Finding out.. by maggiemae

Finding out..

if my lens was dirty! With this shot there were lots of tiny spots. Thought it was my computer screen but easy to see it was not. I had to edit them all out and make sure my lens was properly clean. This is a nice little coaster.
Thankful for:
Voice to text - making a diary I had made 53 years ago when my first was born through to 5 years..into text. So easy with only some odd words going awry. Like I said. "plucking' and it came out with a different first letter!
What a beautiful coaster. I don't think I would be able to put a mug or a glass of wine on this I would be scared of spoiling it.
September 5th, 2020  
Really pops on black
September 5th, 2020  
@onewing We have 4 of these - don't even know where they came from - probably given them. I wish I knew who to thank!
September 5th, 2020  
@k9photo That was the idea, Kate as the centre has a black background.
September 5th, 2020  
I have been getting black dot issues on my pictures lately too. So annoying. There is one spec right in the centre inside where I can't get at it too. How did it get there??? Pretty image
September 5th, 2020  
A sweet capture. Your diary project is interesting. I would think the handwritten diary is lovely by itself.
September 5th, 2020  
its lovely.
September 5th, 2020  
Super photo and I’m glad it helped you figure out your camera problems.

I had to laugh out loud because I use talk to text all the time and I know exactly what you are talking about. I very often get words put into my text that I would never say and wonder sometimes where they even came from to start with! It makes texting interesting and it sharpens my proofreading skills!
September 5th, 2020  
That's a good lesson!
September 5th, 2020  
A pretty capture
September 5th, 2020  
Well predictive text causes me some problems too....I never go far enough over when I’m typing & very often put an I instead of an o....believe me the times I have written dies instead of does....not good as jt changes the meaning of the sentence.
A beautiful coaster...very pretty & not a spot on it!
September 5th, 2020  
Lovely image
September 5th, 2020  
Lovely capture.
September 5th, 2020  
@casablanca Your issue might mean a trip to the photographers! They were white spots on mine.
September 5th, 2020  
@happypat Voice to text doesn't do predictive text but relies on your pronunciation. If you are clear enough you can go quite fast!
September 5th, 2020  
@grammyn Just shows how we should all read what is written before pushing that button!
September 5th, 2020  
@maggiemae I shall have to survive for a while yet. No photography shops nearby and I refuse to travel into London right now. Won't be going on the Tube trains till this is all over! At least I can edit the annoying things out as much as possible!
September 5th, 2020  
@casablanca good decision at the moment!
September 5th, 2020  
@casablanca @maggiemae Maggie / Casa, the spots are dust on your sensor . I bought a blower "Giottos AA1900 Rocket Air Blower" to blow on my sensor. Also blows dust of lenses etc.
September 6th, 2020  
Love your coaster. We moved from California to Michigan, and I have yet to find a camera shop to have my camera cleaned. It needs it too.
September 6th, 2020  
@phil_howcroft Thanks Phil - I wonder if the vacuum would be as good - only joking!
September 6th, 2020  
@phil_howcroft Brilliant, thanks!
September 6th, 2020  
Looks excellent on the black background, rather striking. Dust spots, I too have a Giotto Rocket blower, they work well. If you use Adobe Camera Raw there's a setting there that will show them up on your photo.
September 6th, 2020  
@golftragic I just use the iPhoto app and that shows spots so obviously!
September 6th, 2020  
Looks great! And you may know this already, but if you use Photoshop you can get rid of dust spots really easily. Of course, cleaning the lens and sensor helps, too ;-)
September 6th, 2020  
@aikiuser I can on my iPhoto edits too, Jean. But I do prefer to get the genuine photo if I can so I cleaned both my camera lenses today!
September 6th, 2020  
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