David Anderson
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“We don’t pay”.
I tried the same line last time I bought camera gear, and you wouldn’t believe it, they told me to piss off… 😉 ;D
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Beautiful brookies and great shots..
I miss Michigan, though don’t tell them.. 😉
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Ah, fair enough – needing to constantly dig back into the files changes everything..
Maybe Time Machine is the answer, though you would want to be sure that your CAD files are OK with the compression..
FWIW, the local importer of the DROBO thigy is a friend, and he say’s they’re very reliable..
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
I’m not sure a heap of softwear is really anything more than an over-complication of a simple process with backing up photos. ?
You can just copy shoots over in folders to a couple hard drives.
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Get the Mac. 😉
Seriously, after a recent scare where I lost some VIP raws from a BIG shoot for a new client, my working life flashed before my eye’s and I’ve had a tighten up of the system.
I now work on a couple 17′ Mac Pro’s, one older and a new one with Time Machine.
The new Mac is where all the photos live and the older one is a back-up on location and is used for email and web to lessen chance of getting a bug on the new one.I have a small 500GB USB drive for Time Machine so I can carry it on the road or store it in a safe place at home.
It’s a daily procedure now if there’s been any changes on the laptop.When shooting I have a pair of Rugged Lacie drives that I back-up on in tandem, that leaves me with 2 copies on drives (in different locations ), 1 copy on the Mac and a set on cards until the next shoot.
After an edit/process/delivery the shots are burnt on a set of DVD’s and another copy is made on a TB drive that never has anything deleted off it. (on too #5 now)
This means I have 1 copy with the client, and 2 in my office.
We’ve also now started makingwww.dsaphoto.com
A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
while I’m just an old Minnesota Norwegian living in Texas
😕 😮
That sure sounds like pushing she-it up hill !
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Nice shots, love the one of David Crosby !!
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
I think you need Photoshop to do proper digital post processing.
Lightroom is an editing and raw conversion program, it’s not set-up for re-touching and if you don’t have PS as well, you will be limited.
That said, I’ve been mucking around with LR and will be getting it for editing big jobs in future.
Stand by for more swearing !
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Nice piccie Simon..
What sort of money does your mate charge to do one ??
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
The flare is beautiful !
Getting rid of it in a shot that wide is very hard, but you can try holding your hat or hand out over the lens until it’s blocked.
The lens hoods on zooms are always a compromise.. 😉
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Photohop would be a good place to start.
You can edit in Bridge and then do re-touch in Photoshop.
I think you can get a student edition as well..
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
It all sounded awesome, right up to the bug part.. 😀
The second B&W conversion is better, though that sort of light will always flatten out the mid-tones..
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Wow !
Iceland looks awesome in these shots and others I’ve seen over the years – would love to fish there.
(sitting now)
Is it expensive ?
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Stunning shots & conversions Ben, they have a very nice aged looked about them.
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Well done Mike !
PS – great job on the poms the other day – it must be crushing to loose in the last minute.. 😉
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
David – that horizon is crooked…….. ::)
It’s errr, ‘advanced’ photography, one day you might understand… 😉 😀
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
I shoot directly into the sun all the time and it doesn’t bother me, though I wouldn’t stare at it for a long time through a 200.
With a wide lens it shouldn’t be a problem as you’re loosing a fair amount of light through the viewfinder.This is a recent shot of a guy who installs solar stuff – though it’s facing the wrong way, the sun is an important part of the picture.
Shooting directly into it requires a powerful light source to balance the exposure.
From memory, the ambient light is exposed a bit down on the camera reading and I had to wiggle around a lot to find the angle with the least flare.You can do this sort of shot with on camera flash, though you might have to crank the flash exposure to get a proper level.
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
I tested the 50 1.4 recently when I was thinking of changing from Canon to the Nikon D3X.
The 50 is a big part of my work for portraits and it’s one of my most used lenses.To be honest, I was a little disappointed in the Nikon on wider settings, but thought it was pretty good stopped down.
Under about f2 it can have some SERIOUS CA problems and is fairly soft*, but by around 2.8 it’s fine. – by f8 it’s as sharp as you’re ever likely to need.I think if it’s used knowing it’s limitations it will produce good pictures.
Lastly, a fast 50 is a great thing to have in your bag when god dips the lights – it’s a cheap way into low light photography.. 😉
*The D60 would be less likely to show up it’s flaws than a high rez camera.
Like the Canon 50 1.4 it’s an old design and would have been a good lens on a film camera – in fact, I used one a lot when I was a Nikon guy on F4’s – and was generally happy with it.
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
I saw the last 2 minutes of the Saffies/lions game – a heartbreaker !
World rugby is VERY interesting at the moment.. 😉
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
