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Comment by ChrisA posted on New K100D Super at 28/06/2007 - 07:41
I scored 74, he moves fast!
Comment by ChrisA posted on Photography is addictive too! at 27/06/2007 - 11:05
I nice little quiz to test you guys. Which are real photos, which are computer graphics.....
http://www.autodesk.com/eng/etc/fake_or_foto/quiz.html
Edit: And then 3/4 correct in the bonus round. The one I got wrong was the one I was surest I had right
It's scary though... how good it is these days.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Real or Fake? at 26/06/2007 - 07:58
I already know about the coloured rivets. Any suggestions on how to deal with that?
Sorry if I'm being unobservant, what's the issue with the rivets?
Comment by ChrisA posted on First picture uploaded to web. at 25/06/2007 - 08:02
Er guys....I think this image has a message, something on the lines of "know your onions"
This is another example of what I was banging on about a while back, where the intention, or purpose of the photograph has a great bearing on whether one likes it or not - and, dare I say, whether it's any good, although obviously that's very subjective as well.
If the purpose of the picture is to get across the 'know your onions' theme, then I think it works very well, and has humour, as well as rich colour and detail as well. It's the incongruity of sticking a lemon with a bunch of onions that makes the point, and makes it well.
However, if, as the title implied, it's a still life, with the focus on the vegetables in the context of the rustic-looking tiles, then as I say, I think the incongruity of the lemon detracts from, rather than adds to the composition.
Of course, often, knowing the real intent is impossible, so we just end up with a lot of subjective impressions, based on what we imagine the purpose to be.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Another still life ! at 28/06/2007 - 07:58
But I think I'd like it even more without the lemon, since one lemon with several onions seems a bit random to me.
Just a slightly contrived combination I think - onions and a lemon. Just my subjective reaction, FWIW.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Another still life ! at 25/06/2007 - 13:18
I like the imperfections in the onions. They match up with the tiles to give a rustic look. Much more real than if they were perfect, since when was the last time you saw 3 perfect onions together?
But I think I'd like it even more without the lemon, since one lemon with several onions seems a bit random to me.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Another still life ! at 25/06/2007 - 11:26
It is best NOT to keep lenses in cases, which provide a nice environment for fungus.
I keep mine on an open shelf, facing down, caps on, wide-open.
Still, where better than that, to be able to count how many you have. Less the number on loan from family members, of course.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Lenses cases at 24/06/2007 - 01:24
How about posting a picture of your setup? Would be nice to see the 'how' as well as the results.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Help please choosing Image for grading at 25/06/2007 - 23:53
I have decided on this image which i took this morning using my black sided reflector the K10D and the F 50mm 1.7 Lens. I used two small boxes which I covered with the black reflector cover itself and in between put a tourch shining upwards from the base.
How about posting a picture of your setup? Would be nice to see the 'how' as well as the results.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Help please choosing Image for grading at 23/06/2007 - 12:29


The only thing they seem to have added is SDM lens support.
ISO 3200 and 'Scene' modes, obviously...