We have used our main pond for swimming for over a decade. A floating dock connected to a fixed dock by a gangway is our way into and out of the water. This approach also eliminates the muddy shore issues that often come from entering via the bank. Our kids learned to swim in that pond and many happy memories have been made there.
This is an update on my floating island that has been in the water for nearly two years now under all kinds of weather and shows no deterioration at all.
My pictures were really bad. My monitor was lying to what the picture were really looking like and a new monitor isn't right either. So I am so confused. However I am still entering photo contest and doing well.
My pictures were really bad. My monitor was lying to what the picture were really looking like and a new monitor isn't right either. So I am so confused. However I am still entering photo contest and doing well.
Color management is really tough these days as most people only have TN monitors, which are rather dull by comparison with IPS/PLS monitors. I have a IPS monitor as my main CAD display at work, with some satellite cheap TN monitors for displaying datasheets. There is a stark difference between the two when seen side-by-side. It is getting bEtter these days due to tablets and phones having excellent displays, but most home PC users have poor monitors.
I have a IPS at home where I do image work (not much lately). I adjust everything to taste on that high-gamut display thinking "wow, that looks really nice!" and then proceed to share it. People like my images, but then I look at it at work on the TN satellites and it looks flat like an old magazine from the 1970s. Then it also becomes web browser dependent. Some browsers like the New MS Edge has color management built in, meaning it adjust color output so images look the same across different monitors, but others, like Chrome, do not.
In general the color industry is a mess.
The debate then becomes: do I over-do it so it looks nicer on the TN monitors, or be and image prude and only target fancy monitors?
Oh well. I have gotten sort of bored with photography lately as my camera is a little weak to do what I would like, and what I would like costs about $5K. I would rather spend that towards a decent car or put it towards a college fund.
Thanks for that information. I have this fixed but at a cost. I took a 16x20 print of a picture and also printed out the same picture at on my home printer. They both looked the same. Then I adjusted my TV monitor until the photo looked like the two print outs. Now my edited photo's look like they should but my monitor looks really dull and washed out.
I used Spyder products for years. It's the easiest way I know to calibrate monitor colors when consistency matters, and I still have my old Pantone color books laying around somewhere. There may be a better way now, but I quit printing when I retired 4 years ago, so I'm not sure anymore.
[quote=John Monroe] Oh well. I have gotten sort of bored with photography lately as my camera is a little weak to do what I would like, and what I would like costs about $5K. I would rather spend that towards a decent car or put it towards a college fund.
What??????? I'm shocked that a new pond isn't in that list!?
Well I haven't been on Pond Boss for years and I see that PhotoBucket is holding pictures hostage for $400 to be a host of my property. The floating island is i think in it forth year and is hands off doing well. Many kinds of wildlife use the island and here is an example if I can get the photo on here using IMGUR.
Well that picture worked, so I will try another one. I forget who bought a Canon SX 50 camera on Pond Boss but it impressed me so much that I got one. Not expensive for less then $300 and some filters and editing on Windows 10 & Facebook makes it a fun hobby for those that have a pond and wildlife.
Does anyone know if there's a fix for safari? I usually don't see any of the older Photobucket pics..
9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep. RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these. I think that's about all I should put in my little pond. Otter attack in 2023
John, wonderful to have you posting again! I've enjoyed your photos for years. The turtle ones are especially interesting, as we have no turtles in our southwestern Colorado pond. It's heartening to read that you have found a camera that you seem satisfied using. Good, clear pics from it!
This thread is amazing. I just floated an 18' cedar log in my pond and anchored it in place most days we have 5-10 turtles on it. Before I anchored it, the wind would blow it around and the turtles on it would all go sightseeing like they had their own cruise ship.
This thread is amazing. I just floated an 18' cedar log in my pond and anchored it in place most days we have 5-10 turtles on it. Before I anchored it, the wind would blow it around and the turtles on it would all go sightseeing like they had their own cruise ship.
You could still do that, just make the log tethered on one rope, and have the rope a lot longer than the pond depth. That way the log can go it's merry way, but not end up on shore.
This thread is amazing. I just floated an 18' cedar log in my pond and anchored it in place most days we have 5-10 turtles on it. Before I anchored it, the wind would blow it around and the turtles on it would all go sightseeing like they had their own cruise ship.
A lot of good old threads on this forum. Every once in a while one gets drug back up to the forefront, which is a good thing.
I stumbled across this forum and used this thread for some inspiration a few years ago so i felt it was time to join up and share my project.
Dubbed "Turtle Island", I am now on my 5th and hopefully last turtle basking platform. The first few attempts were made out of wood and and I revised my designs to accomodate way more turtles than we ever anticipated, we have progressed from simple $14 wood floats built out of scrap wood to a fully welded alumium frame that will never rot or corrode, decked in PVC sheet and wrapped in sun fabric to provide traction and draw the heat.
Oh, and a pair of 8MP - auto focusing POE cameras to get us up close and personal with the little vagrants that live in our pond.
I hope you all enjoy this project as much as we do.
Love those pictures. Keep telling myself I need to build something for mine. We had 3 this past summer. I dont want a pond full of them but a few I'm good with. I do like seeing them for sure. Nature's little cleanup crew.