http://dpnow.com/forum2/ Discussion forum on digtal photography topics hosted by Digital Photography now, see http://dpnow.com en Thu, 23 May 2013 23:49:28 GMT vBulletin 30 http://dpnow.com/forum2/images/misc/rss.jpg http://dpnow.com/forum2/ http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15080&goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 19:42:12 GMT Go on you know you can't resist them.







Couldn't decide which pic I prefered so I posted both. ]]> Eye of the camera andym http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15080 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15079&goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 07:34:38 GMT The complete, but unfortunately not working, Old Brewhouse at Lacock. The Mash Tun at top left, the filter bed next to it and the fermenting vessel... The complete, but unfortunately not working, Old Brewhouse at Lacock. The Mash Tun at top left, the filter bed next to it and the fermenting vessel on the lower right. It would have been even more interesting accompanied by the smell of hot malt and hops!




A view from the gallery above:




Both with the E-M5 plus ED7-14mm. Shutter speeds longer than 1/10th hand held!

David ]]> Eye of the camera David Morison http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15079 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15078&goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 07:21:26 GMT The most charming and authentic Mediaeval Manor house I have visited and with delightful gardens. Unfortunately although a NT property as it has the... The most charming and authentic Mediaeval Manor house I have visited and with delightful gardens. Unfortunately although a NT property as it has the donor in residence, understandably, no photography is allowed inside the property. Unfortunately the weather was rather dull for most of the shots.

The view of the main entrance from the drive:



Views of the rear of the main wing, this used to be part of an enclosed courtyard:






View of the donor residence wing:



A few garden views:







E-M5 plus Leica 14-150mm

David ]]> Eye of the camera David Morison http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15078 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15077&goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 01:17:19 GMT We just returned from a weekend trip to South Carolina where got to spend some time with my folks (both in their 90s) and my oldest daughter, her... We just returned from a weekend trip to South Carolina where got to spend some time with my folks (both in their 90s) and my oldest daughter, her husband, and our three grandsons. As expected we took a lot of shots and happily nearly all of the shots were saved on my laptop. When we got home we discovered that I had managed to lose my wife's camera (a Canon Digital Elph) on the flight home.

We're heading out tomorrow for the Pacific Northwest and I'd like to replace the camera. What are your recommendations?

We only paid $179 for the last one and it took excellent shots and acceptable video. The optical zoom worked fine too. She'd like something comparable that isn't too complicated to use.

One of my daughters has a Lumix and is very happy with it but I understand they are a little pricier.

One Lumix model that is coming out in June looks intriguing. The LZ30 has a 35X optical zoom. ]]> General discussion patmoore http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15077 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15076&goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 00:37:57 GMT I was rummaging through some of my older albums and stumbled across this shot. From the thumbnail view I couldn't figure out what it was and then I recalled taking shots of a circus act a few years ago. It makes for an unusual shot.



I really enjoy shooting abstract shots. The next two were taken last Sunday under a large pier at Folly Beach in South Carolina. I'd love to hear constructive criticism and suggestions.



]]> Photo critique patmoore http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15076 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15075&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 20:31:20 GMT Please be warned that there will be some maintenance down time, hopefully for only a few minutes, in order for security software patch to be... Please be warned that there will be some maintenance down time, hopefully for only a few minutes, in order for security software patch to be installed on our server. The server will be re-booted at 6AM UK time (BST), or 1AM US Eastern tme.

Sorry for any inconvenience!

Ian ]]> DPNow noticeboard Ian http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15075 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15074&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 19:31:46 GMT Not quick enough on the draw for this one - species? Image: http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/IMG_9900.jpg ... Not quick enough on the draw for this one - species?



Canon 7D plus EF 400mm f5.6L

David ]]> Eye of the camera David Morison http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15074 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15073&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 17:44:26 GMT Top-of-the-range Leica cameras were stolen from the company's store in Mayfair, London.

How embarrassing would it be if the CCTV Images were anything less than superbly sharp and perfectly exposed. :D ]]> Did you hear about... Graham_of_Rainham http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15073 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15072&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:57 GMT *Red Kite* recently re-worked. Image: http://fourthirds-user.com/galleries/data/500/Red_Kite_-_5_ft-u.jpg ... Red Kite recently re-worked.

Olympus E-5 - 70-300 lens - A.mode - f7.1 - iso 250 - ev -0.3 etc

Also posted on www.fourthirds-user.com


Regards. Barr1e ]]> Eye of the camera Barr1e http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15072 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15071&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 13:56:45 GMT I've had a note from one member who has had a problem with an Internal Server Error here on the forum this week. I believe this was when trying to upload some images to the gallery. I haven't been able to reproduce the error but I was able to force a similar error on our Four Thirds User site when editing forum posts and we now think that has been fixed.

If anyone here experiences an error like the above, please let me know so we can fix it!

Thanks,

Ian ]]> DPNow noticeboard Ian http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15071 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15070&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 13:53:50 GMT Just looked me straight in the eye. Image: http://www.dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/P5228306.jpg ... Just looked me straight in the eye.

]]> Eye of the camera andym http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15070 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15069&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:18 GMT *Not everyone agrees on camera size, so why haven't camera manufacturers come up with a camera that you can customise for size?* Having reached...

Click to read the whole article... ]]> DPNow Member blog updates DPNow http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15069 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15067&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 22:40:14 GMT It's been incredibly grey and dull - even dark in the middle of the day - here in Hemel Hempstead over the last couple of days. But this evening at about 5.30 the sun emerged for about an hour and so out I went with a Lumix G6 at the ready - here's a small selection of shots (all from in-camera JPEGs and with minimal post processing):



Meet John - he has two big Alsatians but he's actually a cat breeder in his retirement. G6 with 14-42mm kit lens @18mm, f/5.6, 1/1000th, ISO 160



A very handsome pooch! :) G6 with Olympus m.Zuiko 75mm f/1.8, @f/3.2, 1/2500th, ISO 160



The lock near the Apsley Marina on the Grand Union Canal. G6 with Lumix 100-300mm @108mm, f/5.6, 1/320th, ISO 400



Graffiti on one of the footbridges over the Grand Union Canal in Apsley. G6 with Lumix 100-300mm @100mm, f/6.3, 1/640th, ISO 800



Mrs duck has a scratch! G6 with Lumix 100-300mm @300mm, f/6.3, 1/500th, ISO 800

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This is an edit This is an edit ]]> User test board Liquid Test http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15067 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15066&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 21:36:10 GMT It's been incredibly grey and dull - even dark in the middle of the day - here in Hemel Hempstead over the last couple of days. But this evening at about 5.30 the sun emerged for about an hour and so out I went with a Lumix G6 at the ready - here's a small selection of shots (all from in-camera JPEGs and with minimal post processing):



Meet John - he has two big Alsatians but he's actually a cat breeder in his retirement. G6 with 14-42mm kit lens @18mm, f/5.6, 1/1000th, ISO 160



A very handsome pooch! :) G6 with Olympus m.Zuiko 75mm f/1.8, @f/3.2, 1/2500th, ISO 160



The lock near the Apsley Marina on the Grand Union Canal. G6 with Lumix 100-300mm @108mm, f/5.6, 1/320th, ISO 400



Graffiti on one of the footbridges over the Grand Union Canal in Apsley. G6 with Lumix 100-300mm @100mm, f/6.3, 1/640th, ISO 800



Mrs duck has a scratch! G6 with Lumix 100-300mm @300mm, f/6.3, 1/500th, ISO 800

Ian ]]> Eye of the camera Ian http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15066 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15065&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 17:34:02 GMT *Village of Aldbury* in the distance where many films and tv shows are filmed. Image:... Village of Aldbury in the distance where many films and tv shows are filmed.


Bluebells revisited just past their prime.


Deer - Ashridge Estate losing winter coats.


12-60 or 50-200 on Olympus E-5.

Regards. Barr1e ]]> Eye of the camera Barr1e http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15065 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15064&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:22 GMT A weekend visit to Lacock Abbey was an interesting excursion, especially as it was once owned by William Henry Fox Talbot, the inventor of the... A weekend visit to Lacock Abbey was an interesting excursion, especially as it was once owned by William Henry Fox Talbot, the inventor of the "Calotype" photography process and the first person to produce a photographic negative. The oldest negative in existence is of an Oriel window at Laycock Abbey. This is my image of that exact window at Laycock:



Not quite the atmosphere of Fox Talbot's image!

More of the Abbey:

The main frontage



Two Tudor ladies (one assured me she was Anne Bolyn - complete with her head sown back on):



A view from the grounds:



The great Hall:



The Blue Parlour:



A gallery:



The Cloisters, people "Snaphealed" out:



And a couple of visitors:

Golden Eagle



Gyrfalcon



E-M5 plus Leica 14-150mm for all but the birds (M75-300mm)

David ]]> Eye of the camera David Morison http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15064 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15063&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:10 GMT If you're a Flickr user and you haven't been there for a day or two you will be in for a surprise because the veteran photo (and video) sharing site...

Click to read the whole article... ]]> DPNow Member blog updates DPNow http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15063 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15062&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 15:17:15 GMT Having just looked at the LR5 "what's new" videos, they said something I'm unsure about:

They say that LR5 works better with RAW files "because of there being more metadata in the files". :confused:

If this is the case then what is being stripped/left out by the processors, either in camera or post processed ??? ]]> Living with Lightroom Graham_of_Rainham http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15062 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15061&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 10:30:10 GMT *Tech is great - but are we letting ourselves down by not exploiting tech for the sake of quality?* With compact camera sales in nose-dive -... ... *Tech is great - but are we letting ourselves down by not exploiting tech for the sake of quality?* With compact camera sales in nose-dive -...

Click to read the whole article... ]]> DPNow Member blog updates DPNow http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15061 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15060&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 01:49:29 GMT As I go through some pictures of landscapes I visit frequently, I discover more and more how emotional become the interpretation of the mood of... As I go through some pictures of landscapes I visit frequently, I discover more and more how emotional become the interpretation of the mood of them. Hope you understand what I feel.













]]> Eye of the camera Horacio http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15060 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15059&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 22:57:13 GMT Just ordered one instead of the nikon. I borrowed one from my local dealer to try and was mighty impressed by its crispness and bokeh, but especially... Just ordered one instead of the nikon. I borrowed one from my local dealer to try and was mighty impressed by its crispness and bokeh, but especially the price. Almost half the nikon cost and I don't see why. Okay, it doesn't have image stabilisation but I can live with that if I'm saving £2000!
I hope.....

Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2 ]]> Lens view cowleystjames http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15059 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15058&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 15:43:17 GMT My Gabriel and Bella together. This recent photo is all the more poignant for me as I recently discovered that my little Bella is quickly losing... My Gabriel and Bella together.

This recent photo is all the more poignant for me as I recently discovered that my little Bella is quickly losing her sight at three years old.

]]> Eye of the camera OlyPaul http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15058 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15057&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 13:42:09 GMT A few Spring like photos from my recent local walks, all taken with the K-30 . Bluebells Image:... A few Spring like photos from my recent local walks, all taken with the K-30 .

Bluebells


Cowslips


Flowering Currant (Ribes)


Pussy Willow


]]> Eye of the camera OlyPaul http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15057 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15056&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 10:04:15 GMT Image: http://fourthirds-user.com/galleries/data/550/P9910370.jpg (http://fourthirds-user.com/galleries/showphoto.php/photo/26081) ISO 1600,...

ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/25th, 46mm (92mm equivalent FF), 14-140mm Power OIS

Tweaked in Lightroom with added grain.

Comments welcome!

Ian

PS Beginning to like the new 14-140 Power OIS :) ]]> Eye of the camera Ian http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15056 http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15055&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 09:12:19 GMT The Underground last night - well one of the Leicester Square Tube entrances: Image: http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/547/P9910338-2.jpg ... The Underground last night - well one of the Leicester Square Tube entrances:



And here is the colour version:



ISO 400, 1/6th sec., f/5.6, Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6, Panasonic Lumix 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 Power OIS, @40mm (80mm in full frame equivalence).

Which do you prefer?

Ian ]]> Eye of the camera Ian http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15055