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Wow. I am so glad I bought my previous generation MacBook when I did. For me, FahrWahr is non-optional.

That's pretty fucked up right there, dude.

An idyllic moment on Jernegan Pond. The first of a bunch of HDR shots I did with a circular polarizer. The CP jacks up the contrast and really brings out the colors. Made with one raw exposure and cleaned up in Photoshop.

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1. 10/11/08 - 3:25PM - 17-40mm @ 30mm F/5.6 1/60th + CP, Belchertown, Orange tree in my back yard, vert 2. 10/11/08 - 3:51PM - 17-40mm @ 21mm F/5.6 1/60th + CP, Belchertown, Orange tree in my back yard, shot from sale barn roof 3. 10/11/08 - 3:58PM - 17-40mm @ 20mm F/5.6 1/60th + CP, Belchertown, Foliage in pasture 4. 10/11/08 - 4:01PM - 17-40mm @ 17mm F/5.6 1/60th + CP, Belchertown, foliage in pasture, 3/4 angle 5. 10/11/08 - 4:05PM - 17-40mm @ 40mm F/5.6 1/60th + CP, Belchertown, foliage in other No. St. field 6. 10/11/08 - 4:12PM - 17-40mm @ 35mm F/8 1/45th + CP, Belchertown, Concord way trees off W-W road 7. 10/11/08 - 4:20PM - 17-40mm @ 25mm F/5.6 1/60th + CP, Amherst, Hawthorne ave foliage 8. 10/11/08 - 4:30PM - 17-40mm @ 29mm F/4.5 1/45th + CP, Amherst, tree reflection station road 9. 10/11/08 - 4:33PM - 17-40mm @ F/8 + CP, Amherst, orange tree by horse farm, station road, vert 10. 10/11/08 - 4:42PM - 17-40mm @ 40mm F/6.7 1/45th + CP, Amherst, east Mill Lane + AmhCol 11. 10/11/08 - 5:06PM - 17-40mm @ 35mm F/5.6 1/60th + CP, Amherst, yellow green treen in mum's back yard, CP is ~2/3rds 12. 10/11/08 - 5:08PM - 17-40mm @ 40mm F/5.6 1/60th + CP, Amherst, neighbor's tree + my hand in frame. 0_o 13. 10/11/08 - 5:11PM - 17-40mm @ 33mm F/5.6 1/60th + CP, Amherst, neighbor's tree, vert 14. 10/11/08 - 5:13PM - 17-40mm @ 25mm F/5.6 1/60th + CP, Amherst, orange tree Groff park, vert 15. 10/11/08 - 5:15PM - 17-40mm @ 40mm F/5.6 1/60th + CP, Amherst, (different) orange tree Groff park, very 16. 10/11/08 - 5:17PM - 17-40mm @ 30mm F/4 1/45th + CP, Amherst, orange green yellow tree Groff park, vert 17. 10/11/08 - 5:19PM - 17-40mm @ 40mm F/4.5 1/45th + CP, Amherst, same tree, tighter framing, vert 18. 10/11/08 - 5:25PM - 17-40mm @ 28mm F/5.6 1/45th + CP, Amherst, orange yellow green tree Groff park, vert 19. 10/11/08 - 5:28PM - 17-40mm @ 17mm F/4 1/45th + CP, Amherst, trees shot from ground looking up 20. 10/11/08 - 5:30PM - 17-40mm @ 20mm F/4 1/45th + CP, Amherst, trees in groff park

New battery for cordless phone. New wrist rest for keyboard Organic BBQ sauce. Organic mustard. A epic quantity of energy drinks.

Oh hai. I'm back from MV, with two rolls of Velvia to develop, and a mostly full CF card. It'll be, uh, a minute before I've waded through all of it. This was the second trip I've made to MV with my Macintop in tow, but this is the first where I've had Photoshop and Photomatix (HDR program) loaded on to it. Additionally I brought my memory card reader. It made accessing the images much easier, without having to do battle with iPhoto and the like. Separated from the myriad distractions of the mainland, edited photos with remarkable efficiency. I have have four directories of pictures from my earlier trips to MV that I've scarcely begun to wade through. Had I bought this lappy in March instead of June, they might have seen the light of day by now. Photomatix on the Mac is just enough different from the Windows version that it took me about twice as long as it normally would for me to process pictures. Producing pseudo-HDR from a single RAW exposure is always more tricky than working from three or more bracketed jpegs. Photoshop CS3 on the Mac is also a wee bit different than PS CS2 on the PC. It is of course an epically more complex program than Photomatix, so the unlearn/re-learn curve is much steeper. Simple tasks remain simple, once I get past the "WTF is the key combo for that command?" point. The first is from one RAW exposure, and the second is from three bracketed jpegs. I didn't have my tripod with me, so I sat my 30D on the corner of the railing on the Edgartown Wharf and hoped for the best. I planned on substantial cropping and straightening, but very little was needed in the end. Lots more to follow, but I have to be on the air at midnight.

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What I don't understand is what compels you to sell it? I bought a GLite + DPS three years ago (Sept 20, 2005) and I have not for a minute considered selling it. Well, until about a week ago when I got my Quads, and now am in need of a preamp out. I'm either going to mod the GLite, or buy a GS1. Even if I do the latter I'm not sure I could sell my Glite.