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    Google set to delete inactive accounts

    I have a Gmail account and dozen other non-Google email accounts. My Mail app (Mac) checks all my email accounts (including Gmail) many times daily. Do I keep it active as very few (or nearly zero in a while) emails are received with my Gmail account?
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    Google set to delete inactive accounts

    Do using Chrome browser or Google Earth, but not checking Gmail still count as active? Or do you have to use all Google apps to stay active?
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    Post your Orchids

    focus shifting stack x50
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    Vote for Weekly Challenge May 3 - May 9 "Restaurants"

    Congratulations to Walt!!!
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    Vote for Weekly Challenge April 26 - May 2 "Clouds"

    Congratulations to nikonpup!!!
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    Trip to the Francis Beidler Forest

    Wonderful shots at a wonderful place!
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    Vote for Weekly Challenge April 19 -25 "Reflections"

    Congratulations to Woody!!!
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    Vote for Weekly Challenge April 12 -18 "Landscape"

    Congratulations to Fred!!!
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    Landscape sky issue

    My image example comes out right from z6ii (jpeg) with standard color profile, no pp. Your test image looks all-natural to me on my monitor screen. BF could be right about the color profile issue.
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    Landscape sky issue

    Maybe, but it seems there are rare others' (including my) images I see on my monitor screen having the similar color cast. For example, (if you think my example's color looks off, let me check what's wrong.)
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    Landscape sky issue

    I am not sure if this problem is due to only my (computer) screen: all your posted images including Fred's sky replacement show a much unnature sky color (like painting greenish). Maybe it's just post-processed color?
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    Needa's Lame Likenesses!

    Thanks for your response, Needa. Unfortunately, I got puzzled when I tried to take screenshots to show the problem. First I took a screenshot from one of your images that was displayed in the browser (stretched), then I clicked the image to open a floating viewer that contains your original...
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    Lightroom Update with AI Denoise Built In

    How come you all have opposite conclusion (regarding "detail") from the video guy's comparison?
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    Needa's Lame Likenesses!

    Hi Needa, I see you always (well, maybe not always but all recent posts at least) scale down your images to 900x610. On my computer/browser screen, they are all stretched to fit unless I click them to bring up the originals. The issue is since the images are stretched, they kind of all lose...
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    Weekly Challenge April 12 -18 "Landscape"

    Early stars twinkle above late sunset over the mirror-like water body
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    New Forum

    Fred, your last posting (above) regarding my inability to receive notification emails ended the quest in unblocking from the ATT blacklist with no resolution. Now surprisingly after 5 months of zero notification emails received, a few days ago Nikonites notification emails suddenly appeared in...
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    What happened at Sony World Photography Awards

    https://petapixel.com/2023/04/14/artist-refuses-prize-after-his-ai-image-wins-at-top-photo-contest/ So this is happening, and many people are aware of and anticipating it coming. Wonder why do those big Sony award juries (must be photographers) not even suspect or check up on the work that...
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    Focus shifting (landscape)

    Did another try: # shots=100, FSW=6, Interval=0. Actual shots=56 (FL=600mm, iso=640, f/9.5, speed=1/125") After stacking, realized have made a mistake: focusing the first spot on the bottom of the chimney! (thinking the closest point) From the images below, there are big power post and tree...
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    Vote for Weekly Challenge April 5 -11 "Leading Lines"

    Congratulations to Marilynne!!!
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    A nice early-afternoon sun.

    Strangely, there is no info on ISO in Exif.
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