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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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May 6 |
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What is the most effective Photoshop technique to remove people from photos? @dpollitt - I know, which is why it's not an answer directly. Fair point, though, if you already had a heavy ND. Looks like they too stayed to watch the sunset. |
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May 6 |
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Best camera backpack with these criteria? Let me put it another way, if I was to ask what to look for in a good camera backpack, your question might make a great answer... |
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May 6 |
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Best camera backpack with these criteria? This post probably explains why you're not getting an answer... Q&A is Hard, Let’s Go Shopping! |
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May 6 |
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What is the most effective Photoshop technique to remove people from photos? Go get the darkest ND filter you can find and take them out before you get to photoshop... |
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May 5 |
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Would it be better to use a 35mm prime instead of a 50mm prime on a cropped sensor body? @MichaelNielsen - Yes, the article I linked called it the cone of visual attention. |
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May 5 |
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How is the F stop number derived? Hi Tony, I would recommend expanding on your answer a bit more rather than basically linking to Wikipedia. |
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May 3 |
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Signal:noise ratio not really decreasing with ISO for Pentax That was the opinion of many, true. Having said that, the IQ and detail level still looked better than the others at the same ISO, so it wasn't getting people upset. To be honest, I think that behaviour from Pentax stems from their days with Samsung sensors that were notoriously noisy and required Pentax to do something to make them useful above ISO 800. |
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May 3 |
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Signal:noise ratio not really decreasing with ISO for Pentax Pentax definitely applies so NR at ISO 3200 and above, DxO reflects that with the "smoothed" items. It's been discussed in various Pentax forums before, but nobody can really say if it's good or bad... :) |
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May 3 |
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Does this RGB-patterned reflector have benefits for digital photography? I saw this on Strobist today. It looked like a gimmick in search of a problem that doesn't exist. It also looks like a really plasticky reflection from the glare on it. |
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May 2 |
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How did film photographers deal with issues around dynamic range? Multiple exposure was definitely a film thing, you simply didn't advance the frame. It was fun too... more fun than today IMHO, because the feel of it is not quite the same. |
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May 1 |
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How do I choose between a Canon 1100D or 700D when I'm overwhelmed by info? I'm still inclined to see this question as either a duplicate of a more general one or way too localized, even in its current form. |
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May 1 |
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NEF File Error: Could not complete your request because it is not the right kind of document I don't think you updated Photoshop to CS5 or CS6, which is what you need to do if you want to do this there. As a positive spin to that, CS5/6 have added some very nice features for Photographers. Worth the upgrade in my opinion. |
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Apr 29 |
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Is Canon 7d too much as first DSLR I have to agree with Matt. The original question is also more generic, so a better fit. |
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Apr 28 |
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Whats the approximate aperture of a pinhole camera? @bRadGibson - I got my diameter from a quick Google search, so subject to inaccuracy. However, the math is good. :) |
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Apr 27 |
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How can I recreate this glowing light effect? @dpollitt - Looks like the original photographer has since gone missing. art-spire.com/en/photographie/jogiart-fabia-light (the image is all over the place, but not usually mirrored as this version is) and the Deviant Art account has been deactivated. |
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Apr 27 |
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What do you take on a hike as a landscape photographer? Are there things that you're specifically interested in? I assume you already have a camera and some lenses, so is this about other gear such as tripod, filters, etc? |
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Apr 26 |
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Is there something that is the opposite of a teleconverter? The link above probably does answer your question, though this isn't really a duplicate. |
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Apr 26 |
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Does Rear Sync really help background exposures in darker rooms? Except for the fact by uploading he effectively re-licensed the images. |
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Apr 26 |
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Does Rear Sync really help background exposures in darker rooms? As a note, do you have permission from Wayne Fulton to use his images? He specifies all rights reserved on the page for copyright. If you don't, please remove the images. |
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Apr 23 |
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Recommended Accessories for a Canon T2i Hiya, welcome to the site! This is a duplicate, I'm afraid, the only difference is a slight model revision in the camera. |
