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[Brett]

I agree -- that's why I use Smugmug as well.

I agree about the need to have different location backups for photos but I prefer free services like flickr. Yes, there are limits but you can have unlimited number of accounts. I also store some pics on a relative's computer for backup purposes and some on DVD's

 

[swift]

Success

Had one of those birds drop a fish on the front of the school bus as we were driving over the Golden Gate Bridge on a field trip. It was an unexpected surprise and scarred the bee-gee-bees out of us! It was kinda hilarious though to call in over the radio that we had been hit by a fish!:hysterical:

 

[KristinB]

I agree about the need to have different location backups for photos but I prefer free services like flickr. Yes, there are limits but you can have unlimited number of accounts. I also store some pics on a relative's computer for backup purposes and some on DVD's

I'd rather have all my photos in one place, instead of having to keep track of multiple accounts... It's worth it to me to pay $35 a year for that convenience.

 

[geoand]

What a trip and thrill this must have been and a photographer must have taken these pictures as a memory for later. Great pictures! Will you do it again?

We did this same river the next year. The river was higher and waters more turbulent. It was more exciting (translate-SCARY) than this particular trip. I was close to being dumped in one of the scariest canyon runs. Same canyon run, almost came close to a face plant on the canyon wall. Those two near disastrous moments made me realize that I have had enough of that particular excitement. I told DW about a month after the trip that upon reflection - I don't want to do this particular river again. Fun while it lasted. Glad I survived it!!! Twice is enough.

 

[SDKath]

Has anyone developed prints with SmugMug. I have an account there too but have not tried to send for prints through them yet. Any commends on quality of the prints?

Katherine

 

[geoand]

Dramatic clouds and light in Alaska

 

[susieq]

What contrast!! That's great ~ Thanks for sharing!!​

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Sue​

 

[taffy19]

view from Diamond Head

I love all the pictures here that are posted but this one is great for us to see because we didn't see it that clear when we were here many years ago. It was a disappointment but we should go up again, if we can do it or is there a tour bus you can take?

 

[taffy19]

Has anyone developed prints with SmugMug. I have an account there too but have not tried to send for prints through them yet. Any commends on quality of the prints?

Katherine

Not me because we never print. I like all my photos on my screen to look at and can send links to people who want to see them too. We tried doing it ourselves but gave up on that very soon as it is much cheaper to have them printed as I ruined so much photographic paper. We have only used www.snapfish.com so far as that came with our ISP account to send pictures to friends who do not use computers yet.

I would like to print a mouse pad and a mug with Taffy (Avatar) on it as a memory and may try Smugmug now, if they do that kind of stuff or otherwise Snapfish. I like that idea very much and also that you can make calendars and other nice gifts. What a great idea.

 

[taffy19]

We did this same river the next year. The river was higher and waters more turbulent. It was more exciting (translate-SCARY) than this particular trip. I was close to being dumped in one of the scariest canyon runs. Same canyon run, almost came close to a face plant on the canyon wall. Those two near disastrous moments made me realize that I have had enough of that particular excitement. I told DW about a month after the trip that upon reflection - I don't want to do this particular river again. Fun while it lasted. Glad I survived it!!! Twice is enough.

You have the memories with these photos and that is great. Also, you were brave.

 

[dioxide45]

Smugmug stores your original photo images in different data places so if one fails, they still have back-up copies somewhere else.

While it may seem safe to have photos online as they do back up their servers. What happens if overnight that company goes under? HOw are you going to get a hold of your photos? Make sure you always store a copy somewhere else.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

It was a disappointment but we should go up again, if we can do it or is there a tour bus you can take?

Diamond Head is a hike to the top. Would be pretty hard for tour bus to make it through the tunnels and up the stairs! (But you can take a tour bus or a taxi to the parking area at the trail head.)

 

[taffy19]

Diamond Head is a hike to the top. Would be pretty hard for tour bus to make it through the tunnels and up the stairs! (But you can take a tour bus or a taxi to the parking area at the trail head.)

Steve, I vaguely remember that we have taken a bus tour once and it took us to many places and also inside Diamond Head. I honestly couldn't remember if we saw this view as it was so long ago and most likely the first time we were in Oahu.

We took a cab drive once to the crater and hiked to the top but this was years later and we didn't have a nice view that day as the weather deteriated. We didn't even take any photos because they wouldn't have come out. I wished we could do it again but we can't. However, I can see the view from Mimi's photo and that's what I like about this thread. We see places we never would see otherwise and many photos are worth seeing just for the quality of the photo itself. They are pieces of art as well as a photo.

 

[taffy19]

While it may seem safe to have photos online as they do back up their servers. What happens if overnight that company goes under? HOw are you going to get a hold of your photos? Make sure you always store a copy somewhere else.

I have thought of that too and hope it will not happen with this company. I am more afraid that they will be taken over but they don't want this to happen right now as they love what they are doing and they will reply very fast to any question you have. If they get an offer they can't refuse then that may change.

I still burn CDs but do you need to burn more copies than one? I had one CD fail already while it is in perfect shape. I am very careful and store them properly but I have too many burned CDs. I also crashed a Mac external hard disk accidentally because I took the wrong power cord out of the wall socket while the external hard disk was still on. You can't do this with a Mac external hard disk but it seems to be OK with a PC external hard disk. I don't know why. I haven't sent it to a lab yet as they may be able to save what is on there but it will be expensive as I have inquired already. I will first try the external hard disk with a new Mac I am planning to buy soon before going this route.

I use Carbonite now for backing up the PCs but they will have it for the Mac too at the end of this year. Carbonite doesn't back up any movie or video clips but they also back up your photo images that are stored on your hard disk. I like that service too.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Steve, I vaguely remember that we have taken a bus tour once and it took us to many places and also inside Diamond Head. I honestly couldn't remember if we saw this view as it was so long ago and most likely the first time we were in Oahu.

There is a road that goes into the interior of the crater, but I believe it is for service vehicles only. There is no view inside the crater except for the crater walls. To get the spectacular vista you need to do the hike to the top of the crater.

 

[KristinB]

While it may seem safe to have photos online as they do back up their servers. What happens if overnight that company goes under? HOw are you going to get a hold of your photos? Make sure you always store a copy somewhere else.

Yes, exactly -- it's a backup solution, not the only place to store your photos. That's what we're discussing. So if the company went under, you'd still have your photos on your local drive, and then you'd have to find another backup solution. The chances of both your local drive dying and the company going under at the exact same time are pretty slim, I would think.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Sunset at Po'ipu Point

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Moonlight on Shipwreck Beach

For the second photo, I panned the cliff on the right side of the photo with a strong flashlight while the shutter was open (13 seconds) to give the cliff a bit of illumination.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Brenneke's Beach - taken on our way to the airport.

Ahe Lau Makani, ("The Soft Gentle Breeze") - Queen Liliʻuokalani

He `ala nei e mâpu mai nei
Nâ ka makani lau aheahe
I lawe mai i ku`u nui kino
Ho`opumehana i ku`u poli ​

 

[jules40]

My Dad's new toy

 

[jerseyfinn]

iconnections. . . we should go up again, if we can do it or is there a tour bus you can take?

Jules40's Diamond Head shot brings back memories for us as well. In our case, we were staying at the Hilton Hawaiian Village and we went out for a stroll along the beach. We ended up walking all the to the top of Diamond Head and back. We came up the front side along the coast road and we walk back via the back side. We stopped at a 7-11 or some such place for water when our "stroll" became much more than we anticipated. We were a little tired after that walk and climb. A couple of days later we rent a car to drive to the north side of Oahu, but before proceeding, we drove along the same route we had walked and it measured over 11 miles. When you go to paradise, you sometimes get mesmorized & distances don't seem as far as they really are.

Barry

 

[geoand]

Just a few seconds later

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery, Papaikou

Two views. I like the top one more because I think the overall composition is better, but that photo came out too dark. Because of the large contrast in the photos, both photos are actually a merge of three photos taken at the same time but with different exposures (±0.7 EV). In the top photo, though, I was standing in much deeper shadows. Even with the bracketed exposure, the lightest photo still had deep shadows. The photo probably have come out better if I had shot the whole set about 0.5 stops brighter.

There's also some barrel distortion that I didn't remove.

*****

Look closely at the cross - it's made of cast iron drain pipe.

 

[mshatty]

Under the Golden Gate

I liked this shot under the Golden Gate bridge

 

[RDB]

A little something to help cool you.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Sunset on the Waikoloa Grasslands

On the Big Island one of my favorite places to take pictures is in the grasslands along the Mamalahoa Highway above Waikoloa Village. The combinations of grasses, hills, lava, and intense blue skies make interesting photo settings. The sunlight there is interesting almost anytime of day.

A couple of weeks ago we were coming back to Kona just before sunset. The sun was low enough to just start illuminating the bottoms of the clouds from the bottom and give them a bit of a pink hue, while still shining on the ground directly.

Fro those familiar with the area, this photo was taken at the intersection of the Saddle Road and the Mamalahoa Highway.