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really like the mudflat sans pylon. the bridge shots are interesting too.

I was amazed when the pylon one got 1st place in “That’s Just Filthy” aka “Dirty Pictures”.

nice photo and fit the theme perfectly. but as just photos IMO the first one is better/nicer/???

actually it’s the color i like better. although for a dried out lake the pylon one is more “dried out” looking.

my sister sent me two variations of a photo and i picked the brown one over the whiter so it’s probably just a bias on my part.

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really like the mudflat sans pylon. the bridge shots are interesting too.

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I know when I start talking photography talk around the Cellphoners (my personal term for those whose idea of photography is cellphone snaphots) their eyes start to glaze over, some begin to drool helplessly while others squirm desperately to get away from me before I start using terms like “depth of field” or god forbid “chromatic abberation”.

this has been true ever since the brownie hawkeye. the “did it come out” crowd of photographers have been my bane for years.

/pet peeve

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i was tempted to sit this one out. seems the voters agreed.

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The best correction of this shot:

picture of church

was on another site and saw these church photos and was reminded of yours. not just the architexture but some of the lighting.

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it’s funny (in the peculiar way not ha ha) how that goes. in austin there were plenty of camera stores and repair places. here in the greater new orleans area not so much. in fact even pre katrina the choices sort to sucked. now a few stand alone stores, a local chain and a couple of nation chains have stores here but there is nothing like b&h, adorama, 47th st, etc. and from the little i’ve seen of the camera stores here if you want lighting equipment or stuff like that you have to ask, there is none on display. economically it makes sense but it’s sort of sad.

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thanks for the tip soosh. had to piece the stuff out a little but by the time i get done shipping thursday all the equipment will be on it’s way to a new home.

good for me and i hope good for them.

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Ok, the further adventures of my new camera.

I just got back from the camera store and they suggested that I try shooting a roll of film first. So I now have a new battery and a roll of B&W film to play with. Apparently they should be able to tell if there is light leakage by that.

be sure and let the sunlight fall on the spot you think may have a leak. i had an old cheap twin lens reflex that would occasionally show a triangular leak in one corner of the frame. it was only after i had it fixed and knew where the leak had been that i realized why the light damage wasn’t consistent.

re repairs i took my XD-11 to an authorized minolta shop many years ago and they wanted $100 just to clean it. it still hasn’t been cleaned.

ennuipoet while i wouldn’t want to live in NY there are advantages to big city living. OTOH having B&H within walking distance could be a problem 🙂

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i wasn’t able to get new photos this weekend but i do have a whole series i shot a couple of months ago with a 18-55mm set to 55mm only. was doing comparisons of the new D3000 to the 7D and to be consistent i just used one focal length on both cameras. shot the same things with both cameras at the same length then viewed the images at 100% to see what differences there were.

anyway from that bunch i can find three to enter.

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“This photo was taken 16 hours ago using a Nikon D700. ” that’s next to your size comparison shot and for some reason tickles me.

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while some contests do indeed have a tie for second and then a third place award that person is actually forth. 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd which makes what we do more accurate IMO. it’s the forth highest vote total.

besides i’m older than you so i must be right 🙂

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nothing there that I need, but it sure is cool. I’d post a thread on photo.net if I were you and see if anybody is interested.

finally got around to doing that. we shall see what it brings.

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I’ve got to say, shooting film is…well, hell, it’s special. It takes time, patience, practice.

It *can* be that way, but it doesn’t have to be – there are all kinds of film cameras that have a lot of the advanced functions you’d get on a DSLR (and you can get them very cheaply these days). With a decent AF body and a motor drive you can blow through a 36 exposure roll in a minute or two quite easily if you stop paying attention to what each frame costs…

you’re right that you can waste film fast with the right equipment but the folks i saw that did that were shooting sports or “pros” that thought a dozen fast shots would impress the client and with luck they would get a keeper from it.

when i used a winder the main benefit was being able to keep my eye to the eyepiece. it sure didn’t make my shots any better 🙂

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i had a lot of out of date 4×5 color slide film and b/w and some other film frozen. it was in a freezer in an out building that caught fire. wasn’t fire damaged but the electricity got cut. goodbye old film.

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that is one damn fine case

I’ve got to say, shooting film is…well, hell, it’s special. It takes time, patience, practice.

a whole bunch of THIS.

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