Despite All Evidence to the Contrary...

[mistress_elaine]

... I'm not dead, nor have I abandoned this journal for ever

Comments

[deepsan]

>>which makes photo-editing a rather undesirable pursuit at present
try using your left hand :) it will be a very short period before you have the mouse in control.

[mistress_elaine]

I have considered that (I'm left-handed, so it should be easier for me to master left-handed mouse use than for most other people), but I'm kind of hesitant as the last thing I want is to get RSI in my left arm, too. Still, I guess it's an idea worth considering. If my right arm still feels bad after my upcoming holiday (four weeks during which I don't intend to spend much time at a computer), I'll give it a shot.

So, are you completely ambidextrous mouse-wise?

[deepsan]

Not completely; can use it for everything except post-processing. Also, the shortcuts in most applications are optimized for using the mouse with the right hand and the keyboard with the left.

[mistress_elaine]

Which is exactly my problem. Both in my work and in photo-editing I HAVE to use the mouse with my right hand, even when using shortcuts. I can try using the the mouse with my left hand when surfing the web, but as long as I go on using my right hand when working and photo-editing, I fear it won't make much of a difference.

I'll give it a try, though. It's good to hear you've made it work for yourself!

[ex_humanfema327]

i like the holga ones better. It gives groovier colours. i like the half head especially. so many shades of white and cream.

[mistress_elaine]

I think the groovy colours are due to the film rather than to the camera, but other than that, I agree. I prefer the Holga ones, too (I nearly always do these days, which makes my filthy expensive Nikon a somewhat worrisome investment), and the half head is my favourite of the lot. I love arty-farty shots like that. They're silly but effective. :-)

[bshakesit]

you must be loving that D300!!!

lovely shots. it's always nice to see you pop up on my friends list. welcome back for the moment!

[mistress_elaine]

Thanks, B. I'll try to stick around!

I'm not familiar enough with my D300 yet to say I love it, but I know I'll love it to bits once I've got the hang of it. One thing I CAN say now is that I'm in love with its autofocus function. This probably sounds silly, but my old SLR was so old it didn't have autofocus, meaning I wasted a lot of time manually focusing each shot and missing out on quite a few good photo opportunities as a result. I love the fact that I now have a very good autofocus camera. I'm kicking myself for not getting one years ago. And actually having a telephoto lens (albeit a small one) is fun, too. :-)

[mortsleam]

Welcome back. Nice body parts.

[mistress_elaine]

Thanks and thanks! :-)

[tangledstrings]

Love the giant hand and head! I went to Rome years and years ago, but I don't think I saw this place, where is it?

[mistress_elaine]

Glad you like them! The pictures were taken at the Capitoline Museums, a beautiful if maddeningly inefficiently run collection of statues. These body parts are in a courtyard belonging to the museum. I couldn't get enough of them.