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    Quote of the day

    Now those I understand and like :) Dave
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    Quote of the day

    I love a good quote :) Which for me at least means one I can understand, and unfortunately I don't understand this one as I've no idea what 'mandarin proportions' are, nor how photography could suffer 'artificial scarcity' Oh, and if it has to be explained was it good? Maybe I'm just a bit...
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    Does location matter to you?

    I like to create shots wherever I am :) That said, where I live is a bit s*** for my tastes, so I travel bit to improve my subject - so I like Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester and especially the Lake District What I'm NOT prepared to do is travel to 'amazing' places just to get better photos, so...
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    The sharpest standard lens.

    Sigma's 50mm ART is the sharpest I know of - but also fast and huge and heavy By f5.6 I'd be happy with the Nikon 50mm f1.8, which is small, fast enough and light (and cheap!) Dave
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    File sizes smaller, shot in Jpeg

    NOPE - not at all true, ok so perhaps if you wanted a print over 5ft wide it may be true, but only then to pixel-peepers :D A similar 'quality' argument arises with editing a jpeg and re-saving it. The story goes that the new saved file degrades quickly and can become unusable after a while...
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    File sizes smaller, shot in Jpeg

    I guess this just means your camera's jpeg resizing is a bit keener than from whatever software you're using, it is the same data to start with after all This is a bit like saving from Photoshop at jpeg 12 or 11, 11 can be as much as 1/2 the size but there is no difference in even the biggest...
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    Graphics tablet?

    I've had an A4 Wacom about 4 years now, I bought it soon after using one on a training day - it was our instructor's (not tablet training though) :) I get it out annually and have even charged it up twice - still not actually used it though lol One day :) Dave
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    Let's see your graffiti and street art shots

    Cheers, but my daughter lives near the Armouries so I know the area very well :) Dave
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    Let's see your graffiti and street art shots

    Yay Leeds - I'm there with camera on Friday (hopefully) - though I like to restrict myself to a lens, and my next challenge is just my 70-200 at f4 :) If you were about I'd say join me for a pint - in a few months lol Dave
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    Anti-photographer attitudes

    Its weird how experiences vary so much. I shot my LRPS in Leeds a couple of years back, which included a shot on a tripod in an obvious shopping centre. A guard came over asking what I was doing, I told him, showed him on the back of the camera what I was trying to do, we had a laugh, he radio'd...
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    Sky replacement

    I did it once to see how to do it, it was many years ago and it didn't go well :D With newer tech its obviously a much easier thing to do and with the right sky, blending etc. it can make a good image look awesome Would I do it though? Probably not, though if you're creating an advert then...
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    Coincidence or conspiracy?

    I use my Business debit card as contactless all the time, for years its not asked for the PIN anywhere, except EVERY time I buy stamps or send a Wedding Album, the contactless never works in a Post Office but it does everywhere else How's that for weird :thinking::thinking::thinking: Dave
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    How would you give a company your edited images?

    Exactly this :agree::agree::agree: Dave
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    I should have been ILL

    Most of us have a car, many are old enough to need an MOT, annual MOTs can help spot things that can become dangerous issues We need an MOT too even if its only 'bloods', where you only need to see the nurse, as the results of this can highlight any changes in our bodies that may be of future...
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    How Many?

    Thanks for that @SFTPhotography most interesting :) Dave
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