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Al de Man

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  1. They'll get fined soon enough for using imperial measures rather than metric.
  2. Errrrr because if you walk around with a tilt and shift lens then you're obviously hardcore. To be honest, you can. This is a miniaturization effect simulated in PS.
  3. Photography is serious sh1t.
  4. http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/EF_Lenses/Tilt-and-Shift_Lenses/index.asp http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/662916/0?keyword=tilt,shift#5911882 They're often used by architects to correct perspective. I don't think I've even seen one in the "flesh".
  5. Three piece variety meal.
  6. I grew a second head after staying in Tintagel.
  7. Did you know that you can watch the Grand Prix at the Odeon in Leisureworld in HD and Dolby 5.1. For £10!
  8. He's based in New York so can probably buy stuff at half the price compared to over here. That's why I buy so much from the States through eBay. Canon 50mm f/1.4, Sigma 30mm f/1.4, Canon 85mm f/1.8, Canon Speedlite 580EX II, although to be honest the 85mm was listed as being in Newbury and I gave him neutral feedback for that. Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
  9. He didn't sound very a pea to begin with but cheered up later.
  10. He has one already. Picture 16. Back to EOS Classifieds it is then.
  11. I have a video of a young Eastern European teen using the push-pull zoom mechanism on a Canon 100-400mm. I could be the Master Bates of this forum. I don't really you sickos.
  12. It would have trouble because they'd be withdrawn into my body and up by my nostrils at the end of that ride.
  13. Newsweek photographer Vincent Laforet preparing for the Olympics. This makes me hard.
  14. Arby burgers from Canada. They opened a franchise in West Quay when it first opened but the extra couple of quid over the price of a MacMeal was obviously enough to put people off and it closed down after a year. :mad: My girlfriend tried making some after we got back. It tasted ok but difficult to get the right texture. She found the recipe through Google.
  15. Didn't you live on Hill Lane five minutes walk from Southampton Central?
  16. Any colour in particular?
  17. Al de Man

    Oasis

    You're allowed to, but only offers upto face value. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2
  18. I've never quite understood the need to waste drinking time with travel.
  19. It doesn't appear so, but this link which shows an alternative method is a couple of years old.
  20. Nice idea but it'll never take off.
  21. I use this technique all the time as I mainly shoot gigs where a tripod or even a monopod isn't practical. It gives you a rock-solid base and it enables me to keep the camera trained on the subject for at least a minute whilst you wait for your shot. Given that my lens and body may weigh over 3kg, that's no mean feat. Your left shoulder will ache by the end of the evening though.
  22. No. PC would be referring to the athletes at the Paralympics as "lessabled". Dog just demonstrated ignorance. There's quite a bit of difference between losing the use of your limbs and a mental disorder for example.
  23. Al de Man

    Funeral

    Yeah, we know that. You've already said you're single.
  24. If you're not the sort that buys loads of lenses and accessories, then it may be a good idea. I have no idea how effective the in-camera IS system of Pentax and Sony is but you will find that you have nothing like the diversity of lenses available to the 300D. Getting back to the issue of camera shake, what's your technique like? I just found this tutorial which seems quite good. I use a very similar technique to the one mentioned in the section beginning "One last trick..." when I shoot with my telephoto except I grip my right wrist with my left hand and then rest the lens on my left elbow. If you prefer to hold your lens, rest it on your open palm, as if you hold it by your fingers, you're introducing three more joints (and each is a potential source of movement). One thing they don't mention is your stance. Your hips allow rotation of the upper torso which is another source of camera shake. If you have nothing to lean against, the easiest way to minimise that is to rotate your hips all the way around and continue to push round whilst taking the shot. That will normally mean your feet are pointing in the opposite direction to your subject. I'd try these before splashing out on a new system.
  25. Because he would have realised that you haven't mentioned the price which happens to be £1000?
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