Shannon Drawe
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Mike, You’re getting good thoughts here and a systematic approach to your process will insure success.
First, let me pick a couple of nits; Zach is correct that the white balances in major manufacturer’s cameras have “biases”. I use Nikon, and think their bias is toward the warm side. Zach also uses “Unsharp Mask” later for sharpening. Here’s two differences – 1) success (just like the days of film) begins at capture – take a unique white balance from a grey card (I use a little folding one and carry it all the time) for your particular scene – if at all possible. 2) We left unsharp mask behind when Smart Sharpen came along. (Is that in earlier versions?) It is less destructive and uses better interpolation.Updating software, and different softwares for processing RAW means you get respective manufacturer’s ideas on what they think RAW should look like – translation; if you opened a new RAW with CS4 or 9 they will look different, and if you open the same RAW with Aperture and CS3
Well John M.White, your “live music capital” nome, takes a breather tonight with Son Volt playing Dan’s Silverleaf here in Denton. But, I will give you your crown back tomorrow morning. Come on home. shannon
You better take Dusty up on that offer! He will do you right. They stock ponds right here in Denton, and those hapless fish just go to the middle and bottom of the ponds, and are impossible to reach by practical fly fishing. And they’re really not worth the effort – say you catch some, they are so polluted from the water, you don’t want to eat them, and if you throw them back, their brains will fry from the rising temperatures in a couple of weeks anyway.
I am wondering what RPM these are and what RPM is necessary for rods? I think it is something like 6 RPMs for fly drying.
Stewart,
My name is Shannon, and I am in Denton, Texas. I am no master tier, but I can get you going. ShannonI have commented on sharkskin extensively because it was such a painful experience. I have a ground down Winston BIIMX and a bloody memory of my encounter with the shark. http://texasflycaster.com/2008/08/09/a-fix-and-some-cutts/
ShannonSure, we can challenge the wisdom – and should, but challenging the doldrums is often futile for me. They will bite when they are ready, and around here they still aren’t ready. We can faintly smell it though. It’s in the air. Shannon
Native seems to be opening up a lead on other brands such as Wilderness Systems. The type of water you see yourself on makes a big difference. Rivers and smaller lakes can mean a smaller more maneuverable craft, while big bodies of water like the ones I am on lead me to the Tarpon 140. It goes straight – fast. Another question you want to consider is; do you want to be able to stand and cast from your choice craft? I could stand in my 140, but it was shaky … so i retrofitted Hobie Amas onto it and can stand and cast with ease. All this said, this is a lot like any sport – first the kayak, then comes all the add-ons – rod holders, seat, dry bags, anchor, lines, PFD!, and then start pimping your ride. Shannon
Virtually all hard drive failures can be recovered unless a part flies loose and grinds up the surface of the disc. Get out your wallet though. shannon
BULLS-EYE! The “slim” was what I was looking for someone to mention. Keep in mind your camera’s magnification factor and what lenses you are going to put the polarizer on – a slim version is probably available from all these manufacturers with B&W being my favorite. They are expensive enough that you will probably be using the filter on future lenses, so if you go for the “slim” you will always be able to use it. shannon
Just hope Jack Bower saves the internet in time to keep your publicly stored data from being eaten by unfriendly types.
I am going to have to beg to differ with the words “the only true digital “archival” …” though. And if dollars matter, it just depends on the amount of data we are actually talking about I believe. Do you also believe that CD’s and DVD’s in the Archival Gold variety will also be useless in a few years? This is the first I have heard of media failure of that type, and worries me deeply. shannonThat is a great observation as well. I guess all standalone externals have to spin up like that? One thing you hit on earlier in the thread was the backing up to DVD or CD – that, in my opinion, is a critical step. Then, if you really want to guarantee archival permanence –
1) remember the shelf life on the cheapo CD’s and DVD’s is said to be five years
2) buy archival gold blanks (yes outrageous)
3) only use markers intended for labeling and also “archival” – if you are using regular sharpies — all bets are off
4) store off site
In my workflow the second step is to burn an unedited copy of the RAWs and put it away. I am not going to worry about not being able to open them in xx years right now.shannon
Yup. Those images rock, but really is the ground rocking? I mean how’s the seismic activity there? Shannon
I skimmed the entire thread, and I can say that single externals ala. Lacie are much more expensive than what is common with pros I know. Here’s what we do:
1) buy a cabinet that holds as many hard drives as you want – mine holds four.
2) each of the drives runs an independent sata to sata card connection
3) internal drives slide in and out on their own holders – 4 screws and you put another on the tray and slide it in
4) format the new drive and you are onCaveats –
1 – don’t buy a cabinet without a fan – unless it’s a single
2 – you have to have a slot for a sata card
3 – sata cables aren’t cheap
4 – no matter what you do, you will always want to spin up your removed (full) drives on an annual basis to keep them lubricated and spinningI too, am beginning to wonder about the wisdom of putting a terabyte of information on one drive, but they are hard to resist at 120. per drive!
I will read the photo instructions and post an image of my case. As I recall it’s a Sonnet. The upfront costs are more than offset by the long term savings.shannon
ps – each of these slots could hold a 1tb drive – the math is undeniable
