Recent content by Swatcher

I need a mains adaptor but the Canon price is a bit steep. I notice there are some budget ones on Amazon but I hesitate to dive in without asking around first. Has anyone used non-Canon adaptors or have any knowledge of these manufacturers and would care to comment...

Okay, I think I've got a very comprehensive set of answers that I actually understand. Must be getting somwehere... Many thanks to all contributors. Swatcher

btw, great shot!

If I saw one of those in England I would say "Buzzard" and did until I saw where you are and where the picture is presumably taken. Do you have a lot to choose from down there?

Thank you, Chappers. In that case it would always be advisable to export the profile, even though it is the "standard" sRGB? I'll speak to the printshop about what they want, it's probably a bit specific. :bang: The pain also goes away when the lights go on.

Yes, it is calibrated and regularly, using ColorNavigator and an x-rite i1. But this isn't the profile I would export with the jpeg, is it? In fact, it's not even an option in the work colour space. I'm beginning to see a "colour-flow" from camera to printer. It doesn't go via the monitor...

Yes, it does, thanks. I think I'll get onto my monitor supplier (seeing as it's their profile that's muddying the waters, I think! - and is probably irrelevant in this specific issue) and I suppose the printers will have been asked this once or twice too... Your advice on the pros and cons of...

Thanks, Parsley. Do you know which profile is attached during export? The "Default settings of Work colour space" or "Colour matching settings for display"? When I export one with and one without, both look the same on both monitors I have access to.

Thought I had but... I have an EOS 500D set to sRGB, taking RAW, which I process in DPP on a PC that uses a custom ICC created and set by the monitor calibration software. In the preferences I therefore have the default work colour space set to sRGB too. So far so good, I think. Also in...

If you're into stone circles, barrows and tumuli, they abound.

Just thought. Have you come across Geograph? People upload photos by OS map square, so you can browse an area. Bit like Google Earth, I suppose. http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php

QI's just finished. :) Derwent Reservoir is where they filmed the Dam Busters and the stonework is very photogenic. There are Goshawks in the area and I've been told no one's got a shot of one in the wild yet, so there's a challenge. There are caves in the Castleton Area and a castle...

Help is at hand...! Lots of great scenery near Castleton and a bit further. Mam Tor has splendid views all round and the ridge is a good walk if you have time. Between there and Castleton is Winnats Pass, a very steep, narrow gorge, lots of outcrops. Don't take the car up, it's too steep and...

goinggreynow, being quite new to digital photography and RAW processing, it is with some relief that I find myself in agreement with Tim. Get the basics right and do as little tweaking as possible at the most rudimentary level so that these adjustments are carried through. The RGB curve gives...

Definitely a falcon and from my books looks more like a Saker than a Gyr, going by the vague moustache. I also seem to remember hearing that they are a popular bird with falconers.