I had hoped to post this entry with links to some of my brother Fred's images from our photo shoot together at Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. But, as he put it, "I'm too busy 'doinking' around with the photos in raw." He's an engineer and "doinking" is a distinctly engineering term. I told him there is a fine line between "doinking" and "messing" and he mentioned there is also "frigging" with the photos. All this, of course, sent me to the following on line dictionaries. So, here you go Lil' Bro!
Urban Dictionary ~ "Doinking" is trying to meet an objective that is most likely a waste of time, such as placing a square peg in a round hole...
As for "messing", The Babylon English Dictionary has this to say: mess v. interfere with, meddle: make dirty or untidy; bungle; make an error; eat in company; beat someone up (Slang); be involved in an immoral or unethical situation (Slang)
Merriam-Webster on-line defines "frigging" pretty much the way one would expect with this bit of etymology: Middle English "fryggen" to wriggle. Who knew?!
Fred and I discussed the definitions as they relate to photography and post processing. "Doinking". it would seem, implies some editing finesse while "messing" is what you do with the image when you were too lazy to check your settings in the first place. I think "frigging" is someone's complete disregard for your copyright. On the other hand, engineers use the term when people don't bother to read the ( ! ) manual!
Fred flew home to Kansas the day after our excursion to Acadia and I miss his irreverence and wonderful humor. I also know that when he finally does finish "doinking", he will have some gorgeous images to show for his efforts!
View his Flickr photo stream here.
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Beautiful photos! I'm glad you had that time to share with your brother. Nothing like family! I'm going to look at his Flickr stream now, thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you Fancy Horse! Fred and I are very close, although we don't see one another nearly enough. He's a new comer to Flickr, but I think you'll enjoy his photos! One of these days I will catch up on Flickr comments...my computer is slowly crashing and most of the time I can't scroll :-(
ReplyDeleteThe creative engineer is a dangerous mind to doink with! So photography is a family condition. How wonderful to have shared gifts.
ReplyDeletePatricia,
ReplyDeleteYou can probably hear me chuckling in Maine! Fred has had a camera in hand longer than all of us and Janet has been an inspiration for the family!
Carol
so enjoyed catching up on your blog posts. Maine looks and sounds like my cup of tea.pgt
ReplyDeletelittle augury ~ I would love to offer you a cup of tea! Thanks so much for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteCarol