7-4-2007 Bugs

I’ve found that the Kodak minilab CDs seem to be generally the worst – low resolution and very compressed – you can pretty much only use them for low resolution web images.

Yeah, the Kodak ones are the ones I used to get. Getting them just wasn’t worth the extra price given the crappy quality. I’m not even sure they scan from negatives. Usually looked more like low res scans from the prints. Ah well, I have a negative and slide scanner now, so it’s all moot.

Took me all damn day, but I finally got the shot I was hoping for.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1176/720810299_c1f3cc8c87.jpg

Not perfect, but it’s the first time I’ve been able to find one of these jumping spiders while carrying the right equipment and then hold its attention long enough to photograph it looking back at me. My one zoom lens vs. his eight. I’m sure he saw me in more detail than I saw him. 🙂

I can hardly wait til midnight. This is going to be fun.

heh heh couldn’t wait for midnight, eh? Had to go in for TotalFark? 😉

/Farktography’s addictive, eh?

That it did, Miller, that it did.

I don’t know if the viewer program makes much difference. That scan doesn’t look terrible to me (except that it doesn’t look like they keep their scanner real clean), but it could maybe do with a little levels adjustment?

turns out i already have the fuji fine pix viewer on here but it won’t see the folder that these images are in. have to play with that. the default folder for downloading is my pictures and i don’t use that. the scans on under exposed pictures have some big lines in them and do look dirty overall.

as far as levels go … i try to not post process except for cropping occasionally and saving for web. yeah i know it’s ok but i’m trying to get everything done at the moment of exposure.

yeah i remember printing 🙂 just tried some levels from both the fuji program and an ACDSee one i have. both did make the picture better. there is a fine line in what one can do without introducing artifacts/noise/crap. the fuji is much better at getting rid of noise. or what looks like noise. and you’re right about the auto part. it generally sucks.

over the rest of the weekend i’ll copy another set into the computer and play with them. bet PS would do better than the cheapy “comes with” stuff.

oh and that rest of the weekend is for those of you who have to work tomorrow and friday 🙂

This weeks contest depressed me. I made clear the limitations of my equipment and of my skill as a photographer 🙁

Yeah, ’bout a year ago I was saying things just like that based on contests just like this. Stick with it, and try to have fun and think differently every week. You’ll be kickin’ ass in no time!

😯

Ok, so I finish my class (which kept me from paying attention to any thing else photo- compressed summer schedule!) then scramble to get ready for half a week with my kid at scout camp. Get back last night, and this morning, I notice, whoa. So many flickr buds with bug pix. Whyzzat? Um..er…

The dragonfly pix on my CF card from camp that haven’t been dumped yet will just have to wait for another time. I did put a couple up, but why I envotenated them I have no clue, it’s almost noon!