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Comment by cabstar posted on Professional wedding photographer......FAIL at 02/03/2010 - 17:21
Most netbooks have the same processor in them the 1.6ghz atom. The main differences are memory & hard drive sizes.
I upgraded mine to 2 gigs of memory as soon as I bought it & runs Photoshop & Lightroom very adequately.
Mine also has an SDHC slot which is very handy for transferring images from camera. Mien also has a built in HSDA modem which means it will take a sim card so no need for an external USB dongle & as it is not locked you can use any sim card which when travelling abroad can be very handedy fro getting a local sim card with cheap internet access. When I have traveleld I use the boring train / bus / plane ride to get out the netbook to edit photos & then when I am bored of that it makes a great MP3 movie player/
I certainly don't regret getting mine.
I upgraded mine to 2 gigs of memory as soon as I bought it & runs Photoshop & Lightroom very adequately.
Mine also has an SDHC slot which is very handy for transferring images from camera. Mien also has a built in HSDA modem which means it will take a sim card so no need for an external USB dongle & as it is not locked you can use any sim card which when travelling abroad can be very handedy fro getting a local sim card with cheap internet access. When I have traveleld I use the boring train / bus / plane ride to get out the netbook to edit photos & then when I am bored of that it makes a great MP3 movie player/
I certainly don't regret getting mine.
Comment by cabstar posted on Netbook vs travel lens at 21/02/2010 - 22:45
Hi Richard
I totally agree with you, however I felt that being in a large city, in a huge Jessops they would carry that kind of stock. What worried me more was that half the store had been given over to Carphone warehouse, so you actually had to walk through Carphone Warehosue to get to the little Jessops store in the corner of the shop. Most bizarre.
Unfortunately SRS are over 3 hours drive each way from me
I totally agree with you, however I felt that being in a large city, in a huge Jessops they would carry that kind of stock. What worried me more was that half the store had been given over to Carphone warehouse, so you actually had to walk through Carphone Warehosue to get to the little Jessops store in the corner of the shop. Most bizarre.
Unfortunately SRS are over 3 hours drive each way from me
Was in a large Jessops in a city. I went in as I wanted to try out a D700. Seriously been considering getting one of these.
The store was actually quiete large, the assistant who was very knowledgable I had a reasonable discussion with.
Do you have the D700
No, unfortunately we don't stock those, I could order one for you.
Oh ok, I really wanted to handle one as they cost £1700 I woudl much prefer to handle one first.
Yes I can understand that, its a lovely camera. Unfortunately we don't stock anything over a certain value. Head office say we don't have enough footfall to warrant the stocking high value items.
Oh right ok, could you get one in for me to try out.
Yes we could get one in for you, if you order & pay for it now.
Oh is there another branch that has one in?
Yes (this was a branch 45 miles away) they have one in stock.
I am also considering ordering the 24-70mm 2.8 & the 70-200mm 2.8
That would be a fantastic kit, I could order all that in for you.
Hmmm £4500 to pay up front to play with it when it actually comes in stock & I own it??? I don't think so!!!
it's so frustrating working here.....
The store was actually quiete large, the assistant who was very knowledgable I had a reasonable discussion with.
Do you have the D700
No, unfortunately we don't stock those, I could order one for you.
Oh ok, I really wanted to handle one as they cost £1700 I woudl much prefer to handle one first.
Yes I can understand that, its a lovely camera. Unfortunately we don't stock anything over a certain value. Head office say we don't have enough footfall to warrant the stocking high value items.
Oh right ok, could you get one in for me to try out.
Yes we could get one in for you, if you order & pay for it now.
Oh is there another branch that has one in?
Yes (this was a branch 45 miles away) they have one in stock.
I am also considering ordering the 24-70mm 2.8 & the 70-200mm 2.8
That would be a fantastic kit, I could order all that in for you.
Hmmm £4500 to pay up front to play with it when it actually comes in stock & I own it??? I don't think so!!!
it's so frustrating working here.....
The man jumping the puddle as I understand its status in photography history, is possibly due to how it was made.
Seems hcb saw the plank of wood & puddle with the poster of the circus in the background. HCB had already figured someone will come along and hop off that piece of wood, which would resemble the poster. Hence the need for the decisive moment. The talk about the broken springs representing a broken europe is just, I think, art critics making loose suggestions.
As Kris said above, no special tools, just a simple Leica.
As for Martin Parr, I don't find much technical skill involved, I do however understand & enjoy his comedic observations on life. His "rich" series is brilliantly observed.
As for other photographers I love Brassai's work along with Dianne Arbus, Eve Arnold, Anton Corbijn, Danny North & David Bailey.
One photographer whose work I do not like is Richard Billingham, either he is exploitive or he & his family has been heavily exploited by the art establishment. What Billingham photographed I used to see on a daily basis, so his photos do not shock me or inspire me either. The fact they where taken on a point & shoot even more so to be less inspired.
Seems hcb saw the plank of wood & puddle with the poster of the circus in the background. HCB had already figured someone will come along and hop off that piece of wood, which would resemble the poster. Hence the need for the decisive moment. The talk about the broken springs representing a broken europe is just, I think, art critics making loose suggestions.
As Kris said above, no special tools, just a simple Leica.
As for Martin Parr, I don't find much technical skill involved, I do however understand & enjoy his comedic observations on life. His "rich" series is brilliantly observed.
As for other photographers I love Brassai's work along with Dianne Arbus, Eve Arnold, Anton Corbijn, Danny North & David Bailey.
One photographer whose work I do not like is Richard Billingham, either he is exploitive or he & his family has been heavily exploited by the art establishment. What Billingham photographed I used to see on a daily basis, so his photos do not shock me or inspire me either. The fact they where taken on a point & shoot even more so to be less inspired.
Comment by cabstar posted on Analysing famous pictures at 16/02/2010 - 22:03
Can't beleive no one mentioned Wild Wild West for worst movie ever made, truly a shocker of shockers!!!!
And this just confirms why it is the worst movie of all time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgYhLIThTvk
link
And this just confirms why it is the worst movie of all time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgYhLIThTvk
link
Comment by cabstar posted on Top ten films at 14/02/2010 - 23:28
Tescos or Asda here, have had poster prints from both & been happy lots. I wait until they have a half price offer or some similar give away, order online & collect at the weekend, then round the corners to the framers.
Comment by cabstar posted on Who does your printing? at 09/02/2010 - 16:58
Blade Runner
Breakfast Club
Empire Strikes Back
Taxi Driver
American Psycho
Wizard of Oz
Dead of Night
Withnail & I
Clerks
Dogma
Just outside
Saturday Night Fever & The Deer Hunter
Breakfast Club
Empire Strikes Back
Taxi Driver
American Psycho
Wizard of Oz
Dead of Night
Withnail & I
Clerks
Dogma
Just outside
Saturday Night Fever & The Deer Hunter
Comment by cabstar posted on Top ten films at 05/02/2010 - 16:07
mike3legs wrote:
I'm open for any critiques at all. How will I improve if people just tell me I am great.
Very trueI'm open for any critiques at all. How will I improve if people just tell me I am great.
mike3legs wrote:
As for the crop. It isn't cropped at all. That is as shot,but I agree that heads are too close to the top of the frame.
If you know the image will look better cropped, then crop itAs for the crop. It isn't cropped at all. That is as shot,but I agree that heads are too close to the top of the frame.
mike3legs wrote:
I don't really go into all that cloning lark. However I can see how it is busy and how maybe some items could be removed.
Good luck with the not cloning lark, do you think all photographers get their images perfect out of the body??I don't really go into all that cloning lark. However I can see how it is busy and how maybe some items could be removed.
mike3legs wrote:
Though the bride, a family friend is very happy with them.
That is all that matters at the end of the dayThough the bride, a family friend is very happy with them.
Comment by cabstar posted on Shot from first wedding shoot at 04/02/2010 - 18:07
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£38.99 per year, unlimited bandwidth unlimited pop email boxes unlimited webhosting.
Fast response to problems & they also allow easy wordpress use.
http://wordpress.org/
Very easy with wordpress to update yourself, add calendar functions, lots of gallery options.
comwebhosting.co.uk also have in built forums which are also really easy to set up.
My site is hosted on their & uses a wordpress template www.garystafford.co.uk
link
Guess they wheren't expecting the judge to understand photography.
My favourite bit, which aperture setting did you use??? Tripod