Photography, random posts and very little about kebabs.
Finally past the $250 mark on Alamy.
4th sale. Image AHRCKW – Pollença old town. Calvary steps
Highest fee yet. $267.64
Still, I will wait for the account to be paid. But bleedin ell
Happy now, justified my Alamy account for this year! (actually it’ll pay the accountancy fee – almost!)
This firmware update (Version 1.1.1) incorporates the following fixes and improvements:
Version 1.1.1 firmware update is for use with cameras with firmware up to Version 1.1.0. If you already have Version 1.1.1, it is not necessary to update the firmware.
(Source: Canon Japan – Download link)
Handy update if you must have 8gb+ cards. The lens data is a nice addition, but as I’ve not got any of the new lenses it’s fairly irrelevant. Lens aberration correction looks to be a useful addition. Though I don’t tend to use DPP at all, that said worth a try to correct something shite.
I know you can’t contain your excitement, so here is part 2 (of how many I’m not too sure, maybe I’ll get bored).
After playing around with bouncing flash of walls I thought I could do with a bit more control. So off to the flash centre I went to spend money (actually my companies money – so sort of mine). £200 lighter I’m now the proud owner of:
2x Manfrotto 001B Flash stand
2x Manfrotto Flash
2x Elinchrom Silver umbrella
and I bought a Stofen diffuser as well.
I really should go on a flash course as well, but being me I’ll try the manual methods first.
First test is with one flash (assume with brolly) on my right (image left side) set normally. The other flash behind me, but pointing away to the background. As I wanted a bright background I set the rear flash to +3 exposure. Seems to have worked.
In fairness to Flickr, there are many many forums that have the full compliment of fucktards. Some of the fucktards run the sites. Anyway, a quick browse on the forum side of flickr (ie group questions). A familiar scene unfolds.
Person: I’m looking for a lens, I have a
17-40
50mm
70-200
Fucktards: Best look at the 24-70 f/2.8 nothing better.
Right, they are correct. It’s a great lens, but the fucktards seem content to just state get the best lens without regard to what the original poster requires. On an Apple forum with a photography page someone wanted a 70-200, so the usual 70-200 f/2.8 IS brigade start up again. The 70-200 f/2.8 is top bollocks. However it’s top bollocks price, but the tards never really seem to understand that. Plus a I pointed out, twice the price and weight of the f/4. To which a ‘of course it is, it can shoot in half the light’ bollocks post appeared. Yes I know it fucking can, I do know what a lens does.
However tards of the day belong to two flickr posters
One suggesting his beloved EF-S 17-55 IS will be his first choice on a full frame body ‘if’ he upgrades, because of the lack of IS on the 24-70.
Another 17-55 IS owner claiming it’s a much better lens than the 24-70.
Anyway, rant over. Time for bed.
No, not a day to avoid photography but a day of driving/walking/shooting!.
Decided that Friday (just gone) was one of these days. Couldn’t be bothered to turn in to my customers. To be honest it’s been very quiet on site and I could do with the rest. So I took a trip to the source of my water.
Elan Valley, mid Wales. Weather promised to be crap, turned out quite good really. A good mixture of Cloud/Sun/Wind.
Visited all 4 Dams, but went for a walk around the last one. Very nice day because no one was around. I had the whole hill to myself.
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