Vacation pictures, playing catch-up

[urbpan]

Since my last set of vacation pictures (from the Pacific northwest), we got a new computer, with a new version of iPhoto, which organized our pictures in a brand new way that we had to learn, and then we went on another trip. I've got two more day's worth of pictures for you! First, Aberdeen Washington:



Dauca carota, with pink flowers--never seen that before.


A linear park in Aberdeen runs along a river, and behind several businesses. This row of Populus trees is behind a supermarket. I was amazed, despite the artificiality of the planting, suggesting an urban environment, the thick growth of lichen, which tends to grow only sparsely in cities.







A monument to the loggers, whose industry (and sacrifice, as the memorial emphasizes) created the city.





Back at the hotel, a white-crowned sparrow (I think) perched in a western redcedar.

Comments

[by-steph.livejournal.com]

Guh. Those Populus trees... Did the leaves have smooth edges perchance?

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

I don't remember. Why?

[smallerdemon.livejournal.com]

Which version of iPhoto did you migrate from? 4?

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

6 to 7

[smallerdemon.livejournal.com]

Hm. Maybe 5 to 6? (They are usually based on year. '06 being the current year and release, thus iPhoto 6 should be the most currently distributed edition. It's what I have on my Intel Macmini at work, for example.)

I had a tough time going from 5 to 6, but overall I was able to update it enough to get it to be functional and useful. There are some great improvements in some areas, and some questionable changes in other areas.

Running backups of those photo libraries I hope. ;)

[by-steph.livejournal.com]

I have a tree that I can't identify in my front yard. It is an aspen or cottonwood, but the leaf margins are smooth and that doesn't fit the description of any that I can find. It's driving me nuts. I decided that I just don't care anymore, but my god, I do, I really do. ::sobbing::

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

oooh, it might've been 6 (i might be thinking of itunes, which just offered to upgrade itself to me).

it used to be that iphoto would import from the camera and save the pictures in chronological order in dated folders. the new version saves them as Roll 982 or whatever (unless you remember to type in a name for your roll) which is annoying as all crap.

[smallerdemon.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, I've just given over to using iPhoto as the direct interface for dealing with my photos. I don't deal with the folder structure at all anymore. I've found creative ways to get photos out (drag and dropping straight iPhoto to folders creates copies, for example) when I need to make change to them, etc.

I definitely understand the annoyance, though. Although I think that it's being done that way to accomodate for larger and larger photo libraries.

There does seem to be a choice of whether or not to copy files to the "iPhoto Library Folder" in prefences, but I'll be honest, I'm not 100% sure on what would happen if you did turn that off. :)

[mysticchyna.livejournal.com]

those pink flowers are really pretty.

[bellelvsbeast.livejournal.com]

That logger statue is cool...