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Alexandria with a 2024 population of 5,169 is a rare Midwest growing city located in Madison County Indiana.
It was settled during the 1830s and 1840s by people who thought it would be linked by the planned 296-mile long Indiana Central Canal. However, the canal was never completed.
Alexandria, Indiana.Once again, am taken by the brick and stone architectural details of the building.
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Thanksgiving was less than choice. Several of the folks attending the family dinner became ill in the following days.
At least two of us ending in the hospital treated with what was call the flu. Personally, I was one of the two. Was not a fun time.
Paisley also suffered as she spent time at the kennel while I was hospitalized.
Managed to recover enough and released early in the following week.
Now home, not completely recovered but feeling - on a scale of Good, Better, Best - about Good.
The rest of this week will be a very low key passive time accompanied meals including chicken soup.
In the local outside world Winter has arrived bringing cold temperatures and a dusting of snow.
Nothing serious, just a notice of the coming weather changes.
Enough for now. Hopefully will reach the Best level in the near future.
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Yes, time for another four letter word. This time it's not SNOW - maybe later - this time it's COLD - right now.
Early morning, 20f with North wind, outside with Paisley was a quick take care of business followed by a speedy return inside and fresh cup of hot coffee.
There will no photography walkabouts the next couple of days as the high temperatures are forecasted to be in the high 20's / low 30's.
Rather, we will spend time inside baking bread, consuming Thanksgiving leftovers and watching endless worldwide streaming sporting events.
In years past, the Friday after Thanksgiving has been a huge shopping day. Locally, not so this year. Cold weather, the financial economy and the ability to comparison shop on line has changed the buying game.
As the year is about to enter the last month, will be spending quality hours reviewing, discarding unsuccessful and archiving successful photographs from the years many trips.
It is also time to think about and plan for the coming months. Locations to visit, needed materials and equipment required for successful results.
Enough already. Time to deal with today. Now it's Black Friday, so let's have something bright.
How about,
an empty parking garage to celebrate the fact that many have remained at home instead of the hassle of shopping crowds.
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Winchester with a 2024 population of 4,764 is the county seat of Randolph County.
Centered in the city square is the county court building.
Winchester, Indiana.All writing and images © Richard W. Rodgers unless expressly noted. Do not use without permission.
While unable to do a photo walkabout it was still a good and productive weekend.
The fallen snow has melted away, leaving scattered leaves which may or may not be removed - depends on weather in next couple of days.
Additionally, the Celtics hold off Timberwolves for a two point victory and will return to action tonight.
Finally, with a great deal of time and effort, beginning to gain an understanding of the new Windows and Affinity Photo 2 programs on the recently acquired laptop computer.
As a Affinity teaching tool, been comparing the same previous Photoshop corrected file with the newly corrected Affinity file. In several cases the results are similar. However there are a number results that, not in a good way, differ. Reasons for difference include operator error and lack of Photoshop plugins. Hopefully the first can be overcome but for now the second seems impossible.
In searching for program comparison examples came across a collection previously neglected files including several wall murals. Seems that across the Midwest the addition of a mural painting is rather common.
Here are a few that were used for program comparisons
Cambridge City, Indiana.
First off. Yes, the snow arrived. Not a large amount but enough to realize that summer is long gone and fall is nearing its end. Next up - Winter.
Much of the computer time this past week was devoted to learning the strengths and weaknesses of Affinity Photo 2 and Paint Shop Pro photo software.
The learning curve for Affinity Photo 2, similar to my copy of Photoshop, was straightforward and, initially of the two, my choice. The only drawback is that it doesn't allow the use of Photoshop plugins.
A bit of searching around the web lead to downloading, installing and having a go at Paint Shop Pro.
Discovered that while Paint Shop Pro is somewhat limited compared to Photoshop and Affinity. Its main attraction is its ability to accept Photoshop plugins.
However, after loading them into the program, was unable validate them. Further investigations showed that these particular plugins had been discontinued and while previous installations would continue to work, newer installations would not.
As of today, this is where we are:
Two potential new software photo editing programs for the newly acquired laptop each unable to duplicate the desk computer Photoshop workflow. While Affinity is the present choice, a search continues for one that accepts Photoshop plugins.
Effort was also spent in shaping up and preparing for the approaching change of seasons. Outdoor chairs and table moved inside, new heating filters installed and additional heater for the computing area.
Finally, in order to evaluate various editing programs, used
as this strongly states My Midwest.
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