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    Panasonic LX5 Walkabout

    Great little camera for walkabouts. At the Asian supermarket Halloween Part I Stay between the lines Autumn in the PNW Halloween Part II Cheers,
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    Street Street photography (Image thread)

    Here's an image from yesterday at Granville Island Public Market in Vancouver, BC. This is with the Sony NEX 5 and Voigtländer 21mm f4 lens. This is a crop. Cheers,
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    Show Street Musicians

    Oooh, Oooh, I can play this one too! Here's a few from different cameras. The left and centre images are from Seattle WA, the rightmost from Victoria, BC. Cheers,
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    The Long Journey (Maintaining an Expensive Hobby and a Good Marriage)

    Thanks to all of you who read and commented on the piece. It does seem to resonate with some people, so it was worth the effort, even if it was for me alone. :smile: Ciao,
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    The Long Journey (Maintaining an Expensive Hobby and a Good Marriage)

    That's it exactly, Don, at our age, we have a history, something the younger generation have yet to course. I already see G.A.S. to a degree in my kids. Regardless of what we say, they have to make their own way. We, with deeper, older, and (generally) wiser understanding, however, can...
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    The Long Journey (Maintaining an Expensive Hobby and a Good Marriage)

    I have written an article for my website entitled The Long Journey. (Subtitle: Maintaining an Expensive Hobby and a Good Marriage) A slightly tongue-in-cheek look at G.A.S. and how I have managed to come out of the other end a (relatively) whole person. Hope you may find it enjoyable...
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    Sony The NEX Image thread

    NEX 5 with Voigtländer 90mm f3.5 lens (at f3.5): Cheers,
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    B&W Black & White, monotone and sepia

    Here's a couple from the NEX 5 with Voigtländer 28mm f2 lens. Cheers,
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    Show "Police motorcycle"

    A Two-Wheeler of a different cut... Cheers,
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    B&W The Real Silver Effex Thread and Gallery is now online.

    I do something similar with much of my B&W work, using Topaz Labs software to enhance contrast etc before conversion with Silver EFex Pro (1). I originally used Topaz Adjust, but found that it often introduced too many sharpening halos. I now use Topaz Detail and have re-created the effects I...
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    Sony Nex 5 Firmware...

    WOW!! This is just a revelation. :eek: This works so well. Here's one handheld with the CV 75mm f1.8 (at f1.8, of course!): I shoot A-mode RAW and use the LCD set to B&W with yellow peaking set to high (more for my older eyes). Seeing in B&W does wonders for your composition, and the...
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    An Incredible Animoto Eagle Video from Scott Bourne

    There are some lovely images, but the presentation drove me nuts! You want to showcase the work, not the fact that your slide software has 200 transitions. Simple is better... less is more. Cheers,
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    Sony The NEX Image thread

    Here's one from yesterday at Crescent Beach, BC. A very long consist with multi engine groups. This is taken with the NEX 5 and 18-55mm kit lens. Cheers,
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    Sony The NEX Image thread

    Heather, I love the flat lighting here... it really reminds me of looking at a museum diorama. Cheers,
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    B&W The Real Silver Effex Thread and Gallery is now online.

    James, Thanks! It seems to be a crowd-pleaser. It was a result of playing around with the Raynox M250 thread-on magnifier lens, which mounted directly to the Voigtländer 75mm f2.5 lens I'd brought. Shooting wide open at f2.5, the combination gave a minuscule depth of focus. When I got back...
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    Sony Noktor 50mm f/0.95 for NEX coming soon!

    Just use a adapter to go from Sony E-mount to Leica M-mount, and use all the great Voigtländer M-mount lenses already here! I use my NEX with these lenses from 12mm up to 90mm, including a 50mm f1.1 and a 75mm f1.8. They are stellar. Feel free to check my website for images. Cheers,
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    Color Color photographs

    Some from the E-PL1 and CV 75mm f2.5 lens. Shot handheld RAW, PP in ACR, Viveza and Topaz Detail. Cheers,
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    B&W The Real Silver Effex Thread and Gallery is now online.

    Here are a few from this weekend from our trip over to visit family on Vancouver Island. Yellow Peppers Marzipan Dandelion Head Shot handheld with an E-PL1 with CV 75mm f2.5 lens (plus Raynox M250 on the last shot). RAW files processed in SEP using custom presets. (I tend...
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    Sony The NEX Image thread

    Don, DPI is certainly one of my favourite websites, but I must admit, I'm not sure to whom you are referring... Oh, OK, it just dawned on me... Wayne of the Forestry service? He is certainly no stranger to heavily PP images. I guess I just prefer my colours bright and saturated, and my B&Ws...
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    Sony The NEX Image thread

    Lovely, colourful work on your website, Janis! Ciao,
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    Micro 4/3 My 100-300 arrived today.

    Obligatory cat picture... this is Newton, shot handheld with the 100-300mm @ 300mm. PP in ACR, Topaz Detail, Viveza 2. Lovely lens. Absolutely amazes me that we have a 600mm f5.6 equivalent lens of this quality at this price and weight! Cheers,
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    Sony The NEX Image thread

    Well, there doesn't have to be as much to B&W conversion as I typically do, but I come from a wet darkroom regimen (albeit many years ago), so for me, at least half the pleasure of making the image is in the processing. With the tools we have at our disposal today, I find it fascinating to...
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    Sony The NEX Image thread

    Don, I currently use Topaz Adjust, Topaz Detail, Topaz DeNoise and Topaz Simplify, Nik Viveza and Silver Efex Pro. Each plug-in has its own uses and specialities. For me, I especially like Topaz Adjust to bring out contrast and enhance detail and colour, and I use that when I want to make an...
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    Sony The NEX Image thread

    Sony NEX 5 with 18-55mm kit lens. Vancouver Public Library PP in Topaz Detail and then Nik Silver EFex Pro Cheers,
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    Sony The NEX Image thread

    Here's a couple of shots from our trip to Seattle visiting friends for the weekend. Seattle Asian Art Museum NEX 5 with Voigtländer 21mm f4 Ruby's Diner, Redmond, WA NEX 5 with Voigtländer 75mm f1.8 Cheers,
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    Sony The NEX Image thread

    Actually, although ACR is used consistently, I almost always do more subsequent PP on images (as discussed in the FAQ). I have added my site to the Links. Cheers,
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    Sony The NEX Image thread

    BB, Thanks for the kind words! I'm pleased you like my images. WRT processing, rather than reinvent the wheel, so to speak, I'll refer you to my site, specifically the FAQ section where I discuss my PP routine in some detail (among other issues). Please have a look there, but if you have...
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    Sony The NEX Image thread

    Here are a few more from the NEX 5. (Click on a picture to see it larger.) NEX 5 with Voigtländer 90mm f3.5 NEX 5 with Voigtländer 90mm f3.5 NEX 5 with Voigtländer 90mm f3.5 NEX 5 with Sony 16mm f2.8 NEX 5 with Voigtländer 90mm f3.5 NEX 5 with Sony 16mm f2.8 NEX 5 with Sony 18-55mm...
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    Introduction to me

    Hello, my name is Simon Hughes. I’ve been photographing for most of my life. Although not my job, photography is really a passion for me and I never leave home without at least one camera. Mostly self taught, beginning with instruction from my father, I read and looked at virtually every...
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    Sony The NEX Image thread

    Thanks for the kudos, they are appreciated! Dan, I bought NEX early so there was not a lot of suppliers for the adaptors which I ended up getting from Russia. It is marked "Pixee L(M)-NEX" if that's any help. They seem OK (I have 2), and like all adaptors, they allow focus slightly beyond...
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    Sony The NEX Image thread

    Here's a few from the NEX 5 with a CV 75mm f2.5 lens. Cheers, Simon
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    Serious Compacts: The Care and Feeding Of

    Text and images © 2008 by Simon C. Hughes. All rights reserved. Introduction Whereas the term “small sensor camera” is a fairly recent one, certainly the genre itself is not new, and has in fact been with us since the introduction of consumer digital. Early “digicams”, with megapixel...
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