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Those calibrators work. Depending on your backlight quality you might get even colours across the screen. It helps but not as much as a decent screen, i.e. Eizo. As has been mentioned you can get an icc profile for the print end and then switch on the proof display in photoshop.

Had an idea about making fake depth of field using photoshop. Its a bit like the tilt/shift effect but without a focal plane - its selective.

Used layer mask and brush tool, feathered the left hand side a bit and applied gaussian blur. Pretty weird look.

Love that look, interesting when you compare it to results from a Leica noctilux. The blur/bokeh you have there is far more controlled without coma. Looks a bit like a fast version of a 50 1.4. i.e. smother bokeh but shallower depth of field. In fact the depth of field is quite large but the out of focus areas are blurred like f1.0 or less.

^^ Saw that exhibition in real life. Makes me realise how a little computer screen doesn't do the images justice.

I saw them printed but would love to see them exhibited. One of the few photographers that I would consider buying a print from. There is an exhibition in Paris until Feb 8th, can't get there though.

Why hate it? I like the idea of letting the camera take snap while you're carrying it, might be a darn sight more interesting than the million black and white photos of a soda can we see everyday.

It was a flippant comment, did you look at the film of pictures from the Rankin shoot though? If that appeals to you then I don't think you need to worry much about which camera you use. I don't think the photos will improve if the gadget is medium format capable either, it's just a lazy way of taking pictures and it might throw up 1 good one in a million. Your mileage may vary.

Quite liked the linked photos, reminded me of this for some reason. Except that this is not sweet in that way. Another female Russian art school graduate, the cold weather, kids and animals etc.

http://www.evgeniaarbugaeva.com/#/stories/---tiksi/01

While we're on the subject of cameras automatically taking pictures would it be a good time for everyone to hate this .....

Looking at the pictures from the Rankin shoot I can't understand why they chose to put them on the front page of the website, it's like you let your 4 year old loose with an iPhone 3g. 1 million monkeys etc..

Is there anyone who has been waiting for this kind of technology?

http://www.autographer.com/#home

How tall are you? I've never ridden the Street Triple but they look quite dinky, anyone has any experience?

I've ridden one, it suited me at 5"10 but they do feel quite small. I didn't like it at all. To fast to be that upright, found myself riding moto style leg out front in corners. I much prefer a 2 stroke race bike (but that's a dated opinion!).

The engine is great for town, 3 cylinders giving power a little lower down but still with crazy high rpm performance.

I wouldn't recommend it as a first bike, you will almost definitely drop it in short order, or worse. In terms of the overall experience I would approximate it to having a knife held to my throat.

I've heard a lot of first bike crash stories, they mostly involve high powered bikes. Get something slower and safer and live longer. The BMW is a good recommendation, one of the R's from a while back would see you through a lot of miles.

^^ Meant to say the image in the viewfinder will never be sharp! Of course if you are trying to focus manually it's unlikely you'll get the focus nailed, but if you rely on getting it as sharp as you can the picture will be sharp.

It adjusts the viewfinder for any defect in your vision. If you don't have it properly adjusted the image will never be sharp.

A lot of hype on them, i'd like to get one as a B camera but the price currently is totally off putting tbh

They do seem great as a second body but with dxomark rating the sensor no. 2 in the world and an adaptor for most legacy glass it's not hard to see why there's a buzz about them.

I don't know why they go missing so easily. You could fabricate one fairly easily with a small block of wood a chisel and a drill, probably more trouble than it's worth though.

Any thoughts on the Sony A7 / A7r? Full frame mirror less, interchangeable lens.

Looking at some details of the tripod it has a quick release system built in. You should have a detachable piece at the top of the tripod which you screw into the base of the camera. Then you can snap the plate which is now attached to the camera in and out of the tripod top.

If you bought it second hand and don't have the plate which screws into the camera you might have a problem finding one.

I was looking for a similar tripod last year and ended up spending around £180 because I couldn't find anything around £100 that seemed like a long term option. Ended up with a Gitzo reporter from the 70's/80's and a Leica ball head. Geared heads and panning are great options to have but small size and lightweight meant more to me.

What I do miss is a quick release plate. Otherwise you have to screw the camera onto the ball head, if the ball head is mounted on the tripod at the time it's an accident waiting to happen.

Fulham, took a friends son to his first home game. Not my team. The seats must be the oldest in the premier league, Johnny Haynes stand is listed so the club are stuck with it.

Inspired by the football photos from the non-digital thread...

http://www.lfgss.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=74434&d=1381088983

Thanks, it's a good location and close to home. I should take a few more shots with different framing.

http://www.lfgss.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=74370&d=1380962673

until recently regularly flitted between winning the Champions League and Europa League

FTFY

Mourinho's obviously pointing out Everton players get the week day nights off. They don't have to have a passport, different strokes.

@ nickvonfiction

Some great shots there. I was in a building yesterday that's been gutted to the brickwork and joists. Just a sink and toilet. Would be a good location but I'm lacking the model and lighting. Why does no one make builders calendars like the mechanics ones?

Inspiring stuff anyway.

Batch convert for export form the file->export menu option with a group selected. Or for settings changes, create the settings in one photo, make a user setting template and apply to group of selected photos.

Maybe you are trying to do something more complicated though.

If you want to shoot a fast lens wide open for the small depth of field, but are shooting in bright light. You can use an ND filter to reduce the shutter speed to a value the camera can manage. For example bright sunlight at f2 could need a 1/4000 or above shutter speed. Also useful for moving water that you want to blur and have a small depth of field, that's where the tripod and long exposures can be useful.

I think carto and tank is my next purchase. Which one are you using?

Vaperfexion Pro-v with a dark plastic tank. Flanged dual coil carts from vape escape. The carts vary a bit in quality, a good one will be 1.5 resistance. I'm looking for a better cart but these do deliver a kick. A good cheap tank is the Boge F16.

I get good results with an Atmistique Hippo and normal refilled carts, the Hippo lets you adjust the airflow through the cart. Great if you used to smoke roll ups and like a tight draw.

You have to adjust the mix of PG/VG for a good throat hit too. I was suprised how battered the cheaper kit gets and the cheap batteries were always breaking down/running out.

I kicked smoking for 7 years. Last year I started again due a massive bad time. I got on the ecigs because I hated the smell of fags and the first one in the morning would nearly knock me out.

4 months in with no analogs and I'm using a Provari mini 2.5 with a dual coil cart and tank. If you are looking for an ecig that delivers a cigarette kick, this setup can do it. They are expensive but they last and resale value is good if you decide to quit altogether.

I'm also mixing the juice from scratch and tapering the nicotine to zero. I would say I'm hooked on the ecigs though.

ETTR has its problems too. Saturation of the sensor can result in unrecoverable highlights. Shadow detail is also not recorded. There is a built in 1/2 stop of headroom in most camera metering systems.

Bracketing several exposure values can help, then you're only one step from HDR.