Today in pictures - Page 193

Restless · 05-11-2012, 09:01

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Originally Posted by dawnrodd

These are great shots Dave, well done. I have to say I like looking at the photos you take, because although I have lived here for nearly 12 years now, there are still many places I don't know of and I am learning about the area through your photos.

Thanks for sharing them with us.

Cheers

Dawn

He keeps himself very active so he can squeeze into every nook and cranny of accringtons hidden places

Gremlin · 05-11-2012, 10:36

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Originally Posted by Restless

He keeps himself very active so he can squeeze into every nook and cranny of accringtons hidden places

I agree with Dawn, I have lived here for over 40 years now (just over half my life) and have seen very little of the area off the beaten track.

I am not one for getting excited about scenery and trees etc but it is still nice to see what is all around me without having to get my boots muddy.

Keep it up Dave.

davemac · 05-11-2012, 19:46

Thanks to all for the continued patronage and contributions to this thread, and for the kind words. As I have said before I get my socks wet so you don't have to, and recently slid on my jacksie down a wet slope, somersaulted on my head, fell down holes, and vanished down a ditch, all so you don't have to.

davemac · 05-11-2012, 20:01

Today in Pictures...........today I got locked up

1.Leaving my car at Halfords for a couple of tyres, I had time to mooch, up to the canal and turned right.
2. As I have never walked this section all I can say is its Blackburn locks.
3. Another lock.
4. and just for a change, another lock.
5. I think this is the halfway out point.
6. If you hadn't guessed it, another lock.
7. I dont know where we are, but I know its a lock.
8. Well I never, its not a lock.
9. Does my barge look big in this.
10. I'v run out of space, but not out of locks, as I hade a few more to see before I hit the reverse button.

maxthecollie · 05-11-2012, 20:05

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Originally Posted by davemac

Today in Pictures...........today I got locked up

1.Leaving my car at Halfords for a couple of tyres, I had time to mooch, up to the canal and turned right.
2. As I have never walked this section all I can say is its Blackburn locks.
3. Another lock.
4. and just for a change, another lock.
5. I think this is the halfway out point.
6. If you hadn't guessed it, another lock.
7. I dont know where we are, but I know its a lock.
8. Well I never, its not a lock.
9. Does my barge look big in this.
10. I'v run out of space, but not out of locks, as I hade a few more to see before I hit the reverse button.

Did you get some keys for the locks? Seriously though Dave some graet pics again

Gremlin · 05-11-2012, 20:11

I had a go at editing a photo tonight, I always preferred to see the natural picture straight from the camera but I wonder what you think of the difference and which you like best. The first is the original. I think I may have over cooked the second.

davemac · 05-11-2012, 20:13

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie

Did you get some keys for the locks? Seriously though Dave some graet pics again

It was very much a time passing operation, but interesting, as I have never walked this stretch before, I have driven over the various road bridges without realising what I was driving over. I ended up at the old hospital site, or should I say the locks on the opposite side of the road before a reverse direction was required.

Margaret Pilkington · 05-11-2012, 20:18

Like you Gremlin, I like natural pics, so the first one is my favourite...you can't improve on nature.......picture 2 has its own charm too.

I do edit pictures...I crop them and sometimes I have been known to do a bit of fiddlin'......Davemac will attest to this, since he led me astray with a FREE editing program, Photoscape. It is really really easy to use and you can have hours of cheap fun playing around with pictures.

Here is a link:-

Download Photoscape - Photoscape - Free Photoscape Download

Have a go.

I tried to get my hear around HDR, but my attempts were dismal failures...must be doing something wrong

davemac · 05-11-2012, 20:19

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Originally Posted by Gremlin

I had a go at editing a photo tonight, I always preferred to see the natural picture straight from the camera but I wonder what you think of the difference and which you like best. The first is the original. I think I may have over cooked the second.

I think the second is more dramatic, photo editing is just a continuation of what your camera is doing to capture a picture, if you hadn't said you had manipulated the picture, we wouldn't have know.
What software are you using, I ask this as some editing software is very complicated to use, and as it is, tends not to get used much

maxthecollie · 05-11-2012, 20:19

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Originally Posted by davemac

It was very much a time passing operation, but interesting, as I have never walked this stretch before, I have driven over the various road bridges without realising what I was driving over. I ended up at the old hospital site, or should I say the locks on the opposite side of the road before a reverse direction was required.

We walked on the canal bank from Greenberfield Locks at the back of Rolls Royce in Barlick yesterday, but I didn't take my camera as it was very dull and the sun did'nt make an appearance till we got home

maxthecollie · 05-11-2012, 20:21

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Originally Posted by Gremlin

I had a go at editing a photo tonight, I always preferred to see the natural picture straight from the camera but I wonder what you think of the difference and which you like best. The first is the original. I think I may have over cooked the second.

They both look very dramatic.The colours in the second one are very rich. I also am one for leaving alone unless it can be made better

davemac · 05-11-2012, 20:22

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Like you Gremlin, I like natural pics, so the first one is my favourite...you can't improve on nature.......picture 2 has its own charm too.

I do edit pictures...I crop them and sometimes I have been known to do a bit of fiddlin'......Davemac will attest to this, since he led me astray with a FREE editing program, Photoscape. It is really really easy to use and you can have hours of cheap fun playing around with pictures.

Here is a link:-

Download Photoscape - Photoscape - Free Photoscape Download

Have a go.

I tried to get my hear around HDR, but my attempts were dismal failures...must be doing something wrong

I too dont understand HDR, I know its a composite of a selection of photos at different exposures, but how do you get them, and then combine them

davemac · 05-11-2012, 20:25

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie

We walked on the canal bank from Greenberfield Locks at the back of Rolls Royce in Barlick yesterday, but I didn't take my camera as it was very dull and the sun did'nt make an appearance till we got home

My walk was the opposite, it was sunny all the time we were out, however the sun was low on the horizon and the shadows long, so not the best for photography. I was either shooting into the sun, or trying not to get my shadow in the picture.

maxthecollie · 05-11-2012, 20:27

My favourite canal locks are on the Caledonian Canal at Fort Augustus where the canal goes into the Southern end of Loch Ness (Different type of loch)

Gremlin · 05-11-2012, 20:49

Like this Max,
I have charted a 40 foot Broom cruiser with my wife a few time to sail around Scotand and we used the Caledonian canal. These photos were taken from the boat. One taken half way across the Loch heading for Fort Augustus the other going the other way nearing Urquhart castle making for Cally Marina Inverness

The software I used for the sunset scene further back was the Nikon one which came with the new D3200, I also have Coral paintshop Pro X. A gift from a friend.