Take THIS Lens Away From Me......
OK.
Enough already.
Yes, my new camera came with a
"fisheye lens" effect.
I've never had such a lens before.
That's pretty obvious.
It's possible I have overused it. Extremely likely.
Straight lines are natural in a photograph.
Hardly, however, ever seen when using this lens effect.
Fortunately, re-reading the instructions, I see it has three settings.
"Small, Medium and Large."
I certainly have seen how the "Large" effect works.
Will experiment more with
less and
least of the fisheye
effects.
Meanwhile, here is a view of the NEW computer that replaces the one that died completely on Christmas Eve.
You'll notice I use two monitors.
Bought a new, larger 27" screen one and offered the older, smaller one for sale.
No takers.
Then I remembered how to adjust so the two could work in tandem.
I move all the pesky - but needed - icons over to the right screen and have the full screen on the left to play with.
(Click on these distorted images to see more warped details.)
Oh, I did use the effect at Theatre 99 last night.
It was the final night of the
10th Annual Comedy Fest.
I think I have this out of my system now!
NOT Theatre 99. Not Comedy Fest.
Not Brandy Sullivan or Greg Tavares. Not even Timmy Finch.
They were the original
Have Nots who started this comedy madness. Thanks!
Labels: Brandy Sullivan, Dell Inspiron 660 tower, fisheye lens efffect, Greg Tavares., large, lens envy., medium, moderation in photograohy, small, The Have Nots, Timmy Finch, two monitors
Piccolo Fringe Finale at Theatre 99
Another delightful back-to-back comedy feast at Theatre 99. It was the last one for THIS 17-day arts festival,2009.
The good news: Charleston improv comedy continues all year long.
Greg Tavares welcomed the sold out crowd Saturday night and proudly proclaimed his group
The Have Nots has been active now for 14 years and the insanity will continue. Hooray!
The first 90-minute show was
Upright Citizens Brigade. They announced they were the touring company of USB as opposed to the real people I guess you would see if you caught the show up in Boston.
A sweet volunteer came onstage and they rifled her purse, wallet, her several id badges as well as her Weight Watchers diary to gather fodder for the first half of their show. They ran with it and a great exaggerated image emerged.
Shouted actions and places came from the audience for the comedy flashpoints the rest of the evening.
The next show - the finale - was almost three hours of hilarity. Many of the performers from the last two weeks came back for the reprise and all the stops were pulled out. Rude words were heard. Lewd actions were pantomimed. In short, a good time was had by all and only one couple seemed to have disappeared.
The troupe
Cupid Has A Heart On offered a final salute to the applauding audience.
My stint as an ersatz Spoleto reporter has ended for another year. I hope I'm invited to play again next year.
Labels: Boston, Cupid Has A Heart On, improv, The Have Nots, UCB, United Citizen Brigade
