Perfect Resize 7 (Genuine Fractals)

I decided to do a comparison test between this and photoshops own native resizing, using an eye shot on a nikon d3 for the test I re sized to different sizes.

Conclusions are while PR/GF does give a slightly better rendering, the difference is marginal at best, you really have to pixel peep to see any difference (and that at 800% at normal print sizes I doubt you'd tell the difference, and certainly viewing a print it would be impossible to see any difference.

Perfect Resize 7 (Genuine Fractals) retails at about $99.

In time (film review)

I saw this last night in the pictures, so here's a review.

In time 2011, staring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. The plot revolves around the concept that time is used as currency, after you reach age 25 you have to buy, beg, earn, or steal more time if you want to keep living. The poor struggle to exist day by day while the rich live in luxury.
The film is an interesting and original concept, and I found it well acted and entertaining.
Waynes rating 8/10 well worth a watch.

Recent events

Well it's that time again when we play silly buggers with the clocks, why we still do this pointless antiquated nonsense is beyond me, my new watch is a nightmare to change, I needed Stephen Hawking's to resets the bloody time.

There's been a big accident on the M5, 7 killed is the latest figure, it's thought smoke or fireworks from a rugby club bonfire may have caused the accident. Whether that's true or not remains to be seen, but the fact is fireworks are not really needed, time to stop this dangerous nonsense.

Another thing that needs to be stopped in "trick or treat" this silly American idea has caught on big time, trouble is it's used by yobs as an excuse to go out and vandalise things, time this was stopped as well.

The Bowmen (play review)

The Bowmen, a play at the Neath Little Theatre, the play based on a Hancocks half hour (Tony Hancock) was put on by children from the youth group of the theatre and friends.
While the set was basic the young actors (some very young) did a superb job of bringing the play to life, they gave it their all, the show was funny and entertaining. Well done to them all.

Odd weather???

The last few days have been sweltering hot, next week the forecasters are predicting snow, now this is odd weather for this time of year. Now I don't think it "global warming" but somethings happening.

Model shoot

Some recent model shots with the lovely Jade.

Broken Glass (play review)

Broken Glass a play by Arthur Miller, at the Briton ferry little theatre.
Set in Jewish community of New York of 1938, the play revolves around a disabled woman and her fear of the rising Nazis.

While the cast battled manfully on, this depressing play seemed to consist mostly of an screaming inchoerent crying woman and a shouting man. Sadly the male actors new york accent was even more dodgy than Mel Gibsons Scottish in brave heart. While the female lead, while very attractive was supposed to be 40 years old with a 20 year old son, curiously she couldn't have been more than 25 herself, so either bad casting or she reached puberty very early.

But by far the biggest let down was the lighting, the colours varied the light faded during the scenes, and to top it all as the curtains open for the cast to take their curtain call all the lights went out.
And one final observation, PLEASE get some better seats, after the best part of three hours on those I could hardly stand up, and they are too small as well, if you want to fold your arms the people each side of have to get up.