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What initially started as an encouragment for other members to create a n AV using a "Theme/Topic" has evolved. Some weeks we visit multiple place and I am sure the place names would mean nothing to most other people outside the area. I was looking to create a Style?Template that I could use for all members as I have volunteered to make one similar for each. On saying that I could pick a month when all 8 members where there and ask for some images from each person to give adifferent perspective. We are all experienced photographers and seldom have the same images in any case. Thanks for commenting. Mark

Hello No we have been doing is since COVID 19 and the lockdowns. What statrted as 2 of us who lived close together, soon expanded to a larger group. Over the time some have gone and others have come and our present group of 8 has been stable for almost a year. We are all members of the local camera club I started back in 2010 so we have plans to continue in 2025. It is a very social group of photographers who look forward to the outing each week. With Christmas on a Wednesday and New Year the following week on a Wednesday, some members have had to increase their medication as we are not meeting for 3 weeks. Thanks for commenting. Mark

For a year, every Wednesday, a group of eight friends - set off into the breathtaking landscapes of the Northern Rivers region in New South Wales Australia. Their cameras in hand or slung over their back and adventure in their hearts. Each of them had a distinct style, but it was their shared love for the unassuming beauty of the world around them was what bound them together. They were not just a group of wanderers, but more than that, they were explorers of the mundane, artists with a shared curiosity for the overlooked beauty of their local area. It wasn’t about the perfect shot or specifically the latest trend; it was about the joy of discovering what others might walk past without noticing. The joy of locating new places or revisiting old places looking for that unique shot. Each week, they met at a different spot – weather permitting. Sometimes it was by the Richmond River, where the water in the river flowed into the ocean or one of the nearby Ballina beaches. Other times, they wandered through ancient rainforests outside Lismore, where the green of the trees was so thick it felt like stepping into another world. They also ventured through the coastal hills of Byron Bay, Iluka and the country charm of Grafton, the rocky outcrops and rolling fields creating the perfect contrast of nature’s chaos and calm. One of their favourite places was the beaches, on the outskirts of Ballina. There was an unspoken rhythm to their wanderings. They didn’t rush, didn’t have a schedule. The day unfolded slowly, one frame at a time. Once on site, the group would wander in different directions, checking in with one another for the famed morning cuppa, sometimes showing a photo, they were proud of, sometimes solving the problems of the world or laughing at something ridiculous. Often the discussion was about a bird caught on the edge of a frame or a picture-perfect moment ruined by one of the wanderer’s in the image. Occasionally, after the famed cuppa, they’d gather for lunch at a pie or fish shop, for a well-earned and hearty lunch. They’d swap stories, discuss new techniques they’d tried, or share the odd frustrations of a shot that didn’t quite come out as planned. They all saw the world through a unique lens and camera. All were digital aficionados, on the lookout for dramatic contrasts and bold, vivid colours, or soft pastels hues plus the odd stick here and there. Here is one of my images from each Wednesday Wander I attended in 2024. Cheers Mark

Thanks Alex, not sure how I can use this but have downloaded it just in case. Each week I go out with 6 or 7 other photographrs for a wander on a Wednesday. It may be good for this but I probably want to show more of the images. I will look at it and see what I can do. I appreciate you taking the time to make this and share it. Thanks again. Mark

Thanks, I just aimed for 1 good image and ended up with enough to make a small AV. THe second time this frog has been very co-operative.

Frogs generally don't croak when a light is on them. Thanks to a technique shared by Craig Mayne in another photograhic group, I was able to capture this series of 68 images last night. To croak, a frog inflates its lungs, closes its mouth and nostrils, and forces air through its larynx and into its vocal sac. The air then passes back and forth between the vocal sac and the lungs, causing the vocal cords to vibrate and produce sound. This side on view endeavours to show this process. I recorded the sound of the frog calling on the mobile but flash and sound are not sync'd. With some editing it could be improved but the sound does give some idea of the process. I am not sure that any more will happen with this so spending more time is probably not warranted. Camera set up on tripod - framed and focused, flash modelling light off, capture the 68 images with flash when frog starts croaking. Grateful to have this wildlife in my backyard and the very patient frog who assisted with this process over a few hours. Full frame Sony A7RV, Sony 90 mm Macro Lens, Godox Sony Flash plus pateince and practice. Cheers Mark

Clever, not sure that I have a use for it but very clever just the same.

Thanks Dennis, I did retry a Custom Export in Bridge to a separate folder with the same name but this did not work either from memory? I opened them in another browser application (Faststone) which showed them as flipped.

Thanks - that worked although I had now thought of aligning them in PS and exporting each image to a new image.

Thanks you everyone, I will try these solutions and see what happens.

This has me scratching my head so much I have splinters in my fingers. Initially I made a short slideshow as detailed in PTE screen shot below. Images in a dedicated folder. I decided to flip the images on the horizontal to improve composition and positive/negative space. The images are shown as flipped in Windows File Explorer - see blow. Both screenshots are of the same folder, one is flipped as post processed, the other is as per the original image. I have tried closing and re-opening the project, deleting the images and reloading them, moving them to a different folder and re-finding them, creating a new project with a duplicate copy of the flipped images. No matter what I do the images are not displayed correctly in PTE? The images were flipped and batch processed in Adobe Bridge using the Custom Export Tool. Any ideas? Mark

Hi Dave Here are my details for the list Website: https://markd.photography/ Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Flickr to be added shortly. Thanks Mark

A couple of AV's made from about 600 images at the local rodeo. Very little post processing due to the number of images even with batch processing. Two sessions, the early one around 4.30 pm and the second one around 6.00 pm. Images shot on a Sony A7RV and large 61 MP Raw image and handles noise very well. Not a lot of PTE skill required but certainly made the process easier. Cheers Mark

Some images in this presentation may offend some members. Images are captured in an artistic and creative manner. These are projected images on to a naked female figure. YouTube has age restricted this. This is very much a work in progress. Using already edited images of various sizes, the power of AI to create the text and speech, I have produced this AV - The Embrace Of Light. There are many questions to be answered, the number of images, timing, blending and selection of the images, the duration of the whole AV, the AI voice (male or female), music and many more. I am not sure if my mind has the patience and perseverance to develop this idea much more but your feedback is appreciated. Igor, I understand if you wish to remove this AV if you feel it does not meet forum standards.

Brisbane has grown up. It is a lovely part of the city but very hot in summer. Nicely put together, especially like the shorts in the Felons sign.

Yes there are quite a few variiies of cockatoo spread across the conutry native to different part. We do not see them around here, only when there is food for them so they are very migratory along the east coast. Thanks for watching. Mark

The Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo is a large cockatoo. It is easily identified by its mostly black plumage, with most body feathers edged with yellow, not visible at a distance. It has a yellow cheek patch and yellow panels on the tail. The female has a larger yellow cheek patch, pale grey eye-ring (pink in males), white upper bill (grey-black in males) and black marks in the yellow tail panels. Young birds resemble the adult female, but young males have a smaller cheek patch. Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos were once content to feed on the seeds of native shrubs and trees, especially banksias, hakeas and casuarinas, as well as extracting the insect larvae that bore into the branches of wattles. I am lucky to have tese birds in our area for the last few weeks. After a recnt camera and lens purchase, I have been able to capture these unique birds in the wild in the northern rivers of NSW. A couple of short Av's showing them feeding in their natural habitat. Ciao Mark

One other thought. Some Surface Pro are not expandable as the SSD is soldered on the motherboard. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/surface-ssd-removal-guide If you run out of space on the Surface Pro, you could use a Portable HDD or SD card (they come is very large sizes and are small and have no moving parts). Good luck. Cheers Mark

I initially tried a 1 sec display but in the end settled on this version which is 0.5 sec and a 0.1 transition. My idea was that I did not want a video look as I could have shot in video and then slowed it down a little. I also have the individual images for use which are large files - around 50Mb so can be used for printing. Cheers Mark

A Stop Go AV of the last supermoon of 2024 rising behind the Byron Bay Lighthouse. Unfortunatly to get it to aling I would have had to walk on water although I could have gone further back to avoid the tidal lake on the beach Regards Mark

A very short AV I made with some images from a local heathland of Australian nativer birds. Regards Mark

Not that I am aware of. It does have many other fetures from the now defunct ProShow but not that feature to my knowledge.

Thanks Igor, Sorry about the missing files they must be pathed to other locations on my HD. I have made 3 of these, all very similar and using the forst one as a Project for second and third just replacing the images for the different models and adding different music. It was an idea as the video I captured suffered from high dynamic range from inside to out. The still images were HDR 5 image composites. I used the #:2 format as framing is tight and cropping was not good. I will have a play around again and see what happens. Thanks for your assistance. Mark

Igor - here is a link to the images and project along with the Full HD and 4K files. Let me know once you have downloaded the file. Mark

Yes they are 3:2 camera images made for product shots for the client. Still images made into an AV for their YouTube Channel. Will share later today or tomorrow. Thanks