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Comment by Father Ted posted on Am I a Terrorist? Section 44 and the powers to be! at 22/01/2011 - 19:57
Congratulations Daniel!!
Quote:
by Spike Milligan
There is a song in man
There is a song in woman
And that is the child's song.
When that song comes
There will be no words.
Do not ask where they are.
Just listen to the song.
Listen to it-
Learn it-
It is the greatest song of all
by Spike Milligan
There is a song in man
There is a song in woman
And that is the child's song.
When that song comes
There will be no words.
Do not ask where they are.
Just listen to the song.
Listen to it-
Learn it-
It is the greatest song of all
Comment by Father Ted posted on A New Arrival at 20/01/2011 - 14:41
Damn, wrong time of the month
Ahem, I mean....it is a full moon at the moment, which is never very photogenic.
Maybe I'll wait until last minute when it'll be a waning crescent.
Ahem, I mean....it is a full moon at the moment, which is never very photogenic.
Maybe I'll wait until last minute when it'll be a waning crescent.
Comment by Father Ted posted on Discussion for Fortnightly Competition #60 - Spatial at 20/01/2011 - 14:37
I like number 3 a lot.
Number 1 doesn't do much for me, but I find the aircraft trail a little distracting.
Number 2...can't make my mind up. My first reaction was "It's not straight". However, I don't think straight would look right, so my next thought was "It's too straight"! Maybe I just haven't woken up yet
Number 1 doesn't do much for me, but I find the aircraft trail a little distracting.
Number 2...can't make my mind up. My first reaction was "It's not straight". However, I don't think straight would look right, so my next thought was "It's too straight"! Maybe I just haven't woken up yet
Comment by Father Ted posted on St James Park at 20/01/2011 - 09:18
Gwyn wrote:
Impressive!
Which Optio did you buy>
A very old Optio 33LF for £15 on Ebay.Impressive!
Which Optio did you buy>
It's really something for my daughter to take on a school trip and which wouldn't be a disaster if it gets lost / broken.
However, I'm not sure if I want to lend it to her now
Comment by Father Ted posted on First from my Optio at 19/01/2011 - 20:41
I didn't buy my Optio for "proper" photography, I just wanted a cheap compact which could take reasonable shots.
However, I had it with me at a site meeting yesterday and a few spare moments, so I thought I'd see what results I could get.
Here they are.
C&C welcome.
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i296/Father_Ted/PHOTOS/IMGP1107.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i296/Father_Ted/PHOTOS/IMGP1109.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i296/Father_Ted/PHOTOS/IMGP1110.jpg[/IMG]
However, I had it with me at a site meeting yesterday and a few spare moments, so I thought I'd see what results I could get.
Here they are.
C&C welcome.
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i296/Father_Ted/PHOTOS/IMGP1107.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i296/Father_Ted/PHOTOS/IMGP1109.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i296/Father_Ted/PHOTOS/IMGP1110.jpg[/IMG]
Comment by Father Ted posted on First from my Optio at 19/01/2011 - 19:59
I love number 8.
But all of them are great pics!
But all of them are great pics!
Comment by Father Ted posted on Dakar rally at 17/01/2011 - 09:55
Don wrote:
I had a similar experience to yours in Banff once.
A couple asked me if I could take their picture....
They hand me this camera I'm not sure what it was...
I looked the camera over... The guy say "it's easy, all you do is turn it on and push the button!"
I'm like "how do you turn it on?"
He says "it's easy, all you do is turn it on and push the button!"... he seemed a little impatient at this point...
Then I ask him "How do you switch this thing to Manual, f8, 1/125, iso 100, spot focus, and dial the flash up to + 1?"
He's like " it's easy all you do is turn it on and push the button!" shaking his head.
So I snapped the photo, even though at this point he was wishing there was somebody else around at that moment he could ask...lol!
Then I pulled out of my backpack my Pentax k10 with grip and 16-45 and 360 flash with off camera cord..
I asked them to let me snap another...
So I fired another shot, his wife liked it much better (I underexposed the mountain vista in the background and used flash to light them at + 1 which yielded a very nice shot under the conditions.)..
She asked me "how did you do that? That is beautiful!"
"it's easy!" I said... "All you do is you switch this thing to Manual, f8, 1/125, iso 100, spot focus, and dial the flash up to + 1!"
I got their email and sent them a copy.
I love that!!gartmore wrote:
I have a hard time using equipment I'm not familiar with.Clarky wrote:
It must have been there equipment Ken
Absolutely! It was a Canon P&S It must have been there equipment Ken
I had a similar experience to yours in Banff once.
A couple asked me if I could take their picture....
They hand me this camera I'm not sure what it was...
I looked the camera over... The guy say "it's easy, all you do is turn it on and push the button!"
I'm like "how do you turn it on?"
He says "it's easy, all you do is turn it on and push the button!"... he seemed a little impatient at this point...
Then I ask him "How do you switch this thing to Manual, f8, 1/125, iso 100, spot focus, and dial the flash up to + 1?"
He's like " it's easy all you do is turn it on and push the button!" shaking his head.
So I snapped the photo, even though at this point he was wishing there was somebody else around at that moment he could ask...lol!
Then I pulled out of my backpack my Pentax k10 with grip and 16-45 and 360 flash with off camera cord..
I asked them to let me snap another...
So I fired another shot, his wife liked it much better (I underexposed the mountain vista in the background and used flash to light them at + 1 which yielded a very nice shot under the conditions.)..
She asked me "how did you do that? That is beautiful!"
"it's easy!" I said... "All you do is you switch this thing to Manual, f8, 1/125, iso 100, spot focus, and dial the flash up to + 1!"
I got their email and sent them a copy.
I got asked to take someone's pic in York, outside the cathedral. They had a Canon and when I half pressed to focus, all sorts of boxes lit up in the viewfinder, but the image didn't look sharp. So I tried again and again.
Turns out the guy had bad eyes and the viewfinder was set for him
They liked the image I gave them, though.
Comment by Father Ted posted on The utter shame of it at 14/01/2011 - 15:31
Number 1 for me.
2 & 3 look a little flat and on 4 the surface of the apply looks odd.
But, then again, I'm at work using a horrible monitor.
2 & 3 look a little flat and on 4 the surface of the apply looks odd.
But, then again, I'm at work using a horrible monitor.
Comment by Father Ted posted on Picking Apples at 14/01/2011 - 15:28
One tip from Don to me was;
Walk out of your front door. Walk 25 meters. Then take 25 shots of what ever you find there, from different angles, and work out which ones work and which don't, and why.
(I never did it though, but the point is a good one! )
Walk out of your front door. Walk 25 meters. Then take 25 shots of what ever you find there, from different angles, and work out which ones work and which don't, and why.
(I never did it though, but the point is a good one! )
Comment by Father Ted posted on Your best tips for a DSLR beginner? at 13/01/2011 - 16:55
But, I would add: In my opinion I wouldn't try to recover the images yet. Id seal the card up and leave well alone. Any intervention on the card from you might just harm your case when you claim.
I agree, though, with all of the above. This is either criminal damage, destruction of evidence, or theft. either way, I'd prosecute.
And I'd bring this to the media, BIG time! Including national press. Go to your local BBC and newspapers, local radio and TV, everybody!
Good luck