What bemused you today?

[Hinfrance]

Got some muck on my sensor. Looks like it might be the size of Belgium. Or maybe a bug . .

Job for this afternoon.

[Hinfrance]

Just cleaned it. It wasn't the size of Belgium, it was more like a gas giant. You have to ask how the <redacted> do objects that big get in to such a small space in the first place?

[ABERS]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19866004

It's a wonder anybody noticed!

[Hinfrance]

Meeeoooow!

But so true

[Karen]

  Why can't the postman just come at the same time every day

[ABERS]

It's that time of year again when gasps of amazement, puzzlement and horror are usually expressed in equal numbers. It's the 2012 Turner Prize shortlist!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19793480

It's nice to hear an explanation of the entries from 'one who knows', but having been accused of being visually illiterate and non-art trained I still struggle to understand it all.

There is an entry that is photographically based, so it should be interesting.

I am determined to visit Tate Britain to experience it in the flesh and see if that makes any difference to my initial scepticism. 

Visited Tate Britain this morning but didn't view the Turner Prize shortlist as I intended. They wanted £11 to have a gander, not on your life! I did see some peculiar exhibits though that left me somewhat bemused.

[Hinfrance]

Having to explain to friend who wanted a picture taken of her house for her business cards that the reason the picture only showed the front edge of the roof is because light travels in straight lines . . . .

[Oldboy]

Having to explain to friend who wanted a picture taken of her house for her business cards that the reason the picture only showed the front edge of the roof is because light travels in straight lines . . . .

Not round a black hole it doesn't! 

[Hinfrance]

Not to be too pedantic, but it doesn't travel anywhere in straight lines because it is always pulled slightly by gravity, albeit lots by super massive objects like singularities or larger Americans.

But I think, for the purposes of explaining stuff to an earth bound blond lady, straight lines is as good an explanation as the circumstances require.

[Karen]

Hey watch the blonde bit 

[spinner]

Hey watch the blonde bit 

He didn't call her a blond bit..

[Hinfrance]

Did a a shoot this afternoon for the 'blond' of her daughter - it was the daughter's birthday.

What bemused me was that although the pictures were all good, I had to tweak them a tad to warm a few up where the auto white balance hadn't quite got it warm enough, a few bits of lifting shadows - low level stuff. I did this in Lightroom. Then for the hell of it I opened Aftershot Pro and ran them through that. One click and the preset just popped them all out right on the money.

[michaelb104]

Went north for a couple of nights away,  hoping to see some snow. No snow north but snow at home,  it had all gone when we got back -  typical............

[Oldboy]

EU wildlife competition?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2224461/Magic-animal-kingdom-captured-vivid-photo-entries-photographers-took-weeks-snap.html 

There are some cracking shots but others I'm not so sure about? 

[ABERS]

I'm a little apprehensive about this, knowing the sensibilities of some forum members  , but whilst looking for some adhesive on the Screwfix site, this leapt out at me.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/sticks-like-sh-t-290ml-white/22070?cm_mmc=Email-_-E12W40A2-_-LP-_-EvoStik

They are jolly rude those builder chappies.