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magicaxeman
Welcome to my portfolio
I hope you enjoy looking at the photographs I take.
All my recent images (Since dec 2008) have been taken from my bed, all my bird shots are taken shooting through my double glazed window.
I hope you enjoy looking at the photographs I take.
All my recent images (Since dec 2008) have been taken from my bed, all my bird shots are taken shooting through my double glazed window.
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Creative Block.
Hi Lyn, "hope you can join the MNC from bed!" If the challenge is "Operation Scars" I'm in!! :D Thanks for your good wishes - hope to be able to "run r... -
Disabled photography
"The systems matured a fair bit now Ade and its getting there with macro." Oh don't get me wrong, I ain't knocking it, as I said I have some micro kit and I'm... -
Quality Compact?
"I was using aperture priority and what I should have done was set the camera to spot metering, but with all the excitement of getting as close as possible without d... -
Choosing the Best Camera - What really to consider?
" - for astrophotography, I use a Canon 600d, impossible with something else (or a CCD camera)" I'm not sure if your english is incorrect or not but a cooled... -
Which one ARGH!!!!
If you settle for less than the D7000 your going to regret it later, you might be able to justify a different decision but it wont change the fact that a few weeks in whe... -
Canon EOS 650D and Nikon D3200 - Has the game changed?
My advice is don't treat the 650D as an Entry Level Camera. It's closer to a professional camera than an entry level one. If someone who wanted to buy a DSLR for the firs... -
dslr or micro 4/3
This is an area, like car economy, user and reviewer experience is so much more valuable than manufacturer data. The fact you can see the IS working is also an aid. I can... -
Holiday time - only 1 lens....
Update - I've bought the Tamron today, not had chance to use it properly yet. I think I have some sort of shopaholic problem.... I also bought the Sigma 10-22 from ... -
No-one ordered one of these yet?
Just spotted the badge... do Ferrari also own Hasselblad ? -
7d with built-in wireless flash -v - Canon ST-E2
I use the ST-E2 along with a 580 ex, 430 ex and Nissin Di 622 flashguns, mine cost me £100 second hand including the postage. I dont as a rule use a gun on the camera ... -
What new Panasonic did you get?
An fz45 gave my fz7 to my granddaughter ,this one has twice the pixels and twice the zoom plus it shoots in raw you get a lot for the money and its a great back up to the... -
Four Third Lenses ??
Go to this link, there's a compatibility list there that covers most 4/3rds lenses. Panasonic compatibility -
Processing for Web vs Processing for Print
One thing I found handy was to create a set of actions so I could automate a batch process when saving files. I now have save for web, save for print and save for phot... -
photoshop tools
Open and save, don't know much else about photoshop. :) -
Beware of Pirate copies! CS5 upgrading... not!
Downloadable stuff, I guess. It also mentions a 9-day cutoff for claims - I doubt something bought last year will qualify. -
Dilemma
Panasonic G1 and 45-200 but you still wont get the macro, alternatively the canon G11 but then your limited on zoom range. -
Macro lens for Lumix G1
The cheapest option is to get a M43 to pentax adaptor (£29.99 on a certain auction site) then look out for a second hand PK, PKA or PKAF mount macro lens such as the old ... -
G11 or ?
Go for the older model the G10 . i like mine as long as you stick below iso 400. carry mine all the time now rather than a dslr ;-) -
Sharpening
One of the neatest little sharpening plug ins I have come across is the crispimage one Here Ive found it can be used very discretely to just add a hint of "pop" to an i... -
Macro - Stacking technique
Here is a shot of a dekaying tomato 6 images were taken then stacked in Combimez It was my first effort. Focussing is very critical link Allan -
Motion blur filter problems
Thanks for the input everyone. As far as I am able I have tried all the soloutions but to no avail. The motion blur is the only filter which will not work but as I use i... -
Photoshop DVDs on ebay
You tube is worth a look as well, Ive often come across videos of guys demonstrating their skills. -
Digiscoping???
@ Ian, ... thank you soooooooooooooooo much for your help!! Can you maybe send me a link from your pictures what you have done with "your" digiscope??? Thats would be gr... -
Lens Upgrade Time.... But what!
If your interested in going for a macro go for the Tamron SP 90 DI.. its a cracking lens.. I use mine for portraits, macro, astrophotography and even landscape where I... -
Best software for altering tone of multiple images??
Autofx mystical tone tint and colour -
Lost my brother yesterday
Sorry to hear about your loss Kris.I feel for you and yours.Please accept my sincere condolences. Tom. -
Terrorist threat foiled
Nice link, but Maddog linked to it in the third comment on this thread! -
A word to the wise
To those considering mirror lenses. Whilst some current DSLR's can utilise screw mount lenses via the apropriate T adaptor, in a lot of cases where you have inbuilt fl... -
Photoshop Actions
Dslr tools ver 1.5. (actions) denoiser (plug in) crispimage (plug in) virtual photographer by optikverve labs (plug in) I believe itheyre still freeware, I found my... -
Resizing problem
Justin is bang on, you do not need to reduce your resolution, just reduce your actual pixel size and then save for web chris