Recent content by Don153

Affinity is good. I've moved on to Darktable, which is much better for me. However the learning curve was very steep - and I'm fairly computer literate. For video, I'd highly recommend Kdenlive. I've got about 40,000 photos and videos and I'm using Digikam to manage them all. It does an...

Thank you Simon. It could, couldn't it? It's in the middle of an estate that used to be almost a no-go area, about 15-20 years ago. Most of the homes were sold off by the council (20-30 years ago) and the whole place has been transformed - apart from the shops. The rest of the area is very...

Week 28 - Unsightly Week 29 "Pretty" Week 36 "Urban"

A bit of catch up! The first 2 were taken during the relevant weeks. The last one was taken today. For some weird reason, I thought that "Urban" was last weeks topic!!!! First up is Week 28 "Unsightly". The interior of this shop was an unsightly mess, and I hoped that the windows would...

Thanks for the comments folks. I was a bit nervous about the extreme shoehorning, but a photo like that doesn't come along very often!

Lovely shot. I like the composition.

Very impressive. You can almost feel the cold dampness! I must try to go there one day!

Week 44 - Captive

Last weekend I caught some aliens trying to beam someone up into their spaceship. I thought to myself "Cheeky sods, they're trying to take him captive!" That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!!! :)

The first shot is very nice. I also got a very pleasant surprise when I scrolled down to the second. I was expecting to see a concrete wall, and not a curtain of water. It must look and sound lovely.

The witch is a lovely photo. It made me smile.

Very nice! I hadn't thought of using HDR on a mono. Something else to add to the list...

I'll do that! Now that you mention it. there was something happening in that field. I can't remember what it was, but the usual car parks had plenty of space - one of the reasons that I like it there.

Week 41 - Upright

Week 41 - Upright Just one! The light caught these in a way that made them look very upright!