POTN Aussie Club #6 - What does the 'P' stand for anyway??

[JustinLawrence]

Had a bit of an Ansel Adams moment today... Had been overcast all morning and I was outside repotting some plant when the sun came out. Eastward the sky was still black with cloud. Perfect conditions for re-creating a scene I took a couple of years ago (had only shot in JPG back then and ever since have wanted to do it in RAW). So anyways, chucked some clothes on jumped in the car and lead-footed it down to the harbour. Unluckily there was a footy game on so there was cars everywhere and I had to park a few streets back then walk down. Of course thaat meant I missed the light and I had to wait around for another 30 minutes for the sun to come back out... sigh. I think the dramatic lighting was worth the wait although my shots probably don't do the actual scene justice.

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It was worth it :cool:

[The Moose]

My teacher at school today told me that I'll have a guaranteed job shooting a few paid annual events from next year when I leave :) I shot one of them this year (bought my 430EX that day and shot with it that night) and I know I'll definitely have to be a bit more organised in terms of lighting for it. I'll worry about it next year :lol:

[photobitz]

It was worth it :cool:

Thanks J-man ;)

I just went back and had another look at my pic... background looks a heap darker on my laptop screen. Must have forgotten to change the mode on my one at home.

[deletedpenguin]

^ Dan, great shot. Very Ansel Adams -esque.

[NicD]

Mark, that pano is &^$$&*ing brilliant. what did you use to stitch the images together?

C:\>

Hmm that was my Pano :lol:

Mark just made it bigger so everyone could see it....honest!

It's of a lake at falls creek

[S7000]

Hmm that was my Pano :lol:

Mark just made it bigger so everyone could see it....honest!

It's of a lake at falls creek

Likely story Nic. :p

[NicD]

Likely story Nic. :p

http://www.ndavphotography.com/gallery/6327447_dRXRv#588513177_bJUsW

http://www.ndavphotography.com/photos/588513177_bJUsW-M.jpg


Proof!!

bit small i know

[JustinLawrence]

http://www.ndavphotography.com/gallery/6327447_dRXRv#588513177_bJUsW

http://www.ndavphotography.com/photos/588513177_bJUsW-M.jpg


Proof!!

bit small i know

Nic, can't you host that badboy somewhere so we can have a proper look?

[NicD]

Nic, can't you host that badboy somewhere so we can have a proper look?

sure.

what size should i save it as though? im not good with sizing this beast....

[S7000]

sure.

what size should i save it as though? im not good with sizing this beast....

600px tall, however wide would be great. :p

[tangcla]

*brain overload*

So much to absorb today.

[The Moose]

*brain overload*

So much to absorb today.

You're on early :p

Anyone know how cheap you can go for a backdrop? ImageMelbourne has 6x3m ones for $85 and I've never looked anywhere (just found that by chance).

[alexanderGARDNER]

Spotlight and a borrowed sewing machine.

[The Moose]

Spotlight and a borrowed sewing machine.

Hahaha definitely a good option there. I would never have spent $85 on a backdrop and I probably won't actually buy one or anything. Definitely buying the YN460's and triggers this week though :)

[NicD]

http://ndavphotography.smugmug.com/photos/588513177_bJUsW-O.jpg

[NicD]

hmm is that big enough guys? :D

[The Moose]

Looks good Nic! The first third (as in left third) isn't too sharp but the rest of it is pretty nice!

[tangcla]

Trying to sort out payment for the MPEX order. Will hopefully send you guys PMs once I sort out shipping costs.

Spreadsheets, spreadsheets... I hate forex.

[JustinLawrence]

http://ndavphotography.smugmug.com/photos/588513177_bJUsW-O.jpg


Looks good, can appreciate it more now. I was thinking you would link it though, its a bit big to be displayed on forum (according to rules that is).

cant wait to go to snows in a couple of weeks!

[NicD]

Looks good, can appreciate it more now. I was thinking you would link it though, its a bit big to be displayed on forum (according to rules that is).

cant wait to go to snows in a couple of weeks!

Good point, delete the photo just left the link.

[Highlight_Photography]

Quiet in here tonight.

[photobitz]

Spotlight and a borrowed sewing machine.

And an iron! Nothing worse than a wrinkled backdrop.

[photobitz]

Good point, delete the photo just left the link.

Nice :)

The horizon on the left drops off a little though... looks like the lake is going to pour out of the picture.

[NicD]

Nice :)

The horizon on the left drops off a little though... looks like the lake is going to pour out of the picture.

Yeah someone pointed that out to me earlier :(

Unfortunately it was a twenty second hand held job. i would of loved to have the tripod but i couldn't.

[photobitz]

Yeah someone pointed that out to me earlier :(

Unfortunately it was a twenty second hand held job. i would of loved to have the tripod but i couldn't.

You could fix it relatively easily with a mesh warp.

[NicD]

You could fix it relatively easily with a mesh warp.

Ok im not good at photoshop at all so you may have to give me a quick run through of what a mesh warp is :rolleyes:

I dont expect you to hold my hand and go step by step just if you dont mind quickly leading me in the right direction it would be appreciated.

[The Moose]

Was anyone interested in my Yongnuo OC-E3? Just putting it out there in case Shaun didn't want it (spoke to him about it last night, hasn't got back to me yet, he'll have first preference though).

[alexanderGARDNER]

Ok im not good at photoshop at all so you may have to give me a quick run through of what a mesh warp is :rolleyes:

I dont expect you to hold my hand and go step by step just if you dont mind quickly leading me in the right direction it would be appreciated.

Easy way of doing it. Hit Crtl-T after selecting your active layer then just click and drag the corners. ;)

[The Moose]

Off to bed for school tomorrow. Luckily I finish at lunch so it's not that bad :) Hopefully I get paid earlier so I can order my flashes and triggers!

[NicD]

Easy way of doing it. Hit Crtl-T after selecting your active layer then just click and drag the corners. ;)

hmm is that the same for a mac?

Crtl + T is free transform for me...

[photobitz]

Was anyone interested in my Yongnuo OC-E3? Just putting it out there in case Shaun didn't want it (spoke to him about it last night, hasn't got back to me yet, he'll have first preference though).

What is an OC-E3?

hmm is that the same for a mac?

Crtl + T is free transform for me...

I'm using Corel so I have no idea :rolleyes:

[NicD]

What is an OC-E3?


It's a cord that lets you put the flash off camera while keeping ETTL


I'm using Corel so I have no idea :rolleyes:

haha i see, thanks for the suggestion though :)

[Mark]

I see nothing wrong with Windows at all. Just like the feel of Mac OS :) But having grown up using Macs, I would say that.
Same, I've gotten used to the Mac OS so prefer it... Windows is fine for me to use, it's just not as natural...
I remember when I was in Czech Republic, the Audi was broken into. They took my Aunt's Sony flash head, one of my Dad's jackets. They also ripped out the Blaupunkt media head unit, dismantled the speedometer and unmounted the steering wheel.

Czech, beautiful place. Riddled with crime.
Highly skilled.
Why whould they do that!?
(Highly skilled? ???)
Mark, that pano is &^$$&*ing brilliant. what did you use to stitch the images together?

C:\>
It's nic's

BTW Nic, I did a 5min job on the 600px tall one you posted... I know the sky is buggered :lol:

Trying to sort out payment for the MPEX order. Will hopefully send you guys PMs once I sort out shipping costs.

Spreadsheets, spreadsheets... I hate forex.
Thanks, BTW what do you actually do in your new job? :p
Quiet in here tonight.
Yes, it is...

[tupper]

Morning from Paris..

its late evening here, just got back from shooting. While i was working with my tripod, this guy took photos of me.. found that unusual when there was some lovely scenery to shoot instead..

[coalcliff]

. I hate forex.

Lucky you didn't move to Qld then.;)

And an iron! Nothing worse than a wrinkled backdrop.
How about a wrinked model?:(
Morning from Paris..

its late evening here, just got back from shooting. While i was working with my tripod, this guy took photos of me.. found that unusual when there was some lovely scenery to shoot instead..

Don't you love how small the world is on our Aussie Forum! Maybe he was confused and thought your tripod was a famous Paris landmark???:D:D

[tupper]

Don't you love how small the world is on our Aussie Forum! Maybe he was confused and thought your tripod was a famous Paris landmark???:D:D

My tripod is probably prettier than the Eiffel Tower, damn its ugly during the day..

[fungry]

Why whould they do that!?
(Highly skilled? ???)

Why wouldn't they? If they are part of an organised crime that roams the streets for foreign plate cars or just some loan guy wandering around who had an epiphany.

[S7000]

Morning from Paris..

its late evening here, just got back from shooting. While i was working with my tripod, this guy took photos of me.. found that unusual when there was some lovely scenery to shoot instead..

It was probably someone off this forum. Haven't you seen the "Show us your photographers thread"? :p

[Old Fart]

Hahaha definitely a good option there. I would never have spent $85 on a backdrop and I probably won't actually buy one or anything. Definitely buying the YN460's and triggers this week though :)

$85 for a backdrop is cheap, price paper rolls and you'll gasp
especially when you add the price of freight to them

[JustinLawrence]

Yeah someone pointed that out to me earlier :(

Unfortunately it was a twenty second hand held job. i would of loved to have the tripod but i couldn't.
Ive always found that 20 second hand jobs are a bit hit and miss ;)

Morning from Paris..

its late evening here, just got back from shooting. While i was working with my tripod, this guy took photos of me.. found that unusual when there was some lovely scenery to shoot instead..
So jealous, i love Paris.!!
I highly recommend this restaurant, its reasonably priced, beutiful food and great atmosphere. Its walking distance from the louvre.

Le Gai Moulin
10 r St Merri
75004 PARIS
(http://www.le-gai-moulin.com)

$85 for a backdrop is cheap, price paper rolls and you'll gasp
especially when you add the price of freight to them
Agreed, i just paid over $100 for a 10ft by 20ft. from This Place (http://www.backdropsource.com.au) They actually have free shipping in AUS. I suggest waiting until i receive my goods though if anyone is thinking of ordering from them as im not sure how good they are.

[photobitz]

How about a wrinked model?:(


Yes... an iron won't help much then... :confused:

Ive always found that 20 second hand jobs are a bit hit and miss ;)


I guess it depends who's doing them... :rolleyes:

[mickeyjuice]

I guess it depends who's doing them... :rolleyes:

Wrinkled models, it seems...

[NicD]

BTW Nic, I did a 5min job on the 600px tall one you posted... I know the sky is buggered :lol:


Not to bad!

im going to keep having a play around with it today before i go into town, will be interesting to see my results with very limited photoshop knowledge!

Ive always found that 20 second hand jobs are a bit hit and miss ;)


To true.


I guess it depends who's doing them... :rolleyes:

edit: i fell for it

to think, i was still thinking about photography :P

[Mark]

Why wouldn't they? If they are part of an organised crime that roams the streets for foreign plate cars or just some loan guy wandering around who had an epiphany.
I guess I don't get it, why pull apart the steering wheel :lol:
Wrinkled models, it seems...
:lol::lol:Haha!

[fungry]

I guess I don't get it, why pull apart the steering wheel :lol:

:lol::lol:Haha!
Well what it does is that it cripples the car. Even if you manage to replace all the stolen parts, sometimes the car will still not work as each piece has a unique code to allow them to start up. The original key was useless so the car had to be towed back to Switzerland to be fixed.

There is probably a number of reasons why. Smuggling purposes, making it troublesome for the owner as it did for us or even for monetary purposes.

[Mark]

Well what it does is that it cripples the car. Even if you manage to replace all the stolen parts, sometimes the car will still not work as each piece has a unique code to allow them to start up. The original key was useless so the car had to be towed back to Switzerland to be fixed.

There is probably a number of reasons why. Smuggling purposes, making it troublesome for the owner as it did for us or even for monetary purposes.
Ohhhh, that's a really bloody annoying thing for them to do! :confused:

I put the AP up in the roof and there are cables coming down from the manhole that my mum is not too happy about :lol:
It give me a hell of a lot better signal than being taped to a double brick wall though :lol:

Oh, and we bought a new tomtom at DSE, The price they had listed was 300, I saw one that said not new so asked how much that would be and he said 250, so I bargained him down to 180 :lol:
It is now got 8.413 navcore and 830.2352 maps on it and I managed to get a better TTS working that actually make a bit of sense :lol:

[The Moose]

How did you bargain them down so much Mark :lol: Pretty good deal then.

[Mark]

How did you bargain them down so much Mark :lol: Pretty good deal then.
The guy went to one of the computers where you can see what he is doing and I saw the cost price of the not new one was 160
I then convinced him he was ripping me off:lol:

Those cheaper tomtoms are great deals since you can put on navcore and maps that support all the features that are in the top of the line ones... IE i've got a $180 gps that works like the top of the range one and just looks cheap :)

[photobitz]

edit: i fell for it

to think, i was still thinking about photography :P

OK... I thought I was too. Now you got me wondering. :confused:

I mean, when I do it by hand I just use a slow left to right motion... seems to get the job done well enough for me. Was a bit messy at first but after some practice I learned how to do it with a reasonably clean result.



:p

[NicD]

OK... I thought I was too. Now you got me wondering.

I mean, when I do it by hand I just use a slow left to right motion... seems to get the job done well enough for me. Was a bit messy at first but after some practice I learned how to do it with a reasonably clean result.






:mad::confused::eyes:evil::shock::shock::shock:

[Mark]

:lol::lol::lol:
I actually FOCLMAO :lol:
(I normally do a right to left motion by hand... I do not know why :lol:)

[NicD]

OK... I thought I was too. Now you got me wondering. :confused:

I mean, when I do it by hand I just use a slow left to right motion... seems to get the job done well enough for me. Was a bit messy at first but after some practice I learned how to do it with a reasonably clean result.



:p

:lol::lol::lol:
I actually FOCLMAO :lol:


Where is the Title Fairy when you need him.

[Mark]

Where is the Title Fairy when you need him.
Vai do aiii need a title? :p

[NicD]

Vai do aiii need a title? :p

not so much you, its the messy one that needs an update :rolleyes:

[photobitz]

:mad::confused::eyes:evil::shock::shock::shock:

Look... don't get upset with me just because you can't pull it off properly. I guess I've just been doing it for longer than you. As always these things take practice. Heck, I do it all over the place. On top of mountains, in parks, from the side of lakes and even in the city. Most of the time I'm pretty satisfied.

Where is the Title Fairy when you need him.

Do you not think my title is suitable as-is? :lol:

[NicD]

Look... don't get upset with me just because you can't pull it off properly. I guess I've just been doing it for longer than you. As always these things take practice. Heck, I do it all over the place. On top of mountains, in parks, from the side of lakes and even in the city. Most of the time I'm pretty satisfied.



Do you not think my title is suitable as-is? :lol:

See i don't have that practice because i have people that help me with it. I barely have to do it myself.

True, your title is very suitable!

[Mark]

You made me do it again! :mad: :lol:

Yeah but the TF speleded your title wrung :p

And Nic, you have people who help you with your panos! :p

Oh yeah, and if anyone wants a rpTNC to Nfemale cable I have a spare one...

[S7000]

So what does the 'P' stand for again?

[Highlight_Photography]

POTN Aussie Club #7 - Now Breaking Up Relationships :D

[Mark]

But we're only halfway there still :p

[fungry]

POTN Aussie Club #7 - Now Breaking Up Relationships :D
Long way to go ;)

I'm dreaming about my light stands :D

[Mark]

Long way to go ;)

I'm dreaming about my light stands :D

Mmmmm, I wann mah shoot through! :D

I don't think I am getting the fancy swivel anymore :lol:

[alexanderGARDNER]

I pick up my camera tomorrow from cleaning and calibration.

:)

[Mark]

I pick up my camera tomorrow from cleaning and calibration.

:)

Kewl :)
Do you reckon there will be an improvement?

BTW I think I lost my monopod in my house somewhere??? I barely ever use it and wanted to put my flash/umbrella on it yesterday, couldn't find it for the life of me :lol: Turns out a 001b is actually quite easy to hold (and lighter than my cheap monopod) :)

[The Moose]

Anyone know if Acer's laptops have improved much in the last couple of years? I've got two laptops that I'm contemplating, the Samsung NC20 (http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=computerperipherals&type=notebookpc&subtype=mininotebook&model_cd=NP-NC20-KA01AU) against the Acer Aspire 751 (http://www.acer.com.au/acer/product.do?LanguageISOCtxParam=en&inu49e.current.c2att92=864&link=ln314e&CountryISOCtxParam=AU&kcond47e.c2att92=864&rcond159e.att21k=1&kcond48e.c2att101=60749&rcond190e.att21k=1&acond23=AU&sp=page17e&rcond157e.c2att92=864&ctx1g.c2att92=864&kcond50e.c2att92=864&rcond45e.att21k=1&rcond158e.c2att1=92&ctx2.c2att1=92&inu53e.current.c2att92=864&rcond44e.c2att1=92&rcond186e.c2att92=864&rcond189e.c2att1=92&ctx1.att21k=1&CRC=366136644)

I like the size of both and Samsung's smaller NC10 got great reviews so I would assume the NC20 is similar. I had a go at the Acer just before and it feels good. Haven't and won't get to try the Samsung before I possibly buy it but I've bought a few things without having tried them :p Anyone recommend one over the other?

Edit: Similar prices too, I think the Samsung is about $100 more at $850 vs $750. Also, I'm not considering the Dell Mini 12 because AFAIK you can't add more RAM and it's stuck at 1GB whereas both the Samsung and Acer can be upgraded to 2GB.

[Highlight_Photography]

Anyone know if Acer's laptops have improved much in the last couple of years? I've got two laptops that I'm contemplating, the Samsung NC20 (http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=computerperipherals&type=notebookpc&subtype=mininotebook&model_cd=NP-NC20-KA01AU) against the Acer Aspire 751 (http://www.acer.com.au/acer/product.do?LanguageISOCtxParam=en&inu49e.current.c2att92=864&link=ln314e&CountryISOCtxParam=AU&kcond47e.c2att92=864&rcond159e.att21k=1&kcond48e.c2att101=60749&rcond190e.att21k=1&acond23=AU&sp=page17e&rcond157e.c2att92=864&ctx1g.c2att92=864&kcond50e.c2att92=864&rcond45e.att21k=1&rcond158e.c2att1=92&ctx2.c2att1=92&inu53e.current.c2att92=864&rcond44e.c2att1=92&rcond186e.c2att92=864&rcond189e.c2att1=92&ctx1.att21k=1&CRC=366136644)

I like the size of both and Samsung's smaller NC10 got great reviews so I would assume the NC20 is similar. I had a go at the Acer just before and it feels good. Haven't and won't get to try the Samsung before I possibly buy it but I've bought a few things without having tried them :p Anyone recommend one over the other?

Edit: Similar prices too, I think the Samsung is about $100 more at $850 vs $750. Also, I'm not considering the Dell Mini 12 because AFAIK you can't add more RAM and it's stuck at 1GB whereas both the Samsung and Acer can be upgraded to 2GB.
Stay away from Acer! :mad:

[The Moose]

That's what I always thought but it seems like they've gotten a bit better :lol:

[DAdeGroot]

That's what I always thought but it seems like they've gotten a bit better :lol:

Yes but a bit better than unreliable carp, is still carp :P

[DigitalDabbler]

Hmm that was my Pano :lol:

Mark just made it bigger so everyone could see it....honest!

It's of a lake at falls creekI beg your pardon good sir. All my previous comments still apply Nic, how did you stitch it?

C:\>

[DigitalDabbler]

Well what it does is that it cripples the car. Even if you manage to replace all the stolen parts, sometimes the car will still not work as each piece has a unique code to allow them to start up. The original key was useless so the car had to be towed back to Switzerland to be fixed.

There is probably a number of reasons why. Smuggling purposes, making it troublesome for the owner as it did for us or even for monetary purposes.Another possibility, did it have an airbag? They're bloody pricey to replace. I'm guessing that the car won't start without an "I'm healthy" sikrit handshake from the bag's controller.


$0.02

C:\>

[NicD]

I beg your pardon good sir. All my previous comments still apply Nic, how did you stitch it?

C:\>

Just use photoshop's photomerge

worked perfectly for me since i dont do alot of pano's

[NicD]

Slow night here.

Dont tell me everyone is out making panoramas?

[coalcliff]

OK... I thought I was too. Now you got me wondering. :confused:

I mean, when I do it by hand I just use a slow left to right motion... seems to get the job done well enough for me. Was a bit messy at first but after some practice I learned how to do it with a reasonably clean result.



:p

I am so glad that no one used the term PICSORBAN here. phew!;)

[coalcliff]

Wrinkled models, it seems...

Dammit, I almost got away with my Angus spellign

[The Moose]

Slow night here.

Dont tell me everyone is out making panoramas?

I'm ordering my flashes/triggers soon while doing some homework, that's about it for me.

[coalcliff]

Just use photoshop's photomerge

worked perfectly for me since i dont do alot of pano's

Depends on how close you look and how well you captured the images. Always shoot in Portrait orientation with a good 30% overlap.

It has given me some nice 30 second hand work with a 7 x 2 monster

[NicD]

I am so glad that no one used the term PICSORBAN here. phew!;)

I was thinking about, but thought for the sake of everyone of us, i better not.

I'm ordering my flashes/triggers soon while doing some homework, that's about it for me.

Nice, what have you decided on?

Depends on how close you look and how well you captured the images. Always shoot in Portrait orientation with a good 30% overlap.

It has given me some nice 30 second hand work with a 7 x 2 monster

I wish you were there at the time to tell me that, i would have loved to capture the view properly

(all words in the last sentence are purely photography based :rolleyes: )

[DigitalDabbler]

Just use photoshop's photomerge

worked perfectly for me since i dont do alot of pano'sI use the GIMP myself as ubiquitous doesn't necessarily mean good. (see windows, 'nuff said). I've done a couple of manual stitches with it but, as one would suspect, word-association with manual comes labour. Have you tried the stitching software that comes with the camera? I'm running windows 1800 and the software expects Xp+ (alright, I'm also running it on a mac, but the bloody hard-drive's full) and there ain't no linux support although dcraw may work. If I could find

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[The Moose]

Was anyone interested in my Yongnuo OC-E3? Just putting it out there in case Shaun didn't want it (spoke to him about it last night, hasn't got back to me yet, he'll have first preference though).

Quoting from yesterday in case anyone is interested...

Nice, what have you decided on?

I'm going with an all Yongnuo lineup. Al likes their flashes (YN460, about $60 each) and I've read a whole thread on Flickr about them so I settled on them. As well as that, I found a thread on Yongnuo's own triggers (CTR-301P, about $75 for a trigger + 3 receiver set) and they work well too so that'll be my kit :) Light stands will come soon :lol:

[alexanderGARDNER]

Quoting from yesterday in case anyone is interested...



I'm going with an all Yongnuo lineup. Al likes their flashes (YN460, about $60 each) and I've read a whole thread on Flickr about them so I settled on them. As well as that, I found a thread on Yongnuo's own triggers (CTR-301P, about $75 for a trigger + 3 receiver set) and they work well too so that'll be my kit :) Light stands will come soon :lol:

What's happening folks?

The flashes were liked because of the price. You can get more power from 580's and the like but what's the point? I'm not using TTL so I'd rather save the money towards a monobloc setup like the AB's and Vagabond setup.

[The Moose]

The flashes were liked because of the price. You can get more power from 580's and the like but what's the point? I'm not using TTL so I'd rather save the money towards a monobloc setup like the AB's and Vagabond setup.

That's why I'm buying them. I'm not using them for anything where I'll need a lot of power or TTL either, which I'll still have my 430EX II for anyway.

[mickeyjuice]

Slow night here.

Dont tell me everyone is out making panoramas?

I done bin looking after a sick wife, settling our new apartment in Collingwood and meeting there with the colour consultant.

So no, no panoramas.

[BOSS]

I done bin looking after a sick wife, settling our new apartment in Collingwood and meeting there with the colour consultant.

So no, no panoramas.

Happy new apartment,hmm colour consultant,walls maybe =panorama of colour.

[alexanderGARDNER]

That's why I'm buying them. I'm not using them for anything where I'll need a lot of power or TTL either, which I'll still have my 430EX II for anyway.

Hmmm, because of their price I bought 4. strapped together they still have more power than a 430 which by itself doesn't really have that much more power than the 460.

I find I'm using my 460's strapped together in twos and threes more than the single 430....grouped they are still cheap and they've worked well

[mickeyjuice]

Happy new apartment,hmm colour consultant,walls maybe =panorama of colour.

Just a touch off white through the whole place, but the consultant was really impressed with the way I could pick what colours were used in the various swatches. I just told her I could see the difference in colour temperature :-)

Seriously, it was a really well spent $120 - got advice on the colour flooring to get (getting bamboo through the place - the carpet and the crappy floating floor is ... well, crappy :-), how to setup the room, etc. Really really good.

[alexanderGARDNER]

Wow, congrats Mick and welcome home. ;)

[The Moose]

Hmmm, because of their price I bought 4. strapped together they still have more power than a 430 which by itself doesn't really have that much more power than the 460.

I find I'm using my 460's strapped together in twos and threes more than the single 430....grouped they are still cheap and they've worked well

That's cool. I'll keep my 430EX II for now but if I find it's really not worth keeping I might sell it and buy another 1 or 2 YN460's. Depends how much I still use ETTL (or if I'd even need it once I have more experience with manual) because that would be the only thing making me need it I think. Just placed my order for 2 YN460's and the trigger/receiver set :)

[S7000]

I just looked at a battery pack and charger for my Power Booster on the 1N. They want $90.00 for an aftermarket battery and $500 for the charger. :| I only bought the camera for $275.00. :lol:

[The Moose]

I just looked at a battery pack and charger for my Power Booster on the 1N. They want $90.00 for an aftermarket battery and $500 for the charger. :| I only bought the camera for $275.00. :lol:

:lol: A lot of these 1-series stuff is still expensive. The charger for the 1D classic (and AFAIK 1D2 and 1Ds classic) is about US$200 and a genuine Canon battery to suit those three cameras are expensive as well. Needless to say I'm not buying a Canon brand battery for it if I need another one :p

[S7000]

:lol: A lot of these 1-series stuff is still expensive. The charger for the 1D classic (and AFAIK 1D2 and 1Ds classic) is about US$200 and a genuine Canon battery to suit those three cameras are expensive as well. Needless to say I'm not buying a Canon brand battery for it if I need another one :p

After a little further searching it takes the NP-E2 battery packs which were in the 1DII's. Apparently.

[coalcliff]

Just a touch off white through the whole place, but the consultant was really impressed with the way I could pick what colours were used in the various swatches. I just told her I could see the difference in colour temperature :-)

Seriously, it was a really well spent $120 - got advice on the flooring to get, how to setup the room, etc. Really really good.

Excellent choice, well done!:cool:

Time for a POTN slide night at your new pad, I'll bring my portable 1100 lumens projector if you time it right fro when I am next in Melbourne, BTW I live with a Magpie fanatic, so she will love the suburb you have chosen!;)

[Mark]

Anyone know if Acer's laptops have improved much in the last couple of years? I've got two laptops that I'm contemplating, the Samsung NC20 (http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=computerperipherals&type=notebookpc&subtype=mininotebook&model_cd=NP-NC20-KA01AU) against the Acer Aspire 751 (http://www.acer.com.au/acer/product.do?LanguageISOCtxParam=en&inu49e.current.c2att92=864&link=ln314e&CountryISOCtxParam=AU&kcond47e.c2att92=864&rcond159e.att21k=1&kcond48e.c2att101=60749&rcond190e.att21k=1&acond23=AU&sp=page17e&rcond157e.c2att92=864&ctx1g.c2att92=864&kcond50e.c2att92=864&rcond45e.att21k=1&rcond158e.c2att1=92&ctx2.c2att1=92&inu53e.current.c2att92=864&rcond44e.c2att1=92&rcond186e.c2att92=864&rcond189e.c2att1=92&ctx1.att21k=1&CRC=366136644)

I like the size of both and Samsung's smaller NC10 got great reviews so I would assume the NC20 is similar. I had a go at the Acer just before and it feels good. Haven't and won't get to try the Samsung before I possibly buy it but I've bought a few things without having tried them :p Anyone recommend one over the other?

Edit: Similar prices too, I think the Samsung is about $100 more at $850 vs $750. Also, I'm not considering the Dell Mini 12 because AFAIK you can't add more RAM and it's stuck at 1GB whereas both the Samsung and Acer can be upgraded to 2GB.
I'll say it again, I would go for a better built machine :p
Have you looked at the latitude 2100?
I use the GIMP myself as ubiquitous doesn't necessarily mean good. (see windows, 'nuff said). I've done a couple of manual stitches with it but, as one would suspect, word-association with manual comes labour. Have you tried the stitching software that comes with the camera? I'm running windows 1800 and the software expects Xp+ (alright, I'm also running it on a mac, but the bloody hard-drive's full) and there ain't no linux support although dcraw may work. If I could find

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I use AutoPanoPro, which is *very* good...
That's cool. I'll keep my 430EX II for now but if I find it's really not worth keeping I might sell it and buy another 1 or 2 YN460's. Depends how much I still use ETTL (or if I'd even need it once I have more experience with manual) because that would be the only thing making me need it I think. Just placed my order for 2 YN460's and the trigger/receiver set :)
Mmmm, I'd keep TTL just for events and fast moving things so you are prepared....

[mickeyjuice]

Excellent choice, well done!:cool:

Time for a POTN slide night at your new pad, I'll bring my portable 1100 lumens projector if you time it right fro when I am next in Melbourne, BTW I live with a Magpie fanatic, so she will love the suburb you have chosen!;)

It's pretty close to white, so it should work fine :-)

I'd have loved to live in Richmond, but just couldn't afford it in the end. Buying in Collingwood gave us a bigger place, another car bay, and enough spare cash to paint it and put new bamboo floors right through. Worth putting up with the suburb in the address, I think :-)

[Mark]

It's pretty close to white, so it should work fine :-)

I'd have loved to live in Richmond, but just couldn't afford it in the end. Buying in Collingwood gave us a bigger place, another car bay, and enough spare cash to paint it and put new bamboo floors right through. Worth putting up with the suburb in the address, I think :-)
We're expecting some real nice real estate pictures mate :p
Congrats on the new abode :)

[mickeyjuice]

We're expecting some real nice real estate pictures mate :p
Congrats on the new abode :)

Ta.

So far, all I've got are pretty horrible ones :-)

http://www.evernote.com/pub/mickeyjuice/HouseHunting#Note/09239676-ead3-445c-8326-fed4535ce226

An object lesson in what happens if you don't put the lens hood on correctly when using a 16-35.

[The Moose]

I'll say it again, I would go for a better built machine :p
Have you looked at the latitude 2100?

Mmmm, I'd keep TTL just for events and fast moving things so you are prepared....

I forgot about that one :p you told me about it a while ago. I'd rather not get a 10" because it'll still be my laptop that I'll use often. I'll probably get the Samsung but I'm not sure.

Yeah that's what I was thinking but I barely use it as it is so once I understand manual and triggers and get off camera going properly then I might be fine.

[amsm]

Stay away from Acer! :mad:

+1

10-foot poles aren't long enough.

[The Moose]

+1

10-foot poles aren't long enough.

Yeah :lol: I think I'll go with the Samsung because I've heard so many good things about the NC10 and now the NC20 too.

[amsm]

Yeah :lol: I think I'll go with the Samsung because I've heard so many good things about the NC10 and now the NC20 too.

I don't know anything about the Samsungs so can't offer any help there, but I do know about the Acers :p

[DAdeGroot]

I'm ordering my flashes/triggers soon while doing some homework, that's about it for me.

I finally got my Alien Bee CyberSyncs (4 receivers and a transmitter).

Hmmm, I have five flashes... but one has a built in optical trigger, so it's all good :)

A quick range test showed easy 30m triggering with no misfires (that's as long as my veranda, so I haven't tested further yet).

[The Moose]

I finally got my Alien Bee CyberSyncs (4 receivers and a transmitter).

Hmmm, I have five flashes... but one has a built in optical trigger, so it's all good :)

A quick range test showed easy 30m triggering with no misfires (that's as long as my veranda, so I haven't tested further yet).

Nice! Sounds like not all of them are Canon Speedlites? At least they work well :) When I was researching and reading the threads about the ones I bought, people said they were working perfect up to around 100ft which is around 30m as well. I can't wait till they come :)

[tangcla]

Quick heads-up for my activity...
30/07 to 02/08: Sydney
03/08 to 04/08: Ipswich

[mickeyjuice]

I finally got my Alien Bee CyberSyncs (4 receivers and a transmitter).


Awesome - radio triggers are the best fun.

[wakko]

Just use photoshop's photomerge

worked perfectly for me since i dont do alot of pano's

I use PTGui on the Mac. Does a MUCH better job than the Photoshop Photomerge.

[The Moose]

Did anyone see the Herald Sun today? They ran a small story with 4 photos of a bubble bursting, taken from England's Daily Mail (aka Daily Fail). The article said that the photographer used a slow-motion camera to capture the burst and it goes on to say he used a fast shutter speed of 1/500"! So what was he really using?? :lol:

Tomorrow night I'll get the photos I took for my media assignment up. Bursting water balloons with a slow-motion camera.. I mean, a fast shutter speed! :lol:

[JustinLawrence]

Slow night here.

Dont tell me everyone is out making panoramas?

Quick heads-up for my activity...
30/07 to 02/08: Sydney
03/08 to 04/08: Ipswich

Photo walk on 30th?

Or we could just hang out and watch NCIS...
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5976/img3485web.jpg

[Mark]

Did anyone see the Herald Sun today? They ran a small story with 4 photos of a bubble bursting, taken from England's Daily Mail (aka Daily Fail). The article said that the photographer used a slow-motion camera to capture the burst and it goes on to say he used a fast shutter speed of 1/500"! So what was he really using?? :lol:

Tomorrow night I'll get the photos I took for my media assignment up. Bursting water balloons with a slow-motion camera.. I mean, a fast shutter speed! :lol:
He probably used a slow motion video camera with a fast (for video) SS of 1/500 :)
Are you triggering your camera with the sound, it would be hard to get the timing right without doing that I would imagine...
Photo walk on 30th?

Or we could just hang out and watch NCIS...
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5976/img3485web.jpg
Haha nice photo, did you blur your face out a bit? :lol:

[The Moose]

:lol: Nope, I sprayed and prayed with my 1D. I don't think it's really 8fps anymore (keep meaning to shoot a stopwatch to figure it out) but it did the job well. Over the few weeks that I took the shots it was never sunny enough to get up to 1/16000" unfortunately :lol: The balloon/water would have been mindblowingly frozen... I should have tried it! :P

Edit: I printed them all at 8x12 too, a couple were shot at ISO 800 and you'd think you would notice but they all look amazing. First real shots I've ever printed and damn they're nice.

[Mark]

:lol: Nope, I sprayed and prayed with my 1D. I don't think it's really 8fps anymore (keep meaning to shoot a stopwatch to figure it out) but it did the job well. Over the few weeks that I took the shots it was never sunny enough to get up to 1/16000" unfortunately :lol: The balloon/water would have been mindblowingly frozen... I should have tried it! :P

Edit: I printed them all at 8x12 too, a couple were shot at ISO 800 and you'd think you would notice but they all look amazing. First real shots I've ever printed and damn they're nice.
Oh, you've already shot them! :lol:

Were they not completely sharp?
I was thinking strobes :lol:

Post some if you haven't :)

Oh yeah, I am planning on making a panorama tomorrow morning at around sunrise on the south perth foreshore :lol:

[photobitz]

He probably used a slow motion video camera with a fast (for video) SS of 1/500 :)


Could it actually mean a rate of 500 frames per second - each frame is a 1/500th of a second increment?

You could probably capture a series with a fast camera like a 1D triggering a flash to freeze the motion. Likely only get a couple of worthwhile frames though.

[photobitz]

Oh yeah, I am planning on making a panorama tomorrow morning at around sunrise on the south perth foreshore :lol:

Will you have support or are you doing it by hand?

[Mark]

Could it actually mean a rate of 500 frames per second - each frame is a 1/500th of a second increment?

You could probably capture a series with a fast camera like a 1D triggering a flash to freeze the motion. Likely only get a couple of worthwhile frames though.
To do a slow-mo series with stills cameras and flash a way to do it (only with something that constantly looks the same, like that video of a D3 taking a photo) is to use the trigger to add a very small increment to the delay from triggering event to shot and repeat until you have the whole thing in slowmo... Or you could use multiple 1Ds and sets of strobes and delay each camera separately to achieve a high frame rate :lol:
Will you have support or are you doing it by hand?
With support, my Canon is too heavy to be held by hand for lengthy exposures...

[NicD]

With support, my Canon is too heavy to be held by hand for lengthy exposures...

LOL good call

[Mark]

Okay, I know where I am going to go, the jetty at the end of Queen St, and where the sun will rise relative to there and roughly what I will want in the shot (will change depending on clouds and if it actually looks crap in reality)
Sunrise is a 7:15, so I will want to get there about 6:50, so will have to wake up around 6 to be safe (hope I bloody wake up :lol:)

100 degrees is the expected horizontal angle I should want (should give me roughly sun on rule of thirds) from just a bit west of QV1, so that would mean that three vertical shots with 30% overlap at 17mm would cover me and a bit...

Do I think about it too much :lol:

Okay, I've set six alarms on two computers and an alarm clock, I think I am waking up :lol:

[ANGUS]

Dammit, I almost got away with my Angus spellign

Dont think i is not reding this stuf!

[JustinLawrence]

Haha nice photo, did you blur your face out a bit? :lol:
No, thats just how the reflection was, its weird because you can see the junk inside the cupboard, i did darken the whole glass by 1 stop in LR though as it was a bit of a hotspot.

Will you have support or are you doing it by hand?
:rolleyes:
To do a slow-mo series with stills cameras and flash a way to do it (only with something that constantly looks the same, like that video of a D3 taking a photo) is to use the trigger to add a very small increment to the delay from triggering event to shot and repeat until you have the whole thing in slowmo... Or you could use multiple 1Ds and sets of strobes and delay each camera separately to achieve a high frame rate :lol:

With support, my Canon is too heavy to be held by hand for lengthy exposures...
Haha, good call :lol: I'll never be able to do a handheld pano again, ill be laughing too much.

Okay, I know where I am going to go, the jetty at the end of Queen St, and where the sun will rise relative to there and roughly what I will want in the shot (will change depending on clouds and if it actually looks crap in reality)
Sunrise is a 7:15, so I will want to get there about 6:50, so will have to wake up around 6 to be safe (hope I bloody wake up :lol:)

100 degrees is the expected horizontal angle I should want (should give me roughly sun on rule of thirds) from just a bit west of QV1, so that would mean that three vertical shots with 30% overlap at 17mm would cover me and a bit...

Do I think about it too much :lol:

Okay, I've set six alarms on two computers and an alarm clock, I think I am waking up :lol:
Yes but i like it! must be the engineer part of me.

Dont think i is not reding this stuf!
I'm guessing they don't teach you much spelling or grammar at you new school?

[Old Fart]

Quick heads-up for my activity...
30/07 to 02/08: Sydney
03/08 to 04/08: Ipswich

perhaps this information would be best conveyed to your mother ? :cool:

[fungry]

Photo walk on 30th?

Or we could just hang out and watch NCIS...

I could be up for it :) Or perhaps pizza day? Works too :D

[deletedpenguin]

Okay, I know where I am going to go, the jetty at the end of Queen St, and where the sun will rise relative to there and roughly what I will want in the shot (will change depending on clouds and if it actually looks crap in reality)
Sunrise is a 7:15, so I will want to get there about 6:50, so will have to wake up around 6 to be safe (hope I bloody wake up :lol:)

100 degrees is the expected horizontal angle I should want (should give me roughly sun on rule of thirds) from just a bit west of QV1, so that would mean that three vertical shots with 30% overlap at 17mm would cover me and a bit...

Do I think about it too much :lol:

Okay, I've set six alarms on two computers and an alarm clock, I think I am waking up :lol:

Hey mate, check out this: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=716967

[photobitz]

100 degrees is the expected horizontal angle I should want (should give me roughly sun on rule of thirds) from just a bit west of QV1, so that would mean that three vertical shots with 30% overlap at 17mm would cover me and a bit...


17mm might be pushing it a bit far. I generally try to stay on the normal side of 24mm otherwise you get too much distortion and the stitching programs struggle lining everything up. Either that or they give you a very rounded horizon.

[coalcliff]

MARK, WAKE UP!

You missed your 6 alarms!

And i second Dans comment, for pano's wide is too much distortion, shoot lots but narrow for easier stitching.

[S7000]

perhaps this information would be best conveyed to your mother ? :cool:

You beat me to it. :lol:

[S7000]

MARK, WAKE UP!

You missed your 6 alarms!

I snoozed for an hour and twenty minutes this morning. Snoozing is the best! :lol:

[coalcliff]

Dont think i is not reding this stuf!

Bonjorno Meesta Angus,how is Italy?

[DAdeGroot]

Nice! Sounds like not all of them are Canon Speedlites? At least they work well :) When I was researching and reading the threads about the ones I bought, people said they were working perfect up to around 100ft which is around 30m as well. I can't wait till they come :)

Nah, two 580exIIs, 1 SB26, one SB600 and a Vivitar 285HV.

Awesome - radio triggers are the best fun.

Indeed - also good to have more receivers and a reliable system (as opposed to the one cactus trigger and two opticals I was using previously).

[Highlight_Photography]

I snoozed for an hour and twenty minutes this morning. Snoozing is the best! :lol:
I kepted pressing snooze for 40 mins...Now I'm late for work. Only got 3 hours sleep :(

[photobitz]

I hate snoozing... always makes me late for work. Using my blackberry for alarm doesn't help. It's a scroll click to snooze and a scroll click in the other direction to turn it off. Not something one tends to do correctly when half asleep.

[S7000]

I kepted pressing snooze for 40 mins...Now I'm late for work. Only got 3 hours sleep :(

I was about 5 mins late. I do happen to work across the st from where I live though, so I can realistilly roll out of bed 20 mins before I start. :D

I hate snoozing... always makes me late for work. Using my blackberry for alarm doesn't help. It's a scroll click to snooze and a scroll click in the other direction to turn it off. Not something one tends to do correctly when half asleep.

Luckily every button on my phone will make it snooze, the only button to turn the alarm off is the red phone (hangup) button. It's great! :lol:

[Mark]

No, thats just how the reflection was, its weird because you can see the junk inside the cupboard, i did darken the whole glass by 1 stop in LR though as it was a bit of a hotspot.

Haha, good call I'll never be able to do a handheld pano again, ill be aughing too much.

Yes but i like it! must be the engineer part of me.

I'm guessing they don't teach you much spelling or grammar at you new school?
That's odd that it would do that... Also you can see the stofen fine... Haha :lol:
Hey mate, check out this: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=716967
Oh wow, that is so much easier than trying to figure it out myself! :lol:
17mm might be pushing it a bit far. I generally try to stay on the normal side of 24mm otherwise you get too much distortion and the stitching programs struggle lining everything up. Either that or they give you a very rounded horizon.
APP corrects distortions (for the lens) before making the pano, as I said, good stuff :p
All my panos have been around 17mm-21mm and come out fine... :lol:
MARK, WAKE UP!

You missed your 6 alarms!
Nah, I missed the first two (on the clock) and one on my laptop before the one on my desktop came on with very very loud drum and bass which woke me up and sent me stumbling towards my keyboard to try and press FN-F10 to shut it up, then finding out the software unmutes it if you mute it and I had to type in a captcha code to get it to switch off, that woke me up damn well :lol: Very effective though :lol:
Although after I got there I realised that all my times were still daylight savings (since I CBF changing them and just read them automatically adding an hour:lol:) So sat around for about 50min then shot some panos :)

I'll post some photos soon enough...

[Highlight_Photography]

I'm now at work, Boss isn't in today so I'm resting my eyes and head on the desk.

[S7000]

I'm now at work, Boss isn't in today so I'm resting my eyes and head on the desk.

Now that's lazy. :lol:

Mark: You can always turn the speakers down ;). Well, I can, as my pooter is setup through a Hi-fi. None of this logitech lunch box sized speaker business. :D

[Highlight_Photography]

Now that's lazy. :lol:

Mark: You can always turn the speakers down ;). Well, I can, as my pooter is setup through a Hi-fi. None of this logitech lunch box sized speaker business. :D
If I had something to do then I wouldn't be lazy. Its either cach up on sleep or process some of my photos. Ill take the sleep option :cool:

[Mark]

Now that's lazy. :lol:

Mark: You can always turn the speakers down ;). Well, I can, as my pooter is setup through a Hi-fi. None of this logitech lunch box sized speaker business. :D
Yeah but I hid the little speaker volume thing to make sure I woke up and was too tired to realise that I hid it and look for it :lol:
If I had something to do then I wouldn't be lazy. Its either cach up on sleep or process some of my photos. Ill take the sleep option :cool:
Haha, what do you do?

BTW, what is a good used first car, I want a 4wd that isn't crap off road but isn't Landcruiser/Patrol size... I have found Mitsubishi Challenger, Suzuki Grand Vitara, Nissan Pathfinder, Jeep Wrangler, Subaru Forester... Also does you people have advice on how to inspect a car and what to stay away from?

[Highlight_Photography]

Yeah but I hid the little speaker volume thing to make sure I woke up and was too tired to realise that I hid it and look for it :lol:

Haha, what do you do?

BTW, what is a good used first car, I want a 4wd that isn't crap off road but isn't Landcruiser/Patrol size... I have found Mitsubishi Challenger, Suzuki Grand Vitara, Nissan Pathfinder, Jeep Wrangler, Subaru Forester... Also does you people have advice on how to inspect a car and what to stay away from?

I'm a webmaster for a business in S/E Melbourne. Another 5 weeks and start my new job at Bunnings.

[fungry]

2999 Posts Mark!

[S7000]

Yeah but I hid the little speaker volume thing to make sure I woke up and was too tired to realise that I hid it and look for it :lol:

Haha, what do you do?

BTW, what is a good used first car, I want a 4wd that isn't crap off road but isn't Landcruiser/Patrol size... I have found Mitsubishi Challenger, Suzuki Grand Vitara, Nissan Pathfinder, Jeep Wrangler, Subaru Forester... Also does you people have advice on how to inspect a car and what to stay away from?

Right right. Good plan. :p

How much do you have to spend?

The old Nissan Patrol Short wheel bases are pretty good. They'll be old and cheap, probably with some mileage too. I still want one though. :lol:

Jeep Wrangle would also be fun. ;)

[Mark]

I'm a webmaster for a business in S/E Melbourne. Another 5 weeks and start my new job at Bunnings.
Oh, so you have nothing to do since the website is all good haha
Bunnings, what is your planned job there?
2999 Posts Mark!
I spend too much time here :lol:

[wardie]

A blatant bit of self promotion (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=723892) (G&N thread maybe NSFW)

[Highlight_Photography]

Oh, so you have nothing to do since the website is all good haha
Bunnings, what is your planned job there?

I spend too much time here :lol:
Nightfill. Time for the big change for awhile.

[Mark]

Right right. Good plan. :p

How much do you have to spend?

The old Nissan Patrol Short wheel bases are pretty good. They'll be old and cheap, probably with some mileage too. I still want one though. :lol:

Jeep Wrangle would also be fun. ;)
I don't want to go over 10-15k, my mum gets annoyed at me wasting her time if I show her something with over 150k, is she right that I should steer clear?

Patrol short wheel base, I'll have to look into that, thanks :)

Yeah, I was thinking the Wrangler might be fun, another concern is relaibility, I do want something 1D solid :lol:

[Mark]

Nightfill. Time for the big change for awhile.
Wow, that is a hell of a change! :D

[S7000]

I don't want to go over 10-15k, my mum gets annoyed at me wasting her time if I show her something with over 150k, is she right that I should steer clear?

Patrol short wheel base, I'll have to look into that, thanks :)

Yeah, I was thinking the Wrangler might be fun, another concern is relaibility, I do want something 1D solid :lol:

Wrangler is 1D solid. I don't have a picture of it anymore, but a family friend used to own one. It was an event 4x4. Awesome car!

He now has a Nissan Patrol Ute. I want it when he sells it. :lol:

[Mark]

Wrangler is 1D solid. I don't have a picture of it anymore, but a family friend used to own one. It was an event 4x4. Awesome car!

He now has a Nissan Patrol Ute. I want it when he sells it. :lol:
Oh sweet, are most of the 4WDs I put 1D solid, IE which ones do you know aren't... :)
Is the Jeep Cherokee also fun/good off road, looks a bit more uhhh practical than the wrangler :lol:
Edit: I am an idiot, I just realised that a two door is perfectly practial for me, I am only one person and it is only likely I will be taking one other person with me anywhere, if more then I could use a my dad's landcruiser... Something smaller is easier to park and such, I'd imagine less fuel consumption, cheaper, more fun (I think)... I am more sold on a Wrangler now :lol: How many km's should be a good limit for one with my budget?

Reminds me of a techie I worked with last year who converted his VW beetle to a ute :lol:, except that Patrol utes are sort of like the Landcruiser utes?

[Highlight_Photography]

Reminds me of a techie I worked with last year who converted his VW beetle to a ute :lol:, except that Patrol utes are sort of like the Landcruiser utes?
Serious? bw! Would pay to see that.

[Mark]

A blatant bit of self promotion (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=723892) (G&N thread maybe NSFW)
That's cool! How did you do that?

Serious? Would pay to see that.
Yeah, he was a really crazy guy, never seemed to get more than two hours of sleep between working with us, a band and another production company, would always rock up tired as, but manage to stay awake the whole time and do alot of work in a short period of time (like rigging/derigging mainly since we had a ridiculously short turnaround on shows one after another then), then during shows he would sleep and somehow wake up just before his cue, do it and go back to sleep :lol: He managed to reprogram a 200 lighting cue show in half an hour when the lighting desk got buggered up by a power surge, I do not know how the hell he did it!
The Beetle ute was hilarious, pretty much cut off behind the front doors down to maybe a little bit above the wheel well then fabricated a metal uhh corner thing I guess (dunno how to describe it) to cover the hole and fabricated a tray that stuck out the back a bit and was the same width :lol:

[wardie]

That's cool! How did you do that?
Thanks,


***credit for the below goes to "akiwi" ***

I selected the background and the ground images from http://www.cgtextures.com/

Place your background as a layer over the image of the person. Use Scale to fit it to your canvas

In the layers tab, set the layer to overlay. Suddenly the shadow and person become visible through the layer.

Basically you only have to delete the layer where it is over the person.

The easiest way to do this is by using a mask.

Select the top layer which has your background on it.
Select the menu option
Layer / Add Layer Mask / Reveal all.

Now select a soft brush and set the colour to black & paint over your person. This will hide the background layer.
If you make a mistake, change the brush colour to white (Shortcut is to press the X key) and paint the layer back in.

Do the same for the next layer (eg floor if required).

[Mark]

Woah that is cool, will try it the next time I shoot people :)

[Highlight_Photography]

A blatant bit of self promotion (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=723892) (G&N thread maybe NSFW)
Brilliant!

[Mark]

0.o my network gets full signal 300m away at the other end of the park(slightly better than in my room!):lol: WPA2-AES is secure... Right? :lol:

[JustinLawrence]

I could be up for it :) Or perhaps pizza day? Works too :D
Im up for making pizzas, clarry has already experienced the pizza goodness.


Yeah but I hid the little speaker volume thing to make sure I woke up and was too tired to realise that I hid it and look for it :lol:

Haha, what do you do?

BTW, what is a good used first car, I want a 4wd that isn't crap off road but isn't Landcruiser/Patrol size... I have found Mitsubishi Challenger, Suzuki Grand Vitara, Nissan Pathfinder, Jeep Wrangler, Subaru Forester... Also does you people have advice on how to inspect a car and what to stay away from?
Foresters are good and small if you dont need low range.

0.o my network gets full signal 300m away at the other end of the park(slightly better than in my room!):lol: WPA2-AES is secure... Right? :lol: Yes, it's very secure. Only thing extra you can do is to run a Radius authentication server, but seriously no-one will crack your WPA2.