The Relaxed Photo Thread

[oldBCguy]

Looks good. You managed to get them cooked but not tough and too chewy?

Yup ... really did! This was my second successful attempt at cooking this product .... just did what I had done before ... no marinating, cooked at a good temperature in pan, but briefly, and letting the squid do its thing, without added flavours & such. I was quite surprised the first time at how tender and flavourful they were. And thrilled that I got the same result this time.

 

[Expos of 1969]

Yup ... really did! This was my second successful attempt at cooking this product .... just did what I had done before ... no marinating, cooked at a good temperature in pan, but briefly, and letting the squid do its thing, without added flavours & such. I was quite surprised the first time at how tender and flavourful they were. And thrilled that I got the same result this time.

Octopus is also great but if not done correctly, can be tough. Last year on vacation in Mexico I had octopus six evenings in a row. Very tasty.

 

[OldMacs4Me]

Some more flood shots. First is of Lundbreck Bridge. The other two are the Spillway of the Old Man Dam.

Same as always click on one and use the arrows to advance.

 

[Reality4711]

Some more flood shots. First is of Lundbreck Bridge. The other two are the Spillway of the Old Man Dam.

Same as always click on one and use the arrows to advance.
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Is there a feeling in these posts that a more detailed location time, etc would be interesting.
eg. - Lundbreck Bridge - I do not know the country or location or date.
I would like to know so I can look on maps - odd I know but I love maps and google views.

 

[OldMacs4Me]

Unless otherwise identified, my photos are taken somewhere in the Southwestern portion of the Province of Alberta, Canada.

Lundbreck bridge is 100-200 Meters downstream of Lundbreck Falls. Lundbreck Falls is on the Crowsnest River which is the smallest of the 3 rivers which become the Oldman River. The flow on the Crowsnest seldom exceeds 20CMS although obviously higher than that during the flooding in 2013.

 

[Reality4711]

Unless otherwise identified, my photos are taken somewhere in the Southwestern portion of the Province of Alberta, Canada.

Lundbreck bridge is 100-200 Meters downstream of Lundbreck Falls. Lundbreck Falls is on the Crowsnest River which is the smallest of the 3 rivers which become the Oldman River. The flow on the Crowsnest seldom exceeds 20CMS although obviously higher than that during the flooding in 2013.

Thank you. I'll have a browse this evening - on the north east corner of Scotland myself.

 

[oldBCguy]

Some very early-spring views of the Fraser River at Hope, British Columbia. Photos were taken in late-March 2022, from a small, viewing lookout spot located in Centennial Park (at Water Avenue and Wallace Street). The spot, and fine weather offered some fine views of the Rive and mountain background settings.

The River was still running at winter-low water conditions, offering very different views from spring-high conditions to follow soon, after weather conditions have changed, and mountain snow has melted Though the current conditions looked rather bleak, with lack of spring colours as yet, they provided some interesting first-time seen views, having never been to Hope this early in any year before. Will post some summer / fall views at another time.

 

[oldBCguy]

.. follow up to yesterdays post -- same time photos of the lookout view point in Centennial Park where I took the river photos -- great spot in Hope to stand or sit and catch a view of the Fraser River and its setting. (Hope, BC, late March)

 

[OldMacs4Me]

So I've been giving the Acorn 8 photo editor a bit of a work out and so far I've been very pleased with it's capabilities. Bit of a learning curve, but you can link to some really good tutorials right from the app. More than I was expecting given the very reasonable price.

Some early efforts, working with images taken with the Nikon z50 last summer. As always best viewed at full resolution.

 

[Reality4711]

"Highway in Summer"

Iceland 2008

 

[OldMacs4Me]

I posted this first shot of the Wind River Canyon (Wyoming) over in the POTD. I do need to expand on it.

Driving up the Canyon creates a strange optical illusion. You could swear you are going downhill, even though taking your foot off the gas instantly slows you down. The shot I initially posted and the second one capture that illusion.

The final image looking downstream reveals the truth.

 

[OldMacs4Me]

Another interesting tidbit about the Wind River. As it emerges from the Canyon it changes its name with neither explanation or apology. More Here:

The Wedding of the Waters - WyoFile

Why does one Wyoming River have two names?

wyofile.com

General William Raynolds, who named Union Pass and traveled with Jim Bridger, wrote in 1860:”Here I desire to state a fact of some importance with reference to the nomenclature of the Big Horn and its branches.The river which last summer we descended under the name of the Big Horn is formed by the junction of the Popo-Agie and the Wind River at this point, and should properly be called the Big Horn below the site of our present camp. By the trappers, however, it is always spoken of as the Wind River until it enters the caňon some 30 miles below here. There is no good reason for this arbitrary distinction, whereby the same stream passes into the mountains under one name and emerges with another, and it is necessary that these facts be known to avoid confusion.”

 

[bousozoku]

I've been testing my S5 Mk II with the latest firmware update and it's having a good improvement at night. It's a bit sad that Panasonic dragged their feet so long (2008-2023) to complain about PDAF on-sensor performance. Now, they playing catch up.

Northern California is an odd place in winter. Here, there is rarely any snow at 46 feet above sea level, but there is usually a lot of rain. Even that has been minimal lately. The trees are budding early now.

 

[OldMacs4Me]

I've been testing my S5 Mk II with the latest firmware update and it's having a good improvement at night. It's a bit sad that Panasonic dragged their feet so long (2008-2023) to complain about PDAF on-sensor performance. Now, they playing catch up.

Northern California is an odd place in winter. Here, there is rarely any snow at 46 feet about sea level, but there is usually a lot of rain. Even that has been minimal lately. The trees are budding early now.

Sweet. Excellent performance at ISO 6400.

Some really solid reviews on that camera!

 

[bousozoku]

Sweet. Excellent performance at ISO 6400.

Some really solid reviews on that camera!

It really was having a difficult time with AF in darker situations. When I got the GH4 in 2014, there wasn't a problem. It was better than Olympus E-M1 and Nikon D7200. This latest firmware fixed a lot, as Panasonic is understanding when to use PDAF and when to use CDAF.

What's really crazy is that I haven't tried video at all, and that's mostly what I did with the GH4.

 

[OldMacs4Me]

So a couple of images. Left side is a scan of a 4x6 inch print. The right side I did my digital thing working from the original neg. Pretty sure this was taken on the Florissant to Cripple Creek back road, near Cripple Creek,CO with Mt. Pisgah in the back grorund. Late 1980s.

EDIT: After more review I realize that is Pikes Peak in the background, which makes the location somewhere between the tunnel and Cripple Creek on Colorado 67.

NOTE: The negs show some silver retention and I did notice a couple of airbells as I worked my way through the scans. These were processed when I was still outsourcing 35mm color film development, but doing my own printing.

As always best viewed at full resolution.

 

[bousozoku]

Getting ready for the blood moon tonight. Don't know how reliable an adapted, old lens will be. Everything was completely covered at midnight, so I got nothing else.

 

[goldmac2006]

 

[bousozoku]

Since it's looking like spring lately, I was reminded of this photo in an almond tree grove. I believe I was using Panasonic GH4 with Olympus 8mm f/1.8 fisheye lens. It's not bad for seven years ago.

 

[OldMacs4Me]

So I've been doing a lot of work digitizing some old 35mm color negs. Mainly from 1987.

The process starts in camera where I change the white balance to somewhat offset the orange masking of the neg. I also bracket ±.667 of a stop so I don't have to reshoot if the frame I pick gives me problems.

I shoot a reversed image rather than shooting through the film base. Post image I reverse the image back to normal. Crop. Invert colors, then tinker with levels until I get close. Most are pretty easy, but sometimes it can take several tries as with this image of Peyto Lake.

I finally switched to a different exposure and came up with one I liked.

 

[OldMacs4Me]

Same day as the Peyto Lake shots, we also visited Lake Louise. Fairly heavy overcast but finally got some blue skies and sunshine and took this shot of Chateau Lake Louise. We were on a roadtrip from Colorado, and had not told anyone where we were going so it was quite a surprise to encounter my sister and brother in law when we were walking through the parking lot. We all had an overpriced but otherwise totally underwhelming lunch at the hotel. That was 37 years ago so the quality comment may or may not be reflective of current menu. I am sure the price comment still applies.

 

[goldmac2006]

Y’all I planted three different veggie plants a few days before spring break in a school activity.

Took home the pots I planted in, rhubarb seeds, basil and dill seeds.

The rhubarb seeds started sprouting today. Macro shot on iPhone 15 pro

 

[OldMacs4Me]

Another shot from that 1987 roadtrip.
This is the Num-Ti-Jah lodge on the edge of Bow Lake. It was built by the mountain/hunting guide Jimmy Simpson in 1925 and expanded by him in the 1930s and 1950s. Jimmy was the operator for many years, then turned over management to his wife, but was often around telling stories until his death in the 1970s. His family continued to run it until it was finally sold to a large hotel group.

The name is from the Stoney Indian language and refers to the Pine Martin (or Pine Marten), which is a member of the weasel family. The lodge proudly bore that name for over 90 years and anyone dropping by and asking about it would learn at least a little bit about the Stoney's from Jimmy or in later years one of his family members. In all that time the Stoney elders never voiced a word of complaint.

After it's sale the Stoney claimed the name had never been formally gifted to Jimmy and furthermore it was spelled wrong. So now the lodge bears a politically correct but incredibly boring name that gives no hint of the respect that the Simpson's had for their Stoney friends.

BTW it is doubtful when the lodge was named in 1925 that there was any formal spelling of Num-Ti-Jah. From the late 1890s right into the 1950s, the Canadian governments saw to it that native children were abducted from their homes and forced to speak, read and write in English only. The clearly stated intent of the residential schools was to severe any connection these children felt to their language and heritage. Any progress before 1950 towards creating a written version of the Stoney language would have been very informal and not at all standardized.

 

[oldBCguy]

.. first time I've ever seen a recycle bin for chopsticks!! this one's located next to one of the large size bins for most materials to be recycled & trash, in the food court at local Mall.

 

[OldMacs4Me]

A bit more about Jimmy Simpson and the Num-Ti-Jah lodge.

Read a fascinating 1991 biography of 'Jimmy Simpson, Legend of the Rockies' by E J Hart. He had the support of The Whyte Museum in Banff, AB as well as access to letters written by and to Jimmy and further input from Jimmy's 2 surviving children Mary and Jimmy Junior. Honestly if the histories we read back in High School had been this fascinating, there is no way I would have fallen asleep in those classes, which were always right after PE. If you can find it at your local library I highly recommend reading it.

Not much in there about his interactions with the Stoney Indians. They gave him the name Nashen-esen, which means Wolverine who travels quickly. That in reference to the pace he set on snowshoes. No evidence at all of animosity. Jimmy did suggest that the Stoney were guilty of over hunting an area outside of Banff Park. No way to know how they really felt, but Jimmy was also a noted poacher in that area, so I think the Stoney would have interpreted the comment as being either a joke or a diversion.

More on Num-Ti-Jah lodge. Jimmy Simpson originally spelled it Num-Te-Gah, but the spelling was changed after WWII to bring the spelling as close as possible to the old Stoney pronunciation. Somewhat supports my suggestion above that the claim it is mis-spelled is a bit bogus. Further using Yandex searches I discovered that creating a written version of the Stoney Language first began in 1965, and due to different pronunciations between clans there are still arguments as to how many words should be spelled.