First off, I'm happy to have been able to get Picasa in my work computer. My laptop at home is pooched for a bit (hard-drive problems) and I haven't been able to photoshop anything for like three weeks now and I've been going crazy. Many hundreds of new photos and nothing to do with them.
So, at least with Picasa I can convert them to black and white and crop (but I can't figure out how to resize), but that's about it. Sharpening is horrible, and all "fine adjustments" are anything but fine. I guess I shouldn't complain given the price, but this is pretty basic stuff, even for a basic guy like me. Anyway, author Michael Ondaatje lives in Toronto's Cabbagetown neighbourhood. He's at the Jet Fuel pretty much every weekend, and tends to be pretty reclusive. When he's approached (usually by a non-regular) he's clearly uncomfortable. He's friendly enough with those he's familiar with, nodding and saying hi to regulars. I've always been reluctant to photograph him as he's obviously protective of his privacy, but this weekend he was standing near the door and the light was hitting him just so, so I quickly snapped him from the hip. I kind of like the result, but I think it'll look lots better when I can photoshop it. Until then this will have to do: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/10/canadian-patient_9625.html Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
