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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039

    Oh yes Lantana.

    One night an elephant came very close to our tent, which was seriously scary, but afterwards we felt that something truly amazing had happened, and were really excited.

    Things like that happen fairly frequently in tented camps, but it is very rare for anyone to be harmed.

    Hearing a lion roar in the middle of the night, really does send shivers down the spine.

    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,036

    David K is OK, Hazel. He doesn't care for the new site. As you know, photo posting is a problem for serious photographers because of the photo size allowed. I wonder how many other people left?

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Think you're right BL. He's pretty fed up with it. It's a real shame because he's helped so many people with their photograpy - not to mention their problems on his sweet pea thread. 

    I thought he might have gone away for a few days but he's not been around for a while.  image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,036

    I sent him an email and he replied. We've both posted on here for some years, him longer than me.

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845

    I miss him too. His was the first post I ever read, amazing knowledge 

    can we tempt him back? I hated the new site but have got used to it and the improvements have happenedimage

    Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
    A A Milne
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328

    People with specialist knowledge are invaluable on this site.  If David doesn't reappear he will be sorely missed.

    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236

    Can I ask a question please, BL...why would posting a photo on this site cause a problem for serious photographers, or anyone else for that matter? image

    I used to be a serious photographer ( freelance wildlife photography ) and if you are posting an image for web use then there should not be an issue, providing it is not above a certain file size.

    My shot of the Common Seal on the previous page is a tiny 485KB, which is perfect for web use, but if someone is trying to upload a massive 102MB file, straight out of the camera, then they are going to have a few issues, maybe I have just answered my own question?

    If we don't exceed the maximum file size for this site, then posting images should be a breeze image

    If you happen to read this, David...you have posted some superb images in the short time I have been on here and given some excellent advice, Camera Talk is a poorer place without you, so please have a re-think and maybe start posting again image

    Sheps...image

  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904

    Thanks Sheps but you need to remember that while some people are serious photographers and some are serious gardeners there are others who are seriously fed up with the fannying about required now to post a picture since the forum revamp.

    I don't have any issues as I have an ancient phone camera (hence my pics have 2 pixels each and are c**p) but the techy know how is beyond a lot of people or, as I suspect is the case for some, "it used to be so simple and now I can't be a***d"! If you check out the "Uploading pics" thread you'll see both the level of "expertise" and the snags that people are coming up against. 

    I'm reasonably savvy but once I start reading this MB and that KB it turns into blah blah blah due to total lack of interest. image 

    Another regular and valued poster packed in the forum a couple of days ago not only because of the uploading issues he was having but also the way he felt it was dealt with by the GW team. 

    There's been a lot of "throwing the head up" since the revamp and I just hope that David k isn't in that category as we can't afford to lose valuable contributers.

  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236

    Point taken, PP...I sometimes forget that others may struggle with the uploading of images image

    Will check out the Uploading pics thread.

    Sheps...image

  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236

    Another quiet week in Camera Talk...and still no sign of David K's return image

    Anyhoo, here is a Yellow Dung Fly just after a rain shower.

    image

    Sheps...image

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