmmm.... got speed? haha
Downloading now. I tried to get it last night but I was getting a transfer speed of about 10kB/sec and then it would simply stop at around 3MB so I gave up.

[Ospi]

Going to get LR now, see how it compares to what i normally use.

[Trumples]

So you are the guy to see when I want a pelican case?? lol.


Yup, we is the ones, been selling them for 14 years now

[Nick C.]

Well, I can't say I notice too much of a speed increase but it's nice to be up to date.

Do any of you LR users find your pictures appear more saturated in LR than anywhere else? Looking at a photo in PS gives me the same level of colour as when I export a JPEG from LR or 'Save for Web' from PS (so I'm assuming they're all showing the correct version). But if I look at the same photo in LR it always seems more saturated (and considerably so).
This colour management stuff really puzzles me ???

[-spam-]

Do any of you LR users find your pictures appear more saturated in LR than anywhere else? Looking at a photo in PS gives me the same level of colour as when I export a JPEG from LR or 'Save for Web' from PS (so I'm assuming they're all showing the correct version). But if I look at the same photo in LR it always seems more saturated (and considerably so).
This colour management stuff really puzzles me ???

Cant say ive noticed that, but i have noticed that when i export an image to photoshop, it ends up being darker than it was in LR.

[asxu]

hmm.. really?

[Nick C.]

Cant say ive noticed that, but i have noticed that when i export an image to photoshop, it ends up being darker than it was in LR.
That's no good. How do you know which to trust?

I've resolved my problem though. Something was playing silly buggers with the calibration of the two monitors.

[wakko]

Anyone grabbed the LR 1.2 upgrade? I got it last night and i am pretty impressed. mmmm.... got speed? haha

Just installed from 1.1. 1.1 was a huge jump from 1.0 in terms of performance... we'll see how 1.2 goes.

Do any of you LR users find your pictures appear more saturated in LR than anywhere else? Looking at a photo in PS gives me the same level of colour as when I export a JPEG from LR or 'Save for Web' from PS (so I'm assuming they're all showing the correct version). But if I look at the same photo in LR it always seems more saturated (and considerably so).
This colour management stuff really puzzles me ???

Mine all looks the same... browser, LR, and PS. I calibrate my monitor to sRGB's sorta standard and it just seems to look right in browser too.. just compared the same 3 images... not oversaturated or anything... same on both monitors too... mind you, I just calibrated like 20 mins ago ;) Makes a big diff... i was noticing that browser was a bit off... so i calibrated, and it changed quite a bit the last month.

That's no good. How do you know which to trust?

I've resolved my problem though. Something was playing silly buggers with the calibration of the two monitors.

i tend to notice when the monitors drift more now that i have two screens :) everything's so purdy once calibrated though :)

[wakko]

Sam: one more to 2000 :D

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Sam: one more to 2000 :D

heheh, i know


ahhhh.... why not.... ;)


Got 2000th post?

Just installed from 1.1. 1.1 was a huge jump from 1.0 in terms of performance... we'll see how 1.2 goes.


Probably why i noticed such a speed boost coming from 1.0

[asxu]

congratulations sam, nearly 300 for me, aha.

[Carjo]

I'm going through my deviantwatch list and Sam, I've gotta ask you - how do you get such crisp images on your 20D? :-o

[wakko]

heheh, i know


ahhhh.... why not.... ;)


Got 2000th post?



Probably why i noticed such a speed boost coming from 1.0

heheh grats :)

yeah 1.0 to 1.1 was a huge jump!!!

congratulations sam, nearly 300 for me, aha.

heheh got spammer? :D

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I'm going through my deviantwatch list and Sam, I've gotta ask you - how do you get such crisp images on your 20D? :-o

Dont actually know. I did notice that i was more pleased with the images from the 20D over my old 400D but that might have something to do with me shooting RAW on the 20D instead of JPEG on the 400.

Dont add too much sharpening either. Usually between 70 and 100% at a radius of 0.3 pixels. Added at the very end after resizing

[Ospi]

Good tripod imo :P

[Mat Fitzsimmons]

I think I just trained his 20D well :D

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I think I just trained his 20D well :D

haha, you must have. It is very obedient :p

With any luck, it will have a grip attached to it soon again as well

[-Pleiades-]

Is anyone watching that beach show on ten?

The nude photographer on bondi beach? In school holidays too. Couldn't see what camera he had though.

[balus]

was the lens a prime?

[-Pleiades-]

not sure, it was only a short lens. If it was a canon it was one of the 1 series or something with a grip. No idea what the lens was tho.

[Ospi]

Watched a movie the other day which had some guy spying on ppl with a camera, he had at max maybe a 70mm lens tho when it went to his point of view he was zoomed in like he had a 600. i lolled.

[Jim G]

Watched a movie the other day which had some guy spying on ppl with a camera, he had at max maybe a 70mm lens tho when it went to his point of view he was zoomed in like he had a 600. i lolled.

Maybe it had some DO in it ;)

[Ospi]

nah it was just something they probably thought noone would notice, but it couldnt have been more blatent.

[Jim G]

nah it was just something they probably thought noone would notice, but it couldnt have been more blatent.

I'm just kidding :p TV can be quite funny that way... I think it might have been a Bond movie (or XXX.. one of those) sometime where they showed the focal length on the left of the screen when it was in "binocular-view" and it went from something like 10mm to 600mm and the f/stop display was cycling through the whole range and back again :p

[Yuztoo]

Watched a movie the other day which had some guy spying on ppl with a camera, he had at max maybe a 70mm lens tho when it went to his point of view he was zoomed in like he had a 600. i lolled.

it's fun to know more about something than the general public.

i keep fish and spot aquariums in the backgrounds of movies etc.
i'll be sitting there and (seemingly randomly) go "their not even marine fish in that reef tank"

Now I also play "which lens is that?", when watching news and a bunch of photogs are scrimming someone or other, I yell out the lenses I can see.
People don't think I'm crazy AT ALL.

actually come to think of it, i do this with other things too, i was flicking through stargate (or some other form of sci-fi geekery) and saw one of the guns they were using, turned to my partner and said
"pfffft, that's just a p90 with some cut out plastic stuck to it to make it LOOK futuristic, it isn't ACTUALLY from the future. Idiots."

for the last one I blame counter strike.

[Ospi]

haha i confess to the last one as well.

[Jim G]

it's fun to know more about something than the general public.

i keep fish and spot aquariums in the backgrounds of movies etc.
i'll be sitting there and (seemingly randomly) go "their not even marine fish in that reef tank"

Now I also play "which lens is that?", when watching news and a bunch of photogs are scrimming someone or other, I yell out the lenses I can see.
People don't think I'm crazy AT ALL.

Fun.. geeky.. fun.. geeky.. hehe :p I remember being amused when I watched the Fast and the Furious and Vin Diesel was going on about "double-clutching" on the drag strip.. wtf, someone was obviously throwing in whatever car-related terms they could think of at that point :p



I will also admit to surreptitiously checking out any lens/body combos that I see pretty much anywhere.. I'm getting pretty good at guessing which body just by the shutter sound these days. Maybe I need to get out more. Then again, I am out when I'm doing this.. hmm...

[Yuztoo]

Fun.. geeky.. fun.. geeky.. hehe :p I remember being amused when I watched the Fast and the Furious and Vin Diesel was going on about "double-clutching" on the drag strip.. wtf, someone was obviously throwing in whatever car-related terms they could think of at that point :p


When this first came out I landed on Australian drifting site, to read a review of the movie.
Let's just say they were very unimpressed by the technical details, including the obvious, that drifting isn't in fact the fastest way to get around.
One of the longest running threads at the time was, wether the engine they put in to the old car at the end (charger?) was a s17 or s15 and how stupid that engine choice was.
(please note the "s17" and "s15" are just made up by me , although I'm pretty sure the words 's17', 'nissan silvia', and 'fully sick' go together.