It was hard enough getting out the window
38m so far...

Matt

Neil,
Mentioned on this thread: https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4422&postdays=0&postord...

Must try it myself sometime...
HTH!
Matt

Check out their website: http://www.propergraphics.com/portfolio_vehicles.htm

And the original Fake or Foto:
http://www.autodesk.com/eng/etc/fake_or_foto/v1/quiz.html

Matt

8 out of 10
I got the diamonds and the corkscrew wrong. Hey ho!

Part of the trick of good CG and photo manipulation is to listen to your subconscious... after editing take a small break and come back to the image fresh. It's little things like shadows, reflections, colour, and variations in sharpness that are not easy to see when you scrutinise an image, but are shouted out by your subconscious

Nice little test though!
Matt

Also removed for CSI style forensics
Matt

You mean the picture mode for macro

The camera has multiple picture modes that are designed for various types of photography. You could use the "P" mode and tell the camera what to do to get the same results, but the picture modes are there so you don't have to learn

The "Macro" mode will set things up for "vibrant pictures of flowers and other small subjects at short distances". BUT, you do need a macro lens to get real macro shots. The macro mode cannot make things go closer - it just affects the choice of shutter speed and aperture that the camera uses

To be honest, you're probably best leaving it on "Auto Pict" until you can sit down and work out the P, Av, Tv modes

EDIT: Crossed in the post with Don

Matt

I do seem to remember that focus assist does not work in AF.C mode, but only AF.S

Probably the Auto Picture mode only uses AF.S so that would explain why it works.

George is right... there are things hidden away in the "English" translation of the Japanese manual that catch the unwary!!
Page 125 of the K100D manual - it doesn't actually say that focus assist doesn't work in AF.C. You can only imply it because it says it works in AF.S mode

Matt

Glad to help
Matt

Easy
* In Photoshop Elements (etc) add a new blank layer.
* Change the layer's blend mode to "Color"
* Pick a small brush
* Alt-click on a good colour near the river
* Brush over the rivet and it'll change color

(You could do this without a layer by changing the blend mode of the paintbrush, but personally I like being able to toggle the layer on and off to check whether I've made any mistakes. It's easy to undo then )

Quite why it happens in the first place I'm not sure... would be interesting to see the original RAW file.
HTH!

Matt

I think it's more down to how long the exposure is. On tripod you tend to use very long exposures and small errors in the shake sense to shake adjustment creep in.
Matt