Recent content by Stuart M

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    reaction times

    It's a bit like my TV..Some people go into 'standby' mode once they've been stopped at the lights for a few seconds. Then you have to press a button (the horn in this case) in order to wake them up again.
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    London tower block on fire

    The uncomfortable truth is that as far as the State is concerned... THE POOR ARE EXPENDABLE ... always have been and always will be.
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    What was the last gig you went to?

    I went to the Sidmouth folk festival last year, mainly to see Steeleye Span
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    The term "EXPOSURE" is obsolete… really?

    It's the annoying habit of people who cannot be bothered writing out words in full and who expect everyone else to understand what it means just because they do.
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    The term "EXPOSURE" is obsolete… really?

    Pressing the shutter is just the beginning.
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    London tower block on fire

    Tower blocks such as this were always a disaster waiting to happen. The fire brigade has never had the capability to fight the upper storeys and to build higher than rescuers can reach is nothing short of insane. I've always believed that three or four storeys should be the maximum.
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    UV filters (do you still use them?)

    I always had one on when I used to shoot speedway. Damaged three over several seasons from small pieces of flying shale but never lost a front element.
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    Delete Account ?

    What a strange man.
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    Histograms

    I believe that reference to the histogram as an aid to correct exposure is essential. I have cut a small picture of one out of a magazine and sellotaped it to the back of my Yashica Electro 35 so I can be reassured by being able to look at a histogram every time I take a picture.
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    Sky Arts ~ Masters of Photography

    Not really. Rockwell does occasionally have his uses but I can't think of one thing that Toscani might be useful for.
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    Step up rings?

    I'd suggest Kood. Available on Amazon or Ebay.
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    Sky Arts ~ Masters of Photography

    I was disappointed with episode 3. I thought at least one of them would have tried to talk him into getting his kit off and put him in a classical pose. Michelangelo’s David comes to mind.
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    What will be your next photography related purchase? Or what photography gear do you lust after?

    Several rolls of KodakTri-X 400 and a couple of rolls of Rollei IR 400.
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    Neutral Density Filter

    If you decide to opt for the circular screw in type, get the biggest diameter size you're ever likely to need. This will allow you to use the same filter on all of your lenses by using cheap step up rings.
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