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[DCLane]

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59584736

 

[biggs682]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59584736

Correct

 

[oldwheels]

I've gone all cross-eyed from sitting in front of photoshop this afternoon. Retouching old photos is very satisfying, but it's painstaking and sometimes tedious work.

Anyways, time for a

Probably not as satisfying as doing it with printed photos but easier. I knew a bloke who had worked in advertising at one time and completely changed original photos. He demonstrated it once and it was most impressive. Advertiser wanted a photo with a camel facing the other way and a palm tree shifted. No problem to the expert.

 

[classic33]

I have a pale green coffee mug and a pink one. The coffee tastes the same in both. So why is it so much more appetising in pink?

Crossmodal effect?

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...w-you-perceive-its-taste-20141211-124o61.html

 

[Deleted member 1258]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59584736

I don't take much notice of the politicians.

 

[oldwheels]

Back home at last. A bit ridiculous really that a half hour optician appointment has taken about three and a half days.
One of the joys of island life. At least I am fortunate to have a mainland bolthole. Annoying tho’ that two good cycling days had to be spent travelling.
Driving into Oban at about 0830 this morning there was an ancient with a small backpack and two walking poles going down the middle of the Bealach an Righ ( Balachanree pronounced) which is the main road into town. Perhaps an escapee from the care home nearby.😳
On the ferry the bow ramp seems to be out of operation so have to turn on the car deck. Due to some clowns not going to their car there was a delay disembarking.
Minority mask use today as not many locals. One bunch of 8 simply ignored the rules. One looked remarkably like a well known prime minister and two of the party were slightly separate as they looked like minders of some kind. Where is Boris today anyway?
Being very late to disembark has advantages as after passing two
cars had a really fast run most of the way home. Gave the engine a good blast.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've defrosted my freezer. There was an awful lot of ice inside.

Meanwhile, omicron discovered in 3 years at my g-daughter's school so years 1,2 and 3 have been closed down. The rest of the school has remained open. But the question is for how long.

I think I may have to do some contingency Christmas food shopping again.

 

[classic33]

I've defrosted my freezer. There was an awful lot of ice inside.

Meanwhile, omicron discovered in 3 years at my g-daughter's school so years 1,2 and 3 have been closed down. The rest of the school has remained open. But the question is for how long.

I think I may have to do some contingency Christmas food shopping again.

Again!!
You mean to say you didn't empty an aisle the last time?

 

[Illaveago]

An update on my brother and his pension .
The DWP were supposed to have written to him by yesterday . Today he rang them . He didn't get much help from the first dept and was told to ring again to contact another dept . They looked through his file and said that several payments had been made to his account over several months, £1000 one month £4000 another . It doesn't make sense the random payments . He is going to his bank tomorrow to check his account .
Don't ask me ! He's driving me up the wall !

 

[Reynard]

Errands run. Mostly. I was halfway home when I realised I'd forgotten to buy stamps. *DOH* Well, I'd forgotten to write them on the list, and so I'd forgotten that I'd forgotten...

Had a Tesco voucher in the post - spend £80 and get £12 off, so went and bought a job lot of cat food. That should keep the little darlings happy for a while. Was made even better by having a double points voucher as well.

Soup and pasta bake for supper, now just going to spend the evening chilling out.

 

[Reynard]

Probably not as satisfying as doing it with printed photos but easier. I knew a bloke who had worked in advertising at one time and completely changed original photos. He demonstrated it once and it was most impressive. Advertiser wanted a photo with a camel facing the other way and a palm tree shifted. No problem to the expert.

These were scans from slides that I acquired some time ago - the scans, that is, I don't have the original slides unfortunately. People have given me stuff over the years with a good heart, and because some items are quite rare (as far as motor racing memorabilia is concerned) I'll take it as it comes. Better to have something, however imperfect, than nothing at all.

To my knowledge, these images were never published, so they're a nice addition.

Anyways, they made decent 6x4 prints. I might be able to take them up to 8x6, but that would be the maximum I'd get from these scans. I think if I want them any bigger, I'd have to scan the prints. That'll have to wait till I get a new flatbed scanner after the hols.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Probably not as satisfying as doing it with printed photos but easier. I knew a bloke who had worked in advertising at one time and completely changed original photos. He demonstrated it once and it was most impressive. Advertiser wanted a photo with a camel facing the other way and a palm tree shifted. No problem to the expert.

Once my job, still my skill. So many people had family pictures with multiple children, and they would like one expression to be transferred to another picture, so everyone was perfect. I remember one lady had many grandkids, and we wound up using about eight pictures to create a final picture with everyone behaving. It was not an inexpensive visit.

 

[Reynard]

Once my job, still my skill. So many people had family pictures with multiple children, and they would like one expression to be transferred to another picture, so everyone was perfect. I remember one lady had many grandkids, and we wound up using about eight pictures to create a final picture with everyone behaving. It was not an inexpensive visit.

I'm nowhere near that level of skill, but my mum's older brother was.

Me? I learned the hard way after I shot most of a race meeting with, unbeknownst to me, a cat hair on the sensor of my camera. Cue much photoshopping and much swearing.

 

[tyred]

I don't hear any wind or rain outside.

Something strange is happening

 

[Illaveago]

Morning .
It is a bit grey here this morning although I can see some bright sky on the horizon .
I'm feeling a bit bunged up this morning .