Christmas has come and gone. I enjoyed Christmas this year. I don’t think that’s always the case, owing my to cynical nature among other things. There were some uncomfortable and awkward moments this year, but I’m used to it and expect it. Happily there were fewer and less intense family conflicts than usual. I think we as a unit have become pretty good at putting it behind us and enjoying the rest of the day to come.
Today is Sunday. I’ve decided not to go to church today. I like going to church, but don’t think it’s a requirement for my soul to find peace. I do find peace there when I attend, at least most of the time. I love to learn and love going to church because I learn new things all the time. I learn about the Bible, which is a fascinating book on so many levels. I learn from the preacher. I’ve learned that preachers are different, and that’s a good thing. It means more to learn. So far I’ve really only listened to two primary preachers since I gave my life to Jesus. I came around late, and depending on the denomination I’m probably not actually saved, but I feel saved and that’s good enough for me. I don’t care if you think I’m some kind of apostate because my view is different than yours or some scholars or leaders or even pew people. I’m not going deeper than that now.
I slept late as I like to do when it’s a weekend. I slept even later than usual because it is Christmas break, or the holiday break, as I believe it is officially known from work/school. I get a nice two weeks vacation like the childrens do (sic). The school system have to remain inclusive to views other than Christian, of which I’m a firm believer. I can tell you no one is stopping anyone from wishing a Merry Christmas of Happy Hanukkah. It just can’t be forced down the throats of a captive audience, nor should it be.
My normal schedule is going to bed around nine of the clock PM and waking up at four thirty AM sharp for work. My schedule tends to slip more and more towards being a night person as the break continues. I try not to let my nights get to late. I usually manage to go to sleep before midnight. I don’t want my circadian system too out of wack when I have to go back to work and force myself up at four thirty AM again. It’s hard enough to wake up then even when I’m doing it every day.
I took some time this morning to continue looking at the current batch of field trippin band pics I’ve focusing on lately. I’ve more or less gone through everything I photographed during this particular trip. There are many nice images. Many are very similar to each other, with small differences as time progresses. There are likely better versions and views than what I’m posting today, but I liked all of these, for some reason or another. So let it ride.
I probably won’t revisit this batch of photos with an eye for finding new things for a good long while, years probably, maybe never. I’m sure I would find some good stuff I overlooked when and if I do. I may decide some of the things I liked enough to post today aren’t all that great. That’s part what this blog is about I suppose. It puts a time stamp on a moment of life, mine and yours.
That is another great thing about photography. It is a distinct moment in time from a distinct point of view that can’t be altered, at least not at this point in time. Future tech or even high end security may be able to alter RAW files, but consumers probably never will. Future tech will probably even be able to actually travel back in time to change events. I know Einstein said time travel is impossible, but I expect people will continue to try until they prove him wrong.
Hehe, I really went in a different direction there, didn’t I. I’m not going to expand on my thoughts about time travel and human ingenuity. But I will say that a RAW file is and always will be a RAW file to the best of knowledge. Which I just looked up and can confirm. RAW files are not able to be edited destructively, but they can be extensively edited nondestructively. Im pulling a quote directly from Google Gemini Ai to the question, “can raw files be edited destructively.” It’s answer corroborates what I thought when I thought started down this path of logic.
How RAW Non-Destructive Editing Works
- Data Preservation: RAW files capture all unprocessed data from the camera’s sensor, like a digital negative, unlike JPEGs which get camera-processed and data-discarded.
- Instructions, Not Pixels: Editing software (like Lightroom, Camera Raw, Capture One) interprets these RAW files, applying your changes (exposure, white balance, contrast) as instructions in a catalog or sidecar file (e.g., XMP).
- Reversibility: You can always go back and tweak or undo any edit because the original RAW file remains untouched.
There are probably ways or people looking for ways to invalidate that security, but for now, at least for consumer level users, there is no way to alter RAW files directly or permanently.
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