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Try looking on the downloads section of Pentax UK's website for it, or Pentax.JP for the file, or if you know the exact name of the file, I can try to find it for you.

Comment by steven9761 posted on K10 Photolab at 16/09/2012 - 10:42

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It means that it has a stetson instead of a lens hood, the camera body is a colour match for one of their "loud" shirts, the camera strap resembles a pair of Rupert Bear trousers, and every time you press a button, it has an audible warning that loudly announces "Ah'm from the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave, boy!!" in a Deep South accent!!

Comment by steven9761 posted on What is an American Version ? at 15/09/2012 - 16:52

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Gordon Holmes wrote:
Thanks for that reply Steven, but the photo is not important, i was on holiday up yorkshire last week when this started so the photo was just taken as a example of the cast, no doubt some kind of sensor has given up, maybe its time to upgrade as i bet repairs will be out balanced against a new one
In that case, ask for the price of an upgrade to a newer model. Your camera may be "beyond economical repair".

Comment by steven9761 posted on Bad cast (pentax ist DL) at 15/09/2012 - 16:45

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Gordon - this "might" be rescuable (to a degree).. If you have a program on your pc, such as Adobe Photoshop/Elements, you can try correcting this by using a tool to correct for this by selecting an area that will correct for skin tones, but I think you will also have to mask the background in order not to lose the colour cast from there (if you intended to keep it). It's a tall order, but it is not neccessarily beyond the bounds of impossibility - you may just need to put in a few hours to get the result you want.

EDIT: I had a quick "play around" with your pic. It sort of "works" if you posterise it. The problem is that the red colour channel is overpowering the blue/green channels. If you can localise the 3 seperate colour channels, then tone down the overpowering red channel, you might get something from it, purely as a lesson in how to adjust colours in any future photos.

Comment by steven9761 posted on Bad cast (pentax ist DL) at 15/09/2012 - 16:22

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I'm registered on that site as well. I'll need to remember to update one or two things on it though.

Comment by steven9761 posted on Registering your photogear on Met Police "Immobilise" database at 14/09/2012 - 16:59

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Wow!!... Congrats, Kirsty!!

Comment by steven9761 posted on Competition Help! at 14/09/2012 - 16:55

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Kirsty - I like number one, although I think perhaps a slightly closer crop, and perhaps clone out the cars in the top-right background??..

Number 2 might shift if you place prints in a simple frame.

No.3 - slightly overexposed?.. Maybe more popular as a greetings card of some description, or perhaps a useful background as a flier for a church's Summer Fete??..

Comment by steven9761 posted on Competition Help! at 12/09/2012 - 21:23

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Hi, Kirsty!.. Re prices for your pics - it depends on how you produce them (self-printed, store, etc). If the exercise is a non-profit thing, I'd guess that is self-explanatory. Maybe it's also wise to sign your photos when you sell them, to reduce any chance of plaigiarism. Maybe look around on the internet and local stores to guage the pricing thing?

As for titles - avoid uninspiring titles, such as titling a photo of a bunch of flowers as "flowers", or "a bunch of flowers". A bit of "tangential" thinking is probably a good idea, so try calling the "flowers" photo something along the lines of "blooming lovely" (corny, I know, but you get the idea?).

Best of luck!.. Oh - and I'm sure we'd all love to see some of your work here too!

Comment by steven9761 posted on Competition Help! at 11/09/2012 - 22:41

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Until you pointed it out, I never even noticed!!

Comment by steven9761 posted on Morning Mist at 09/09/2012 - 17:05

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Steve - I'd be happy if I took this pic!! The frame suggests to me that you should get this up on the wall!!

Comment by steven9761 posted on Morning Mist at 09/09/2012 - 16:55

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