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on: April 23, 2021 at 2:18 pm

I don’t know what product is being used, but here is one called CleanTalk that describes what they do and why:

https://blog.cleantalk.org/how-can-you-manage-access-for-spiders-crawlers-and-other-bots-on-your-website-protecting-from-content-and-personal-data-parsing/

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Re: High Key Minimalism (again)

Reply #1 on: April 20, 2021 at 8:18 pm

Wonderful image.

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Re: branches

Reply #2 on: April 15, 2021 at 1:28 pm

Love the photo with David’s crop.

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Re: NFTs, the way of the future?

Reply #3 on: April 13, 2021 at 9:34 am

“According to an estimate backed up by independent researchers, the creation of an average NFT has a stunning environmental footprint of over 200 kilograms of planet-warming carbon, equivalent to driving 500 miles in a typical American gasoline-powered car.”

“It turns out my release of six crypto-artworks consumed in 10 seconds more electricity than the entire studio over the past 2 years,” Mr. Lemercier wrote on his website. He said he was putting future NFT releases on hold. “It felt like madness to even consider continuing that practice.”

 

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Re: NFTs, the way of the future?

Reply #4 on: April 11, 2021 at 11:47 am

 

The climate cost of NFT is very high, so not a fan of these or any other blockchain technology:

https://time.com/5947911/nft-environmental-toll/

• This reply was modified 3 years, 5 months ago by John Hollenberg.

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Re: a lump of ice

Reply #5 on: April 2, 2021 at 2:58 pm

I like this image very much.  At the risk of stepping in unasked, I find the left side distracting from from the boat under the huge iceberg.  I tried cropping some from the left edge.  Thoughts?

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Re: Big Cats

Reply #6 on: February 20, 2021 at 3:18 pm

Jeremy Roussak wrote:

The colours you find in Morocco are striking, Keith. I’m intrigued by the small arch. Why the plural in the title?

Jeremy

I will venture a guess.  The woman is fairly large and has a garment wrapped on her which is the same color as the tiger and has spots on it like a leopard.  A wonderful shot and a great title.

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Re: Saving & Loading Settings on a Sony

Reply #7 on: February 14, 2021 at 6:28 pm

Yes, there is a way.  See this video to check whether you are following all the required steps:

PS I have no personal knowledge of this but am considering buying a Sony a7R4 so have been researching.

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Re: Vietnam 1965

Reply #8 on: February 13, 2021 at 4:42 pm

Outstanding images.  This series brings back memories.  The only reason I did not get drafted to go to Vietnam is my lottery number (266) and the fact that the war was winding down around the time I was eligible to be drafted.

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Re: Sony A7r4 or Fuji GFX 100S for Landscape?

Reply #9 on: February 10, 2021 at 8:29 pm

Rand,

Thanks for your thoughtful input.  I went back and looked at about 185 photos that I have printed, excluding panoramic (> 1.5 aspect ratio).  I checked to see which format (3:2 or 4:3)  would require the least amount of cropping to get the aspect ratio of the image as printed:

53% did better with 3:2

47% did better with 4:3

Some of the images that were closer to 4:3 were of wildlife or taken at the zoo and those need a long zoom so probably should be classified as better 3:2 but I didn’t try to separate them out.

Do you use focus stacking with the GFX 100 often?

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Re: Some Favorite Street Shots

Reply #10 on: February 10, 2021 at 7:27 pm

I really like the 4 images you posted in Reply #8.

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Re: Sony A7r4 or Fuji GFX 100S for Landscape?

Reply #11 on: February 5, 2021 at 7:09 pm

Is the LCD screen on GFX 100 (and presumably 100S) bright enough to see adequately in bright sunlight?  How does it compare with the Sony A7r4?  I often have difficulty with the lack of sufficient brightness of the LCD on my Sony A7r2 when used in full sun.  Is the LCD on the A7r4 improved any in this regard?

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