Day 09: October 2010 PAD

[Pete W]

OK it's a bit strange but it's been a long week and I'm losing the plot! Clearly.

Pete

[Katy Noelle]

Hi, Raylee! I am so enjoying your contributions!!!

[Geoff F]

Sometimes, like today, when it is dull, damp and windy you just need to curl up in a comfortable corner.

[Oldphotobuff]

This is a simple picture of a leaf from our garden Amur Maple which is now turning color. It becomes quite beautiful.



OldPhotoBuff

[carregwen]

Wild ponies on the Pembrokeshire coast path.

My PAD album for October 2010

[Camellia]

Hi, Raylee! I am so enjoying your contributions!!!

Thanks Katy!

[rpcrowe]

LIFE FLIGHT HELICOPTER
A life flight evacuation near my house, just North of Escondido, California in San Diego County. I was told that the young man had "injured his arm on a door" but. could learn no more information except that the evacuation was just precautionary and the injury was not life threatening.

[Colin Southern]

LIFE FLIGHT HELICOPTER
A life flight evacuation near my house, just North of Escondido, California in San Diego County. I was told that the young man had "injured his arm on a door" but. could learn no more information except that the evacuation was just precautionary and the injury was not life threatening.

I think that the helicopter has to rate right up there as one of the true "wonders of the modern world" when it comes to saving lives.

[rick55]

Canon 50D, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 200mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 400, on a monopod. Full EXIF, PAD slideshow.

Back to the bird feeder. The lighter background behind/below the bird's head is a bit distracting. I did some burning, but it still bothers me somewhat.

C&C are always welcome.

Cheers,
Rick

[Dave Humphries]

The clue in the title is all the warning you get

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Nikon D5000 + Nikon 105mm f2.8 VR2: 1/60s f/16 at 105mm iso800, Flash, Av, +1EC
F11 and click image to see at 1,387px × 1,050px if you dare!!!

Cheers,

[sleist]

Finally some nice weather - and no work

[wilgk]

Maybe I can practise my Scots accent on you? "Donald, where's yer troosers?"

"He's just come down from the Isle of skye, he's no' very big & he's awful shy....."
We used to holiday in a 'crib' (holiday house) in Arrowtown when I was a kid, we never had TV but did have an LP record player & that song

[carregwen]

Canon 50D, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 200mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 400, on a monopod. Full EXIF, PAD slideshow.

Back to the bird feeder. The lighter background behind/below the bird's head is a bit distracting. I did some burning, but it still bothers me somewhat.

C&C are always welcome.

Cheers,
Rick

Is this better? I selected the bright area and feathered it, then used adjustments shadow/highlight to reduce glare. I also sharpened the bird. Select it in Lytebox then do prev/next to see the difference.

[Donald]

"He's just come down from the Isle of skye, he's no' very big & he's awful shy....."
We used to holiday in a 'crib' (holiday house) in Arrowtown when I was a kid, we never had TV but did have an LP record player & that song

Just watch it ... or I'll come and waltz my matilda all over you!

Actually, my paternal grandparents did belong to Skye (now, if you ever want to photgraph wild and mountainous scenery ....). As for the rest of the line .... well, modesty forbids ..!

[Barb]

[rpcrowe]

In the early 1970's I did a project on medevacs of wounded Marines from the DMZ in Vietnam out to the USS Tripoli which was am amphibious carrier. I was absolutely awestruck at the efficiency of the whole operation.

The choppers would pick up the wounded both from the battlefield and from forward aid stations and fly them out to the ship. The Marine pilots and crewman were some of the bravest people I have ever worked with. I was awestruck at their bravery and total disregard of their lives.

Once the wounded were landed on the flight deck of the Tripoli, they were taken down to the hangar deck using the flight deck elevator. The Navy hospital corpsmen (BTW: all medical personnel serving with the Marines, even on the battlefield are Navy men) would begin preparations on the way down. I had a hard time stopping one corpsman from cutting off my jacket since it was covered with blood from a wounded man who was bleeding profusely. I had been trying to stop his flowing blood wiy a compress. He did not believe I was not wounded and kept trying to cut off my jacket and take away my camera....

Once on the hangar deck, this massive cavern was set up as a triage area. In case people are unfamiliar with triage, it is the separation of masses of wounded or injured people into three groups... Those who have non life or limb threatening injuries and who are given minimal care for the time being! Those, who unfortunately will probably not survive... These are made comfortable while the major attention is directed at wounded who can be saved! Luckily, few wounded who make it to the ship did not make it... The final group is those with serious injuries who need immediate attention.., These are the ones who get the major amount of treatment.

There were elevators on which lifted the litters of those men up to waiting operating rooms. I don't remember the elapsed time between landing on the flight deck and the operating room but it was only a few minutes at most.

The amphibious carriers could handle larger masses of evacuees than hospital ships because the flight deck could accommodate numerous choppers landing at once.

[rick55]

Is this better? I selected the bright area and feathered it, then used adjustments shadow/highlight to reduce glare. I also sharpened the bird. Select it in Lytebox then do prev/next to see the difference.

Very nice, Rob, thanks! It's much improved. I didn't think of selectively adjusting the bright area. And I think I forgot to sharpen after resizing. I need to come up with a way to see if I've completed the steps in my mental checklist - maybe check the history list. Or maybe put up my steps in a doc along the side of the screen and scan down and think whether I did them. I'm too good at forgetting.

Cheers,
Rick

[rick55]

Miss F didn't like any with hood up, this one wasn't my favourite out of hands drawing coat up to chin, but we both liked it for the expression/pose.

The pose and expression are great, Kay. It looks a bit mischievous, and the diagonal rotation works well: having the background horizontal would make it more static.

maybe 1 day I'll be happy with all the elements at the same time.....But I suspect I'll still find
fault with something....genetic i suspect

My sister does carpentry professionally, and we talk about this a lot. She and I (I'm a serious amateur) notice little mismatches in baseboard, or marks of tools, that no else ever sees. But someone walking into a room will say, "You did a great job," or "Well, that's kind of okay," based on whether there are a lot or a few of those little faults. They can't identify what's bothering them, but they know if something looks good. My sister has seen time and again that people appreciate her more skilled workers, but can't pinpoint why.

I think photography is exactly the same. If you don't look at every image with an eye to finding the little things that can be improved, you won't make an image that has a better overall impact. So those are good genes.

Cheers,
Rick

[wilgk]

In the early 1970's I did a project on medevacs of wounded Marines from the DMZ in Vietnam out to the USS Tripoli which was am amphibious carrier. I was absolutely awestruck at the efficiency of the whole operation.

Richard - it is great to hear your stories and thank you again for sharing them with us in conjunction with your images......I for 1 feel very privileged that our paths have crossed.

[melikarish]

Aww he's sooo Cute! His name is Vlekkie (roughly translated as Little Smudge).