Quote ="Dally"Anyone know anything about digiscoping with a DSLR, rather than a compact? It seems to me that the light entering is what it is through the 'scope (so no control over aperture). Need to set a reasonably high ISO, so is there a way then of automating shutter speed to get the correct exposure? Do you just have to guess maybe (which I find hard to believe given all the electronic wizardry)? I appreciate each camera will have different settings (mine is a Pentax) but any help with the principle would be gratefully received. Web searches for my camera model and digscoping with my camera have drawn a blank - save example results. I am pretty sure it needs to operate on manual (or even aperture priority) but the problem is without a lens I get no aperture ">reading.'" I'm not sure what you're wanting to do. For most astronomical objects, you would want to take a number of images and then stack them. You certainly won't get any "automatic exposure" device for anything like a galaxy, or a nebula, they are just too small and too faint. You will be talking exposures in the minutes, or even in the hours in extreme cases. Try the following pages from the Astronomy magazine website, if you click on most of the images, the photographers submitting them provide the tech spec as to how they produced that image so have a look at something which corresponds with whatever you would like to image, and start from there. Though there are many ways to skin a cat! [urlhttp://cs.astronomy.com/asy/m/galaxies/default.aspx[/url Digital SLR Astrophotography Tutorial by Ray Shore [urlhttp://www.astro.shoregalaxy.com/dslr_astro.htm[/url Using Canon dSLRs for AstroImaging... [urlhttp://www.astronomiser.co.uk/helpcanon.htm[/url Tutorial for astrophotography with Canon XSi digital SLR [urlhttp://www.astrophotography-tonight.com/digital-slr-astrophotography/[/url Link to book intro - "A Guide to Astrophotography with DSLR Cameras" [urlhttp://www.astropix.com/GADC/INTRO.HTM[/url Registar homepage [urlhttp://www.aurigaimaging.com/[/url

Quote ="Dally"Anyone know anything about digiscoping with a DSLR, rather than a compact? It seems to me that the light entering is what it is through the 'scope (so no control over aperture). Need to set a reasonably high ISO, so is there a way then of automating shutter speed to get the correct exposure? Do you just have to guess maybe (which I find hard to believe given all the electronic wizardry)? I appreciate each camera will have different settings (mine is a Pentax) but any help with the principle would be gratefully received. Web searches for my camera model and digscoping with my camera have drawn a blank - save example results. I am pretty sure it needs to operate on manual (or even aperture priority) but the problem is without a lens I get no aperture ">reading.'" I'm not sure what you're wanting to do. For most astronomical objects, you would want to take a number of images and then stack them. You certainly won't get any "automatic exposure" device for anything like a galaxy, or a nebula, they are just too small and too faint. You will be talking exposures in the minutes, or even in the hours in extreme cases. Try the following pages from the Astronomy magazine website, if you click on most of the images, the photographers submitting them provide the tech spec as to how they produced that image so have a look at something which corresponds with whatever you would like to image, and start from there. Though there are many ways to skin a cat! [urlhttp://cs.astronomy.com/asy/m/galaxies/default.aspx[/url Digital SLR Astrophotography Tutorial by Ray Shore [urlhttp://www.astro.shoregalaxy.com/dslr_astro.htm[/url Using Canon dSLRs for AstroImaging... [urlhttp://www.astronomiser.co.uk/helpcanon.htm[/url Tutorial for astrophotography with Canon XSi digital SLR [urlhttp://www.astrophotography-tonight.com/digital-slr-astrophotography/[/url Link to book intro - "A Guide to Astrophotography with DSLR Cameras" [urlhttp://www.astropix.com/GADC/INTRO.HTM[/url Registar homepage [urlhttp://www.aurigaimaging.com/[/url

Quote ="Big Graeme"Search YouTube for Jared Platt to see just a fraction of what it can ">do.'" I'm on the case. Thanks for the info.

Quote ="Big Graeme"Search YouTube for Jared Platt to see just a fraction of what it can ">do.'" I'm on the case. Thanks for the info.

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Does anyone know the name of this plant? I'm trying to re-name and organise my photos, but I have no idea what it's called; [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonesdan/8056338250/[/url [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonesdan/8056338250/_DSC0374[/url by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/jonesdan/jones.dan[/url, on Flickr

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Quote ="piemandan"Does anyone know the name of this plant? I'm trying to re-name and organise my photos, but I have no idea what it's called; '" There's a listing of all yellow plants here www.finegardening.com/PlantGuide">www.finegardening.com/PlantGuide/PlantFinder.aspx?294=2048">www.finegardening.com/PlantGuide ... x?294=2048

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Quote ="piemandan"Does anyone know the name of this plant? I'm trying to re-name and organise my photos, but I have no idea what it's called; [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonesdan/8056338250/[/url [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonesdan/8056338250/_DSC0374[/url by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/jonesdan/jones.dan[/url, on Flickr'" Is it a dahlia of some sort? Might narrow it down when looking. Try www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk. Post the image and ask in the forums

Quote ="piemandan"Does anyone know the name of this plant? I'm trying to re-name and organise my photos, but I have no idea what it's called; [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonesdan/8056338250/[/url [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonesdan/8056338250/_DSC0374[/url by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/jonesdan/jones.dan[/url, on Flickr'" Is it a dahlia of some sort? Might narrow it down when looking. Try www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk. Post the image and ask in the forums

A couple of years ago, I took this



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This photo from an Under-11s soccer match was shot with my Nikon D600 and Nikon 80-200 f./2.8 using the 3D Auto-focus mode.



Details: Raw; Manual mode (1/500s, f.6.7); Auto-ISO (180); cropped to A4 aspect ration in Lightroom.



The picture shows my grandson (in blue with the ball) reacting to the referee's whistle having just been caught offside.



You can see that the focus is not where I would have wanted it. Straightforward user-error. Wrong choice of AF mode.



But the body language of my grandson's team-mate ensures it's a keeper!

I agree. Thanks for the advice.



Mrs LBWR works for the University of Birmingham and the educational discount brought the price down to £60.

Ha! I'm loving that little lad as well!

What the 'eck. Self portrait. Taken yesterday. Canon 40D; Sigma macro. All the household lights I could muster, plus a small lamp pointing up from waist height. No airbrushing; no make-up except a little brow pencil (advancing decrepitude means they're faint, otherwise).

What does the badge say?

"I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

"I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

Quote ="Mintball""I've a feeling we're not in Kansas ">anymore."'" Wizard!

Quote ="Mintball""I've a feeling we're not in Kansas ">anymore."'" Wizard!

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Quote ="Mintball"Indeed. icon_biggrin.gif" alt="icon_biggrin.gif" title="Very Happy" />'" Nice picture (although one does worry that self-potraiture is perhaps a form of onanism)!

Quote ="Mintball"Indeed. icon_biggrin.gif" alt="icon_biggrin.gif" title="Very Happy" />'" Nice picture (although one does worry that self-potraiture is perhaps a form of onanism)!

You are Don Revie's daughter and I claim my £5

I've done it four times now, but it's an odd thing, in that the results tend to look very different to any pictures other people have taken of me. And of course, the 'camera doesn't lie' in the same way that a painting or sketch might. I'm never quite sure how I feel about the results, to be honest – because they're never what I expect. They're not what I see in other pictures – or even in the mirror.







I will, somewhere, have pictures (albeit B&W) taken in full make up as The Wicked Witch of the West in a stage production of [iThe Wizard of Oz[/i. I really must root them out and scan them.

Quote ="Mintball" I will, somewhere, have pictures (albeit B&W) taken in full make up as The Wicked Witch of the West in a stage production of [iThe Wizard of Oz[/i. I really must root them out and scan ">them.'" Hat needs flowers though...

Quote ="Mintball" I will, somewhere, have pictures (albeit B&W) taken in full make up as The Wicked Witch of the West in a stage production of [iThe Wizard of Oz[/i. I really must root them out and scan ">them.'" Hat needs flowers though...

God, I remember being terrified by Helpmann's performance when that came out.



Playing the witch was great fun – I got to terrify small children every night for a week, plus matinees.

You look like someone famous / I know in that picture (not Don Revie) but I can't think who.

Anyone interested in buying a Nikon D5000 body, in mint condition?? PM me if so icon_smile.gif" alt="icon_smile.gif" title="Smile" />

Anyone interested in buying a Nikon D5000 body, in mint condition?? PM me if so icon_smile.gif" alt="icon_smile.gif" title="Smile" />

Wondering if anyone would be able to provide a spot of editing advice please?



Whats the best way to reduce the glare on this shot in Photoshop? We're happy with the shot, and wanted the sun light, but it's just a little too bright. Is there a way to bring it out and highlight the faces a bit better?



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The midges I'll clear with a clone stamp.

I downloaded the largest size available from flickr.



There are two completely separate issues here.



The faces can be "brought back" with the DODGE tool. I suggest starting on the midtones at 25% strength and building up to the skin tone you want. Small, feathered brush. Leave the hair alone.



The sunlight is another matter. Generally, it's possible to compensate for under-exposure but once an image is blown it's blown. You can't bring back detail that was never recorded in the first place.



The exposure actually isn't TOO far off. There's plenty of detail in the white t-shirt. It's the position of the subjects that's the main problem - i.e. shooting straight into the Sun.



The image posted on flickr is JPG. If there's a RAW version you'd have a better chance but it'd still be a very slim one.