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Comment by johnriley posted on Weekly Competition #6 "Wood" at 13/08/2007 - 21:15
Excellent evaluation yet again, and congrats to all.
thomastherhymer you now take the stand and the new thread to be started is yours!
As soon as I see it posted I'll "sticky" it for you.
For a small fee, the address of the stocks will be available for all mothers-in-law....
thomastherhymer you now take the stand and the new thread to be started is yours!
As soon as I see it posted I'll "sticky" it for you.
For a small fee, the address of the stocks will be available for all mothers-in-law....
Comment by johnriley posted on Weekly Competition #6 "Wood" at 13/08/2007 - 20:12
Our friend Diane proves wood is not always a girl's best friend.
Comment by johnriley posted on Weekly Competition #6 "Wood" at 11/08/2007 - 15:48
Here's Galoot's new competition, as he explains below:
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Thanks Dan.
The idea came to me in an instant, but I was away from home a lot last week so didn't have much time to
work on the photoshop part, as you mentioned, it was all a bit of a rush.
I also liked one or two of the other pictures, and I might not have picked mine, but I won't dwell on that.
I like the idea of this weekly competition, it gets me talking pictures I would not normally contemplate, especially
the 'self-portrait', thanks Dan !!!!
Anyway, after 30 seconds thought, an easy topic for next week ?
"Wood"
Good luck, may your creative juices start flowing.
Thanks Dan.
The idea came to me in an instant, but I was away from home a lot last week so didn't have much time to
work on the photoshop part, as you mentioned, it was all a bit of a rush.
I also liked one or two of the other pictures, and I might not have picked mine, but I won't dwell on that.
I like the idea of this weekly competition, it gets me talking pictures I would not normally contemplate, especially
the 'self-portrait', thanks Dan !!!!
Anyway, after 30 seconds thought, an easy topic for next week ?
"Wood"
Good luck, may your creative juices start flowing.
Comment by johnriley posted on Weekly Competition #6 "Wood" at 06/08/2007 - 23:07
I like the animation. Don't tell me...it's a device for negating the effects of the Pentax SR system...
Comment by johnriley posted on Major problem with Sigma E500 Flash on K10D at 06/08/2007 - 23:32
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No good taking it to jessops they dont stock pentax flash units to try it out.
Don't be too sure - my local branch had two, one of which I bought.No good taking it to jessops they dont stock pentax flash units to try it out.
Comment by johnriley posted on Major problem with Sigma E500 Flash on K10D at 06/08/2007 - 22:09
You have an excellent kit that should serve you very well for most general photography.
Prime lenses are a fixed focal length and, before the advent of computer aided lens design, were the norm. In every case a top quality prime should out-perform a top quality zoom in terms of ultimate quality. Of course, these days the difference may be subtle.
There are possibly a couple of types of prime lens that you might foind especially useful.
A fast (f2 or wider) 50mm lens will be ideal for low light and portraiture.
A Macro lens will be superb in every respect, and a 100mm may be more useful than a 50mm. If you are inspired by close up photography then the macro will be for you.
There are lots of other possibilities, so a book on lens choice might be useful to you. When you know a little more of what your requirements are the buying and experimenting with lenses old and new is an exciting aspect of photography.
Prime lenses are a fixed focal length and, before the advent of computer aided lens design, were the norm. In every case a top quality prime should out-perform a top quality zoom in terms of ultimate quality. Of course, these days the difference may be subtle.
There are possibly a couple of types of prime lens that you might foind especially useful.
A fast (f2 or wider) 50mm lens will be ideal for low light and portraiture.
A Macro lens will be superb in every respect, and a 100mm may be more useful than a 50mm. If you are inspired by close up photography then the macro will be for you.
There are lots of other possibilities, so a book on lens choice might be useful to you. When you know a little more of what your requirements are the buying and experimenting with lenses old and new is an exciting aspect of photography.
I have now has a chance to check the CCD at f22 against a bright sky and indeed there are about half a dozen dust spots, quite small but visible.
It doesn't worry me too much because if I cleaned them off I'm sure there would be six more before long. It's considerably better than the amount of dust on the average 35mm negative, or the scratches for that matter. And it uis very easy to clone them out. No more spotting prints.
However, also I tend not to photograph bright skies at f22 so they don't normally show.
Interesting though.
It doesn't worry me too much because if I cleaned them off I'm sure there would be six more before long. It's considerably better than the amount of dust on the average 35mm negative, or the scratches for that matter. And it uis very easy to clone them out. No more spotting prints.
However, also I tend not to photograph bright skies at f22 so they don't normally show.
Interesting though.
So I can put my daughters-in-law in them?