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  1. jimpy

    Looking at getting into DSLR photography

    Nikon and Canon - slog it out for top dog place and as a consequence keep improving and getting better. But to get the best out of them you have to have a fair bit of experience behind you. So don't forget that there are other DSLR's out there You seen some of my work in recent days on here...
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    What are your going rates?

    This is a difficult one because clients needs vary and also labour rates in a particular area vary- So how can an individual in 'say' rural Wales/Cornwall base his chrage on what a London/Manchester based worker is charging. The way round this poser is it seems to me is to checkout what the...
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    SD card data recovery

    Here is a Freeby that works very well- www.Convar PC inspector smart recovery. and This one a free demo but paid for full prog but will recover all media - cards/CD's/HDD/etc. www. Bad Copy Pro or www.jufsoft.com In all cases it is chance whether the image you seek has been...
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    Swan

    That's a fine shot The water has that elusive metallic hue. Blown Highlight - don't worry about them- put too much attention to small detail could kill the overall effect.
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    She said I wanna buy a new outfit-

    As you have been to the ponds- you noticed I am sure the Police/Ambulance station. The access road that runs up from there is also a public FOOT access. Walk to the top, turn left, walk to end of the road [200 mtr approx] and roundabout with Darenth Valley Hospital over to right. turn left...
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    Sandisk memory cards - a LOT of fakes out there

    Cards are absolutely critical - So why try to cut corners of places like E-bay I know you cant resist a bargain - But it isn't is it? I have purchased all my xtra cards Compact/Smart/ etc., from one E-seller and stuck with them these past 5 years or so - I know if one is duff they change with...
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    She said I wanna buy a new outfit-

    Well it went all funny the up load, then I got a BT Wholesale page telling me something was down somewhere So here is another try Summer Iydll
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    She said I wanna buy a new outfit-

    I know what you mean I am always attracted to scenes like that. This one I shot in about 2001 on the clifftop at Dover- I called it 'Summer Idyll'- it was a snatched shot of this couple in the sun, as I ambled by. You may have seen it before its been published a few times in Digi Cam mags, et...
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    She said I wanna buy a new outfit-

    continued Far from the maddening crowd A walk up the slope and aling the road a bit to Then the return back to reality and maybe coffee and cakes that she will treat you too :rolleyes:
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    She said I wanna buy a new outfit-

    and you thought - 'Oh Not Blue Water Again- Trudging round those shops whilst she empties my credit card' So you take Her as good lad you are, Tell her see in you in a couple of hours and,beat a retreat out of the back of the car park too- Peace and good shooting Of still waters and Wildlife...
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    LensBabies! who has one!

    Lens Baby So I am Old, and perhaps dim too - but I dont get it This lens baby thingy what exactly to you expect it to do ,that you cant do with a Cokin Filter or a plain glass and smear of Vaseoline? Or o I miss the point entriely?
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    Dust on the sensor and cleaning

    Well I sure am glad that on switch on that fluttering bright blue LED says 'Ang on while I give it a flik! ;)
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    Flying on Saturday few Q

    Scanners seem not to worry digicams or 'exposed' cards. However if you wish to be safe rather than sorry take the cards out and give over for hand examination.
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    Help: why can I not focus?

    You must also bear in mind that when in macro the autofocus beam is not looking at the same spot as the viewfinder[Peephole or SLR]
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    Reducing size of photo

    As mentioned Photoshop as described, the same also for Paintshop Similar in Picasa .Better yet a little program that will do it all by its self without any struggling. When loaded all you have to do is to select the image you wish to up load and the program which is[TSR]terminate and stay...
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    The trip of a lifetime

    All shots were natural -just a UV filter on the Olympus E10 However on reflection that frame I did mess with using 'Painterly' or similar in PSP9 That being said it is truly amazing the colours that come from the ice - it is not all just white, The old ice [1000 of years old some times]is...
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    Snitched copy right - what to do ?

    That's interesting - Thought I give it a try in PSP9 - the facility is there but each attempt so far has brought up 'Unknown Error' 3 times in the same window each attempt. This has recently had the 30Mb upgrade put up by Coral. :confused:
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    Snitched copy right - what to do ?

    Lithium - Will you expound on your comment ''Profit isn't the right word' As the papers in this series[Kent Messenger] are 90% adverts- they must be pretty damn close to a profit -but perhaps that is what you meant.
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    Snitched copy right - what to do ?

    Thank you for the comments guys - I'll forgive them this once Meanwhile 'Rosemary the Ranger' the lady in the picture has mailed me an invite on her next voyage on June 10. I shall be prepared this time..
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    The trip of a lifetime

    the Antarctic Peninsular it was -Mid Feb meant Mid summer there so it was above freezing - just lots of Penguins ,trips in little rubber boats hence wobbly horizons but a great 17 days aboard the Marco Polo. Come July my daughter and I are off once more on the Marco Polo doing the Top end this...
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