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Forum: Discussion on Photo of the Week 24-04-12, 17:44
Replies: 3
Views: 9,087
Posted By petrochemist
Stunning shot!

Stunning shot!
Forum: The Photography Forum 24-04-12, 17:43
Replies: 25
Views: 18,636
Posted By petrochemist
I don't see any colour difference either - with...

I don't see any colour difference either - with Google Chrome.
Forum: The Photography Forum 02-04-12, 13:48
Replies: 5
Views: 6,676
Posted By petrochemist
I've just checked the permitted sizes for...

I've just checked the permitted sizes for attachments.
JPG files = 537.1KB max with no size restrictions.
Most other file types (including jpeg which I though was the same as jpg) are listed as...
Forum: The Photography Forum 01-04-12, 21:03
Replies: 5
Views: 6,676
Posted By petrochemist
I think all photo editing software packages have...

I think all photo editing software packages have a resize function. I currently use the (free) Faststone. You can change both the number of pixels, and the JPEG compression, and will probably want to...
Forum: Lenses 22-03-12, 22:38
Replies: 7
Views: 21,892
Posted By petrochemist
No you don't need a macro lens. I think...

No you don't need a macro lens.

I think miketoll pretty much sums it up, but I'll add a few comments.

White balance is the most important aspect for getting the colours right, though there are...
Forum: The Photography Forum 02-03-12, 20:29
Replies: 8
Views: 8,177
Posted By petrochemist
If it's still relevant...

The version in the photos doesn't have the full range of movements, so I think it must be the F version. Unfortunately I don't think that will be as valuable.
Forum: News & Views from the World of Photography 05-01-12, 18:14
Replies: 5
Views: 9,366
Posted By petrochemist
My oldest camera lens is a 1930s Kodak Astigmat,...

My oldest camera lens is a 1930s Kodak Astigmat, which will continue to be used occationally (I've made an adapter to use it on my DSLR). Like most photographers of the film days I've used more than...
Forum: The Photography Forum 30-12-11, 14:23
Replies: 9
Views: 8,317
Posted By petrochemist
On a recent trip out to the seafront, I was...

On a recent trip out to the seafront, I was suprised at how many others were taking photos (Probably mainly trying out Christmas presents!).
On the whole people totally ignored the camera, but I did...
Forum: The Photography Forum 13-12-11, 19:35
Replies: 7
Views: 8,021
Posted By petrochemist
If you look back through past competition titles,...

If you look back through past competition titles, I'm sure you'll find quite a few possibilities.
In addition it could be possible to pick a particular technique, Macro, Nightime, still life,...
Forum: Computers and The Internet 22-11-11, 23:26
Replies: 16
Views: 23,129
Posted By petrochemist
Peter I see there's also a 'photographer_pete'...

Peter I see there's also a 'photographer_pete' but as they have rather more pictures & You've got Al Tee as a contact I'm confident I got the right one :)
(I'm Analyst 1 on Flickr)
Forum: Computers and The Internet 21-11-11, 23:22
Replies: 16
Views: 23,129
Posted By petrochemist
Hi Peter I'm another user of Flickr. Although...

Hi Peter
I'm another user of Flickr. Although I've put about 100 pictures up and probably originally joined to share photos that were taken on my compact cameras (not suitable for the brand specific...
Forum: The Digital Darkroom 18-11-11, 08:55
Replies: 9
Views: 13,775
Posted By petrochemist
The student discount is also applicable to family...

The student discount is also applicable to family members. Even so it's still enough money that I'm not jumping at it - I qualify due to a course my wife's on till next september.
Forum: The Photography Forum 09-11-11, 09:02
Replies: 1
Views: 6,355
Posted By petrochemist
I'm a member of the 'North Essex Photographic...

I'm a member of the 'North Essex Photographic Workshop'. (website (http://www.nepw.co.uk/))
We meet every Tuesday night in Clacton (or at a prearranged local venue for field work).
The social...
Forum: The Digital Darkroom 28-10-11, 17:40
Replies: 3
Views: 10,971
Posted By petrochemist
I've made the same mistake myself. When you're...

I've made the same mistake myself. When you're used to a package where JPG is the default the standard save is often what you've wanted :)
Forum: The Photography Forum 28-10-11, 17:37
Replies: 8
Views: 9,084
Posted By petrochemist
Well I sometimes still use my old MF lenses, and...

Well I sometimes still use my old MF lenses, and a few more I've got since. Such as a 1930s Kodak Astigmat, a 600mm mirror (used sucessfully for motorsport), and various enlarger/bellows lenses.
...
Forum: The Digital Darkroom 27-10-11, 22:45
Replies: 3
Views: 10,971
Posted By petrochemist
Hi Matt I suspect that 'Save As...' is the...

Hi Matt
I suspect that 'Save As...' is the function you need.
Jpg would probably be the output you'll want, the PSD file contains a lot more information & allows you to rework your changes, so...
Forum: The Photography Forum 27-10-11, 22:37
Replies: 8
Views: 9,084
Posted By petrochemist
With my old film SLRs manual focus was the only...

With my old film SLRs manual focus was the only option, and was easy to achieve. Unfortunately more modern cameras assume you are using autofocus, so do away with the focus aids (split...
Forum: Computers and The Internet 14-10-11, 08:01
Replies: 8
Views: 16,038
Posted By petrochemist
Yes, they could no doubt improve it, and use it...

Yes, they could no doubt improve it, and use it for the internet. I doubt they'd be able to make a decent A4 print though.
I've heard of cases where printed images in exhibitions & books have been...
Forum: The Photography Forum 13-10-11, 17:13
Replies: 4
Views: 6,723
Posted By petrochemist
The various Astrophotography books I have all...

The various Astrophotography books I have all suggest a web cam generally outperforms a DSLR for astro photography (using video mode & image stacking the resultant frames - Deep sky stacker is one of...
Forum: Lenses 11-10-11, 14:20
Replies: 28
Views: 39,577
Posted By petrochemist
Out of my excessive collection of lenses there...

Out of my excessive collection of lenses there are 6 I routinely use.
Of these my Pentax F-50mm f 1.7 (one of only 2 of my primes that I routinely carry around) is now rapidly becoming the most...
Forum: WPF Photo Competitions Forum 26-09-11, 21:23
Replies: 41
Views: 43,625
Posted By petrochemist
A worthy winner! Having such an entry right at...

A worthy winner!
Having such an entry right at the start discouraged me from entering my shot, at least until I read entries were low. I knew mine wasn't a contender.
Fortunately there were other...
Forum: WPF Photo Competitions Forum 23-09-11, 17:54
Replies: 41
Views: 43,625
Posted By petrochemist
That seems to leave the possibility that it's...

That seems to leave the possibility that it's related to how long ago you voted, I was rather slow getting round to voting (Not the usual lethargy I was working away from home over the weekend)...
Forum: WPF Photo Competitions Forum 23-09-11, 13:24
Replies: 41
Views: 43,625
Posted By petrochemist
I assumed that was because I'd already voted for...

I assumed that was because I'd already voted for one of the three, and that the extended vote was for those who hadn't voted the first time round. The extension does seem to be giving one a chance to...
Forum: WPF Photo Competitions Forum 12-09-11, 21:29
Replies: 41
Views: 43,625
Posted By petrochemist
Dragonfly portrait

Dragonfly portrait
Forum: General Photography Technique 06-09-11, 12:58
Replies: 14
Views: 23,462
Posted By petrochemist
At least you shouldn't have the problem I...

At least you shouldn't have the problem I encountered on many of my recent racecar shots at Knockhill, where one end of the car is sharp & the other shows considerable vertical movement.
I guess I...
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