Atherton & District Amateur Photographic Society

Mr Shepherd wrote & this morbid interest in female nudity. Mr Shepherd I have been a Club member for a few more years than you have been a guest on the Forum and have seen the excellent work created by its members in transparencies; darkroom prints; and with digital imagery and I can vouch that ...

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If I can offer a comment or three John ... I like the way you have photographed the squirrel in its habitat, but I would be tempted to crop a little (1/4 - 1/3) off the trunk on the left to make it less dominant and clone out that dark spot in the light part of the background to the right of the squ...

Excellent! Thanks for that Paul.
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Close Encounter

'Homework' received thanks and thanks to You both for some top tips.
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Looking forward to it John and the 'homework' ... just hope my Photoshop 4 software will be enough
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Yes, thanks Paul. Well presented and some stills would make good images too.
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The Manfrotto 057 Carbon Fibre Tripod 4 Section will certainly give you the height you want and more and with change for a coffee out of £700 legs only, but the better option maybe the Giotto YTL 9213 at a more modest £130 legs only ... or the stalwart Manfrotto 055. Other options - one of those thr...

Thanks Phil its in my planner together with Schama on Rembrandt at 9.00 pm, which will give an insight into the Artist and his work before watching Rankin's interpretations.
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Mike, I'm with you when on holiday, when not alone, for me it's about enjoying the company and moment with a few seconds to snap. Whereas on my own, the time is all mine to do as wish ...

And I agree with John, the third image benefits from being horizon free.
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Difficult to say Janice. It would all depend on the elements in the scene and how I want to portray them. Sky lines in landscapes are similar, the perceived wisdom on that is not to break the sky line, something a bit difficult with a seascape without say in Mike's image, it looking like it's going ...

Mono for me Mike, with a tighter, square or 6x7 crop.
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Following on from your bananas post ... what about collapsible reflectors or if you have a flashgun, some light modifiers? And if you go to the craft shop for gold card ... check out the foam sheets in black and white to use as DIY modifiers (with a bit of imagination) ...
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