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PentaxRocks wrote:
That PCSO was a complete ass, as for the police officers who arrested just on the say so of a PCSO what a joke.
As a police officer, I may of asked her why she was paying attention to the CCTV system alot, but there are ways and means of asking people questions that they do not have to feel harrashed, if you are a good copper you can even find out what you need to know, with out them even knowing you was asking them questions.
So yes as a policeman I would of found her actions of filming the CCTV alot very odd, and yes I may of asked her questions, but I think the PCSO took the wrong approach to it, he was an ass from the off, and had already made up his mind where that situation was going.
I agree but returning with 6 officers is a tad OTT... I was stopped by an officer under section 44 at Manchester airport and the officer obviously knew I was an enthusiast but he just had to go thru the motions. He was also very courteous and very open. At the end of the day he was doing his job which I fully understand but the guy in the video was just throwing his weight about.

Comment by Spad posted on Another Arrest at 16/12/2009 - 09:29

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They're not even Police officers...

They're just hobby bobbies on a power trip. This is just getting absurd now.

As far as photographing goes we will be under the heel of a police state soon!

Comment by Spad posted on Another Arrest at 16/12/2009 - 08:23

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it was shot using the sigma dg hsm 150-500

Comment by Spad posted on Moon shot (with a free lens!) at 02/12/2009 - 23:09

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It does actually say in the K20D manual that some flashes "can damage" the camera.

Comment by Spad posted on Can a Flash fry your camera? at 02/12/2009 - 10:35

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Look for the marquee tool and right click and hold on it and the sub menu will appear. Then click on the elliptical tool.

You can either do a circle by hold down shift and holding down the left mouse button and dragging the the circle out to the size you want or not use shift to get an oval. Then move the mouse pointer into the circle and then you can left click and drag the circle to the area you want. Then press ctrl+c to copy it to the clipboard. Then press ctrl+n to open a new image. This should be sized to the part of the image you have selected then click ok and a new blank image will appear. Then press ctrl+v to paste it into the new image.

Comment by Spad posted on Circular cropping at 02/12/2009 - 10:16

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It can be done!

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This is the one i mentioned taken last night and hand held.

Was shot at 400mm and then cropped.

Comment by Spad posted on Moon shot (with a free lens!) at 01/12/2009 - 15:59

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It's great shooting the moon and you've got a superb image!!

I had a play last night and got a nice one. I can hark back to when I first shot the moon with my camera mounted on a tripod with my 500mm mirror lens and was using slow shutter speeds... then I had the epiphany moment when I realised I could hand hold the bugger!!!

The one I took last night was shot with 200iso and 1/800 shutter at f8!

Comment by Spad posted on Moon shot (with a free lens!) at 01/12/2009 - 15:30

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Me neither!

Comment by Spad posted on Pentax updates at 26/11/2009 - 09:09

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Wow Mike...

I take it depth of field is virtually wiped out?

Comment by Spad posted on Macro Extension Tubes - A newbie to macro! at 18/11/2009 - 14:00

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Thanks Gareth

I'll get some and have a play. I have a Pentax 50mm prime so that should sit on them well!

Comment by Spad posted on Macro Extension Tubes - A newbie to macro! at 18/11/2009 - 11:30

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