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Hello All,
Here are my notes from the SLO Bytes Photo Group meeting of 01/10/2021

TOPIC: Water  The meeting took place via Zoom

Ralph Sutter opened the meeting by calling the group's attention to the posts made by member Doug Depue on the SLO Bytes Bulletin in which he shares his thoughts on the subject. View them at https://slobytes.org/smf/index.php/topic,518.0.html

Sutter continued with shots of fountains, ponds and lakes. He followed with a slow motion/freeze frame video of water dropping in a bowl.

Stanford Brown illustrated the many forms in which water is used; in drinking, bathing and playing; filling aquariums, ponds and kitty bowls.

Alan Raul captured images of water around the Pismo Beach and Avila Beach areas.
He also provided a link to more of his images hereā€¦
https://www.365.acdsee.com/en/album/alan/2184651/
http://www.slolug.com/demo/
Alan used Adobe Premiere Elements to strip out separate video frames of movies shot with a GoPro camera.
His video clips of the polar bear dip on New Years eve was stitched together using the same program.
Other pictures were modified using Skylum Aurora HDR.

Kaye Raul explored the seashore finding images of fishermen, seagulls and seascapes. She then enhanced the pictures by altering the sky with Luminar AI.

Bob Ward tracked water through its 3 forms showing snow, ponds and falling water. He demonstrated how to alter the look of flowing water by varying the shutter speed and camera ISO.

Doug Depue offered numerous water shots that he found on line, interspersed with some of his own images of local historical floods.

John Waller
followed water from the crop irrigation beside his house and then showed waterfalls from Salmon Creek to Little Falls to Yosemite Falls.

Bob Styerwalt began showing a glass of water and then expanded to images of Morro Rock, the Hearst Castle outdoor pool, Lake Cachuma and Lake Arrowhead.

Our next meeting will take place on February 14th. The topic is Close-up Photography.

The meeting will take place via Zoom. A Zoom invitation will be e-mailed to Photo Group members shortly before the meeting

Ralph Sutter

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Hello All,
The Notes on Keyboard Shortcuts , my Second Session Presentation at the SLO Bytes General Session Meeting of 01/03/2021 appear below

Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl + a   Select All
Ctrl + c   Copy
Ctrl + b   Bold
Ctrl + f   Find
Ctrl + i   Italic
   
Ctrl + p   Print to default printer
Ctrl + s   Save
Ctrl + v   Paste
Ctrl + x   Cut
Ctrl + y   Redo
Ctrl + z   Undo
   
Ctrl + Alt + Del      Open Task Manager
   
Windows Key + m   Show Desktop
Alt + Tab                   Display open programs and toggle through them
End                           Go to the end of the sentence
Ctrl + End                   Go to the end of the document
Home                   Go to the beginning of the sentence
Ctrl + Home           Go to the beginning of the document

Expanded list of keyboard shortcuts:  https://www.computerhope.com/shortcut.htm
My Notes are on line at https://www.slobytes.org/presentations/sutter-0121/Keyboard-Shortcuts.docx
Ralph Sutter

Ralph Sutter

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General Discussion / Linux-Workshop-Distros-and-Desktops-Sharan Kalwan
« on: December 30, 2020, 08:04:21 AM »
Hello All,
Here is a .pdf of Sharan Kalwan's presentation on Linux given at a 12/30/2020 Zoom session of the APCUG webinar on 12/30/2020.
Ralph Sutter

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General Discussion / Notes from the Photo Group Meeting of 12/13/2020
« on: December 13, 2020, 06:00:49 PM »
Hello All,
Here are my notes from the SLO Bytes Photo Group Meeting of 12/13/2020
Ralph Sutter

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Notes from the Meeting of 12/13/2020
TOPIC: Shadows; One step behind. The meeting took place via Zoom

Doug Depue opened the meeting calling attention to numerous sources he compiled regarding Light and Shadow. View them on the Links Page; https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html (See 12/13/2020).
Doug then shared many images that he found on line illustrating the play of light and shadow.

Ralph Sutter followed with photos displaying shadows from both natural and artificial light.

Stanford Brown offered images in which shadows on faces and on landscapes added interest.

John Waller showed the play of shadows outside his home and on surrounding crops.

Alan Raul caught the shadows cast by a Juniper bush on the chimney of his mother's house. He also provided a link to more of his images at https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html (See 12/13/2020).

Bob Styerwalt followed shadows around his house, inside and out.

Linda Styerwalt captured the shadows cast by a Christmas ornament.

Kaye Raul found shadows in the sand at several local beaches.

Bob Ward explored the shadows cast by vertical blinds before venturing out to the shadows of the Grand Canyon.

Our next meeting will take place on January 10th. The topic is Water. Hopefully the seasonal rains will take the hint and provide our group with many options to capture images of rain.

The meeting will take place via Zoom. A Zoom invitation will be e-mailed to Photo Group members shortly before the meeting The meeting schedule for the remainder of 2021 is as follows
   February 14
   March 14
   April 11
   May 16 (Mothers' Day falls on May 9th)
   June 13
   July 11
   August 8
   September 12
   October 10
   November 14
   December 12

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General Discussion / Linux - - Distrochooser
« on: December 02, 2020, 10:18:13 AM »
Hello All,
If you are trying to decide which Linux distro you should use, you may find the link below useful
https://distrochooser.de/en
The site opens with a questionaire to help you select a Linux distro that matches your needs and the capabilities of your hardware.
Ralph Sutter

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Hello All,

Bill James delivered the third segment in his APCUG series on Home Automation.  I have inserted a link to that Zoom presentation below.
 https://youtu.be/uUUORtidwBU

Ralph Sutter

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General Discussion / APCUG Linux Webinar Available On-line
« on: November 29, 2020, 07:58:47 AM »
Hello All,
The recording of the Second APCUG webinar on the Linux operating system is now available at
https://youtu.be/9R1mZdKvRe0
Two more sessions will follow.  They are
   Part 3 - December 2, 2020 - Distros and Desktops
   Part 4 - December 16, 2020 - Software, Applications, and Package Management
Ralph Sutter

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Hello All,

Adobe is offering Adobe Premiere Elements 2021 and Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021 together for $89.99.  The two programs are available separately at $59.99 each.
The bundled list price is $149.99.

Adobe Elements products are one-time purchases, not yearly subscriptions.
This price is valid until at least 12/01/2020
See offer at https://www.adobe.com/products/special-offers.html

Ralph Sutter

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General Discussion / APCUG Zoom Session - Intro to Linux
« on: November 19, 2020, 05:25:32 PM »
Hello All,
SLO Bytes' parent group, APCUG, is presenting a series of webinars focusing on the Linux Operating Systems.
The first presentation took place on 10/28/2020.
A video of that first Zoom session is now available at https://youtu.be/NtXeFPOg9Gg

Here is the schedule
Part 1 - October 28, 2020 - A General Introduction
Part 2 - November 18, 2020 - Getting and Installing Linux
Part 3 - December 2, 2020 - Distros and Desktops
Part 4 - December 16, 2020 - Software, Applications, and Package Management

Ralph Sutter

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General Discussion / Re: Good, safe site for doing program updates
« on: November 14, 2020, 06:46:09 PM »
Hi Dick,
Here is what the developer says
https://www.irfanview.com/64bit.htm#:~:text=Advantages%20of%20IrfanView%2064%2Dbit,%2C%20Win7%2C%20Win8%2C%20Win10)
I run both on my machines
Only the 32 bit Irfanview allows me to launch my Brother scanner (Irfanview/File/Acquire/Batch Scanning)
Here are the links for 32 bit
Fosshub:  https://www.fosshub.com/IrfanView.html
Plugins:  https://www.fosshub.com/IrfanView.html

MajorGeeks:  https://www.majorgeeks.com/mg/getmirror/irfanview,1.html
Plugins:  https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/irfanview_plugins.html

Ralph Sutter

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General Discussion / Re: Good, safe site for doing program updates
« on: November 14, 2020, 07:35:24 AM »
Hi Dick,
For updating Irfanview, I trust the following two sites, among others
Fosshub:  https://www.fosshub.com/IrfanView.html?dwl=iview456_x64_setup.exe
Major Geeks:  https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/irfanview_64.html
Ralph Sutter

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General Discussion / Re: Lenovo Yoga C940-Backlit Keys?
« on: November 09, 2020, 07:54:02 AM »
Hi Dick,
Though the specs indicate that the keys are backlit, they are not.
Ralph Sutter

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Hello All,

Here are my Notes for the SLO Bytes Photo Group that met on 11/08/2020

TOPIC: Images Dominated by a Single Color; photos with a single prominent color (Second Installment).

The meeting took place via Zoom

Ralph Sutter opened the meeting, calling attention to the Links Page of the Photography web site, https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html

Sutter then showed close-up images of common items with a single prominent color; a palm tree trunk, rain clouds, expresso accessories and details of watercolors.

Alan Raul followed, offering shots of his annual persimmon harvest. Orange dominated his selections.

Kaye Raul chose the local piers at Pismo Beach and Port San Luis as well as some dramatic sky photos.

John Waller started out close to home, focusing on flowers and emerging grasses before venturing farther afield to water features.

Doug Depue continued to spotlight nuances of color. He sparked a lengthy discussion when he asked if it would be appropriate for him to share some of his voluminous photo library built over many years. The consensus of the other group members was that while it would be ok to offer a limited number of items from the past, we would prefer to see current images, perhaps contrasting his photographer's eye as it evolved over time.

Ralph made the point shared by several others that while we often use software to alter what comes out of our cameras, Sutter's goal is to capture a memorable moment in time. That may require nothing more than pressing the shutter at the right time and place with no post-production necessary.

Bob Ward shared a series of photos taken many years ago of the last sawmill in California. Bob captured images of a mill near Shaver Lake, its machinery and the support building in the community that it created.

Our last meeting of 2020 will take place on Sunday, December 13th, 2020@ 2:00 pm
The topic will be Shadows; one step behind. The meeting will take place via Zoom

A Zoom invitation will be e-mailed to Photo Group members shortly before the meeting.

See the Links page for tutorials and other resources

Ralph Sutter

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General Discussion / Lenovo Yoga C940
« on: November 06, 2020, 10:43:51 AM »
Hello All,
I just purchased a Lenovo C940 touchscreen laptop from BestBuy for $1,199 plus tax.
See https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-yoga-c940-2-in-1-14-4k-ultra-hd-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-32gb-optane-mica/6369421.p
This will be a Christmas gift.
It incorporates many of the features of my current Lenovo X1 Yoga at about half the price.
Relevant specs for the new machine  (For a more exhaustive list see https://www.fullbean.com/computer/yogac940.jpg)
Screen Resolution:  3840 x 2160 (4K)
Processor:  10th gen Intel i7 1.3ghz
Screen Size:  14"
Memory:  16Gb
Storage:  512Gb SSD with Optane Accelerator
2-in-1 Design
Fingerprint reader
Stylus
Headphone Jack
Number of USB 3.0 Type A Ports 1
Number of Thunderbolt 3 Ports 2

Features lacking
No card reader
Only 1 USB 3.0 Type A Port
No Ethernet Jack

All in all, I think that it will more than meet the needs of the person to whom I will gift it.
Ralph Sutter




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General Discussion / APCUG PUSH Articles Available
« on: October 29, 2020, 06:29:40 PM »
Hello All,
I just finished uploading the most recent batch of PUSH articles to the SLO Bytes web site.
They come from our parent organization, APCUG courtesy of Judy Taylour.
Their official purpose is to provide APCUG Newsletter Editors with interesting filler material to insert in each club's monthly publication.
I never use them in that way, opting to make all of the articles available on SLO Bytes' web site for our members' perusal.

View the most recent articles at https://www.slobytes.org/push/1120/index.html
All of the articles are available in one very large file at https://www.slobytes.org/push/index.html
There is a table of all articles listed by month at https://www.slobytes.org/push/push-condensed.html

Ralph Sutter

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