tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post326442301925253934..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: A Day In ChesterGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-50941605142326326182013-09-03T08:10:24.036+01:002013-09-03T08:10:24.036+01:00It's well worth a visit Meike. As coincidence...It's well worth a visit Meike. As coincidence would have it it was Ladies Day at Chester Races so the city was full of ladies all dressed up with their high heels and hats going through to the racecourse which is not far from the city centre.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-71920567890102562842013-09-03T08:08:17.929+01:002013-09-03T08:08:17.929+01:00Virginia you'd have needed to raid your piggy-...Virginia you'd have needed to raid your piggy-bank first if you were going to buy many of their pastries. Mind you they were absolutely lovely. Yes I rather felt for the pregnant lady having to stand up holding that.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-72933496575617277462013-09-03T08:05:08.895+01:002013-09-03T08:05:08.895+01:00Frances my bridge camera that I usually use is rel...Frances my bridge camera that I usually use is relatively small and light (about 500g) whereas Gaz's camera with the lens I was using weighs about 1.6 kilos. Almost all of the compact digital cameras have a fully automatic mode which should be point and shoot and foolproof Frances. I don't believe that there is any such word in this context as 'can't'.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-23257046894925693662013-09-03T07:55:15.177+01:002013-09-03T07:55:15.177+01:00Thanks Mersad. I shot all the images in RAW and J...Thanks Mersad. I shot all the images in RAW and JPEG. The problem was that they were over-exposed and whilst one can lighten to show what has been captured the total over-exposure didn't allow me to darken what had been burned out.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-20738848144278220282013-09-03T07:51:51.129+01:002013-09-03T07:51:51.129+01:00I've discovered, Mark, that it closed in 2006....I've discovered, Mark, that it closed in 2006.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-25630064580862230342013-09-03T07:51:15.481+01:002013-09-03T07:51:15.481+01:00Thanks Carol. CJ is having a bad time and I, too,...Thanks Carol. CJ is having a bad time and I, too, am hoping things will improve for him and the family.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-68480476833193312092013-09-03T06:46:14.666+01:002013-09-03T06:46:14.666+01:00I'd love to visit Chester!
As for milliners, t...I'd love to visit Chester!<br />As for milliners, there is a small shop in Ripon. I guess having its own race course, there is some need for the ladies of Ripon to get new and unusual hats at least once a year.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-82758963559147530982013-09-01T23:49:48.525+01:002013-09-01T23:49:48.525+01:00I love these photos of the city of Chester. Even ...I love these photos of the city of Chester. Even though you were dealing with "teething problems" with Gaz's camera, you still managed some captivating photos.<br />The houses and the brickwork, the shops and the incredible details on the front, the cleanliness of the city....loved it all.<br />I can assure you that I would not need that friendly reminder at La Paticerie. I would have been hauling a large box of pastries home from that shop.<br />I had to chuckle when I saw the photo of the pregnant lady with the advertising banner for Beds Beds Beds.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-76850879633964581282013-09-01T19:01:13.404+01:002013-09-01T19:01:13.404+01:00Not sure. It had a submarine and some other boat (...Not sure. It had a submarine and some other boat (the cafe was on the other boat). At least I think it was at Birkenhead. I know we ended up in a supermarket in Birkenhead trying to find piriton tablets to stop me being quite so ill -- the pharmacist took one look at me and decided I looked too ill for them to risk selling me something to make me feel better!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-23501011137738768182013-09-01T16:06:34.646+01:002013-09-01T16:06:34.646+01:00I'm always impressed by your photos, GB. Are t...I'm always impressed by your photos, GB. Are the cameras huge? And does ANYONE know of a foolproof, digital, point and shoot camera*? Mine is supposed to be very straightforward, but I can't use it because...well, I just can't.<br /><br />Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-84568513753486473202013-09-01T15:59:33.789+01:002013-09-01T15:59:33.789+01:00Great shots, the history in this town is quite pal...Great shots, the history in this town is quite palpable. Tip when using 7D next time: shoot in RAW mode (accessible over the menu). That way, if you have Photoshop, you can correct the exposure in it.<br /><br />Mersad<br /><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mersad Donko Photography</a>Mersadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912588798000508495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-12208535816986440752013-09-01T15:15:01.046+01:002013-09-01T15:15:01.046+01:00These photos are wonderful, GB! The houses in Abb...These photos are wonderful, GB! The houses in Abbey Square are lovely -- particularly the impressive one in the centre with the bright red door. Pretty as a picture, as Granny used to say. Glad you and CJ are having a nice time together. He really does seem to have been having a time of it lately. I hope things will improve for him. Take care and God bless, xoxox CarolCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-8187402404792721842013-09-01T11:32:29.877+01:002013-09-01T11:32:29.877+01:00I wonder, Mark, if the Navy Museum at Birkenhead s...I wonder, Mark, if the Navy Museum at Birkenhead still exists. I've not heard of it. I must investigate.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-57989330850822963172013-09-01T11:31:10.580+01:002013-09-01T11:31:10.580+01:00Thanks Adrian. I just had a little play in Photos...Thanks Adrian. I just had a little play in Photoshop and discovered how to do that. Simple when you know how. If I were ever to make a new year resolution or were to spend a winter in the UK I'm sure I'd manage to become more proficient in PS and then I'd probably fiddle around with my images much more too.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-71691944562183615172013-09-01T10:24:44.958+01:002013-09-01T10:24:44.958+01:00Graham, it is as easy to record accurately as not....Graham, it is as easy to record accurately as not. When you adjust for verticals don't forget to re-focus. If the sides are still not straight press Ctrl T then hold Ctrl and pull out the top corner handles. That's the quickest way.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-55593973469262290772013-09-01T09:25:00.106+01:002013-09-01T09:25:00.106+01:00Ah The Ship Inn at Parkgate brings back some memor...Ah The Ship Inn at Parkgate brings back some memories. We stayed there for a long weekend once when I was a child. It was a really great weekend if you ignore the Saturday afternoon and evening during which I felt exceptionally ill having accidentally eaten a cake containing ground almonds (at the navy museum at Birkenhead in the cafe on one of the ships). Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-12646780365375495222013-09-01T08:18:43.359+01:002013-09-01T08:18:43.359+01:00Yes Adrian in at the deep end with the camera and ...Yes Adrian in at the deep end with the camera and the lens. I did manage on the whole to make the buildings look upright rather than leaning but it's not a lens for casual use that's for sure. I should really learn to use Photoshop properly and then I could just continue to use my camera regardless. I'm more concerned with recording things than playing with the resulting images though.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-43352201952435979992013-09-01T08:11:57.572+01:002013-09-01T08:11:57.572+01:00Chester is a wonderful place Jaz. It has some won...Chester is a wonderful place Jaz. It has some wonderful old buildings and they have, for the most part, managed to produce sympathetic new ones although there was a period when some of the new buildings were real monstrosities.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-88859215969076727292013-09-01T07:53:23.050+01:002013-09-01T07:53:23.050+01:00In at the deep end. This lens is a nightmare to fo...In at the deep end. This lens is a nightmare to focus. It is very sharp though or should I say can be very sharp. <br />I find that it is best used tethered to a laptop. EOS utility is free but you do need the CD that came with the camera. It is not a walk around and snap lens. Live view or the 2.5x angle view help but are not perfect. Canon also do several replacement viewing screens. One is split like a rangefinder but I understand it affects metering. <br />You have fun with it. It's the sharpest lens Canon have ever produced. Better by far than the non tilt shift Zeiss 27mm. <br />If you are using tilt then I find that prefocussing at about halfway into the scene then tilting down a tiny bit till the near foreground comes sharp seems to work. Shift is great for panoramas. Perfect alignement.<br /> ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89333927281578333762013-08-31T22:56:04.231+01:002013-08-31T22:56:04.231+01:00This looks like a wonderful place. Love the buildi...This looks like a wonderful place. Love the buildings GB. Thanks for sharingJaz from Treacy Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497699735018237014noreply@blogger.com