Aug

28

Google Groups: rec.photo.digital.slr-systems

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Google Groups: rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
One of the biggest problems those switching to digital face is the
misinformation eminating from many who were grand-masters of film, but don\’t
appreciate that with digital, some of the rules have changed.
Case in point: With film one would expose for the shadows and develop for
the highlights, whereas with digital it\’s the other way around […]

Aug

22

Reply to Cross-processing by mistake?

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Reply to Cross-processing by mistake?: “
callmeoblomov posted a reply:
You can probably do this with Photoshop. The cheap way is to use the ‘Auto Levels’ command (on the positive image, not the negative), which will auto-set the white point and black point on your image. Often, this will ‘correct’ a crossprocessed image back to ‘normal’ tones. […]

Jun

5

Sony Alpha lens line-up revealed

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Over on SonyStyle.com, the Alpha, its lens line-up and other accessories can be seen along with the launch price (in the US) of the ?100 which will be $999. This is identical to the current retail price of the DSC-R1.
Bearing in mind that the R1 is currently on sale with Warehouse Express for £559, I […]

Jun

3

Sony to unveil its first DSLR camera next week

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Rumour is beginning to abound about this camera. Indeed, if the specs found here are to be believed, this is going to be one heck of a camera.
Macworld: News: Sony to unveil its first DSLR camera next week
Sony will unveil its first, long-awaited digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera next week, the company said […]

Feb

17

I really ought to use my Lubitel’ more.

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From the Lomo tips blog
“Are you afraid to use your Seagull TLR because you don’t know how to set the speed and aperture values to get the right exposition? You don’t need a light meter or another camera to measure the values for a correct exposure, just follow this simply rule and you are ready […]

Feb

15

Update on the tulip

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My most astonishingly successful Flickr photograph peaked at number 2 in the interestingness rankings. I remain flabbergasted and, at the time of writing, the thing has had 538 views in 10 days.
I do like the picture but still find it hard to accept that one which represents a style of photography that so largely […]

Feb

14

Preston Photographic Society update

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I’ve found the Preston Photographic Society site. It wasn’t easy.

Feb

14

Preston Photographic Society

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I’ve lost the link and Google can’t find it but the following looks handy.
advice and information
Prescap
Prescap is a community facility involved in community arts projects, with a darkroom on site. The darkroom has three B&W enlargers with dish processing up to 20×16 inch, (no roller dryer). Preston Photographic Society also holds a key and has […]

Feb

6

Yellow tulip

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Yellow tulip

Originally uploaded by longwayround.

So, yesterday evening I thought to myself that I hadn’t taken any new pictures for Flickr lately. A combination of dull weather and work (or is that dull work and weather) kind of got in the way.
I was sat next to […]

Jan

8

My first proper digital camera

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I’ve just bought my first proper digital camera. I’ve been avoiding digital for some time because I just do not believe that the quality can rival film yet. I have been digitising film for some time: using an Epson Perfection 4870 scanner I can get a huge print from a 35mm frame and something […]

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