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Photo management

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 23:28:19 +0000

I always have so many photos from just a week or two trip and now we are thinking of doing a longer one. How do you manage your photos? I suppose I could periodically upload to my Shutterfly account but that could be really slow going on a ship.

I mostly use my cell phone camera (unless i really want to zoom in) --it's easier and quicker to upload to Shutterfly or Instagram.

Picture-A-Week 2021 - Week 08

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 14:20:44 +0000

Pictures taken between Monday, February 15 and Sunday, February 21.

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

Picture-A-Week 2021 - Week 09

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:20:04 +0000

Pictures taken between Monday, February 22 and Sunday, February 28.

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

So...Luminar.

Sun, 12 Nov 2017 14:26:18 +0000

A while ago, tommui987 asked me about MacPhun's Luminar software as a Photoshop competitor and at the time it was only available for Mac. I looked at it's feature set and was interested but the fact that it could only be used on 4%-5% of PC made me wary of their path forward. They were developing a Windows beta but I was happy enough with Lightroom and PS to walk away with a wait-and-see note in the back of my mind.

Well, here we are a few months later and the beta is officially over in a week or so. MacPhun is on borrowed time as they are officially changing their name to Skylum and a full version for Windows is dropping into the mainstream. I took a second look and decided that they are serious about the product and have used the resistance to subscription programs to fuel enthusiasm for what appears to be a increasingly sophisticated product. Add the fact that the new Luminar can be used as a Lightroom plug-in and their intention to launch a Lightroom-like organizational tool in 2018 and I decided to plunk down my $60 and give it a try.

So, here I am, taking one for Team Cruise Critic and will be posting my impressions and opinions of the package as I dive into it.

Happy Editing!

Dave

When cruising returns 2021 or 2022

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 03:51:19 +0000

I wonder how shipboard photos may look like. Consider wearing a mask for much of the week on the Lido deck. Laying out on a deck chair. Soaking up the sun. Then posing for that memorable formal dinner night photo with the ships Captain.

Maybe pics like this will be the new normal?

I shoot Sony and I now have Sony envy...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:34:20 +0000

Sony just announced their New Alpha 1 professional camera. It looks like they found somebody's drunken wish list and said: "Why not?"

Sadly, I had to buy a car recently and can't quite justify the $6500 ticket price. Though I must say the price seems reasonable considering the specs on this beast. "Reasonable" for a pro that needs this much horsepower. Not for a happy hobbyist like me who wishes to maintain marital bliss.

Dave

Northern Lights Viking Cruise

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 19:43:59 +0000

Afternoon,

Wife and I are booked for a cruise on the Viking Venus in February 2022 entitled In Search of the Northern Lights. So what I am wondering is if anyone has suggestions for:

1) Packing suggestions for the winter time conditions in Norway during our ports of call up the coast to above the Arctic Circle and for just walking around the overnight ports of call.

2) For the photographers of the Cruise Critic group, suggestions as to taking the best photos. I have a remote shutter release for my three Nikons but looking for other suggestions as well as reference material that I might peruse or get off line to review.

3) Any other suggestions for clothing to pack for onboard the cruise ship.

Thanks and if anyone is also going on that cruise, let me know and maybe compare notes.

The Chief or the GOAT

Picture-A-Week 2021 - Week 07

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 16:01:47 +0000

Pictures taken between Monday, February 8 and Sunday, February 14.

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

Photo Albums

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 20:00:15 +0000

My wife and I have photo albums of every land and sea cruise we have been on ,60 total.

Occasionally we look through a few of them but it has been many years since we looked through the majority of them.

My questions is this:

Do most people keep albums forever or just a little while ?

Sunrise , sunset . Show us your favorites

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 19:01:12 +0000

Sunrise near my Mom's house

A South American Sunset

Leaving Batteries in Cameras?

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 23:10:33 +0000

I have three Sony cameras, all of which use the same Lithium battery, NP-FW50. I also have several chargers, so the batteries are being charged when they are not in the cameras. My question is this: sometimes I go for several weeks to a month without taking photos, particularly during long periods of inclement weather. During these periods of time, should I leave the batteries in the cameras, or remove them? I know that alkaline batteries should be removed during periods of inactivity, since they can corrode the terminals in the camera, but I am not sure about leaving Lithium batteries in the camera.

Picture-A-Week 2021 - Week 06

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 14:37:16 +0000

Pictures taken between Monday, February 1 and Sunday, February 7.

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

Picture-A-Week 2021 - Week 05

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:54:24 +0000

Pictures taken between Monday, January 25 and Sunday, January 31.

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

Picture-A-Week 2021 - Week 04

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:39:05 +0000

Pictures taken between Monday, January 18 and Sunday, January 24.

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

Picture-A-Week 2021 - Week 03

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:14:50 +0000

Pictures taken between Monday, January 11 and Sunday, January 17.

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

Best Lens for DSLR for Alaska

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 18:39:44 +0000

Adapting another thread, if you have a DSLR and wanted a new lens to make your Alaska shots the best you can make them, what lens would you get. I already have a zoom and the 18/135 kit lens. How much wider would you go?

Hurry and pick up your prints at Costco!

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:57:57 +0000

Got this today... Took longer than expected but we all knew it was coming.

I guess my Canon Selphy 4x6 photo printer was a good investment!

Dave

Picture Lisbon Excursion

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:39:22 +0000

Has anyone done the Picture Lisbon Excursion with Cunard? Hoping, fingers and everything else crossed, to do this excursion in August 2021. Wondered if anyone has had any experience of this or a similar photography excursion in Lisbon?

Picture-A-Week 2021 - Week 02

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 14:20:12 +0000

Pictures taken between Monday, January 4 and Sunday, January 10.

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

Missing photos...broken links to the past.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 21:16:11 +0000

Just an FYI for my friends here on the CC boards. I have posted here for years and most of my posts for the last several of those years are linked to my Zenfolio account. Recently, I have started transforming my pptphoto.com site and adding my galleries there using a Java-based album builder. My Zenfolio account was up for renewal this month and I am far enough along on the project that I decided to pull the plug and terminate my account. This means that except for the most recent photos all the links are severed.

The revamped site is still at pptphoto.com and the galleries are being added as I have time. The album builder is very easy to use and I should have everything back online within a month or so. Of course none of the old links will work but I suspect that if I hadn't said anything, nobody would have noticed. 😉 Not a lot of people take the time to scroll back through years of posts.

Here's to looking forward to a happier future!

Dave

Picture-A-Week 2021 - Week 01

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 12:51:28 +0000

Pictures taken between Monday, December 28 and Sunday, January 3.

First week of 2021! Things are still rough and most of the problems that spawned in 2020 will continue into 2021 for a while. At least there is some light at the end of the tunnel and we can reasonably predict that it isn't an oncoming train. Cruising should resume and getting out and about will be easier before too long. Until then, I personally intend to make it a point to take more pictures of things that make me smile. Photography has always been a form of therapy for me. Trying to find interesting compositions and subjects takes my attention off the harsher things that surround us. Not in a delusional, all-I-see-is-unicorns-pooping-rainbows way, but rather an attempt to find and capture the beauty in the world that is so often overlooked. I realize I am preaching to the choir here since this is a photography thread, so I challenge all of you to take some time this year and encourage friends and family to join you in capturing happy images and sharing them. Maybe you can bring a smile to a face in need of one...or even save a life.

Happy New Year!

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

Picture-A-Week 2020 - Week 52

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:04:35 +0000

Pictures taken between Monday, December 21 and Sunday, December 27.

Last week of 2020! Even though next week has more 2020 days than 2021days, the first week of a year is assigned to the week with January 1 in it. So, even though this was a leap year, we won't see a 53-week year until 2022.

Trivia announcement is now over. Go take some pictures and have a Happy insert celebration here !

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

Picture-A-Week 2020 - Week 51

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:18:16 +0000

Pictures taken between Monday, December 14 and Sunday, December 20.

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

Merry Christmas 2020!

Fri, 25 Dec 2020 05:06:08 +0000

Just a thread to invite all who celebrate during this season (not just Christmas) to post a photo to show that 2020 hasn't beaten all the joy out of us.

Our West Coast grandkids are my reassurance that life still has a few smiles left to offer.

Merry Christmas from us to you!

Dave

Got a great cruise gift for my Wife today, all our pictures printed.

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 22:26:13 +0000

We like most today have all our pics on everything but old school paper . I saw that Walmart was only .09 per pic. and went for it half today and the rest tomorrow . I worry about losing all these pics from Europe and Caribbean cruises. it is a lot of pics from 12 years of travel but I think it is a great Personal gift (Mrs. Dolittle is hard to buy for) .It may end up costing a lot even at .09 per but worth it . I got her a couple of albums too .Anyone else buying anything cruise related for Christmas.