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The
SLO Bytes Photography Group serves the general San Luis Obispo County areas of the California Central
Coast. We are a Special Interest Group of the SLO Bytes PC Users Group;
SLO Bytes
The members are digital photographers and computer enthusiasts. Our meetings are normally held via
Zoom on the second Sunday of each month at
2:00 pm.
The next meeting will take place on August 11th 2024 beginning at 2:00 pm via Zoom
The topic will be Landscapes
Meeting of 07/14/2024
TOPIC: Curves
The meeting began with
Ralph Sutter sharing the link to the photos taken by Alan Raul at the
July 7th SLO Bytes Pizza Party
Ralph continued with images curving objects: scissors, noodles, chiles, bananas and giant jacks. Sutter used the background removal tool in
ACDSee 2024 Ultimate among other tools to edit his images
Alan Raul shot a variety of curved images around the Pismo Beach Premium Outlets which included his Toyota pickup, a Tesla car, bicycle, basketball, water and gas pipes and more. He showed curved neon lights found while walking around Pismo Beach. These images were all shot with his Leica Q3 without any modifications. He photographed a vase with embedded Abalone pieces given to him by his sister as a gift. This image was modified in different ways using Photoshop. His last image was a colored drawing with curves made with Photoshop.
Kaye Raul found curves in water pipes, glass vases, electrical insulators, jewelry and antique foot warmers
Stanford Brown noted curves in the landscaping that he created at home, from garden paths to coiled cats and planters. He also shared photos of the curves of the San Luis Obispo Airport
John Waller saw curving handrails, garden hoses, walkways, palm fronds, sundials, power lines and the foothills behind his property.
After the sharing of images, Ralph Sutter showed the processes that he used to create the Pizza Party Slideshow available on the club's web site.
The documentation is viewable at
Pizza Party Photos.docx
Ralph also made a slideshow using
ACDSee but did not upload it to the website since the web host does not allow videos.
The topic for
August 11th will be
Landscapes. The meeting will take place via Zoom beginning at
2:00 pm,
The meeting schedule for the remainder of 2024 is as follows.
September 8
October 13
November 10
December 8
See the
Links page for tutorials and other resources
Ralph Sutter