The dead umbrella

 The dead umbrella... Plays the last post...

Got these yesterday while shopping.

Yorick

 This is a curious one. Walking home in the dark a few days ago I saw something white on the grass, I shone my torch on it as I rolled it over carefully with my foot. I had found the skull. From the back it looked like a small white football or some sort of fungi.

Before you panic it's plastic and I'm guessing stolen from someone Halloween decorations.  But with no houses near bye I had nowhere to return it. So I borrowed it for this photo.

"Alas poor Yorick. I knew him well.  Horaito a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. He has borne me on his back a thousand times, and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is, my gorge rims sat it."   Hamlet Act5 scene 1

Photocraft

 

 The last few days I've been playing with Photocraft, a sort of Photoshop clone, this free software has gone up I think 4 versions since I downloaded the early version.

I'm still playing with the last version (haven't had time to update it)  So far I have to say I'm impressed.  It's one of the better free offerings.  Yes Gimp has been around ages and works fine, but Photocraft has the advantage of an almost identical interface to Photoshop, which makes it simpler to use if your a Photoshop user.

Given that this is still in development, there are a few niggles, but the core editing is working fine.  Also it's worth remembering they are updating almost every day.  In a few weeks this has the potential to be even better.

Now to be fair there are a number of free offerings, Gimp I've mentioned, Raw Therapee, Rapid raw, Darktable, Photo Demon and many others.  Some are easy, some are insanely complicated with interfaces designed by a sadist.

Out of these Photocraft and Photo Demon stand out as easy, for me Photocraft wins, it's so like Photoshop which I'm used to it's a piece of cake. 

Is it better than Photoshop?  the short answer is not yet, but it's close, and considering it's free.....  

Pirate pug

 Arrr Jim lad, there be a Spanish sausage treasure ship to port.  Prepare to board

Farmer pug

 Pugs like growing's this, especially sausages......

Evening walk pic

 Took this a few days ago. I'd gone out with the intention of getting a sunset, but there wasn't really one that evening.  I ended up exploring a new way home.  Got this shot on the way back, this is as close to a sunset as we got.

Halloween is getting closer

 Pugs love treats, even trick or treats