So, here we have the first image that I've posted which has been processed through my new workflow. The main difference is that I've done away with UFRaw, and introduced RAWTherapee. In practice, I still have to process my raw files to tiff and then import them into GiMP, but the RAWTherapee interface is so much nicer than UFRaw, which hasn't been improved over the years that I've been using it. Presumably the developers have been too busy hating Microsoft to bother with reworking their UI.
Anyway, back to the image itself. This is of a poppy that we found growing in one of the troughs at the front of the house earlier this year. We left it to see what would develop, and were glad that we did. The thing was enormous - about three feet tall when I made this image. We've harvested the seeds, so we should have a few more next year.
The title of this post is a reference to the fact that this is a windblown plant, but it's also a suitably obscure music reference (clue: think alt country). Anyone who spots it will get an honourable mention on this blog.
The title of the previous post is a reference to an album track from Sonic Youth's "Murray Street" album. Props to Mr Ian Dart for spotting it.
