I’ve just downloaded PTLens to see how well it works with images from the Finepix S5600 and it’s great. The images below are the before and after shots of the Royal Palace in Dam Square, Amsterdam. Look how the lamp post on the left side of the image bends inwards in the original and how [...]
Archive for November, 2006
PTLens – does just what is says it will
Posted in Finepix S5600, Photography, Photos on November 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Picture #34 – Amsterdam House Boat
Posted in Finepix S5600, Photography, Photos on November 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
If you live on a boat and want a lawn where else would you put it?
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Picture #33 – Amsterdam Central Station
Posted in Finepix S5600, Photography, Photos on November 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Not all of it just one of the clock towers! There are lots of great buildings in Amsterdam but the Central Station is particularly impressive.
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Picture #32 – Tulips and Cannabis!
Posted in Finepix S5600, Photography, Photos on November 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
This must be quite a shock to the elderly English tourists who visit the Amsterdam flower market to buy their tulip bulbs. On many of the stalls along with the bulbs you can pick up your cannabis growers starter kit. You won’t find that in your local garden centre!
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Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson
Posted in Photography on November 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
This is an excellent book. One of the most useful photography books I have read so far and one that I will be referring to again and again. I already understood how aperture, shutter-speed, and ISO work together to determine the exposure, and how changing one of these means altering one or more of the [...]
Finepix S5600 – Depth of field (or lack of!)
Posted in Finepix S5600, Photography on November 10, 2006 | 1 Comment »
You’ve probably looked at all those pictures in the photo magazines and books with the main subject in focus and a lovely blurred background. In the ‘How to’ it will say just set your aperture wide open and hey presto. Now this works fine for a DSLR but you won’t get the same effect with [...]
Picture #31 – Autumn Tree
Posted in Finepix S5600, Photography, Photos on November 7, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I was walking around our local park last weekend and the colours of this tree really made it stand out against the others.
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Picture #30 – The Moon
Posted in Finepix S5600, Photography, Photos on November 4, 2006 | 4 Comments »
My first moon picture. This is the first time I’ve managed to capture the moon without it looking like a lightbulb! I used manual mode for this and was surprised how fast a shutter speed I was able to use – 1/125, F/8, ISO 200. I was a bit short of time so I couldn’t [...]
Picture #29 – Tarr Steps Clapper Bridge
Posted in Finepix S5600, Photography, Photos on November 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I hadn’t been to Tarr Steps (Exmoor) since I was child and the clapper bridge looked much smaller than I remembered. It’s still an impressive bridge as it’s constructed from large granite slabs with just the way they are arranged holding it all together. It can be a bit disconcerting when you stand on a [...]
Adobe’s pricing policy stinks!
Posted in Photography, Photoshop on November 1, 2006 | 5 Comments »
I’ve been considering treating myself and buying Adobe Photoshop CS2. That was until I realised how Abobe’s pricing policy rips-off UK buyers! The software is purchased as a download so there are no shipping costs involved. You should also be aware that there is no UK import or excise duty on software purchased abroad, just [...]
