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by aster
Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:49 am
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Some people find birds in trees
Replies: 16
Views: 2902

Re: Some people find birds in trees

I think Javelinus may be taken already - either a very thin fast moving fish, or a very small fast moving Mexican wild pig... David Yes, a fish that's also called 'Southern Whiptail' which lives in the depths of then Southern Hemisphere, mostly Australia and New Zealand. The Latin name of the speci...
by aster
Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:19 am
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Old, derelict buildings
Replies: 69
Views: 18747

Re: Old, derelict buildings

Yildiz, that first building of yours is pretty cool! Thank you bakubo. :) This Greek house looks interesting too, especially the way it's situated in a haven of nature. This time I have a derelict very old high-rise, dating from around 1950-60s in the city of Istanbul. I hope it fits in with the ti...
by aster
Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:08 am
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Some people find birds in trees
Replies: 16
Views: 2902

Re: Some people find birds in trees

Javelin, I think you should make sure that thesse photos are well-protected for posterity because there's a good chance that you might be witnessing the first encouraging changes in the evolution of groundhogs. Next phase may appear as growth of bat-like skin from back of the front paws to the side ...
by aster
Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:16 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: feed the gulls
Replies: 13
Views: 3056

Re: feed the gulls

No problem at all! :D One of David's posts on CA-correcting sofware: http://www.photoclubalpha.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=2057#p18618 Re: The Zeiss CA's by David Kilpatrick on Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:56 pm You just use a program which adjusts for CA, like Lightroom, ACR or Capture1 Pro. CA in thi...
by aster
Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:27 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: feed the gulls
Replies: 13
Views: 3056

Re: feed the gulls

I suppose the cure begins with the particular lens brand and type one uses. The better the lens coating is less or no CA is visible around the subjects that have bright colours and also are under bright lighting conditions. Some new lenses-which are costlier than the kit lenses- introduced new coati...
by aster
Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:09 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: feed the gulls
Replies: 13
Views: 3056

Re: feed the gulls

Here are screengrabs of the Choromatic Aberration / purple fringing on the duck's tail and the seagull in flight.

Yildiz
by aster
Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:58 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: feed the gulls
Replies: 13
Views: 3056

Re: feed the gulls

thanks for te comments yilditz and phillp, yilditz this might sound daft but what is CA i work in ventilation and CA means crosstalk attenuation i don,t think thats what it means, Hi gio67, Sorry, I should have written ' C horomatic A berration'. If you view your second photo closely on your own co...
by aster
Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:57 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: feed the gulls
Replies: 13
Views: 3056

Re: feed the gulls

Hi gio67, :) I hope our Istanbullian seagulls won't mind that I find your species very interesting-looking. I like the first photo's composition and the pattern of bokeh formed by the water surface as a background. The duck offers fine details and bright colours. The white, pristine quality of their...
by aster
Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:02 am
Forum: Alpha A-mount System
Topic: Lens information on exif
Replies: 18
Views: 6446

Re: Lens information on exif

Hi, Actually I personally haven't used DxO for lens-distortion-corrections yet. The other programs I use to view the thumbnails display all lens information as part of the EXIF data provided that that's a raw file thumbnail that is. Yildiz ps. Here's one screengrab from magnolia raw file when I hove...
by aster
Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:56 am
Forum: Lens Lore
Topic: CZ 16-80mm- Eligible Portrait Lens?
Replies: 14
Views: 3341

Re: CZ 16-80mm- Eligible Portrait Lens?

I found the 16-80 a perfect standard lens to go with, if not only for portrait. Since I have availability of other options...I seldom use if for kid's portrait coz in that sense, any of the 50/1.4 or 85/1.4 will do a better job :mrgreen: I had only the CZ 16-80mm on the camera when the kids came al...
by aster
Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:11 am
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Blossomville
Replies: 179
Views: 43681

Re: Blossomville

jbtaylor; that peony may be the 'Tree Peony Feng Gong Wei Ji'. I am not sure but the leaves look similar to the leaves of the species in this link: http://www.thompson-morgan.com/plants1/product/p87878/1.html Peonies indeed have beautiful flowers and many varieties. I ran a simple search and almost ...
by aster
Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:01 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Blossomville
Replies: 179
Views: 43681

Re: Blossomville

Dr. Harout wrote:The colors are great, Yildiz. :)
I'm patiently awaiting your blossoms, Dr. Harout. :)

Let's see how colours of nature break the silence and sing tunes of spring in their own style.

Thanks,

Yildiz
by aster
Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:52 pm
Forum: Aster's Photo Challenge
Topic: Challenge 6: “My Favourite Beverages and Flavours”-Concluded
Replies: 40
Views: 15007

Re: Challenge 6: “My Favourite Beverages and Flavours”

Last Call to Willing Participants! :D Ladies and gentlemen, This particular challenge shall be concluded by April 20th 2009, Monday. 20th is the last day to make any last-moment submissions, so, if you wish to share your beloved drinks we'd love to see them in form and function. Thanks everyone who...
by aster
Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:17 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Short Cumbrian Trip
Replies: 9
Views: 2686

Re: Short Cumbrian Trip

Interesting. I find the uphill shot of Aira Force very attractive. Becomes more attractive for belonging to the National Trust because it is prohibited to photographers in general. Ah, just as I was posting the above lines your new photos arrived. Very nice both but the hills fading within different...
by aster
Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:54 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Old, derelict buildings
Replies: 69
Views: 18747

Re: Old, derelict buildings

That's one good farmhouse which I like the look of the disintegrating stone walls David.

And here are two samples from my archives from the city.

Yildiz

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