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Comment by Don posted on Pentax 28-200 and kr at 12/05/2011 - 04:14
I pop on my ftz 500 and set it to SB (spot beam) and it projects a red pattern on the subject allowing the camera to lock on fast and easy.
Comment by Don posted on Dumb Question - zoom in during LiveView at 11/05/2011 - 13:50
MattMatic wrote:
As the saying goes - you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
Composition and correct exposure are your first priority. You should be able to get very close to what you envision within the camera... and then you can take it further with Photoshop (even Elements will do 95% of most people's photographic needs).
Check out some of the excellent tutorials and videos on the sister site - ePhotozine
Another tip - visit your local library and borrow books on photography, composition, lighting and exposure. Google Books does have some snippets of decent books too
Matt
couldn't agree more...Quote:
Will my photos really be better if I can use all the bells and whistles on Photoshop?
No Will my photos really be better if I can use all the bells and whistles on Photoshop?
As the saying goes - you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
Composition and correct exposure are your first priority. You should be able to get very close to what you envision within the camera... and then you can take it further with Photoshop (even Elements will do 95% of most people's photographic needs).
Check out some of the excellent tutorials and videos on the sister site - ePhotozine
Another tip - visit your local library and borrow books on photography, composition, lighting and exposure. Google Books does have some snippets of decent books too
Matt
Photoshop is the seasoning to a chef.... yes it compliments a dish, can even transform the dish, but won't really save the dish if the food is burnt or poorly cooked.
Comment by Don posted on Advice would be appreciated at 11/05/2011 - 13:48
johnriley wrote:
The thought that 78rpm records are made into coasters horrifies me. Somebody could be searching for that ultra-rare recording, only to find it's been cut up and turned into something else.
You should see me shudder when Sue starts in her deleting mode....
I remember discovering some of the "British Invasion" rock classics in a pile of old records...when I was a teen...The thought that 78rpm records are made into coasters horrifies me. Somebody could be searching for that ultra-rare recording, only to find it's been cut up and turned into something else.
You should see me shudder when Sue starts in her deleting mode....
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Comment by Don posted on Another pointless thread at 10/05/2011 - 20:00
Nice, but I'm leaning toward some Photography how to videos.....
Comment by Don posted on My new studio at 10/05/2011 - 18:24
Pentaxophile wrote:
I've suddenly lost my appetite....
my boy is seven..... he wanted to make mom breakfast in bed for mothers day.I've suddenly lost my appetite....
Pumpernickel bread with eggs over-easy eyes, sausage lips, hash brown hair and strawberry nose. The boy is an atriste, what can I say? I just helped him, to make sure he didn't get burned!
looks like Squidward Tentacles with a bad hairpeice!
Comment by Don posted on My new studio at 10/05/2011 - 18:19
Algernon wrote:
No problems with that Don, if I can think of anything
Most stuff is quite well covered though..... what's your cooking like
ummmn... tastes better than it looks?No problems with that Don, if I can think of anything
Most stuff is quite well covered though..... what's your cooking like
lol!
(was helping my little boy make sausage and eggs)
Comment by Don posted on My new studio at 10/05/2011 - 18:08
Hi guys.
As some of you know, I have just built a new studio and have been filming the build.
I will be releasing videos on my youtube Channel.
I was wondering how people felt about helping me out a bit?
I'd like to open up this thread for ideas, and or requests for "how to" episodes that I could then film.
keep in mind that I cannot answer every request, and I'm looking to make some fun and affordable how to videos.
Do you guys think you can help me out?
As some of you know, I have just built a new studio and have been filming the build.
I will be releasing videos on my youtube Channel.
I was wondering how people felt about helping me out a bit?
I'd like to open up this thread for ideas, and or requests for "how to" episodes that I could then film.
keep in mind that I cannot answer every request, and I'm looking to make some fun and affordable how to videos.
Do you guys think you can help me out?
Comment by Don posted on My new studio at 10/05/2011 - 16:46
I wear a white t-shirt for a reason...
Comment by Don posted on fill flash at close distance at 10/05/2011 - 13:42
Gwyn wrote:
Sorry, way off topic here .
Don, when I win the lottery tomorrow a long trip to Canada is high on the list of things to spend my winnings on. Drive across it one way, get the train back (or vice versa), hopefully get across to Newfoundland and Labrador as well.
Our house has only been broken into once too, in 36 years, a week after our first dog died . I came face to face with him too.
You definitely want to take the train, especially through the Rockies!Sorry, way off topic here .
Don, when I win the lottery tomorrow a long trip to Canada is high on the list of things to spend my winnings on. Drive across it one way, get the train back (or vice versa), hopefully get across to Newfoundland and Labrador as well.
Our house has only been broken into once too, in 36 years, a week after our first dog died . I came face to face with him too.
The drive is nice but the prairies are boring... my advice is this... plan you trip so you do most of your driving with the sun to your back when you hit the prairies... as in you do NOT want to get up at 6 am and be driving east into the sun, you will be sun burnt to a crisp by noon... I usually drive through the prairies at night..same idea goin west, get all your driving done in the am and get off the hwy for a rest for the afternoon...going west into the sun all afternoon you will get sunburnt....
sorry you got robbed glad you're ok...
Comment by Don posted on A Viewfinder Problem Solved. at 09/05/2011 - 19:15
Today I set out to take some actual photos with my kr for a change...
It was an overcast, cool, windy day, the clouds were threatening rain and snow... I don't know why I didn't grab the usual k10, but I grabed the kr, and an old favorite that has not seen much use last couple years... my old favorite from my mz5 days... the 28-200....
Now I used to love using this lens with 800 speed films for action shots.... with the grainier film, the lens even at 200mm never really showed it's shortcomings... The lens and high iso films matched well in terms of sharpness and resolution.
I set the kr to jpegs and auto iso to 100-1600 and fired off 500 shots at my boys soccer game... in "sports" shooting mode!
Duly impressed. Easily the fastest handling camera I've ever used. No manual sniper shooting this time, it was machine gun heaven.
This lens is gonna see a lot more use in the future.
The kr surprised me. I bought the thing for video, but just may well use it for stills once in a while!