ed_tobin

checkout Jalbum http://www.datadosen.se/jalbum/misc.jsp

I think it may do what you are looking for with not much coding.

I was there for a weekend in May and took only a digital d30 with my 16-35mm and 24-70mm.

Cliffs of Moher was great. Leaving the Cliffs I drove to Kilrush and there where many scenic drives along the way. Once I was there and had a chance to view local photographs and I have decided that next time I would need more time and visit Mourne Mountain, Potrush, Aran Islands, and Bushmills.

National Geographic traveler did a article on the Sligo area earlier this year I think that was year interesting.

I took a different approach. I purchased ImagePrint when I got the Epson 2200 and it

has profiles for most papers. So far with my monitor calibrated the images match my

monitor even closer than when I send them out to a service providor to print.

The software cost about $500 but when you take the amount of profiles they

maintain it is more cost effective for me and I am happy with the results. Your needs

may be different and require a customer profile but i would look into imageprint

I agree about the trade of between small&light for sturdy but I have had good luck

traveling with the Gitzo 1001. I add the hook to the center column and hang a small

sack with a rock to make sure it is sturdy.

I visited both Bryce and Zion at the end of April this year. Bryce was cold and snowing

so I opted to stay in a hotel instead of camping. No problem hiking to the bottom.

Zion was really nice during the day and cooled down at night. The water in the

narrows looked low, but I did not hike it since I was not equiped for it. Others that I

saw do it rented full dry suits because of the water temp.

I have tried the Lowes and Tamrac backbacks but they are built mostly for carring the

camera and lenses. I ended going to my local hiking store and told them that i want a

backback for day hikes and possible an over night. I also explained that I would be

carring a camera, tripod and accessories. I ended up buying a kelty redwing pack.

very good for holding the accessories and tripod and i am always looking for a better

way of packing the camera and lense. I find that packing the longer lense in their

cases at the bottom of the pack the best so far. I have thought of buying some dense

foam and cutting out spaces for holding each lense and the camera body. I have not

done that yet. Overall I think this is the best pack so far.

I have done 30x44 with a D30. I use Adobe Camera Raw to increase the file size and

bring it into Photoshop at 9"x13". I do all editing in 16bit mode, duplicate and resize

using Beau's 10% approach, sharpen, and send of to the service bureau who prints it

on an Epson 10000

I have used the canon file viewer and the Adobe Camera Raw. By far I like the Camera

Raw. It is fast simple to use allows lot of adjustment directly to the image prior to

opening in Photoshop. Based on what I have read it appears that making exposure,

white balance, and saturation changes in Camera Raw is like doing it with the camera

so in theroy the image you start with will contain more data. Not sure if this is true

but I am happy with my results.

I can not speak for the other software since I have never used them.

In November I will be driving from Fort Myers to Orlando. I have all day to get there

and I am in no rush. Mapquest estimates a little over 5 hours drive.

Is there anyting interesting to photograph along the way? My interests are typically

landscapes and nature.

thanks--Ed

What I find works best for me is to create folders under the pictures folder in my

home directory on the iMac. Each folders is named based on the date and time that

the compactflash card was uploaded ex. 0309181935.

I then print a contact sheet of all the images, burn a CD or DVD and file it away.

I then delete all of the images except those that I plan on working on and printing.

Once I have created the master I then create a jpeg that is posted on the web and

burn the master to a CD. Given the number of digital images this is the only way I

have found to manage them. I always keep a portolio in iphoto of my masters

I am only doing work for myself and I agree with Anno. I try to get everything correct

in

the camera and when in doubt I bracket. I am now using Photoshop droplets and

actions to automate some of my work. This allows me to spend 15 to 60 minutes and

results in several proof hard and soft copy.

I just printed a 30"x44" and used the following workflow

1) shoot in RAW

2) Using Adobe Camera RAW adjust whitebalance, saturation, image size to

4096x2731, resolution 300, 16 bit

3)minor image enhancement for removing dust and minor imperfections, crop.levels,

curves,dodge and burn

4)save as master

5) Duplicate image and work on duplication

6) print 8"x10" proof for printer so he can see what I see on my monitor since printer

and monitor are calibrated

7) Resize to desired output size by incrementing image size by 110%. This may need

to be repeated may times depending on your desired output size

8) Unsharpen or selective sharping

9) save image and burn to CD

10) Deliver CD and proof to shop for printing. They use imageprint which works

directly off the PSD file

I have been using the SandDisk Ultra's for over a year now. Mostly use 256mb but I

also have a 512mb. I chose sandisk based on reviews and price. I did have the IBM

microdrive but I did not like the noise it made because it made me feel as if it was

about to crash.

Only once did I have a problem with losing images on a sandisk but based on what i

have been told it appears that it was my fault for not formating the card in the camera

and deleting photos from the computer. Not sure if this was true but once I formated

the cards in the camera I have not had a problem since.

I would go to Corkscrew. I was there last year and got some interesting swamp and

landscape shots. I used a 28 -70mm lens. there are also many birds and black bears

http://www.audubon.org/local/sanctuary/corkscrew/

I have not been to Normandy in many years but when I was there I remember

spending a weekend in Brittany. This was on the coast and had beautiful small

villages and a great castle.

I am thinking of taking a long weekend trip to Acadia to shoot the fall foliage. Has

anyone been there recently and do you think I will be to late if I show up the Oct 3rd

Thanks--Ed

I will be in vegas on business and have a little time to walk around

but not enough to drive. I just read that the Bellagio hotel has a

Conservatory & Botanical Gardens that is open to the public. I would

like to bring a tripod to shot from but I am not sure if they will

allow that. Has anyone been there and what has been your experiance.

Thanks--Ed

Steve,

I switched last year and have not been sorry. I like the Unix OS that is on the imac. I

use photo mechanic for the light table and printing contact sheets, camera raw from

adobe for conversion, photoshop 7, and I just added Imageprint. I shoot with a D30.

Can't say that I have had the same problem but I did recently lose some images and

had to purchase a few undelete programs before I found one that could recover all of

my images. The are not all the same an it is best to get one for the type of media you

are using.

What I have learned is that you should not delete the images or format

the disk from the computer. Always delete the images from the camera and then

format the card on the camera. Last suggestion that i was given was do not delete

selected images to free up disk space, you should fill the card or download the

images and then delete all photos from the camera.

I am presently have a 30x48 print framed and matted. The final size will be 36x50.

The printer and some friends have advised to use a metal medium width frame with

plexiglass. Every also is advising to mount it on gator board given the size.

I should have it back in a week or so. If you are interested in the results send me an

email.

For images of 17x24 i have been framing with thin metal frame, plexiglass, mounted

on foam core.

To cut framing cost there is a store called framers workshop in the boston area. they

sell you all of the material but you assemble. the cost was about 1/2 of what the

others have quoted. I did a google search and it appears that they also have a store in

the CA

Photo mechanic allows me to quickly view RAW files much like a light table and then

added text about the image. The text is stored with the image and viewable from

other programs. The draw back is that it does not view PSD files but I find it very

useful in my workflow of getting the images from my camera to CD with a contact

sheet.

I launch to photoshop and that invokes the camera raw plug in that allows me to

adjust the image and convert it to a PSD.

I use Photo Mechanic on the Mac and am very happy with it for viewing thumbnails,

editing the IPTC text and printing contact sheets.

Mike,

I had a problem with a compactflash card a month ago and found Photo recovery

from LC Technology International in Florida to work.

I tried several others including a higher end product from LC but they did not work. I

am using in on a Mac OSX but they also have windows versions.

I used to use ACDSee before I switched to a Mac. I did like the windows

version but agree they have added many features that complicate it. One of

the most useful features for me was the sendpix plugin that created a

webpage that was hosted for 30 days with one-click.

On the mac I now use Photo Mechanic. It is simple, fast, and has some

powerful features.