beardedwombat

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Frankly, I would be gobsmacked to see such phenomena let alone photograph it! Congratulations.
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Chris

Comment by beardedwombat posted on SunDogs from Northren Alberta, Canada at 29/12/2009 - 12:00

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jon.dc wrote:
Possession of photographs taken in public. You want to be careful carrying around such a publication
Will depend if I'm near any building that can be loosely considered important, or looking at a police officer etc, whilst holding said publication
Cheers
Chris

Comment by beardedwombat posted on Interesting street photography article at 16/12/2009 - 17:03

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Found an interesting article by Phil Coombes under the BBC Latest Headlines shortcut in Firefox link. In it he mentions a new magazine specifically for street photographers called Publication link. It is bi-annual and a bit costly at £16.50 delivered but includes 22 prints by various photographers with details of the picture and a biography on the reverse of each. I have ordered one and thought others may be interested. There are also various other interesting links in the article.
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Chris

Comment by beardedwombat posted on Interesting street photography article at 16/12/2009 - 13:52

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Cracking images! No 3 has what I would call a really impressive entrance drive!
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Chris

Comment by beardedwombat posted on Gran Canaria at 13/12/2009 - 19:12

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Chris

Comment by beardedwombat posted on Login ? at 13/12/2009 - 19:04

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Many eyecatching photographs are eyecatching because the photographer has captured a scene that the human eye would probably not normally notice. In the normal course of events, unless we are out and about with our cameras, we glance at our surroundings, we do not necessarily study them (though many togs are always looking for photo opportunities whether their camera is with them or not). Thus images taken from, perhaps, an unusual perspective are eyecatching. Fisheye lenses produce images that would never be seen by the human eye and are therefore eyecatching. Whether they are "interesting" is down to the skill of the photographer in distorting the scene in such a way as to make it really jump out at you. Not sure if any of this makes sense but I want a fisheye lens!

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Chris

Comment by beardedwombat posted on Some fishy beach pics at 12/12/2009 - 07:30

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Well thanks a bunch! That's another lens to add to the wish list. I'll never get to retire at this rate!

All great images, but 5 & 6 for me also.

Cheers
Chris

Comment by beardedwombat posted on Some fishy beach pics at 11/12/2009 - 20:19

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1 (b&w) and 4 for me too. I agree with Graham that the yellow sticker is distracting and should go, but I like the window dummy. I would crop just a little from the top of the image though. What is the policeman holding?

Cheers
Chris

Comment by beardedwombat posted on Brum Walkabout at 11/12/2009 - 15:42

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As Stefan says, Photoshop is an image editing program with very sophisticated features. One of it's primary advantages is the use of layers etc. You cannot open a raw file directly in Photoshop, it has to pass through ACR. Lightroom, on the other hand, has ACR built-in but with more features plus it catalogues your images. Once you have processed a raw file, you can edit it using Photoshop if you wish, and on saving the edited file you are taken back to Lightroom where the saved file is added to the catalogue alongside the original. It also allows you to create and modify a variety of web galleries. The galleries on my website were all uploaded direct from Lightroom. It really is a one-stop-shop for me and has a very user friendly and elegant interface. Version 3 will add more refinements though I've not yet got around to playing with it.

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Chris

Comment by beardedwombat posted on Why Lightroom instead of photoshop? at 11/12/2009 - 15:33

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Another vote for the Porsche and fire marshall. Great shots!

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Chris

Comment by beardedwombat posted on For the petrol heads here at 08/12/2009 - 17:06

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