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Visiting Prague
So much to photograph in Prague you would need a month to do the city justice. Once you have visited all of the well known architectural styles and locations, if you walk from Charles Bridge, along the main road heading left up river for about half a mile, perhaps a mile, you will see some great uni...
Posted by Fletcher8 on 11/03/2014 - 09:48
Visiting Prague
U Fleku U Medviku and try not get surrounded by people you don't know or get stopped for directions....tourists are rich pickings.... Was there for my 40th 5 years ago, had a great time, would like to go back but there are other places I want to go first.
Posted by ilovesaabs on 11/03/2014 - 09:52
Visiting Prague
U Fleku is a bit of a tourist trap. If you are into Art Deco do the (Obecni Dum). The in the basement is also OK. And while in that area drop in for a coffee/tea + cake in the cubist just up the road towards Old Town Square. Avoid the Old Town Square restaurants. Good views from the there (t...
Posted by kh1234567890 on 11/03/2014 - 11:49
street photography
Thanks for the book tip Ken. It is ordered.:D Why is black and white so dominant in street photography? A couple of reasons in my view. A lot of people are influenced by the style of old New York or Parisian street photography, or indeed photojournalism. Vivian Maier shot black and white because ...
Posted by weinelm on 14/03/2014 - 08:53
The Plot Thickens
It is an interesting thought. As someone who administers networks as part of my day job, having to consider threats from all sources is part of my working practise. Keeping the technical details at a high level, a malicious program commonly referred to as a virus is much like any other program th...
Posted by LongTimeLurker on 13/03/2014 - 23:12
Which bag for dslr, macro lens and macro ringflash?
I know this doesn't answer your question, but faced with the same problem I just carry the camera body, lens and macro flash as three separate items in a back-pack until I arrive wherever it is I'll be using them, then set them up and carry them by hand/on a strap. Personally I think carrying the...
Posted by JohnX on 14/03/2014 - 13:15
Online Sales Tax
We saw the demise of Jessops, now Calumet (US), bookshops are disappearing and there are many more either gone or going. People are now using online shops to purchase goods - Amazon as a "retailer", ebay are a big catalogue &c. In common with high street retailers, online retailer have a wareho...
Posted by Gamka on 14/03/2014 - 12:19
Dslr for a newbie
I do wonder though if a camera without viewfinder focus indicators is really ideal for someone new and keen to learn about good photography? It seems to me that without this feature it would be fairly difficult to develop any autofocus skills. I'm sure the camera is excellent for what it offers ...
Posted by McGregNi on 15/03/2014 - 06:23
Dslr for a newbie
I do wonder though if a camera without viewfinder focus indicators is really ideal for someone new and keen to learn about good photography? It seems to me that without this feature it would be fairly difficult to develop any autofocus skills. I'm sure the camera is excellent for what it offers ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 15/03/2014 - 09:28
Dslr for a newbie
K-x every time :) with a kit lens and a bunch of manual lenses to play with. Still under £200 total. The lack of focus lights is only a miner nuisance if you're used to better stuff. I sold mine but couldn't resist buying another a bit later! Easily holds it's own against the K5 for every-day phot...
Posted by Darkmunk on 15/03/2014 - 10:11
Dslr for a newbie
I'd recommend the K-x too. The display of focus points is a double edged sword. So many think that when one illuminates that the subject is in focus. Which is of course incorrect. The green hexagon indicates in focus, just as it did on the SF7 and SFX when people managed without focus point displays...
Posted by Blythman on 15/03/2014 - 15:02
Dslr for a newbie
So could you set centre-focus point on the K500?
Posted by McGregNi on 15/03/2014 - 15:31
Dslr for a newbie
You're trying to second guess the capabilities and learning ability of someone you don't even know? .... ... IMO I think it's down to budget, which was specified at around £250. No, that's reading too much into it - none of us here are making such specific personal recommendations. We're all talk...
Posted by McGregNi on 15/03/2014 - 15:49
Dslr for a newbie
K-R every time! Newer, focus points visible, feels nice to handle & use!
Posted by jeallen01 on 15/03/2014 - 20:55
Dslr for a newbie
You're trying to second guess the capabilities and learning ability of someone you don't even know? .... ... IMO I think it's down to budget, which was specified at around £250. No, that's reading too much into it - none of us here are making such specific personal recommendations. We're all talk...
Posted by Smeggypants on 16/03/2014 - 07:55
Dslr for a newbie
No need to read so much into it. A beginner has a lot to learn, so a camera that's straightforward to use will be very helpful in that early stage. It's not that anyone is intellectually limited, and indeed there was no suggestion made of that, it's more that they don't have any extensive knowledge...
Posted by johnriley on 16/03/2014 - 09:41
anyone else shooting street and street portraits?
Alistair, I did a project of 50 portraits of people in 50 days a month or two ago. It was challenging walking up to complete strangers and asking them if I could take their portrait, but a very enjoyable challenge, I even had a few people buy prints from me, despite offering them a digital image for...
Posted by Fletcher8 on 18/03/2014 - 05:38
anyone else shooting street and street portraits?
Cambridge looks very interesting people wise, must give that a try this year. It's a great place for street stuff. There's a huge diverse pot pourri of characters front the disadvantage and those who've lost their way in life to intellectual giants and those born with silver spoons. Highly reco...
Posted by Smeggypants on 18/03/2014 - 09:02
anyone else shooting street and street portraits?
Surely 'Street' is really about the environment? If its got a person or people in it then they should be shown in 'the street' for it to qualify as 'street'. Some of the very close shots of peoples faces that we've seen recently are 'portraits' surely? That is, its just the subject without reference...
Posted by McGregNi on 20/03/2014 - 20:14
anyone else shooting street and street portraits?
but does a street photograph have to show people as the point of focus?
Posted by davem on 20/03/2014 - 23:10
