of Senate Confirms Reappointment of Commissioner Gillen By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The North Carolina Senate unanimously confirmed the reappointment of James C. Gillen to the state Industrial Commission. James C. Gillen The Carolina Journal reports that the Senate on Thursday voted 45-0… Full Article
of Court Upholds Calculation of Pipe Fitter's AWW By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a union pipe fitter’s average weekly wage from a project where he was injured. Merck Pharmaceutical contracted with Jacobs Project Management… Full Article
of Worker Fired on Day of Injury Still Entitled to TTD By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker who was fired on the day of his injury was still entitled to temporary total disability benefits. Darius L. Jefferson worked for Giant… Full Article
of Court Upholds Dismissal of Day Care Worker's Claims for Discrimination, Retaliation By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a day care worker’s claims for disability discrimination, workers’ compensation retaliation and negligence. Case: Long v. KeltanBW Inc., No. 112919, 06/20/2024, published. Facts:… Full Article
of Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Intentional Tort Claim Against Employer By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s intentional tort claim accusing his employer of allegedly causing his accident by removing the safety feet from the ladder… Full Article
of Split Court Rejects Magistrate's Recommendation, Issues Writ Vacating Denial of PTD Award By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A divided Ohio appellate court rejected the recommendation of a magistrate and issued a writ of mandate compelling the Industrial Commission to overturn its denial of an injured worker’s claim… Full Article
of Court Rejects Employer's Challenge to Loss-of-Use Award By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 An Ohio appellate court rejected an employer’s challenge to a loss-of-use award to a worker who underwent a partial surgical amputation of his foot. Case: State ex rel. Randstad North America… Full Article
of Worker Not Entitled to Mandamus Relief From Denial of Claim By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to writ relief compelling the Industrial Commission to order his employer to pay for his medical treatments and pay… Full Article
of Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Claim for Additional TTD as Time-Barred By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s challenge to the termination of her temporary total disability benefits as time-bared. Case: Arndt v. Jefferson County Public Schools, No. 2023-SC-0377-WC,… Full Article
of Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Cumulative Trauma Claim By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for multiple injuries from two alleged on-the-job falls and cumulative trauma. Case: Hardin v. Ford Motor Co., No. 2023-CA-1250-WC,… Full Article
of Governor Appoints Members of Nominating Committee By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear reappointed two members to the committee that nominates candidates for vacant workers’ compensation administrative law judge positions. Beshear reappointed Grover Arnett and Kenneth Dietz to the Workers’… Full Article
of Employer Must Pay for Worker's Self-Developed Treatments of Decades-Old Back Injury By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the compensability of a former news reporter’s self-developed treatments for a decades-old back injury. Case: Paxton Media Group v. Hammond, No. 2023-CA-0807-WC, 08/30/2024, unpublished. Facts and… Full Article
of Court Upholds Calculation of Worker's AWW, Denial of Statutory Multiplier By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of an injured worker’s average weekly wage and a determination that her award was not subject to a multiplier. Case: Burks v. United… Full Article
of Court Upholds Denial of Coverage for Worker's Opioid Medication By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the denial of coverage for a worker’s opioid medication. Case: Howell v. Floyd County Board of Education, No. 2024-CA-0122-WC, 10/18/2024, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Judy… Full Article
of Court Orders DLI to Decide Reasonableness of Worker's Refusal to Attend Appointment By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that the Department of Labor & Industry needed to make a finding as to the reasonableness of a worker’s refusal to attend a therapy… Full Article
of Lack of Objective Medical Evidence Results in Summary Denial of TTD Claim By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court granted summary judgment denying a worker’s request for additional temporary total disability benefits because he failed to offer objective medical findings of his alleged chronic headaches. Case:… Full Article
of Court Overturns Denial of Employer's Motion for Costs as Partially Prevailing Party By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A Florida appellate court overturned a judge’s decision denying an employer’s motion for costs as a prevailing party on a worker’s claim. Frances Smith worked for the Palm Beach County School… Full Article
of CFO Asks Court to Revisit Definition of Heart Disease for Presumptive Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Florida's Chief Financial Officer is asking the state's 1st District Court of Appeal to revisit its definition of heart disease under a 2023 decision dealing with presumptive claims by first… Full Article
of Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Reopen Car Accident Claim By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen his claim arising out of a car accident. Case: Parr v. Industrial Commission, No. 1 CA-IC 23-0018,… Full Article
of Missed Deadlines, Lack of Discovery Wreck Worker's Request for Hearing By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s request for hearing was properly dismissed, given her failure to adhere to deadlines and failure to participate in discovery and a… Full Article
of Court Upholds Dismissal of Municipal Employee's Tort Suit Against Employer By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A Louisiana appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a municipal employee’s suit against her employer for her injuries from a fall allegedly caused by the city’s negligence in maintaining… Full Article
of LASIE Seminar to Cover Basic Principles of Medical Injuries By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Louisiana Association of Self Insured Employers is holding a one-day seminar covering the basic principles of medical injuries commonly seen in workers’ compensation. The seminar will cover how to review… Full Article
of Court Upholds Award for Carpal Tunnel, Denies Employer's Request to Take Offset By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a worker with carpal tunnel syndrome and ruled that his employer was not entitled to an offset against its liability. Case: Caldwell… Full Article
of Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for PTD By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits. Case: Cox v. Palmetto State Transportation, No. 2019-001936, 05/29/2024, unpublished. Facts: Jennie Cox allegedly… Full Article
of Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Defamation Claims Against Employer By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s defamation claim against his employer for alleged statements made after he appeared to suffer an on-the-job injury. Case:… Full Article
of Court Upholds Award of Benefits to Nurse, Corrects AWW Calculation By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an injured nurse was entitled to benefits for a closed period and that the Workers’ Compensation Commission erred in calculating her average weekly wage. Rachel… Full Article
of High Court Questions Viability of Defense Based on Worker's Failure to Disclose Prior Injury By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury, but it questioned the continued viability of its case law allowing… Full Article
of Truck Driver's Prior Leg Injuries Don't Subject Award to Offset By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that an injured truck driver’s award for a knee injury was not subject to offset due to prior leg injuries. Case: Cregger v CLW Farms Inc.,… Full Article
of Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Modify Award By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board denying a government employee’s request for a modification of her award. Case: Jackson v. Johnson County, No. Full Article
of Court Rejects Constitutional Challenges to Lack of Jury Trial, Cap on Benefits By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Kansas Court of Appeals rejected a widower’s constitutional challenges to the lack of a jury trial in workers’ compensation matters and the statutory cap on the benefits payable for… Full Article
of Worker Fails to Show Good Cause for Delayed Prosecution of Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker failed to show good cause for his delay in prosecuting his claims and that they were therefore properly dismissed after pending for… Full Article
of State Fund Must Pay for Continuing Treatment of Worker's Injury By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Kansas Supreme Court upheld a determination that the state Workers Compensation Fund was liable for paying the continuing treatment expenses for a worker who had accepted a job out… Full Article
of Social, environmental factors may raise risk of developing heart disease and stroke By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMT Research Highlights: People living in neighborhoods with more environmental adversities, including pollution, toxic sites, high traffic and few parks, had higher rates of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular disease risk factors. This association ... Full Article
of Treating gum disease after heart rhythm ablation reduced risk of AFib recurrence By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT Research Highlights: Treating gum disease within three months after a heart procedure to correct an irregular heart rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation (AFib), may lower the chances of it reoccurring. Inflamed gums may predict AFib recurrence after... Full Article
of Adults with congenital heart disease faced higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT Research Highlights: Almost 1 in 5 adults with congenital heart disease living in Israel had or developed an abnormal heart rhythm over five years. Adults with congenital heart disease who developed an irregular heart rhythm in the heart’s upper... Full Article
of Early diagnosis & treatment of peripheral artery disease essential to improve outcomes, reduce amputation risk By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Tue, 14 May 2024 18:00:00 GMT Guideline Highlights: The new joint guideline from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology provides recommendations to guide clinicians in the treatment of patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) and ... Full Article
of Palliative care beneficial to manage symptoms, improve quality of life for people with CVD By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT Statement Highlights: Palliative medication management focuses on providing relief from symptoms and enhancing quality of life for people with cardiovascular disease throughout the various stages of the disease. Decisions about initiating, adjusting... Full Article
of 30-year risk of cardiovascular disease may help inform blood pressure treatment decisions By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT Research Highlights: A comparison of two tools for calculating cardiovascular disease risk found that if only the current 10-year risk thresholds are applied, fewer adults may be recommended for blood pressure-lowering medication. The tools, The... Full Article
of Better cardiovascular health in early pregnancy may offset high genetic risk By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Sat, 07 Sep 2024 19:15:00 GMT Research Highlights: Favorable cardiovascular health in early pregnancy, as measured by the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 (LE8) cardiovascular health score, was linked to lower risk of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension, ... Full Article
of Measure of body roundness may help to predict risk of cardiovascular disease By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT Research Highlights: Body roundness index — a measure to reflect abdominal body fat and height that some health care professionals believe better reflects the proportion of body fat and visceral fat than body mass index — may help to predict a... Full Article
of COVID-19 infection appeared to increase risk of heart attack & stroke up to 3 years later By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT Research Highlights: An analysis of UK Biobank health data that included adults who had mild to severe COVID-19 before vaccines were available found an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death among those adults during the nearly three-year... Full Article
of Initial prescriptions of sedatives among older stroke survivors may include too many pills By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT Research Highlights: Within 90 days after having an ischemic (clot-caused) stroke, about 5% of stroke survivors ages 65 and older were prescribed benzodiazepines (depressants that relieve anxiety, muscle spasms, produce sedation and reduce seizures)... Full Article
of Oklahoma State basketball team joins the Nation of Lifesavers By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:00:00 GMT STILLWATER, Okla., October 28, 2024— The Oklahoma State University (OSU) men's basketball team participated in an American Heart Association Hands-Only CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) training to learn the correct rate and depth of CPR ... Full Article
of Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine Dr. Robert Harrington to receive the 2024 Chairman’s Award By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT Embargoed until 7 a.m. CT/8 a.m. ET, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 DALLAS, Nov. 6, 2024 — Robert A. Harrington, M.D., FAHA, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, will receive the 2024 Chairman’s Award at the... Full Article
of The Making of a Fine-Art Print 'Man, Lantern and Orange Wall' By niels-henriksen.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:22:00 +0000 I am once again in San Miguel de Allende and for the last 2 weeks I've been like a young boy running around in a large candy shop. It feels great to be back and there have been so many favourite places to visit and most importantly eat some great food. I have managed to photograph some new scenes and these will be the subject of future articles. Last year I photographed the image below from the section of the Casa Mission on Cerrada de Pila Seca which is only a walking street that runs behind Cafe Monet. I was initially struck by the strong primary colors, the lantern and its shadow and the texture on the wall, but when I printed it, it seemed to lack something to give it extra punch. Some extra texture. Man, Lantern and Orange wall 12” x 16.5” Final image with texture added I tried several generic textures that I had on file, mostly splatter type patterns but none provided the effect that I wanted. Not that I knew what I wanted but I felt that when I saw it, it would feel right. From the article title you may wonder about the man. If you look closely at the image you should be able to see a man walking in amongst tall bare trees and their branches. It is subtle and that's what I wanted but it's there in the image. Only by accident, I decided to try other B&W images that were actual images. I came across one image with a man walking amongst tall trees and when I overlaid on colorful wall image it worked for me. In the detailed close-up below the man becomes clearly visible. The print I made is 12” by 16.5” and to all I showed the print, no one could see the man. In fact, several people showed other areas that they thought was man, which became an added twist to the print. The overlay photograph is shown below. A fine-art photograph is about what inspires you. It not about what others are doing with their art or what people think is right or wrong. Don't be intimated with experimenting or concerned that others don't get it. If you like the results and it provides meaning for you then it's a perfect piece of art work. With so many people on the planet you can be sure that there will be some that find your work inspirational. When I printed my final proof photograph which I keep around to ensure that my impressions don't change, one was immediately spoken for. This photograph is printed on 300 gram, 13” x 19:, Ilford pearl paper. Usually, I tend to print on textured fine-art matte/watercolor paper but this image called for more vibrancy in the colours. My prints are limited within a series and these are normally sets to 5. If I do another series they will be different in some form, either paper selection and other tonal attributes or printed larger. But any future series will be sold at a price that is higher by a reasonable margin than the highest price for the previous series. 2 prints, unframed, are currently available at the Orange Gallery near the Parkdale market in Ottawa It's just a coincident that the major color of this print and the art gallery are the same. Niels Henriksen Full Article Absract creativity Prints San Miguel de Allende
of An Explosion of Colors at the El Señor de la Conquista Festival in San Miguel de Allende By niels-henriksen.blogspot.com Published On :: Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:13:00 +0000 The one thing I enjoy most about San Miguel de Allende is that you'er busy. I'm taking photographs everyday, meeting old and new friends and enjoying lots of events. There are many artist shows opening every week and then there's the special film showing and theater plays. The downside, at least for my blog readers, is the problem with actually getting down and writing a new article. I was working on a theme and then on Friday the 2nd of March there was the 'El Señor de la Conquista' Festival in San Miguel de Allende in and around the center square called 'el Jardin'. There were 5 different groups from local towns nearby each with their own style of dress and costumes. Withh such a display of colors and action it was not hard to keep photographing as they almost performed continuously for 10 hours. There was a small break in the afternoon as they started around 10:00am and continued until 9:00pm. Even the people resting provided good photographic opportunities. It's easy to see from the next photo how much these dancers enjoyed and were engrossed with their performances. During breaks they laid their headdress on the ground. The music playing and drums resonated over the whole town all day long and if you wanted a quiet spot you almost had to head out of town. Great costumes and action. Even fathers and sons participated. San Miguel is first an historic town with stunning architecture but the festivals which almost happen every weekend during some months add that extra spice and color to your stay here. Niels Henriksen Full Article Action San Miguel de Allende Street People
of Buildings of San Miguel By niels-henriksen.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 02 May 2012 18:17:00 +0000 This is a story that evolves over time. Every year as I explore new parts of town or even revisit other parts at different times of the day, there are new buildings emerging. Not new in the sense of being just built but new in the sense of discovery. Especially when its not your town and even not your region, everything is so different. Along the side of the Biblioteca on Relox This is almost an abstract image with 3 main sections. I wanted the yellow to be dominant so I increased the contrast in this section and a bit in saturation. On some monitors if not calibrated it will display as very bright yellow, whereas it should be a bit soft. I darkened the blue and decreased saturation to make the yellow appear brighter. I didn't want to lighten the whole road so I increased the brightness in the highlights and strengthened the yellows. Sometimes you get a 'batch perfect apples in the basket' so to speak. In the image below, the house was painted a blue to match the strong blue skies of San Miguel. The sky is also a darker blue here at approx. 7,000 ft. Strong blues ranging from this sky color to almost navy-blue can be found on several homes. Near the corner of Aldama on a walk-only side street between Xichu and Oje de Agua Google map reference (20.90370, -100.7432) A very skinny house. Not sure what it's used for. I guess someone wanted to build a house in an alleyway. I seen places like this in Toronto where the house is 3 storeys high and 10' wide. This building in San Miguel may be actually skinnier. Even with a 18mm lens I needed to stitch 2 vertical photos to get the whole building in one combined photo. San Miguel, like most Mexican towns, is always undergoing some sort of building repainting. The standard building colors are yellow, rusty-orange, burnt-red, and some white. They may be repainted these same colors or even repainted a vibrant new color such as blue. That's why in Google Street View the photos of the buildings may not now be as shown in Google. Sometimes as in the photo below there has been some new painting with bolder colors. This small section of buildings has all the colors of the rainbow and a few extra. Corner of Aldama and Terraplén This colorful green building with just enough red to give it some accent caught my interest I. It wasn't until after I looked around that I realized that it was beside the entrance to the Bull Fighting Ring. And sometimes with luck a car drives by, whose color enhances the photo of the building. Next year I will be in San Miguel for six (6) months and I be conducting photo-walks again. If you are in the area then drop me a line and we can go out and photograph this lively town together. Niels Henriksen Full Article San Miguel de Allende Street Photography travel
of Alien Skin Exposure 4 Photographic Software Review By niels-henriksen.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 10 May 2012 17:36:00 +0000 There is nothing more wonderful than exploring new tools or ways for something you are passionate about. A B&W Infra-Red (IR) processing of a red barn and green fields What is the Purpose of this Software? Exposure is an add-on photo-editing application for Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and Elements that provides almost a complete list of film types, both B&W and Color, for processing for the digital darkroom. I say almost as I didn't count the list of film types in this application and I don't even know all the films that have ever been made, but they sure seem to be all here. 'Sepia – blue Finish (modified)' setting with a layer set to 'Lighten' mode (31%) for an Expsure 4 ver. of 'Kodak HIE (Halation moderate)' One test of software is to see how it feels right out of the box. A lot like taking a performance sports car for a test drive. You may not know everything about it but you know how to drive and turn corners. I never read the manual first as I believe that a person with reasonable skills on the computer and with digital editing should know how to turn it on and drive around a little. Exposure 4 did not fail here. It was easy to install and when launched, the layout and buttons were intuitive. The only problem I had was that it was almost 2 hours later when I realized how much I had been playing with the different types of films. How would I use this Photo-Editing Software? Exposure 4 has a great repertoire of classic, vintage and just plain old films both in color and B&W. Combined with these types of film selections are the various processing adjustments you might make in a wet darkroom, such as contrast, toning, bleaching, cross-processing, calotype, platinum and much more. Some of these are obvious as the IR and Platinum and High contrast B&W I have shown above. Even old color films with faded color can provide unique approaches to the photographic images. Without having access to the original old photograph, an older reproduction could be re-made. This could be cast against another image to create a story of 'then and now' and subject of an interesting photographic book. In the image above I took 2 photos and I applied old color film technique to the bordered version to create the effect of laying an old photo on a new photo to show a change over time. How well does it Perform? Having a 7 processors and 12TB of RAM there should be no speed issues with loading and applying application settings. It was just over a sec to load and less to applying any film setting. The window is originally set up with 3 panels. Large central being the photo being edited. The panel on the right is the main adjustment panel color. See composite below. There is enough functionality to do almost everything you want. A minor problem with the numbers dialog boxes. When you enter a number it doesn't apply until you click the panel and if you use the Enter key it applies the Exposure 4 application. I would rather have that only happen when I click the OK button. The panel on the left are all the pre-set film settings which are based on some combination of settings on the right panel. This is great because once you found a style that suits your needs you can then tweak it to best suit the photograph. I did find that using the color filter produced better color (brighter) for me than using the same color on a layer in Photoshop. It might be the preserve luminosity check box. With my sample photos the rendering of effects was clean with no noticeable distortions unless of course you cranked the saturation way up. I like that both side panels can be minimized and it's easy to zoom into a section for better clarity. With a 24” monitor some apps don't allow full screen editing. I also like how you can save your own presets. The above image is from one I tested since I had created a B&W version previously. The software did produce versions that I liked as well and maybe even better than the original. Who is this Software meant for? For anyone how wants to experience the look of chemical film technology and its variant processes. Definitely for commercial ad type photographic needs. Here with the press of a button, a vintage effect can be created without much time spent by the user. For creative types who may want to create story-line or books where the type of photograph is integral to the story experience For fine-art photographers that require a specific look, as with my image of the tree and bench, that is not easily achieved in Photoshop. To create new layers that can be set to one of the blend modes. There is a practice to create a B&W version of your image that looks best and then set this to luminosity for your color photo. While I haven’t experimented that much with these I suspect I will find some of the film output useful as a blend mode. Recommendations This is a good solid product that provides a wealth of film types and genres. It is easy to use and intuitive. I would give this software a 4 – 4 ½ rating. The limiting factor would be price for a new user at approx $249. but an upgrade is only $99. As an investment, I view software the same as a lens. It's a tool to help you meet your needs or goals. Many people find the cost of software somewhat prohibitive and yet see no problem with spending more on a new lens. I love a lens also as there's something about that precision instrument you are holding. But I photo-edit every photo I show to the public. I always want to bring out the very best and convey the feelings and experience I had at the time I took the photograph. The straight out-of-the-camera version doesn’t give me this. It is a mechanical device and not a human. Definitely do download a trial version and play with it. Niels Henriksen Disclaimer: Other than receiving a copy of the software to review, I did not or will not receive any remunerations, gifts or any considerations from this review from the company, its agents or any of its distributors Full Article PhotoShop software
of Sections of Buildings in San Miguel de Allende By niels-henriksen.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:04:00 +0000 The photos displayed in the blog article focus mainly on parts or sections of buildings in San Miguel. While some photos, such as the image below, are clearly understood. The rest have more of an abstract genre and for these the lines become the main compositional elements. Within the city, the walls along with the sidewalks are continuous, except for the odd entrance to an inner courtyard or alley way. In the photo above, this wall is most likely not part of a house, but used more as a high fence to an inner courtyard. Inside could be a rubble heap or a grand garden and fountain. Never knowing what you'll find behind these walls is one of the intriguing aspects of San Miguel. On the walls in the courtyard of Bellas Artes (the National Institute of Fine Arts) these lanterns hang on the abutments on the adjacent walls. The darker brickwork along these abutments were darkened and made more gritter to enhance the texture of the lanterns. This image is from the same courtyard of Bellas Artes, the photo above with the lanterns, but here I'm looking from across the street and the 3 curved protrusions are form the top of the outer wall. Atotonilco is a UNESCO world historic site (church) about 20 mi out of San Miguel. It's only a short distance from here to the Hots Springs which is a favourite spot for many people in San Miguel. On Saturdays in the village (50 people) there are many street vendors selling unique religious objects. Within the core of San Miguel is a Bull Fighting Ring. Only a few blocks from the central square (el Jardin) of the town. In the photo above you can just see the top the homes which abut to the walls all around the Bull Ring. There were no events or spectators on this day and this allowed me to take photos of the beautiful curved lines of a circular bull ring. While walking around I just couldn't resit this bit of abstraction with the 2 different lanterns and their corresponding shadows. Niels Henriksen Full Article Absract Cityscape San Miguel de Allende Street Photography travel
of Test of Nikon D800e, a DX lens and a Teleconverter By niels-henriksen.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:59:00 +0000 I was fortunate to finally get a Nikon D800e (36 Mpx) after a brief 3 month wait. I didn't, and I also think its the same with Nikon, expect that there would be such a huge demand for this camera. I don't know why Nikon seemed to leap so far ahead with its next generation but I'm grateful. I think there are millions (well a whole bunch anyway) more who also think the same.This is a full frame camera and a DX lens will work but is cropped due to limited image area. The camera even has mode where it will auto detect a DX lens and crop accordingly. Knowing that there is still a little more image available with the DX crop I decided not to crop and use whatever was available. Nikon D800e with 70-200mm f2.8 VR. The image on right is actual size of window pane My favorite DX lens is the 18-200mm f3.5 VR and as I travel around I notice others who like this lens. While it may have some pincushion and barrel distortion, thanks to Photoshop lens correction, this is almost all eliminated. Nikon D800e with 70-200mm f2.8 VR set to 1.2 crop. The image on right is actual size of window pane. I didn't realize at first that the crop factor also applied to FX lens. It was while I was performing a resolution test with my D300 and the new D800e by using both the 18-200mm f3.5 VR and the 70-200mm f2.8 VR that I noticed that when full zoomed on the DX lens that vignetting seemed to disappear, but looked like a dime at 18mm.This excited me more than the current test and therefore I decided to pursue this further.The 18-200mm is really like a 24-300mm on a DX camera due to the 1.5 crop factor and this range will meet about 90% of my needs. With a 1.4 teleconverter on the FX camera it's now almost the same range as on a DX camera.The test I performed was hand-held as I didn't need with this test to check for perfect resolution. I stood in front of a large apartment building in the parking lot across the street and remained at the same position while I changed the lens focal length.In the 1st test, see film strip below, there is significant vignetting in the 18mm and slowly reduces as the focal length is increased. Even at 200mm there is still slight vignetting at the corners. When the teleconverter was added then magic seemed to appear. At 18mm there is only slight vignetting at the corners and disappears by 24mm. The film strip below shows the changes with teleconverter added. Now a favorite lens becomes useful on my full frame camera.Most lens that have such a wide range of focal lens is all about compromises when being designed and built. The same with the 18-200mm f3.5 VR. Photoshop easily handles the barrel distortion. But this lens at the glass edge, maybe more is being used now, also has a fair amount of chromatic appellation. This is also handled well with Photoshop. Since most artistic images don't need to be sharp or well defined at the corners of a photograph then any additional distortion caused by using more lens area is not really a problem with digital-editing.So when and if you do decide to go full frame one day then your DX glass can be useful with a teleconverter.The reason this works is because the lens is now further from the sensor and therefore increases in size on sensor chip. Take a magnifying glass and hold it to show an image appearing upside down on a piece of paper. Now move the magnifying glass further away and watch how the image on the paper grows larger. The same happens with a teleconverter attached.Niels Henriksen Full Article Equipment
