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<p>I do very little editing in Photoshop, only to match the slide and mostly to size for the use. I like the look of film and try to keep it in the scanned image and for the print or Web. I like that I have the slide to compare to the digital version to match them.</p>

<p>It came back on-line yesterday evening. I don't rely on the CC version and mostly use the CS5/5.5/6 versions, especially for events like this, but unfortunately not everyone has that option. It does, however, show the potential problems for Adobe moving to entirely cloud-based applications if they can't maintain reliability of service, but then we're all in that boat now to some degree as many applications check the company's Website when you open them, either for updates or proof of ownership.</p>

<p>Yahoo is continuing to do what Google has been doing for years, consolidating user id's into one single id. As noted, Yahoo owns flickr and can do what it wants and the users have the choice to stay or not. And removing other id access isn't new, just a corporate decision not to use id's from other corporation. My decision will be when Yahoo does the same for Tumblr. While I've had a Yahoo account (no mail, just login) for years from previous companies they bought, I rarely use it and will have to decide to drop my Tumblr account if they force that change as users expect since Yahoo bought it for the number of young people on it (obviously not me but I love the diversity). It will eventually be the choice of a very few large corporations owning all the popular social networking sites. The question is which one has the money to pay Facebook's purchase price.</p>

<p>Lex is right to a large extent, many photographers, organizations and companies use Tumblr for a variety of reasons and allow repost of content, including photos and images. You'll find a lot of excellent images there. I have a Tumblr account but more for commenting than photos. And yes, while you'll find a lot of useless (to you) posts, you'll find a lot of other interesting stuff besides photos because it covers the range and diversity of mostly young people.</p>

<p>As Pierre notes, mostly there are posters or reposters, but it's an interesting way to spend a few hours when you don't want to do anything. You'll be surprised. My only warning is that images get reposted where the original credit and source are lost over several repostings, so only post images and at a quality you don't mind getting "borrowed" and you become lost in the process.</p>

<p>I agree with Conni, Lex and others. There have been women journalists or photographers who have been working in dangeous areas of the world for years, if not decades, and only when they're killed does anyone argue they shouldn't have been there because they are women, yet nothing is said of men who are killed more than the circumstances of their death and their career, only for women when they die when they're not working in a dangerous country.</p>

<p>It would be nice Walt if you shared the script. The cng2jpg program has to be built (only source code available but is done with the gcc command), you have to change the permissions on all the folders and .cng files to add write rights (no easy task as the chmod command doesn't do global changes for 225,000 folders and files), and the cng2jpg program only works on a year at a time on the command line, errors if you try more folders (too many arguments). That's what I discovered and it only took a few hours on a Mac Pro to do it all manually (being a curmudgeon literate computer person).</p>

<p>I bought the CD set a few years ago and loaded it into the Mac, and while I like the ready access to the entire historical collection, the recent recent 2 years not available to purchase for download but the two years after the set the set available on CD's. The entire collection is 47 GB's and the application runs on Adobe Air which is excruitatingly slow (even on a Mac Pro) and slower to print. Some Websites have reported to decode the .cng file to show the files are jpeg's with extra bytes to prevent being imported into image software. Personally I like it but I wish NG kept it updated faster than 2+ years later. I see no reason the previous year can't be available in January of the following year for the price of a year subscription.</p>

<p>I wouldn't worry so much about downloading here as you can't prevent it, and neither will watermarks if the person is determined to remove them. I would worry more where you post them, such as all the social network Websites where you lose control under the TOS of the Website and users who post and repost them without citing the source, especially with the interconnectivity to (re)post between the different Websites. It's an example of the old adage about horses and barn doors, but this time, "It's too late to reclaim your images if you put them on a Website."</p>

<p>Ok, but here's the issue. You see the first 20 images of the portfolio with the choice of the slide show or all of the images, but not 20 or some number at a time, so ~18,000 images is hard to view when that's your choices. The other choice is go to the individual, where you can see the number of images in any portfolio and make the decision to view it or now. I don't have an answer for a number and can only suggest an advisory or warning when the portfolio exceeds a number to remind the photographer that it might discourage people from viewing the portfolio.</p>

<p>I'm sure this has been asked before but I'm wondering why there isn't a size limit on the number of images in an individual folder. I don't know a reasonable number (I keep mine to ~24 or less per folder), but I when I look at some photographers' portfolio and see a lot in some folders, or worse all in one folder, ~18,000 in one I saw today, I won't view the folder(s) since it takes too long to download.</p>

<p>And .com is still shorter and easier for folks to remember. What's the old adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."? ;)</p>

<p>I agree but the menu bar has the little arrow in the 8 o'clock position. I've just gone to the widget which allows you to view the log which is also in the console window. </p>

<p>I'm curious if folks use the Square swipe tool and app for smart phones, and if so, do you have the personal or business account and what is your experience. I only sell boxes of cards or prints occasionally and this seems the easiest way for customers to buy when I deliver. </p>

<p>I've worn glasses most of my life and have a pair of prescription (polarizing) sunglasses, but I always wear my normal glasses when shooting since it changes the light. I tired the transition lenses but they don't work very well in cars (when they're most useful) since the windshield blocks UV light which some brands of thoses glasses use to change. I'd love to wear contacts but my prescription is for myopia, astigmatism, and prism effect.</p>

<p>I agree with the spinning wheel showing the Time Machine is working but the widget works as well. Over the interations of Mavericks, the TM backups have been working as expected, far better than previous versions of OS-X, taking under 10 mintes most time and only longer during periods of work. I agree to start over but expect the initial backup to take most of a day or more depending on the amount of use of the primary (only) HD, less for the newer TM's (mine's an early model). I would suggest adding additional other HD's in stages over weeks so the TM doesn't run too long and bog the Mac down. My only complaint is the TM's user software being very slow, but there are third-party apps to access the TM's files (just turn the backup off first).</p>

<p>I think your home page says a lot about what people want to see, which means you're doing a good job showing people that and it's just many are saying, "Ok.", and moving on. That doesn't mean they didn't bookmark it or won't come back. I would focus on the total number of visitors over time, noting it will vary.The question you have to answer is what attracts visitors to stay or better yet return, and that requires keeping it updated and adding stuff to get visitors to stay, such as additional galleries, a blog, travel guide to the images, etc.</p>

<p>As for the bounce rate, I design my Website so visitors can bookmark individual Web pages to avoid going through other Web pages, the home page or through a overlaying script-generated page, so the bounce rate is high for my Website. With that I can judge what's popular to focus the work to keep those Web pages updated or add new material to expand the visitors' interest to stay or visit more pages. It's less about the bounce rate than the total visitor rate and especially the return rate to specific Web pages</p>

<p>But then my Website is more a photo guide than image presentation. I've found there are so many photographers with Websites for their images, it's easy for visitors to look and wander to the next one. There's a lot of competition from other photographers' Websites, social and photo media Websites, and media outlets, so you have to find a niche where your Website works and people keep coming or coming back.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

<p>Yup, looks a lot like the Horseman HD I use. Good basic camera with one limitation of the range of lenses which fit, from 90mm to about 240mm using only Copal 0 or 1 shutters.</p>

<p>Why are you worried about the bounce percentage? It's really almost meaningless as is the number of visitors since visitors can disable any tracking scripts. I've found the Google analytics numbers to be inconsistent at best and misleading at worst, in part because I can track my own visits when I add, update or correct Web pages on my Website. I only look at the variety of Web pages visitors view to judge where to focus my immediate work.</p>

<p>As for your Website I like it and I'll probably look like a bounce visitors since I hit the sections and scanned the images. The visit gave me a quick view of your focus and your work, to say, "Cool.", and will occasionally visit to see changes or new work. It's clean, organized and has some interesting images. I love the Americana images, especially the car in front of the KFC. I never understand people who put those wheels on older cars, always reminds me of a Hot Wheels car.</p>

<p>I would recommend turning the App Nap off for every application (I did that has this option, many Apple apps don't) because it can interrupt the app's functions especially those which stream data, have regular downloads (eg. weather apps) or use batch or background processes. The nap feature will cause some to hangup or worse quit working while still open. It's designed for laptops and not bigger Mac which don't need it.</p>

<p>I agree with David (1st post) about CFL's, the light and color output varies, and I haven't found one brand that lasts the hours claimed, which for the price becomes more expensive than ordinary incandescent bulbs. And I agree to buy one size up with equivalent power output as CFL's are overrated for output. When you find a brand/model you like, buy a lot of them as stores swithch brands and model regularly so you'll be hard pressed to find the same one again, especially if it's one of a set (eg. bathroom fixture) and you want to match the light and color output.</p>

<p>Thanks. I like the simplicity of the Website and design. I'm curious about the header above the photo on the home page. There is a small black line that has a link to "www.one.com/admin/overview.do", which is in the code and goes to the login on one.com and the vertical gray line to the left of the quote detracts from the quote. Small things. I'm curious why it's in English and not both English and Norwegian (easily done with dual versions or translation links).</p>

<p>As for the comments of others, there's merit to some about the "noise" to make the presentation cleaner, but these are easily fixable. As for style, that's yours to decide for and with your customers (ask them, not us). I'm not enamored with the idea Websites have to be sophisticated. They have to be easy for the visitor to see, navigate and use, and photography ones have to be visually appealing and engaging to attract customers, otherwise, they look and leave.</p>

<p>This is what distinguishes the types of Websites for photographers, presenting their work, selling images (products) or attracting customers. The suggestion to see what other professional portrait photogaphers in Olso and Norway have for Websites, including dual language ones, is a good one to get ideas of what works, but in the end, it's your Website and you have time to refine it from suggestions.</p>

<p>Keep going and good luck.</p>

<p>If it's a PDF, just download (free) Adobe Reader for the smartphone or tablet, or any other PDF app for smartphones. You don't need iBooks.</p>

<p>Good point Rober K about context. I'm using a Mac Pro with OS-X Mavericks and tested it with 5 browsers, Safari, Firefox, Chrome/Chromium, OminWeb, and SeaMonkey, all with the same size settings, and got the same results, the Web design assumes a minium browser far wider than what I use and has problems with the presentations using a narrower browser. The design should accommodate the browser and the user shouldn't have to adjust the browser for the design to work.</p>

<p>When I try to browse recent photos I get an error messages after a few pages (12 images per page):</p>

<h2>Server Error</h2>

<p>The requested URL cannot be accessed due to a system error on this server.</p>

<p align="RIGHT"><small><em>AOLserver/4.5.2 on http://www.photo.net</em></small><br>

It's happened 3 times since Saturday.</p>

<p>Interesting. I use a specific browser window size (900w x 1024h) and the Web pages are lost off both sides and won't show with scrolling to the left and are half color half white background scrolling to the right. Whatever Web design app you used (GoDaddy according to the code which is hard to read as it's continuous lines), it doesn't account for various platforms and browsers. It only appears to work when I widen the browser window enough to show the whole page correctly. </p>