Mannesty

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Mannesty
Not me guv', honest.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Pentax user email duplication at 02/11/2009 - 07:49

Mannesty
In that case you need to paint your picture in words here.

Location, subject, lighting (tungsten, fluorescent, flash, combination of any or all of these, camera settings will be needed for us to help more.

Better still, post an image here or upload directly to the gallery.

From what you have said I'd take a stab at the white balance being wrong in camera for indoor shots.

If you have mixed fluorescent and tungsten lighting in your scene you will get inconsistent results because the fluorescent light is switching on/off 50 times a second. The white balance determined by the camera will almost always be different by the time the exposure is made.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Hue K20 problem at 02/11/2009 - 06:16

Mannesty
If you look at this image as a picture having plenty of interest including the bench, and it has the additional interest of the sunset, it works for me.

You have a land/sea/skyscape there in one shot. I like it just as it is.

If I were to want to 'improve' it, I think I would crop out some of the sky rather than the foreground, and maybe lighten the foreground a tad to shift the emphasis onto the foreground.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Keep the bench, lose the bench, scrap the photo? at 02/11/2009 - 06:08

Mannesty
Getting them 'broken' is a new phrase to me Don, but I fully understand the reasoning.

Perhaps 'on and off' was an inaccurate term for me to have used. When the feral tom cat was staying with us he would repel all borders, but this queen snuck in occasionally. Since he's been gone we've been feeding her regularly.

Many birds around the world become reliant on a food source from humans and you're right, when that source is removed many of them die.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Any cat owners or veterinarians in ? at 01/11/2009 - 15:28

Mannesty
Thanks for all your helpful comments.

We've actually considered all of the options mentioned. Catching the queen is a non starter, after 18 months of feeding her she still will not come within 3 or 4 metres of us, she's very cautious.

We will probably keep the kittens, we had a cat for 17 years and my wife still misses him curled up on her lap at night.

We are feeding another feral queen cat and her two kittens but they are all coping very well and as yet haven't fallen in the pool.

Given the opportunity we would catch both queens and have them neutered, but I'm not up for catching them, I've seen their claws and teeth.

Both kittens will be neutered at the appropriate age. One is a male, not sure about the other one yet.

Another male feral cat adopted us last year and he became very friendly. Unfortunately he suffered from a urinary tract problem common in male cats. This meant he couldn't be neutered as the problem would probably become worsened. When he 'came of age' he would fight another local male cat, probably the father of most of the kittens around here. The other cat was obviously much stronger and sadly our cats injuries eventually led to his demise.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Any cat owners or veterinarians in ? at 01/11/2009 - 10:46

Mannesty
I think the image is too dark on my screen Dan. I see no ships . .

Comment by Mannesty posted on Ships That.... at 01/11/2009 - 10:34

Mannesty
Consider it sold Amin. Let me know how you want to be paid. I can do bank transfer, Paypal, cheque.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Lenses and accessories for sale at 01/11/2009 - 10:04

Mannesty
Nice pose, but are those colours accurate? The skin tone looks very red to me.

Comment by Mannesty posted on new camera test with flash at 01/11/2009 - 08:23

Mannesty
Nice image, perhaps you could explain the reference to 'ships'. I don't see it.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Ships That.... at 01/11/2009 - 08:22

Mannesty
Lovely composition. Well done.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Orange Autumn at 01/11/2009 - 08:21

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