RalphHardwick

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I'd never even heard of it but I noticed it from the main road, reversed into a farmyard gate and took this (not brilliant, I know).

Of course afterwards I found out how famous it was

Comment by RalphHardwick posted on Hadrian's Wall at 31/12/2013 - 20:54

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Does anyone have any experience of the X-5? The specs look good but wondered about real world experience.

I am considering getting one for my wife for when we go travelling.

Any opinions; good or bad appreciated.

Comment by RalphHardwick posted on X-5 at 31/12/2013 - 20:52

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Is this "the tree" you mean?

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Comment by RalphHardwick posted on Hadrian's Wall at 31/12/2013 - 20:45

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I agree with everyone above. I would go out and buy a smaller bag, just big enough for your camera and one spare lens.
I have 5 lenses but only carry one on the camera and one (max 2 very infrequently) other with me when go out.

Comment by RalphHardwick posted on thinking of consolidating this lot somehow at 30/12/2013 - 10:08

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Grip arrived this morning, exactly as promised and described

It's on the camera already and feels much better than the cheap chines copy I had on before.

Thanks Brian.

Comment by RalphHardwick posted on FS: K5IIs and D-BG4, swap considered at 30/12/2013 - 10:01

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Gamka wrote:


Memory upgrades - Apple £800, Other suppliers £240 and there is no difference. The chips and cards are made on the same production lines, they are tested to the same standard, they have the same manufacturers part number and labels. One has an Apple labelled pack and the other the manufacturers own label.
Simple answer: use the generic memory

To upgrade my MacBook Pro memory using 'Apple' chips would cost over £200. Using the, identical, non branded chips; £69

Guess which I did.

Comment by RalphHardwick posted on iPad or other tablet for viewing and storage at 30/12/2013 - 09:51

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Next summer I'm heading to Iceland and we shall be heading out on a boat to do some Whale watching. I shall definitely be adding a K3 to my arsenal and I was keen to get a Sigma 150-500 specifically for this event.

Looking at this I now think that my 60-250 will be enough and it's WR.

Thanks you may have just saved me some money




although another lens might be nice anyway............

Comment by RalphHardwick posted on The cropping ability of the K3 at 29/12/2013 - 21:34

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Take 3

Pasted in clouds from different area and faded the watermark to 30%.

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Is that better?

Comment by RalphHardwick posted on Watching the sun set in the East at 29/12/2013 - 17:33

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CMW wrote:
The logo pulls the eye in the wrong direction. It's hard to focus on the pics because of it. Perhaps if it has to stay, it could be more genuinely a watermark, with the strength of the colour dialed right back.
Good point, I'll have a play with toning it down a bit. Thanks.

Comment by RalphHardwick posted on Watching the sun set in the East at 29/12/2013 - 13:37

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cardiff_gareth wrote:
The removed camper van is a great improvement, I was loving no.2 with the lines and composition but that camper van.....
Your right, it's damned annoying when people want to enjoy a public space when I'm trying to take photos. Honestly! the shear rudeness of it

cardiff_gareth wrote:


I just think that where you have cloned it out and its a good cloning job BTW just needs finishing off by cloning either a different cloud or sky over parts of the cloned cloud thats now there to break it up so its not a repetitive looking


Fair point, well made

Comment by RalphHardwick posted on Watching the sun set in the East at 29/12/2013 - 09:37

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