Daily themes - December 2023

[dreampolice]

Dec 31, 2023 10:33:28 GMT peterob said:

When, in 2024, I finally decide on which mac to buy that will run the Adobe AI tools, including the noise reduction, I will be able to see what the tools can can do with these shots.  

You will be impressed what the AI tool will do. This took less than a minute to get rid of the ropes and their shadows. it is very good.

 is in private on Flickr but will delete it after you have seen it if you want.

53433145225_6c4d370bfe_o by Nigel G, on Flickr

[kate]

Dec 30, 2023 20:33:41 GMT zou said:

Anyone doing January themes?

Messaged you some. Well, I'm just about to.

[peterob]

Dec 31, 2023 10:49:01 GMT dreampolice said:

Dec 31, 2023 10:33:28 GMT peterob said:

When, in 2024, I finally decide on which mac to buy that will run the Adobe AI tools, including the noise reduction, I will be able to see what the tools can can do with these shots.  

You will be impressed what the AI tool will do. This took less than a minute to get rid of the ropes and their shadows. it is very good.

 is in private on Flickr but will delete it after you have seen it if you want.

53433145225_6c4d370bfe_o by Nigel G, on Flickr

That's quite impressive. I was only thinking about the noise and hadn't considered "removing" the rope.  It did quite a good job on that.   I'm confused about what will be needed, equipment wise to run the AI stuff and which will last a few years (although I suppose I might not last much longer myself).    The Apple switch to risc chips, quickly going through M1, M2 and now M3 chipsets with their variants.  My 2012 imac (which has lasted well) doesn't have enough GPU memory to run the later AI enhancements and is quite slow now (I think it is because LR became more processor intensive for non-GPU machines at version 11.5).  I don't particularly want to go to Windows 11, the upgrade 8.1 to 10 was bad enough on the machine I use for office stuff.  Modern macs aren't upgradeable so decisions on memory. disk space and processor are one time decisions.  Choose too little memory and that's that.  The new M3 imac would be the "easiest" change route (although expensive) but that will "only" take 24 GB memory.  Adobe recommends 16 GB and 16 on the GPU - memory is shared on the mac.  To get 32 GB needs a mac mini or mac studio.   I think the GPU on my computer has 512 MB - was a lot in 2012.  

[petrochemist]

I thought I'd better include a camera & photographer for a wild card
ghostly photographers by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

[petrochemist]

We don't normally flood this thread with cats, so perhaps it safe to add a couple of my favorite cat shots:
kittens at 12 hours by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

Rufus resting by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

[kate]

My favourite bluebells shot.

ap the shed the bluebells mono by Kate Ferris, on Flickr

On the dark side of my shed, where they grow wild along with Foxgloves.

[zx9]

Dec 31, 2023 11:27:36 GMT peterob said:

Dec 31, 2023 10:49:01 GMT dreampolice said:

You will be impressed what the AI tool will do. This took less than a minute to get rid of the ropes and their shadows. it is very good.

 is in private on Flickr but will delete it after you have seen it if you want.

53433145225_6c4d370bfe_o by Nigel G, on Flickr

That's quite impressive. I was only thinking about the noise and hadn't considered "removing" the rope.  It did quite a good job on that.   I'm confused about what will be needed, equipment wise to run the AI stuff and which will last a few years (although I suppose I might not last much longer myself).    The Apple switch to risc chips, quickly going through M1, M2 and now M3 chipsets with their variants.  My 2012 imac (which has lasted well) doesn't have enough GPU memory to run the later AI enhancements and is quite slow now (I think it is because LR became more processor intensive for non-GPU machines at version 11.5).  I don't particularly want to go to Windows 11, the upgrade 8.1 to 10 was bad enough on the machine I use for office stuff.  Modern macs aren't upgradeable so decisions on memory. disk space and processor are one time decisions.  Choose too little memory and that's that.  The new M3 imac would be the "easiest" change route (although expensive) but that will "only" take 24 GB memory.  Adobe recommends 16 GB and 16 on the GPU - memory is shared on the mac.  To get 32 GB needs a mac mini or mac studio.   I think the GPU on my computer has 512 MB - was a lot in 2012.  

I think my 2015 Intel i5 Macbook pro is at the end of it's usefulness keeping up with Adobe, it will run the Ai in PS2024 but very slowly on its 8GB of ram.

[nimbus]

Dec 31, 2023 12:03:48 GMT petrochemist said:

We don't normally flood this thread with cats, so perhaps it safe to add a couple of my favorite cat shots:
kittens at 12 hours by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

Rufus resting by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

What cats don't know about relaxing isn't worth knowing!

[dorsetmike]

One from a Bournemouth air show

[dorsetmike]

From the cliff top

[dorsetmike]

[aitch]

Dec 31, 2023 12:57:04 GMT dorsetmike said:

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Shouldn't there be a Joker in there somewhere?

Or possibly a black two...

[zx9]

Dec 31, 2023 11:07:10 GMT kate said:

Dec 30, 2023 20:33:41 GMT zou said:

Anyone doing January themes?

Messaged you some. Well, I'm just about to.

Sorry I have been rather distracted by local events of late so not spending as much time on photography as I would like. Anything you and zou come up with will be much appreciated by me.

[zou]

Got a good bunch from Kate, will review and post something this evening.

[dorsetmike]

January '24 suggestions, hedges/hedgerows, in flight (birds and/or aircraft), small wild critters (say up to badger in size), steam trains, balconies, clocks and watches, clips and clamps