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Re: WB Harry and what I learned yesterday
Thanks Ginger :D You're right, I'm a whiner All I'm trying to do is improve my shots. Harry's analogy to golf was a good one. When you first start golfing, you are thrilled to break 100. As you practice and get better, you are no longer satisfied breaking 100. Your goal is to break 90, then 80, and eventually to shoot par… -
Re: Spain in 1964
We went to the beach for the afternoon. Sunday, we went to a bullfight -- much more expensive than Madrid -- 465 psts for 2 against 250 psts, but it is festival time and top matadors and Sun. etc. The bullfight started out slower than in Madrid and the bulls just *wouldn't* die. Then it started to rain and we ended up… -
Re: Author - Head Shot
The FAQ on my website has a bunch of info about clothing, and when they put down the deposit I give them another batch of info, as well as a "makeup for photographs" article which I wrote up to give those who don't want to use a pro makeup artist. Main thing I stress about clothes is to BRING LOTS OF CHOICES. That alone… -
Re: Facial Recognition Write-up
Windows Live Photo Gallery Facial Recognition I use Windows Live Photo Gallery to do the Facial Recognition. This puts a PersonDisplayName and Rectangle entries in the XMP embedded data. To get this to be keywords, I use the program Send To Smug from www.shahine.com/omar. This program converts all the person names to… -
Re: 5D Mark III has arrived.
All I can say is, having used both the 5D mk2 and the Nikon D700 extensively, often side by side, ...I can't stand the limitations of the 5D mk2. Not just the number of focus points, heck just considering the center focus point. The Nikon can nail anything in any light, I don't have to worry nearly as much about the exact… -
Re: Horse Jumping
Hi. Sorry to hear about the kidney cancer and I really hope all is well for you now. Welcome back! Had a look at your latest shots. A couple of things came to mind: 1. several of them seem quite 'grainy' - especially the very last one. What ISO were you using? 2. if you are able to position yourself a little bit more… -
Biking in Puglia, Italy, Part 2
18) The end of the world: Santa Maria Leuca, the southeastern most point in Italy, where the Adriatic meets the Ionian Sea. The very end of the heel of the boot. 19 & 20) Puglia’s answer to California’s Highway 1: this is the one and only road that runs along the eastern coast of Puglia. It is somewhat hilly, doesn’t… -
RRS L-plates for EOS 5D and 5D2; plus Pano Elements Package
Greetings! It’s been a while. I’m going to miss Andy, but it looks like he landed well. I'm selling a Really Right Stuff L-Plate for the Canon 5D Mark II (B5D2-L). L-Plates from RRS plus their compatible ball heads etc. are the cats meow: mount your camera quickly and securely in either landscape or portrait orientation.… -
FS: Nikon lenses, filters, accessories - closet cleaning
Everything is now on eBay due to lack of interest ================= I had these listed earlier with crappy pictures, trying it one more time with much better photos before I send them off to eBay. All prices include shipping and assume Google checkout or PayPal bank transfer, echeck, or fund with balance. I can do PayPal… -
SOLD: Tam 28-75, Can 17-85IS, Tam TC, 2xNP-E3, 2xBG-E2
[FONT=Geneva, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Hello All:[/FONT] [FONT=Geneva, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] I'm a FredMiranda refugee testing the waters over here, so you'll see this gear on FM if you frequent that place.... (I hope get this right over here!)[/FONT] [FONT=Geneva, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,…
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