Once again too much time has passed.  I have ignored this blog, if it is a blog? Well yesterday I came across something that is worthy of telling you. 

I have always been a fan of Flickr for web posting of photos.  I have been a member since 2005.  Much has happened in those 10 years, many changes to a simple site.  An important happening was the purchase of Flickr by Yahoo. This brought many more talented people into designing and implementing the photo sharing web site.

Here is one of the latest new functions.  It is called, “Magic View.” I’m not sure how it would work on other peoples photos, but on my “Camera Roll” of 3,122 pictures it is really cool. Somehow my pictures are classified into types, mostly by subject;  bird, portrait, abstract, animal (dog), animal (insect), animal (other), scenery (mountain), scenery (forest).  Some of the classifications are not by subject, like “black and white”, or style “depth of field” or style, “bright.” The pictures are displayed in square thumbnails such that 50 or so can be shown on one screen.  Pictures can be on multiple subjects, like flowers and bright.  The effect is dazzling.  

I hope the link below takes you to my Flickr site where you can use the “Magic View”

https://www.flickr.com/photos/neffbmw/

If you can’t get the actual page here is a screen shot from my photos

I think Magic View only works on camera roll, not photostream.  Also, I note that camera roll is called “beta” so good luck.

Just Pictures I Like

Running out of topics, or just too lazy to think much, but here are a few recent pictures I kind of like. I’ll put some thoughts by some.

Girl in Oslo waiting for garbage truck to pass.
So much want her to turn around.

Skeleton in museum.
Pristine wedding ring on finger bone.

Bright and happy celebration

Contentment

The Big Stump
Thousand-year-old on Oregon coast.
Blowing sand

Trophies on wall
Thoughts of a moving herd

Varied Thrush
Oregon Backyard.

Everywhere With Every Camera

Once again I have had to search for a topic.  

No luck, so I decided to look through my saved photos and pick some to show you.  One thing I notice is that I am using at least three different cameras.  First is the cell phone, second is the Canon Power Shot SX 50 and third a Panasonic DMC-GF2.  The Canon, though it has a 50X zoom, is actually considered a point and shoot since it has a very small censor. The Panasonic is called a 4/3 format mirrorless and is one of the new interchangeable lens small footprint cameras. It won’t fit in a pocket. 

With the pictures thrown together for web viewing there is not much difference in quality. Here is how I choose a camera on any particular day. Some days the only camera I have is the cell phone, so I use it if I see a good opportunity. I almost always carry my phone.  If I think I might see birds or other wildlife  then I take the Canon with its great zoom. For party pictures or family gatherings I use the Panasonic because with its sharper pictures  I can use wide angles and later crop to make a good composition or zoom in on a subject.

Of course the above is just generalization.  I take what I can with what I have.

Here are some pictures  like: