... kingfisher's not bad IIRC. Depends what you're looking for.

Car was in pieces, but is now back together and a lot lighter. Now to work out how to make the sub fit, the four amps and it all ought to be somewhere near complete tomorrow. I don't think so, but I think I can get a long way towards it.

Weather? 30 degrees. Wed 22, Thu 28, Fri, Sat both 30. Tomorrow 27 and up to Thursday more of the same - "cool start to the day, warming up later. Sunshine with occasional showers, thunder possible".

Bret

... I have to go do some real work now. Not picked the camera up in a week... we had a stunning storm (at night!) and I had no tripod

still, the replacement will be here on Monday, I hope. If UPS can find my house, of course.

Bret

that shot is at f/13......

It's acceptable. I don't *need* masses of detail on masses of detail. I want feel and space and it gives me that in spades.

If you want really sharp, go 12-24. If you want Sigma quality, go 10-20. The Tammy does a lot of things right (it's only this "soft" at 10mm, by 13mm it's much better) and I like it for the feel.

Bret

I just realised a bunch of stuff I did still has numberplates on, so I'd have to edit those out.

However, here's one I did earlier, with a crappy numberplate edit:

(USM applied, 5, 0.5, 0)

rambling. Indeed. And not of the boots and rucksack variety.

They're ripping the balconies off the front of my building today... yay for blocking windows for around a week while they do this.

Need to go shopping for food for tonight, too. Got some friends coming over.
Peach, Mint and Air-dried Ham salad; Lamb fillets with roasted veg, red wine & tomato sauce, tortellini al forno and chocolate sponge with bits of pear in and Vanilla ice cream for dessert. Birne Hélène by another name Nom nom.

Bret

it's addictive. Yes, it's "soft"; you could also consider that rendering. There's a helluva lot of information to cram onto that there sensor, so it's not easy.
I like the perspective - I stood what felt like 10 feet away from a 50' tree at christmas and got the whole thing in - and I deliberately checked my copy against another at SRS (Thanks Chris!) to check it was a design thing and not my copy.

I'll dig out some pics later.

Bret

it's called "paint".

I just got Bluemaemo working. Yes! I now have a phone which works as media controller... this is sooo cool! and keyboard and mouse, too. It will also be my presenter before the next official presentation at work

So, I now need to find some more curly birch. Might have to go digging in the garage.
Oh, and my car now has coat 1 of wax for the year, will do another either over the weekend or maybe in a couple of weeks, depending.

Bret

ohmy.

ah yes, and because I saw it today... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMnTTiCnywo

ohyeah, this too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQRtuxdfQHw

and

no. "PERKELE!" would be a rude word....

see http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Finnish_language

Bret