Saturday November 10, 2012

Saturday November 10/12  update #281

I tried installing Adobe Lightroom 4 last night and was so pleased that at least one program I bought was working.   Then it stopped and said I need to have Vista or higher to operate…   Bummer again…  I only run on XP so I will definitely be returning that software too.

Bella wanted some time off so Mavis and I headed downtown and went to return all the software.  The fellow tried to show me how to save the PhotoShop CS6 file to the Desktop, then to run the program and install the Patch.  He did take back the Lightroom4 disc and gave me an older version that is supposed to work on XP.

We headed for the escalinata where GringoTree said there would be some dance group performing.  Strange… Nobody was there, not even other shocked spectators like us…   So we wandered the riverbank and took some photos.   Mavis wanted a few shots of herself along the riverbank so I accommodated her.

We walked all the way to Otorongo Plaza where I spotted a fellow Canadian crossing the street, Joanne, from Vancouver.   She had left her husband Kevin to enjoy his coffee at a nearby restaurant while she went shopping at a nearby art supply store.  We joined Kevin and yakked for a while until Joanne returned.

The Mavis and I scaled the huge Otorongo steps to go to San Sebastian square.  We snapped a few shots then continued to the Jewelry Market on Mariscal Lamar where Mavis filled her bag with more presents for home.

We continued east to skirt a nasty looking rain cloud and made it to the Rotary Market unscathed.  Mavis again made a few purchases before we caught the #50 home.

I don’t know why I decided to try and load the CS6 on my computer again, but I did and that started a chain of nasty events.  I could not find the serial number to complete the normal installation so I asked to use the trial version.  It did not appear to want to work so I gave up.

We barely had enough time to get cleaned up to head west again for a BBQ night at Joe’s Secret Garden.   Joseph said he wanted more crowd shots, almost no individual shots so I did my best to accommodate him.   I warned him of the difficulty to get clear shots that way, especially as it gets darker.  Trying to balance focus and light for a wide range shot is almost impossible.  I also had to warn him that I would be away next week and maybe I could get him another photographer.   He said “No, there is only one photographer, and that is Al”!.   That made me feel pretty good.

Upon arrival at home I tried to get cracking on the photos and was shocked when they opened in the trial version of the PhotoShop CS6 but I must say I was not impressed with the upgrade.  The changes did not seem to be for the better.  But then it was playing with Jekyll and Hyde.  One minute everything is working good, then it is slow as molasses, then it locks up and won’t do anything.  I gave up around midnight.

At 5:20am I decided to give it a try and run the AVG scan.   For over 2 hours it was the whole Jekyll and Hyde things again until it locked up totally and I had to do a hard kill even though the scan wasn’t completed.     Frustrating!!!

That was today’s excitement.    Hugs to all.   Please see all photos at http://souvenircuenca.blogspot.com/