Forum: Photos
06-02-2009, 05:57 AM
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To paololg: Ciao Paolo!
Ciao Paolo,
Grazie per il tuo gentilissimo commento, ho apprezzato molto. Vero che questi alberi sembrano usciti da un quadro di De Chirico? Mi ha sempre affascinato questo posto ed è stato...
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Forum: Photos
06-01-2009, 08:34 AM
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To borax: vignetting
Hi Stephane,
I was actually surprised by the vignetting with the Canon 17-40, at least at 17 mm. In this case I corrected the falloff in luminosity in the bottom corners but decided to leave it in...
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Forum: Photos
06-01-2009, 08:23 AM
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To Floydian: gates
Hi Henk,
There are in fact two gates at Sesriem, an external gate and an internal gate. The external gate I believe closes at dusk and allows you into the visitor centre and campground. The internal...
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Forum: Photos
05-29-2009, 02:49 PM
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Views: 580
To Adrique: gate closing time
That's an interesting question and one that we asked ourselves. They keep track of the registration plates of all vehicles entering and I believe also the number of passengers, so I expect they would...
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Forum: Photos
05-29-2009, 02:11 PM
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To sevy: Nikon vs Canon
Hi Yves,
Thanks for your comments and also for taking the time to look at my Namibia pictures on pbase.
I know it may seem surprising to go for the MII rather than the D700 and it was actually a...
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Forum: Photos
05-29-2009, 01:58 PM
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Views: 495
To aadilj: reply!!
Hi Aadiil,
Thanks for your critique, I'm glad you liked the picture and I appreciate your comments. However, I'm not quite sure what you mean about "never replying"... I've just checked and I see...
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Forum: Photos
05-27-2009, 10:36 AM
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Views: 393
To cherryripe: Nikon vs Canon
Hi Nikki,
Thanks for your visit and critique. July/August is perhaps not the best time of year for the American southwest - at least I had a lot of haze, but was lucky with Monument Valley. I hope...
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Forum: Photos
04-29-2009, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 419
Hi Michèle
Hi Michèle,
I had a look at your Photoholik pages and enjoyed browsing your galleries there. You're right, it's nice to be able to post things without the constraints of TE and to organise work in...
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Forum: Photos
04-27-2009, 10:38 PM
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To Dpbours: Sea and lighter area
Hi Dennis,
Thanks for your critique - I like the idea of the sea, I hadn't thought of it but you're right, you can imagine it being there just off to the side.
I'm not sure what happened with the...
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Forum: Photos
04-27-2009, 10:29 PM
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To Dyerco: DV
Hi Phil,
Yes, it is certainly a unique and fascinating place but I think I will have to go back in winter. I took a couple of shots of Badwater at dawn that are passable but generally the light was...
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Forum: Photos
04-27-2009, 10:19 PM
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To mkamionka: Seasons in DV
Hi Mariusz,
Thank you for your visit and critique. I was interested to hear of your experience of DV in both summer and winter - and also glad to know that the summer was more enjoyable. Although...
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Forum: Photos
04-27-2009, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 2
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To Merline: Hi Michèle
Hi Michèle,
Well it's nice to be back! I've been fine, just having a bit of time-out and reflection vis-a-vis TE. I need to find some kind of low-level sustainable TE presence that is worthwhile...
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Forum: Photos
04-20-2009, 03:35 PM
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To jorgi: Little Prince
Hi Jeri,
Well, it's nice to be back after so long :)
Thank you, I liked a lot the idea of the Little Prince. As you may have realised, I'm very fond of fisheye images and I think it's at least...
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Forum: Photos
04-14-2009, 11:19 AM
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To Babarf: fisheye curvature
Hi Fabien,
Thanks for your critique, I'm glad you liked the fisheye perspective on this one. I too quite like curved horizons, as long as they're not overdone.
I actually took a lot of US landscape...
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Forum: Photos
04-14-2009, 08:21 AM
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To sevy: fisheyes
Hi Yves,
Yes, I left the distortion intentionally but in any case I think that any attempt at correction here would have ruined the foreground. In any case I quite like curved horizons (up to a...
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Forum: Photos
11-11-2008, 02:59 PM
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To Karsten71: clouds
Hi Karsten,
Thanks for your comments, much appreciated. I used a one-stop graduated filter to darken the sky slightly.
John
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Forum: Photos
10-31-2008, 07:54 AM
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To kiks: Flash
Hi Kiks,
No I didn't use flash, I simply increased the contrast of the basalt rocks a little durring PP work. Thanks for your visit!
John
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Forum: Photos
10-27-2008, 11:56 PM
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Views: 189
To Merline: Hi
Hi Michèle,
I'm sorry to hear that you've been unwell and didn't get to Iceland. I hope you're feeling better now. Many thanks for your visit and critique - I'm glad you liked this one as it's also...
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Forum: Photos
10-21-2008, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 2
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Re: To johnfreeman: Corner building
Hi Yves,
I think it's in situations like this that you have to resort to drastic measures :) (see workshop).
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
John
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Forum: Photos
10-20-2008, 09:02 PM
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To alexisborel: Antelope
Hi Alexis,
This was actually the day after the Monument Valley shot, but fortunately the sky was still nice. I made an effort to be there around mid-day as I had read that that's the best time for...
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Forum: Photos
10-16-2008, 01:25 PM
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Re: To wishlist: fisheye
Igor,
Sorry to hear you're not feeling well, I hope you feel better soon and can get out to experiment with that fisheye.
Here the weather has been pretty amazing, 27°C yesterday afternoon. But I...
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Forum: Photos
10-15-2008, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 377
To wishlist: fisheye
Hi Igor,
Thanks for your visit.
How are things? Settling back into sunny UK? Did you buy the fisheye?
John
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Forum: Photos
10-15-2008, 04:11 PM
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To Clementi: La luna
Ciao Giorgio,
Sì, quel puntino bianco è la luna. Ovviamente nel file originale (e anche nel tiff di 800 pixel) si riconosce bene come forma a spicchio, ma nella versione jpg salvata per web diventa...
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Forum: Photos
10-14-2008, 01:49 PM
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Views: 155
To sevy: new lens
Yes, I bought the fisheye lens in San Francisco at the beginning of the trip and had fun experimenting with it, as you can see here. In fact I probably overused it, but it was nice for those big...
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Forum: Photos
10-14-2008, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 60
Re: To johnfreeman: filter (in english ;-)
Wow, 6 stops is a lot. I have a neutral grey filter I use for my 12-24 mm lens but really for taking shots of waterfalls in bright light conditions but I think that's 2 stops. You probably didn't...
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