RAW Moments...

I'm suddenly very excited...though not in 'that' sort of sense. It's just that I sometimes get 'moments'...

Moments when you think that the world truly is your oyster and you can achieve anything if you've Him by your side. Or moments when you're quite contented to just sit back and think things over.

There's still so much that I want to do and I've a lifetime ahead of me to do it, and I'm glad that time is on my side...well till I turn older again next year of course.

Now I know you're thinking, "What the hell...that's random." and I assure you that it is, but hey, this site isn't called 'snapshots of thoughts' for no reason (and here's where you say no-shite...)

I spent much of today recuperating...resting...thinking...and editing some pictures. Now I've always resisted editing my RAW format pictures because it's so power intensive that it slows my computer, throwing it back into the stone ages.

But I did, and I'm glad I did.

RAW pictures are basically the exact picture information that your camera sensor picks up and 'dumps' into your CF card. So you don't lose any 'information' inside and therefore, you're able to still recover most of the highlights in the picture and I don't think I'm terribly good at explaining this, so hop on here.

But essentially, I don't know why I didn't shoot in RAW more. It gives such a gorgeous dynamic range and allows all sorts of possibilities that other formats do not.

Maybe it was the size constraints...or the speed...or the lag it caused while editing it. Whatever it is, I'm sold on snapping my pictures in RAW mode, and here're two reasons why.

I took these pictures when I was in London's Borough Market, a place which sold a myriad of different foods, fruits, and anything else that's remotely edible.


This random window pane which reflected a steel-riveted bridge overhead caught my eye. Walking along the River Thames will put you face to face with charming brick buildings all about. And speaking of charming...


This little corner shop at the market were selling fresh flowers (and they are indeed fresh) and you'd just have to stop to smell the roses. I'm not sure if i've said this, but flowers somehow smell better in colder climates. Maybe the air carries the scent a little better. The orginal picture was in bright sporty red, but I quite like it this way...all mellowed out and Frank Sinatra-ish. I ended up buying that specific stalk.

Life's too short to worry about how many pounds it'd cost ;)