Mal: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous. Simon: Yes, I'm very proud.

'Safe'


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Jessica - Jan 06, 2008 3:33:27 am PST #4121 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

smartphones had to buy the $40 unlimited plan

Aha. That would explain my rate then. Wankers.


§ ita § - Jan 06, 2008 9:57:12 pm PST #4122 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I have a Nikon D50 which I like quite a bit. But it doesn't shoot native black and white. From googling on the topic, it seems that digital B&W lags its analog equivalent, and that fiddling with custom curves in post is the way to go.

Except--ick.

I love black and white photography, and if I'm to actually take a portrait a day I'm going to need as many options as possible.

Are we really talking this? Why has my future forsaken me?

What are folks here doing for black and white?


DXMachina - Jan 07, 2008 2:20:28 am PST #4123 of 25501
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

What are folks here doing for black and white?

Clicking "grayscale" in Photoshop.


Tom Scola - Jan 07, 2008 2:27:53 am PST #4124 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Black & White in Aperture and Lightroom: [link]


§ ita § - Jan 07, 2008 4:59:52 am PST #4125 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Clicking "grayscale" in Photoshop.

I hate those default contrast settings. They're way too flat.

Thanks for the link, Tom. I don't have either the software or the hardware that guy does, but even his "easy" solution seems complicated. Which is some strange consolation.


Theodosia - Jan 07, 2008 5:37:52 am PST #4126 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Photoshop CS3 has a Black & White adjustment that my instructor praises highly. He's old-school who has shot film B&W in the past. He has nothing good to say about shooting B&W digitally!


§ ita § - Jan 07, 2008 5:44:56 am PST #4127 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I "only" have cS2 and Paintshop something. And I guess I could have the Gimp.


Jon B. - Jan 07, 2008 5:57:33 am PST #4128 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

What do you find when you view the properties of the CD drive and select the AutoPlay tab? The "Actions" settings may be different for each item in the drop-down list. What action is highlighted for "Music CD"?

I had "take no action" selected. In any case, I went back into that screen to make sure, and the next time I inserted a CD, I held down the shift key. After that, the problem seems to have fixed itself. t waves hands


Theodosia - Jan 07, 2008 6:50:40 am PST #4129 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

For CS2, he'd probably suggest creating a Hue/Saturation adjustment level, and then taking the saturation (ie the color intensity) down to 0.


lori - Jan 07, 2008 6:57:12 am PST #4130 of 25501

I haven't done really any monkeying around with images other than a random click here and there in iPhoto, but selecting iPhoto's simple b&w option, then "enhancing" really beefs up the saturation and contrast. I are simple.