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Forum: General photography technique 15-11-11, 05:00 PM
Replies: 8
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Posted By Stormsong
You could make prints of the slides you are...

You could make prints of the slides you are really keen on and then scan them as jpegs, but with the price that could come to, it may be well worth it to invest in the slide scanner as shown in the...
Forum: Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 15-11-11, 04:47 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,096
Posted By Stormsong
For something that has been described in the past...

For something that has been described in the past as the 'world's best photography competition' this is bad form.
Good luck to you all, hope the entry fee was worth the stress of being kept in limbo...
Forum: Pro lounge 15-11-11, 04:38 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,269
Posted By Stormsong
Funny that, the link doesn't work anymore and...

Funny that, the link doesn't work anymore and it's not even the 17th yet.
I wonder why.

Regards,
Denise
Forum: Digital Camera World competitions, meet-ups and events 13-11-11, 11:50 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 2,760
Posted By Stormsong
I meant it in the nicest possible way! ...

I meant it in the nicest possible way!

Regards,
Denise
Forum: Pro lounge 13-11-11, 11:04 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,269
Posted By Stormsong
Depends on the printing house, but the majority...

Depends on the printing house, but the majority of mags are printed two to three months prior to the issue date. Thus the February edition is in all likelihood being knocked together already. The new...
Forum: Digital Camera World competitions, meet-ups and events 13-11-11, 10:33 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 2,760
Posted By Stormsong
This one from my archives - taken too early for...

This one from my archives - taken too early for this week's comp: by four months! Anyway, am in with an entry for the first time in ages. @ Reinardina - you temptress, you!! ;)
...
Forum: Digital Camera World competitions, meet-ups and events 13-11-11, 10:21 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 722
Posted By Stormsong
Number 185 ...

Number 185


http://www.photoradar.com/files/imagecache/original_large/photos/users/stormsong/windows-bw.jpg

Denise
Forum: Digital Camera World competitions, meet-ups and events 10-11-11, 10:21 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 2,760
Posted By Stormsong
@ Reinardina - I hope your sense of recklessness...

@ Reinardina - I hope your sense of recklessness does not entail abseiling down the 'Gherkin' (Swiss Re building) in central London, although that could be a spectacular shot with all those windows!...
Forum: Off-topic discussion 10-11-11, 10:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 991
Posted By Stormsong
hahahahaha - excellent! :) Regards, Denise

hahahahaha - excellent! :)

Regards,
Denise
Forum: General photography discussion 10-11-11, 10:00 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,063
Posted By Stormsong
Congrats! Love the 'dandelion' effect produced by...

Congrats! Love the 'dandelion' effect produced by slow exposure.

Regards,
Denise
Forum: Digital Camera World competitions, meet-ups and events 10-11-11, 09:58 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 2,760
Posted By Stormsong
Welgedaan on the win, Reinardina! Nice topic, I...

Welgedaan on the win, Reinardina! Nice topic, I may give it a whirl this weekend, if time permits. My only 'window' of opportunity is Sat morning or Sun afternoon.

Regards,
Denise
Forum: Off-topic discussion 16-09-11, 12:41 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,235
Posted By Stormsong
Some of those I have met - Indian cricketer...

Some of those I have met - Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar when he was an 18-year-old and making his world debut (he was a real brat); Francois Pienaar who captained the Springbok rugby team to...
Forum: Printing & presentation 16-09-11, 11:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,550
Posted By Stormsong
To be honest, I think you are pushing it with...

To be honest, I think you are pushing it with 10MP at anything larger than A3.10MP is not a lot really. In printing terms, the bigger you enlarge an image, the looser the pixels/dots per inch become...
Forum: General photography discussion 16-09-11, 11:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 859
Posted By Stormsong
Unfortunately, more people are now looking at his...

Unfortunately, more people are now looking at his work since it was made public that he is a fraud.

As they say: you can fool some of the people some of the time; the rest is Photoshop!
...
Forum: General photography technique 15-09-11, 09:09 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 599
Posted By Stormsong
Hello Justin, It depends on what you want to...

Hello Justin,

It depends on what you want to photograph - horses grazing, showjumping, movement, portraits.
I used to do a lot of equine photography as a photographer/reporter for a weekly...
Forum: Digital Camera World competitions, meet-ups and events 08-09-11, 11:57 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 4,009
Posted By Stormsong
Self-portrait it is then, as Og said earlier. I'm...

Self-portrait it is then, as Og said earlier. I'm so square, it's hip! That's how I interpreted the title initially.
Ah well, back to the little black box that I crawled out of . . .

Regards...
Forum: Macro and close-up photography 01-09-11, 01:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 526
Posted By Stormsong
What a beee-utiful set of images! Really superb....

What a beee-utiful set of images! Really superb. Number 2 is the winner for me though - the detail is fantastic.

Kind regards,
Denise
Forum: Off-topic discussion 01-09-11, 12:54 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,191
Posted By Stormsong
Nice one, Snappy! Do we have to call you 'sir'...

Nice one, Snappy! Do we have to call you 'sir' now ;)

Regards,
Denise
Forum: General photography discussion 01-09-11, 12:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 852
Posted By Stormsong
Cool Right place at the right time!

It's one of those shot-of-a-lifetime moments. Simply superb. Unfortunately, not one of mine.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-14745576

Regards,
Denise
Forum: Wildlife & nature photography 13-06-11, 09:04 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 97
Posted By Stormsong
http://www.photoradar.com/files/imagecache/origina...

http://www.photoradar.com/files/imagecache/original_large/photos/users/marcushoare/dsc-0653.jpg

I've taken the liberty of placing the image here.

Lovely shot of the duckling, well spotted.
...
Forum: Digital Camera World competitions, meet-ups and events 11-06-11, 11:07 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 5,691
Posted By Stormsong
@ Gladys, there is a very good and inexpensive...

@ Gladys, there is a very good and inexpensive reference book available in the UK - called 'Encyclopedia of European Birds', published by Parragon, for about £13. It lives permanently in my kit bag...
Forum: Digital Camera World competitions, meet-ups and events 05-06-11, 09:38 PM
Replies: 190
Views: 4,763
Posted By Stormsong
Digital camera on strike so my entry was taken...

Digital camera on strike so my entry was taken with an ultra compact this week, no flash, hand held. Might be a bit of noise and unintentional blur in there when viewed full size . . .

Regards,...
Forum: Digital Camera World competitions, meet-ups and events 05-06-11, 09:26 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,055
Posted By Stormsong
Still-life ...

Still-life

http://www.photoradar.com/files/imagecache/original_large/photos/users/stormsong/orange-edited-1.jpg
Forum: Photo critique 03-06-11, 08:20 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 932
Posted By Stormsong
Very nice indeed, well done for a first attempt!...

Very nice indeed, well done for a first attempt! I am going to be very pedantic here (I do pedanticism for a living!!) and say that the image needs to be tilted to the left by a few millimetres as...
Forum: Digital Camera World competitions, meet-ups and events 01-06-11, 09:30 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 4,463
Posted By Stormsong
Don't you mean 'exclamation, Mark' !!! That's how...

Don't you mean 'exclamation, Mark' !!! That's how I read it originally. :)

Regards,
Denise
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