There’s a plaza in Corning that’s paved in brick, which is one of my favorite things in the world. On one side is a bank:

On the other side is a parking garage:

So beautiful!
I got a good picture of a red barn with multiple doors in view:

And a door that’s seen better days:

As you see, my pictures still suffer (or, if you like it, benefit) from moire pattern. I found out I would have to add modules to my GIMP in order to reduce or eliminate it, and I do not need another learning curve nor another time suck. So we’ll just have to live with it.
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A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Someone refuses to learn something new.
MA
slfinnell
January 27, 2023 at 11:58amBeen journaling (privately) and I’m always looking for writing prompts. I’d forgotten about yours til now so wanted to say Thanks! Your prompt today will def be used ๐
Marian Allen
January 27, 2023 at 2:15pmI’m so glad! I love working from prompts. ๐
circadianreflections
January 27, 2023 at 6:19amThat top building is really nice. I see why you like it so much.
You didn’t get very much moire in that image. I think changing your distance or angle for the other images would have helped. I totally get not wanting another learning curve and time suck though.
Marian Allen
January 27, 2023 at 6:59amI’ll have to experiment with zooming. It might be that zooming in on the image makes the moire. It doesn’t show until I get it into GIMP. I’ll try taking a huge picture and cropping it on the phone, and taking a huge picture and cropping it in GIMP, and see if either or both will help.
circadianreflections
January 27, 2023 at 8:57amIt’s not present on the building in the first image but, it is on the driveway/sidewalk where you were closer. Experimenting with distance from things with a lot of pattern would be a good exercise and also the noting the aperture. That’s the f number in the settings.
Marian Allen
January 27, 2023 at 9:15amI don’t have an aperture; I use my phone. Newer phones might have f numbers, but mine doesn’t. Charlie said I like a PhD camera: Push here, Dummy. lol
circadianreflections
January 29, 2023 at 9:54amLOL! Gotcha. Charlie was funny.
Dan Antion
January 26, 2023 at 7:34pmYou got some good looking doors, here, Marian. I love the little barn and that door laying down on the side. It looks like it served well.
Marian Allen
January 27, 2023 at 6:57amI wonder if they left it out on purpose to weather, or if it just got discarded and forgotten. Either way, it has lots of character.
Dan Antion
January 27, 2023 at 8:33amMy guess is it was a โJust set it over there for nowโ kind of thing. I have a few odd bits lying around that started with that expression.
Marian Allen
January 27, 2023 at 9:16amMy whole house is like that.
Dan Antion
January 27, 2023 at 11:12am๐