Out Of The Race

[Pete Askew]

No one had opened the bypass on the millpond at the old mill at Greywell and the water was roaring through the millrace and into the river below.

Sigma DP2 Merrill. ISO 100, 1/40s at f1/11. PP in SPP, LR, Nik SilverFX Pro 2.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Makes a nice abstract, Pete, and I like the editing. Love the rush of energy, dissipating outwards.

DP2M, eh? It's beginning to get a bit too trendy. Think I'll sell mine already!

 

[Pete Askew]

You've got the DP1 though. A much rarer beast!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Ah, that's OK then!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Really good Pete, this has worked out a treat. The sort of image I'd attempt to print and if it came out as it is seen , for me a winner.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Julian. It depends on what those highlights look like in a print. I'll give it a go I think.

 

[Brian Moore]

It does look a very delightful abstract, Pete. Really nice image, too!

 

[Tom Dunne]

For some reason this image refuses to open for me.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Thanks Julian. It depends on what those highlights look like in a print. I'll give it a go I think.

Yes the screen can often deal with those where as print there is nothing there. Like it a lot, it would for me be an initial inconspicuous photograph on a wall, maybe not too large, that asks the viewer engage .

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[Glenn Clabo]

Excellent abstract Pete. My kind of pic.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Brian. Thanks Glenn. Does it still not work @Tom Dunne?

 

[Tom Dunne]

Still no image Peter. On my iMac i can see it is struggling to download. As I type I can see the little rotating circle spinning and spinning.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Still no image Peter. On my iMac i can see it is struggling to download. As I type I can see the little rotating circle spinning and spinning.

Tom I've been having problems on here where the occasional picture does not show and have to refresh. The site has also been signing me out at random, not the browser I think ,as other sites are ok.

 

[Tom Dunne]

Bloody hell it's just arrived Peter. This has happened once before with me too Julian.
A good abstract indeed and I keep looking for something sinister.

 

[Pete Askew]

I too have noticed that some images are slow to load and have been logged out at random. I'll bring it to the attention of @Hamish Gill.

 

[Pete Askew]

Bloody hell it's just arrived Peter. This has happened once before with me too Julian.
A good abstract indeed and I keep looking for something sinister.

Thanks Tom. You mean the corpse bobbing about just below the surface! You can just make out the head!

 

[Tom Dunne]

Thanks Tom. You mean the corpse bobbing about just below the surface! You can just make out the head!

Yes indeed and I'm seeing all sorts now!

 

[Pete Askew]

I've been using photographing this spot for years!

 

[Hamish Gill]

I think it sessions out more regularly than some sites ... There might be a setting, but I not see it as a problem.

Regarding image load times ... Weight on the server will affect this, it happens to all sites, but if you spend a lot of time on a single site you will notice it more.
We are still on a shared server ... All be it dedicated to my company. There Are a good few sites on it, some draw resources more at some times of day and that can effect things. But the reality is, with the power of the server as it is, on average we use such a low % of resources this is currently the most cost effective option by a good margin!
In short, the odd hiccup, although not ideal, is just part of the deal for now. To do better, we would have to charge a subscription, and I don't want to do that!