Its not photography, its Farktography | chakalakasp | Activity https://www.farktography.com/members/chakalakasp/activity/ Activity feed for chakalakasp. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:09:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 08da664868a1877108f1e9691e8459ab chakalakasp replied to the topic Warning: new FARK copyright policy steals your copyright in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/warning-new-fark-copyright-policy-steals-your-copyright/page/4/#post-9566 Thu, 03 May 2007 04:38:00 -0400 Basically, the new language says you retain the copyright (which is apparently inherant, as I’ve been told by a bajillion people that you can’t transfer copyright the way they were trying to do it before), but that FARK can do anything they want with your image, including use it in advertisments, sell it, put it in a FARK book, etc., without…Read more

]]> 97791884f80d7243773166a31c96188f chakalakasp replied to the topic Warning: new FARK copyright policy steals your copyright in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/warning-new-fark-copyright-policy-steals-your-copyright/page/3/#post-9551 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:50:26 -0400 No, imageshack’s policy is much better:

All files are ? to their respective owners. ImageShack? directs full legal responsibility of files to their respective users. All other content ? ImageShack?. ImageShack? is not responsible for the content any uploaded files, nor is it in affiliation with any entities that may be represented in the uploaded files.

]]> 0105baea0b2c9a32edafa048d121ca71 chakalakasp replied to the topic Warning: new FARK copyright policy steals your copyright in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/warning-new-fark-copyright-policy-steals-your-copyright/page/2/#post-9547 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:49:46 -0400

Well technically, my understanding is that if you “turn a blind eye” to any copyright infringement, then you lose the right to pursue other instances of it. So says Disney at least 😉 Regardless, the FSM and Farktography.net don’t bother me either, but it’s another piece to the copyright issue. Anyway, I’ve emailed Drew a head’s up that this is…

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]]> 0a6d528b70c401661a0acb6c7f4a12f1 chakalakasp replied to the topic Warning: new FARK copyright policy steals your copyright in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/warning-new-fark-copyright-policy-steals-your-copyright/#post-9532 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:23:48 -0400 I don’t mind the Farktography site and FSM gathering photos for editorial use. I guess if someone wanted to be a butt they could demand that their stuff stop being used in that manner, but I can’t imagine anyone being that dumb. 🙂 There are quite a few technical copyright violations out there that are only worth turning a blind eye to, either…Read more

]]> fbe0d78aeb634d3cce49e9decf7eda32 chakalakasp replied to the topic Warning: new FARK copyright policy steals your copyright in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/warning-new-fark-copyright-policy-steals-your-copyright/#post-9525 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:59:24 -0400 Wow — it’s pretty new to me! Hope it hasn’t been around for very long. Essentially, it doesn’t matter if Drew or anyone would never “claim ownership” — he doesn’t have to, as the legal page ALREADY claims ownership by default. This can interfere with more than just a spat between FARK and a photographer. If, for example, someone else steals…Read more

]]> 1415ac2b9fe0ac660a244357e123fe83 chakalakasp replied to the topic 4-4-07 - Stitching in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/4-4-07-stitching/#post-8455 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:27:39 -0400 There are some great pano tutorials out there on the net if you Google, but if you don’t have a really great speacialty pano head for your tripod (these are expensive), the best advice is to use a telephoto lens and take photos of something faaaarrrrr away, while making sure that nothing near you ends up in the picture. Parallax errors are very…Read more

]]> cca1b27d76d9f546fc4f6c6b19868489 chakalakasp replied to the topic Scanning a large quanity of negs in the forum Farktography tech talk http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/scanning-a-large-quanity-of-negs/#post-8898 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:24:22 -0400 Agreed — get a dedicated slide scanner (Nikon is the best, but modern Canoscans are good too). Slide all your negs, then sell the scanner on Ebay. The scanners tend to have a very strong resale value, especially the Nikon gear.

]]> e508ec1e7b0df3c5882a4240313097ac chakalakasp replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/14/#post-3785 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:46:30 -0400 If anyone takes a cat picture, make sure lipstick is involved!

]]> f328bf13cab4d9654f4b83edfe42783e chakalakasp replied to the topic CaptainJim congratulates chakalakasp in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/captainjim-congratulates-chakalakasp/#post-9014 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:23:52 -0400 Whoa, thanks Jim! 🙂 I have a feeling I won’t be on top for very long, though — the farktography threads never cease to surprise me with the kinds of shots farktographers come up with.

]]> 069e5d1af1463b2d5bd1eb96ca96fe53 chakalakasp replied to the topic "Pass the Farkamera" in the forum Projects http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/pass-the-farkamera/page/12/#post-3759 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:49:05 -0500 I’d also be glad to be a link in the chain, if the camera’s not fully booked. 🙂 I would also be happy to mail it anywhere in the world, including to an international destination, so long as that destination is prepared to mail it to the next hop.

]]> a45610629448eae2e90d8b54d1cd4f09 chakalakasp replied to the topic 4-4-07 - Stitching in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/4-4-07-stitching/#post-8449 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:42:12 -0500 Heh, this should be a weird one. I mean, most stitched photos are bigger than 700 px — we’re going to have a lot of link clicking to do! 🙂

]]> c1cf0f127dd0da9dd7ff8cbf0c9d61cb chakalakasp replied to the topic 3 shots from 1- photoshop in the forum HDR http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/3-shots-from-1-photoshop/page/2/#post-6945 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:33:18 -0500 Man, it’s been too long since I read here! 🙂

Generally, it’s not possible to create a real “HDR” using just one RAW photograph. The reason for this is that a camera sensor is, in most instances, unable to capture all the dynamic range in a single scene. If the ground is well exposed, the sky is blown out. If the sky is well exposed, the…Read more

]]> 7b702277529e4ab4e52bda016bf6b028 chakalakasp replied to the topic 10-18-06 - HDR in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/10-18-06-hdr/#post-6252 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:05:28 -0400 Congrats to SaintDiluted for the awesome baseball shot! & let that be a lesson to everyone who thought I was a sure win this week — nobody’s a sure favorite for any contest. 🙂 I knew last week that I probably wouldn’t win this one, not because I didn’t have good entries, but because I knew that there are a whole lotta talented farktographers…Read more

]]> e15ed96eeaa6496bbe19ac7c8692ec48 chakalakasp replied to the topic 10-4-06 - Style in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/10-4-06-style/page/9/#post-6217 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:52:29 -0400

congrats chakalakasp 🙂

I was wondering what type of lens(es) you were using to take those photos?

Shoot, I just now got to reading this thread. 🙂 I shot the wide stuff with a Canon EF-S 10-22. Great lens if you have a Digital Rebel or a 20D or a 30D. It effectively becomes a 16-35mm lens, which I loooovvveeee. Only downside is the price,…Read more

]]> a60b832f00f56788d3c989ea41717a5d chakalakasp replied to the topic HDR? in the forum HDR http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/hdr/#post-5720 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:43:14 -0400

I’m with veruca and Monkeybort in feeling that there is a significant amount of alteration. No matter how you might try to justify it it is not a straight forward photograph. Maybe you could post one of the exposures for this contest and save the HDR for an anything goes sort of theme.

Nah, I’ll just skip that HDR portrait shot for this next…Read more

]]> 2eb429297bd215538c3304aa8f5a5971 chakalakasp replied to the topic HDR? in the forum HDR http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/hdr/#post-5718 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:06:38 -0400

i think HDR done right produces a beautiful piece of art. the only issue i had with it with regards to farktography is that you’re combining more than one photo into the contents of a single. that could be interpreted as being against the rules. and i echo what monkeybort said about significant alteration.

but did love your HDR photos…

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]]> 7265c84c83079268a5ad4cfa9ab15b02 chakalakasp replied to the topic HDR portraiture experiments in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/hdr-portraiture-experiments/#post-4931 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 03:24:39 -0400

Painterly indeed! Those are beautiful! That first one is breathtaking, and it reminds me a lot of the old Dutch and Flemish masters..maybe Van Eyck (sp)? What building/Church is that in the first shot? Beautiful work…

Thanks, Elsinore! I wish I had half as much talent as Van Eyck had in his pinkie. 😉 The church is actually a shrine of…Read more

]]> 71d657eb532b0947780894d0dbd3c2ad chakalakasp replied to the topic Add-on flash for Canon A620 in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/add-on-flash-for-canon-a620/#post-4379 Thu, 23 Feb 2006 01:20:43 -0500 I’ll be honest with ya — I’m usually not an equipment snob. But Canon flashes really are better than everything else out there that’ll fit a Canon (unles you’re taking about a studio setup or something). In addition, Canon flashes “talk” to Canon bodies in a way that other flashes can’t, because Canon’s electronics system & firmware is OEM.

]]> f35a128a70a5b809f42eb73912043c95 chakalakasp replied to the topic Monopods in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/monopods/#post-4258 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 22:02:01 -0500 Monopods are more fragile than walking sticks. If you buy one that’s not designed to also be a walking stick, there’s a reasonable chance that you will damage it.

There are products out there that can do both, BTW. I think Leki makes something like this.

]]> 68a43d9d4be757c912d06a350ed1dae8 chakalakasp replied to the topic scanner, scanner, wherefore art thou scanner? in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/scanner-scanner-wherefore-art-thou-scanner/#post-4225 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:35:30 -0500 If you’re mainly doing slides and film, get a slide and film scanner. They’re much, much, much, much better at scanning slides and film. All of the modern ones will even digitally remove dust from the image as you scan. Unless you have a $20,000 oil-mount flatbed, you’re just not gonna get the same quality with a flatbed as you would with a…Read more

]]> 647fe96eb78314c3bfd00a4bd978a805 chakalakasp replied to the topic scanner, scanner, wherefore art thou scanner? in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/scanner-scanner-wherefore-art-thou-scanner/#post-4221 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:41:09 -0500 Oops, forgot to log in. That was me. 🙂

]]> 85a4582e274ff9511c30388362404cfd chakalakasp replied to the topic nikon d200 vs. canon eos20d in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/nikon-d200-vs-canon-eos20d/#post-4100 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 22:35:35 -0500

The rumors are that the 20D replacement may show up at the PMA show in February but I’m thinking more like Photokina in the fall. I know the D200 is built solid, but I’m not sure the 20d needs fixing, at least picture-wise. Maybe the new camera will be built like the EOS3.

Too bad about your Minolta gear, I thought they were the only ones who…

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]]> 12771d8784b8b2f538e1ab4c00bb974c chakalakasp replied to the topic Lighting in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/lighting/#post-3579 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 22:30:59 -0500 You can get surprisingly good results just by mounting your flash inside a flash umbrella. That’s cheap (only the cost of the umbrella + stand + a gizmo to wirelessly fire the flash) and works pretty well for a ghetto rig. 🙂

]]> afafcc16664d51779ed157ab6ac2a28d chakalakasp replied to the topic High quality photo printing service in the forum Farktography tech talk http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/high-quality-photo-printing-service/#post-3984 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 22:26:20 -0500 Yeah, inkjet prints don’t last for crap. Typical fade life of less than ten years, unless you buy archival inks and paper, something most people haven’t even heard of.

For online prints, I use MPIX.com. Their metallic paper is incredible — it’s like the old Fujichrome. I’ve used it to make prints for hangings and they’ve always come out…Read more

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