Aha! Here in the US they're just called water heaters, be they electric
or gas fired. Although some call them "hot water heaters" with the
usual reply of "If the water's already hot, why do you need to heat it?" ;-)
Good idea to make sure the temperature-pressure valve is working as it
should. If they stick in the closed position and the unit overheats
they can explode. There have been instances of them rocketing through
the roof of a two story home and landing a couple blocks away.
Paul (the retired plumber)
On 5/28/2019 1:38 PM, Alan C wrote:
That's the word used in South Africa for an electric domestic water
heater. In the UK they call them immersion heaters.
Alan C
On 28-May-19 07:38 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote:
Geyser???
-p
On 5/28/2019 3:54 AM, Alan C wrote:
Hi Larry
You've been busy! You did some low flying too?
The first & 3rd ones are very good. Personally I prefer the wider
view mostly because of the sky, but, as the bridge is the subject,
the last one really does it justice.
I've been sorting out a problem on my daughter's geyser. Gunge in
the TP valve which leaked continuously because it wouldn't seat.
Fortunately I was able to clean it by purging a few times using the
manual override. No elephants today!
Keep well
Alan
On 28-May-19 10:18 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
Alan C wrote on 5/27/19 9:41 PM:
A fascinating subject, Larry. As you say, the lighting is
challenging. The third image (almost B/W) probably shows the
bridge best of all but the sky is subdued. If you could get the
sky more like the last image it would be greatly improved. BTW,
you work?
Hi Alan,
I'm at a hotel in LA, just have my laptop, which just had the
versions as I had worked on them before I got home, but I tried
following your suggestions, and had to post them to a different
album. For various reasons, things are a lot rougher on the
laptop, so these are closer to drafts, or sketches rather than a
final product.
But, from:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157708398198205
I think that this one might be the closest to toning down the
unpleasant stuff in reality, and boosting the nice stuff, but still
not looking too unrealistic:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/47949213213/in/album-72157708398198205/
This one gets further from trying to make the photo seem like (an
idealized) reality.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/47949193712/in/album-72157708398198205/
and
This is a much smaller (and easier to work with) panorama, I think
that while it has the least "pop" it's also the least unreal looking.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/47949250588/in/album-72157708398198205/
Alan C
On 27-May-19 10:17 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Unfortunately, I have to leave right now for work. I've done a
bit more work on the night photos of the Chitwood bridge. Post
processing is taking a lot of work with the adjustment brush,
dodging, burning etc. in various areas.
I'd appreciate feedback on these intermediate steps, what works,
what doesn't, what I need to tone down or dial up and I'll beat
on them again in a few days when I get back. I think they've got
some promise, but it'll take work to bring them out. It's rather
challenging lighting.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157708789408687
--
Paul Sorenson
Studio1941
Sooner or later "different" scares people.
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