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Yet another photographer stoped to take pictures in a public place!
Not sure why they all just don't follow Cabot Circus in Bristol. When I asked, they said, "Take as many photos as you want and use them as you like". If it works for them it should work anywhere. The Portsmouth Gunwarf Quays seemed a bit taken aback by the request but said, "yes you can photo...
Posted by dougf8 on 11/02/2011 - 10:45
Yet another photographer stoped to take pictures in a public place!
There is some talk that the Government's current legislation to reduce the background check requirement for people who occasionally work with children has other measures, some of which may be relevant to Police treatment of photographers. Yep, the "Freedom Bill" which, I uderstand, aims to give us b...
Posted by Father Ted on 11/02/2011 - 13:11
Yet another photographer stoped to take pictures in a public place!
To be fair, the current lot are rolling a few things back. CRB checks today. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12419023 Section 44, recently discussed. 26/1/11, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/9376949.stm "The government is to overhaul stop-and-search powers, repealing Section 44...
Posted by dougf8 on 11/02/2011 - 13:23
Yet another photographer stoped to take pictures in a public place!
To be fair, the current lot are rolling a few things back. CRB checks today. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12419023 Section 44, recently discussed. 26/1/11, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/9376949.stm "The government is to overhaul stop-and-search powers, repealing Section 44...
Posted by SmutjeUK on 11/02/2011 - 13:40
Yet another photographer stoped to take pictures in a public place!
The CRB business is a tricky one, as there's a lot of FUD flying around about it. A CRB check never goes out of date. Try explaining that to councils who've decided that if you're employed again after a break of six months they have to run the check again, costing public money for a bit of paper ...
Posted by SmutjeUK on 11/02/2011 - 14:13
Yet another photographer stoped to take pictures in a public place!
Last year in my area there was a slightly knackered house which was rented out to a newly arrived Dutch family. The husband was a scientist at one of the many bioscience companies around here. Over the cold winter they got fed up of the poor performance of their storage heaters and taped aluminium f...
Posted by thoughton on 11/02/2011 - 15:01
Yet another photographer stoped to take pictures in a public place!
Have a look back through this thread Michael. It may be that Politicians are actually trying to ease the problem.
Posted by Oggy on 13/02/2011 - 21:27
Yet another photographer stoped to take pictures in a public place!
Couldn't resist adding this one. really like it ;) I was just looking through my set for that London trip. Got some fantastic street people shots on the Southbank, around Parliament sq, and on the tube. Must go back again this year
Posted by Smeggypants on 16/02/2011 - 17:59
Yet another photographer stoped to take pictures in a public place!
That's nothing new though. Go back to the Criminal Law Act 1967. A member of the public (anyone other than a police officeer) could arrest someone when an arrestable offence had been committed and he had evidence to support a reasonable suspicion that the person had committed it.
Posted by Blythman on 20/02/2011 - 23:33
Getting my eyes jet washed.......
It's always tempting to spend money on the headline products such as cameras and lenses, but that monitor is indeed critical as well. Now that you can see your images is it back to Photoshop for some of them?
Posted by johnriley on 11/02/2011 - 23:37
K-5 Video mode
So, now I've been out and used my K5 in anger with video..... I'm distinctly nonplussed. Yes, it works quite well. I'm focussing using the "turn to P, press the shutter all the way through to take an AF shot, set to MF and then turn back to video" method today and it's been OK. I'm not *that* imp...
Posted by bretti_kivi on 13/02/2011 - 20:15
K-5 Video mode
here a link: http://vimeo.com/19901309 Note that QT appears to have stolen / dropped some frames! I'll create another version shortly and see what that does. One comment: It's stupidly difficult to focus in bright sunlight: the LCD isn't bright enough and therefore LV doesn't work. Maybe a Lou...
Posted by bretti_kivi on 14/02/2011 - 06:35
K-5 Video mode
Now I've done the weekend's filming, without further processing: - I HATE THE AUTOEXPOSURE adjustment! it's crap! - Why can't I have 60fps in 720p? - Why no *really* obvious indicator that it's recording? - I killed one battery over a day in -20 or so; the camera works well at those temper...
Posted by bretti_kivi on 21/02/2011 - 20:06
lens calibration
Clothes pegs are a wonderful focusing aid. Attach string to peg, knotted at known intervals. Walk up to subject and attach peg to lapel or other suitable point. Walk back the correct number of knots, pull string to release peg. Subject is amazed and smiles. You take picture, having preset the cor...
Posted by johnriley on 14/02/2011 - 15:48
lens calibration
I use Yvon Bourque's one(the link from xbow above). I'm always hesitant about using a tape measure. How can you be sure what the camera is focusing on? Well the little red square in the view finder is pretty small. I assume that this point is the where the camera focusses. I use the chart now...
Posted by Algernon on 14/02/2011 - 18:02
lens calibration
I have just done it - calibrated lenses all day using the mentioned lens chart. In support of Algernon's comment: No, the red square are not to be trusted so get something vertical in place to focus on! Also, if you print the chart make sure it is attached to something completely flat. When done, it...
Posted by Joe S on 14/02/2011 - 23:02
lens calibration
I should have said that I don't like any that I've tried but looking at the Lensalign system it does look a better proposition: http://67.18.178.219/videos/LensAlign.mov I think I'll have to spend a few minutes drawing up something similar and making my own version. Vic. Over £100 -...
Posted by Smeggypants on 14/02/2011 - 23:47
lens calibration
I often use my computer keyboard leant at a 45 deg angle. I just focus on a specific letter key and check the image to see if the same key or the ones in front or behind are the ones in focus.
Posted by Crossed-up on 14/02/2011 - 23:57
lens calibration
I often use my computer keyboard leant at a 45 deg angle. I just focus on a specific letter key and check the image to see if the same key or the ones in front or behind are the ones in focus cool might try this too
Posted by royd63uk on 15/02/2011 - 09:06
lens calibration
Old thread but I need to re calibrate my 55-300. Did this recently but being a zoom I need to rethink this for the long end, where I use this most. All shots consistently back focussed. What aperture does one go for in this test? Assume the lowest number you can for the lens, so you get...
Posted by richandfleur on 14/03/2018 - 19:22
