The Lighthouse on South Rona

[Brian Moore]

As viewed from the Applecross Peninsula, Wester Ross, Scotland. It required some careful timing and a few failed attempts before I finally captured an image with the light shining.

Canon 7D.

This is quite interesting. Photobucket, the service I use to get a link code that I can use to upload images to RPF, has taken the color out of the sky. In the image above the light area in the clouds glows an orangy color in my original image.

 

[Pete Askew]

The word 'gloaming' springs to mind! I like it!

 

[Brian Moore]

The word 'gloaming' springs to mind! I like it!

We were roamin' in the gloamin' that evening. Thank you, Pete.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Once saw a Roman in the gloamin. But that's another story. This is a bonny image, Brian. Too bad about the compression by fotiebuckit!

 

[Brian Moore]

Once saw a Roman in the gloamin. But that's another story. This is a bonny image, Brian. Too bad about the compression by fotiebuckit!

Is that what took the orange glow oot the sky, Rob,...the compression by PB?

What do you use to upload to RPF--do you use Flickr?

 

[Paul Lange]

I used to use Photo****it but was generally unhappy with the resulting images. I moved to Flickr because I can publish straight from Lightroom with just a few clicks and have never looked back.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I don't know for sure - better leave that to someone more knowledgeable about compression. I do indeed use Flickr. I haven't noticed any problems with it, but some people have complained of banding in skies occasionally.

 

[Brian Moore]

Thanks Paul and Rob. I used Flickr a few times early on for RPF uploads but I won't pay for the Flickr "pro" upgrade so I'm limited to 200 images. So, when I recycled some images to put some new ones up, some that had been linked to RPF via Flickr went away, and so too did the RPF uploads. So I turned to PB. It hasn't bothered me until now. I suppose I just didn't pay very close attention.

Are there any alternatives?

 

[Paul Lange]

Doesn't Chris use something else? I'm sure he mentioned another hosting site before.

 

[Brian Moore]

There was another hosting site he mentioned a while back. I think it went down the proverbial tubes, though. (At least, the one I remember him recommending did.)

 

[Pete Askew]

That's right. I think he uses Flickr now.

 

[Ahmad Bhai]

Does uploading direkt to RPF preserve orangy glow.

 

[Pete Askew]

It might do Ahmad. It certainly doesn't affect any ink stains on my hands or garden dirt under my nails!

 

[Ahmad Bhai]

It's all those ole lenses you use Pete, the radiation in them giving you an orangy glow

 

[Brian Moore]

Is it even possible to upload direct to RPF?

 

[Ahmad Bhai]

I upload mostly to RPF.
"Insert Image" icon (3rd from right) > "From Computer" > "Select Files"

 

[Pete Askew]

Works a bit like that thing in Star Trek I believe Brian!

 

[Brian Moore]

I upload mostly to RPF.
"Insert Image" icon (3rd from right) > "From Computer" > "Select Files"

But is there an option to upload a large image? I think I always have to click on your thumbnails to launch them, Ahmad. (I love looking at your pictures, Ahmad, but I'm not a fan of the thumbnails much.)

 

[Pete Askew]

I don't think there is Brian. As far as I understand it, uploading to the site in this way creates a link to the database via them thumbnail - Hamish will no doubt put us right.

 

[Brian Moore]

I don't think there is Brian. As far as I understand it, uploading to the site in this way creates a link to the database via them thumbnail - Hamish will no doubt put us right.

That's what I thought. Thanks, Pete.