A Study In Clouds

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originally uploaded by trollkarlnet.

Over then next few days I'll be posting a number of cloud shots to my flickr account. The diversity in colours and textures are mind boggling.


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Harvest Time Is Upon Us

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originally uploaded by trollkarlnet.

Harvest time is upon us.


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Props For Some Lightroom Presets

I've been doing a lot more editing in Lightroom over the last while, and I must say it ROCKS!!! Many people have created Photoshop Actions, but I've never been a big Photoshop fan. I preferred Corel's offerings, but there were not many choices for plug-ins. Now I only round trip to Photoshop if and only if it is necessary…Serious Sharpening or Noise Reduction… Otherwise I live in the quiet, non-destructive world of Lightroom.

Recently I come across some very great Develop Presets (Lightroom editing speak) which have expanded my range of what I want to do with my photos, without spending a large amount of time.

• Mathais Blix -- http://blog.blixfoto.com/journal/2008/8/3/my-lightroom-presets.html 
• profiPhotos News -- http://www.profiphotos.com/blog/fr/2008/11/new-lightroom-2-presets-focus-beauty-builder/ 
• Christopher Bartelski. -- http://cbartelski.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/lightroom-presets-inspired-by-soda-pop/ 
• Vivian Chung -- http://vivianchungphotography.wordpress.com/category/lightroom/lightroom-preset/ 
• X= -- http://x-equals.com/blog/?cat=10 

Often they are not used as is, but get me in the ballpark, and I still have to have a feel for which treatment makes the best photo from my picture. Or they give me ideas for my own additional presets.

Thanks to the preset developers for making their warez free.

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PS: Thanks to Gavin Seim for keeping a great list on his website.

The Painted Family

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originally uploaded by trollkarlnet.

The Painted Family

From my youth, I start to recall a song we learned in grade 2 or 3, don't exactly remember

"I ride an old paint, I lead an old dan
I'm going to Montan' to throw the hollihan…"

Full lyrics

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NB: 2010/06/17 Migration note, I've modified the post name to match the photo name.

More Memories of My Grandma

When I was younger, my grandma would come over to my parents place at ungodly hours to do laundry. People who know me, know what my opinion of morning is. I believe in sunrise, it is the perfect time to go to bed. I've never been a big fan of "the before noon" and she would get there at the unholy hour of 7:00 in the AM sometimes even earlier! Sure she had been awake for an hour or two by then, but not me.

Anyway, she would come over to my parent's place to do her laundry, and in the process help with our family laundry. Eventually, she mastered the technique of changing the sheets while I was still in bed and soundly sawing logs. "Don't worry Greggy, it's just me doing the sheets" she would say, and before I knew it, new sheets were on my bed. This happened most weeks, until I got a water bed, and she just could not navigate it to change the sheets.

Her early morning escapades made it possible for me to do tech support over the phone in my sleep, because I had learned to roll, move, and respond to questions without regaining consciousness. 

She was an amazingly energetic woman, who had work-ethic and a stamina that put me to shame. She will be missed....

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