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Comment by lenscape posted on Weekly Competition No.28 - "Watching the Watchers" at 15/01/2008 - 23:01
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Maybe we should have just one rule: 'The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.'
I wasn't questioning it. I just wanted to understand it.Maybe we should have just one rule: 'The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.'
Comment by lenscape posted on Weekly Competition No.27 'Abstract Plant in MONO' at 16/01/2008 - 10:10
Lilly, I don't want to cause a rumpus but I was wondering if you did the judging over different days. It strikes me that the comments on Clarky's picture are at odds with those of both Daniel's and Malo1961's. In Daniel's and Malo1961's you appear to like the dark background. In Clarky's you don't in ways that I think apply equally well to the other two.
What have I missed?
I didn't enter this week owing to lack of time but I did have time to see the results. Very impressive.
What have I missed?
I didn't enter this week owing to lack of time but I did have time to see the results. Very impressive.
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Daniel Bridge: very dark and brooding image, reminds me of something from Star Wars, I like the dark background to this amazing shape but I find the out of focus blob at top distracting.
Clarky: I think this Iris/Lily had great potential for an abstract but 2 things bother me I think there is too much black space around it, as you know by now, I am not keen on isolating the image from its true background as I think it becomes more like a specimen. The left petal I feel is a bit hot and unbalances the image.
Malo1961: I like this Martin, like the black background and the way you have taken it side on, the stem grounds the shot, I like the juxtaposition of the seed heads reversed – very quirky, well exposed, good choice of DOF and good lighting. SECOND PLACE
Daniel Bridge: very dark and brooding image, reminds me of something from Star Wars, I like the dark background to this amazing shape but I find the out of focus blob at top distracting.
Clarky: I think this Iris/Lily had great potential for an abstract but 2 things bother me I think there is too much black space around it, as you know by now, I am not keen on isolating the image from its true background as I think it becomes more like a specimen. The left petal I feel is a bit hot and unbalances the image.
Malo1961: I like this Martin, like the black background and the way you have taken it side on, the stem grounds the shot, I like the juxtaposition of the seed heads reversed – very quirky, well exposed, good choice of DOF and good lighting. SECOND PLACE
Comment by lenscape posted on Weekly Competition No.27 'Abstract Plant in MONO' at 14/01/2008 - 19:12
Lilly pulls it off again! Well done.
I can't help wondering if the silver might be wearing a bit thin for Lilly now as the novelty of judging fades. This is Lilly's fifth win, I think.
I hope you're still keen, Lilly.
Great winning picture, only slightly spoiled by the COMPLETE LACK OF ANY COLOUR!
Is that Toronto?
I can't help wondering if the silver might be wearing a bit thin for Lilly now as the novelty of judging fades. This is Lilly's fifth win, I think.
I hope you're still keen, Lilly.
Great winning picture, only slightly spoiled by the COMPLETE LACK OF ANY COLOUR!
Is that Toronto?
Comment by lenscape posted on Weekly Competition No 26: Buildings at 07/01/2008 - 14:13
Geek info
Camera model : PENTAX *ist D
Exposure time : 1/350 s
Aperture : F11
Focal length : 50.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 75.0 mm)
ISO speed : 200
Comment by lenscape posted on Weekly Competition No 26: Buildings at 05/01/2008 - 23:11
Geek info
Camera model : PENTAX K10D
Exposure time : 1/15 s
Aperture : F5.6
Focal length : 50.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 75.0 mm)
ISO speed : 400
Exposure mode : Aperture priority
Lens : Pentax FA 50mm F1.4
Comment by lenscape posted on Weekly Competition No.25 - "Christmas!" at 26/12/2007 - 14:18
I think you should have let them get dressed first.
Comment by lenscape posted on The 'School Dance' at 20/12/2007 - 21:31
You might like to explore these options first - which I believe don't require costly hardware:
http://www.argyllcms.com
http://lprof.sourceforge.net
I haven't tried either yet but I intend to quite soon.
Also, if you need calibration targets, I've just received a set from here:
http://www.targets.coloraid.de/
which are a fraction of the price I found them elsewhere and, although I haven't tried them yet, the quality looks very good. The service was good, too, and they even sent a small bag of sweets with the order. And, yes, there were all different colours.
I am soon to set about calibrating all my kit to overcome some annoying colour casts I've been getting when ordering prints.
http://www.argyllcms.com
http://lprof.sourceforge.net
I haven't tried either yet but I intend to quite soon.
Also, if you need calibration targets, I've just received a set from here:
http://www.targets.coloraid.de/
which are a fraction of the price I found them elsewhere and, although I haven't tried them yet, the quality looks very good. The service was good, too, and they even sent a small bag of sweets with the order. And, yes, there were all different colours.
I am soon to set about calibrating all my kit to overcome some annoying colour casts I've been getting when ordering prints.
Comment by lenscape posted on Huey or Spyder 2 at 20/12/2007 - 21:52
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You don't think what? Lightzone for Linux is currently in Beta, but it is pretty much inevitable that when the program is released in final form, they wil charge for it. Do you know of any instance where people charge for Windows but not for Linux?
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Several. QT (graphics library at the core of KDE and hence the EEE), for example, was for a long time distributed under a dual license: free to Linux users and at a cost to Windows users. This led to similar knock on licensing for dependent products. You don't think what? Lightzone for Linux is currently in Beta, but it is pretty much inevitable that when the program is released in final form, they wil charge for it. Do you know of any instance where people charge for Windows but not for Linux?
G
There are other cases which I can't recall right now. The software industry is littered with differential pricing policies. But it doesn't make much difference, Light Crafts don't need a president to price this way.
Certainly, for the moment, their intention is not to charge for the Linux version - and my understanding is that will continue beyond the beta phase. How they will money from it in the future is uncertain.
I'd rather they charged for the Linux version than abandon it but, as I stated earlier, to charge for it demands they support it and that presents a different set of problems.
Comment by lenscape posted on Lightzone 3.3 for Linux at 23/12/2007 - 11:10
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Thanks.
Unfortunately, Lightzone (for Windows/Mac) is rather expensive compared to Silkypix, and I expect that the Linux product will be priced the same.
G
I don't think so.Thanks.
Unfortunately, Lightzone (for Windows/Mac) is rather expensive compared to Silkypix, and I expect that the Linux product will be priced the same.
G
The intention is, at the moment, to release LightZone free, but unsupported, to Linux users.
I know Light Crafts are considering how they might produce income from the Linux version but supporting a Linux product is very heavy on resources due to the huge number of variables.
This is a brave move by them. If it is a success, one of two things may happen: disaffected Windows users (for there are many) may migrate to Linux and use it free; or professional users who want to use it but need the assurance of support may buy the Windows or Mac versions.
At the moment, I think the objective is to raise market awareness for what is a very interesting and innovative program.
Comment by lenscape posted on Lightzone 3.3 for Linux at 22/12/2007 - 21:53
Geek info
Camera model : PENTAX Optio S5i
Exposure time : 1/60 s
Aperture : F4.8
ISO speed : 200