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| bio | website | grumpyjohns.com |
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| location | Toronto, Canada | |
| age | 44 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 11 months |
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Software architect and developer. I use a variety of technologies but at work it's generally C++, HTML, ASP (JScript), Flex, and SVG. For personal stuff, I tend to use PHP, C#, perl, and everything I use at work. :)
I've been designing and developing for well over a decade in the enterprise software market, first with IP billing, now with ticketing (no, not TicketMaster). I'm a classic case of a jack-of-all-trades, but my intuition is good and I pick up programming languages like a sponge picks up water.
For fun, I'm an avid amateur photographer and especially enjoy nature and macro photography. I've also started getting into more studio oriented stuff, acquiring some lighting, background stands, and other gadgets for that purpose. My current weapon of choice is the Nikon D800. Check out my website for some of my photography DIY projects, some of which have been featured on the well-known DIY Photography site.
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How much is too much editing? I touched up the question a bit, for grammar and slang, but I still think it's way too general. |
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How much is too much editing? This is extremely open-ended. Is there something specific about your editing that you're worried is too much? I don't see how a more broad case can be reasonably answered. |
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How much is too much editing? Our friends from India use the term "click" a fair bit and, by that, they mean the same as us using "shot" or similar. Basically, just the image in regional slang. |
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Query-a naive photographer Does the suggested question by @ides answer this for you? If not, is there something else, beyond that information, that you'd like to know? |
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What is difference between tonal contrast and just contrast? Perhaps a little more than that, Nik's tonal contrast has sliders that effect shadows, mid-tones, and highlights so it's a bit more targeted than the global slider in ACR. |
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Upgrading EOS 350D or changing to full frame for low-light improvement? Looking a DxO, I'd have to agree with Michael, SNR is basically unchanged from the 350D to the 700D. At that point, if you really do want to get better noise performance and the Canon option means a full kit replacement anyways, then you might also consider other brands. Nikon or Pentax haven't stood still on the low light performance. |
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How to take picture with blurry background? Getting to 10 rep doesn't take a lot of effort. |
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What Nikon lenses should I consider buying Hi Robert, this question is far too vague for us to help you with (the down votes really indicate this) and so I've closed it. I think, if you're new to Nikon, then perhaps more specific lens questions may be better and if you can define those, the community here would be more than happy to assist. Just be sure to see if they've been asked already. :) |
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Upgrading EOS 350D or changing to full frame for low-light improvement? A faster lens won't give you higher ISO, but it will give you more options in lower light. However, to do that, you sacrifice depth of field which can be important for certain shots. Ultimately, a new body and a faster lens is even better, but given that it's 7 years after that model came out, I'd be going for a better body first. |
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not all images show when reading directly from SD card out of Nikon 5100 New card doesn't mean no fault in it. However, it could also be the card reader itself. Either way, having a look from Finder rather than Aperture is probably a good idea. |
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Upgrading EOS 350D or changing to full frame for low-light improvement? Any new model dSLR is going to have significant low-light performance improvements over the 350d. ISO 1600 isn't even really all that high an ISO these days. |
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not all images show when reading directly from SD card out of Nikon 5100 Have you copied the images directly off the card to your hard drive and used Finder to see if they're all there and show a preview? It's possible that your card has a fault in it causing this. |
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How do I get even, bright light for photographing pages from books and magazines? @Julia - You may want to rethink the too slow on the wand scanners... Have a look at: the-gadgeteer.com/2010/07/19/vupoint-magic-wand-scanner-review (I have to admit, this looks like a much, much, better answer than a camera). |
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How do I get even, bright light for photographing pages from books and magazines? Flash is a means to allow you to control the light. If you can apply fixed, continuous lighting, that's fine, but otherwise flash is going to be a way to provide a consistent light. |
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Can I use auto flash and auto ISO in Aperture priority mode on a Nikon DSLR? @mattdm - Appears to be for the consumer dSLR cameras, but not for the cameras such as the D800. |
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How do I get even, bright light for photographing pages from books and magazines? Are you using the flash? Being too close to the page could result in an uneven lighting situation. |
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Is tethering through HDMI possible in Lumix DMC-TZ10? This isn't about tethering in a photography sense, it's about video recording off the live camera sensor. |
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Recording Video of iPad Sorry, moved it to the A/V site. Video question are off-topic here even if the camera is a dSLR. |
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Getting digital to look like film The linked question from MikeW doesn't help you? In what way? |
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Getting digital to look like film What software options do you have for normal image processing? Is it just Canon DPP or do you have Lightroom or Aperture? I do, however, sense that this is a duplicate. |
