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Gemm Ferrane Posts: 36 Joined: 12th Dec 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 11:14 on 2nd June 2008 On 2nd June 2008 10:51, Ron Brind wrote: Hi Gemm, I don't remember seeing you in the forum before even though you have been a POE member for a long time, so Welcome to the forum! Join in and give that Peter some stick for me!! Thank you! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Gemm Ferrane Posts: 36 Joined: 12th Dec 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 11:43 on 2nd June 2008 On 2nd June 2008 10:56, Andy Edwards wrote: Hi Gemm, thanks for the reply. Just to answer the points you make there if I may. As far as ISO goes, my camera has a range or 64 to 1600, and as we both know, that's a pretty good range, my cameras' default setting is 200 ISO I believe, but if I have to take shots with no noise I select 64 or 100. I have pictures that I've taken in rain, I have pictures of birds in flight too, in fact I have won photography competitions with them. As for macro, fair enough I can't get a close up of an ants head, but then neither can Canons, Nikons etc without a very expensive addition lens wise. I also find that most photographers with expensive cameras and lenses still use Photoshop etc to enhance their pictures, so they can't be that good can they? I certainly don't laugh at other peoples equipment, just their antics when they are carrying all that gear and taking all that time to set it up, that's what I meant. I can get 30 shots of a bird in a tree before they even get the tripod set up, usually it's flown before they take the first shot. Kindest regards, Andy. Yes, your ISO range is good but my point was... my images sometimes have to be usable at ISO1600, for example as A3 prints. And low ISO doesn't always give me fast enough shutter speeds, so I'd be missing good shots if I was forced to stick to 64 or 100 for low noise. I'm sure you have pictures you've taken in the rain, but again my point was there are situations I have to go through occasionally, e.g shooting in heavy rain where my camera/lenses are totally drenched (as well as myself). This is just one of the situations I'm glad my camera can cope with it. And congratulation on winning competitions. I would love to see those images. (I don't mean I don't trust you. I honestly would like to see them) As for macro, this is an option that's available to us however expensive it can be (well, in fact it's not that expensive). But again, this becomes an essential part of my photography and I'm glad to have this option. There's nothing wrong with using Photoshop, is there? It certainly does not mean images taken are bad. Photoshop is not used for making bad images good (although I must agree many people do use it this way). Well, it's certainly not the way I use it. It's not nice to laugh at their antics either. They are not doing anyting wrong and it's just not nice. As I said in my previous post, it 'can' help in some situations. That's all I meant and I don't mean to slag off any equipment people use. Regards. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 11:59 on 2nd June 2008 Thanks Gemm, I certainly don't want to upset anyone and I fully appreciate what you are saying. I use JASC Paintshop pro 9, I crop my pictures regularly to get the best out of the picture, I also enhance the saturation if required, it all goes into making a picture the best I can make it. As for laughing at their antics, I take your point fully, of course I don't physically laugh at them, I laugh to myself. In fact Gemm, I laugh at myself a whole lot more!! I'm not the bad guy I make myself out to be LOL. I've taken the liberty of looking at your pictures Gemm and now I can see exactly what you mean, they are excellent. Thanks for your response, Andy. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Roy Jackson Posts: 231 Joined: 17th Feb 2007 Location: UK	quotePosted at 17:52 on 2nd June 2008 Frank. Here is a small test for you. Go to the Wallington Hall gallery. There you will find a series of photographs some taken by Lilian using her Powershot A400, others taken by me using my 400d. I challenge you, on the picture quality alone, to identify which camera was used in each case. Not an easy task. The Powershot series are excellent cameras. The Lake District picture shown earlier in this thread was taken with a Powershot. But, each type of camera has its own design use. For me the ability to take a fast series of pictures of birds in flight is the main reason for having the 400d camera. Lilian likes to take landscapes. Until Lilian bought me the 400d in March this year, all my digital photography had been with compact type cameras. So you have no real excuse in not submitting some decent pictures to this excellent site. Remember the most important piece of photographic equipment is ‘The nut that holds the camera’ Regards Roy J. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 21:13 on 2nd June 2008 Hi Gemm, bit late here welcoming you but SOME of us have to work! LOL My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 06:23 on 3rd June 2008 On 2nd June 2008 11:59, Andy Edwards wrote: ... I've taken the liberty of looking at your pictures Gemm and now I can see exactly what you mean, they are excellent.... Hi Gemm: Me too, and I definitely concur. Welcome to the POE forum. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Gemm Ferrane Posts: 36 Joined: 12th Dec 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 08:03 on 3rd June 2008 Thank you, Lyn & Ruth. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
MariaGrazia Posts: 711 Joined: 25th Mar 2008 Location: Italy	quotePosted at 22:22 on 3rd June 2008 Truly amazing your photos on PBase, Gemm! p.s Are you a tennis fan too? :) My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 00:12 on 4th June 2008 Hello and welcome Gemm. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Gemm Ferrane Posts: 36 Joined: 12th Dec 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 12:05 on 16th June 2008 On 3rd June 2008 22:22, MariaGrazia wrote: Truly amazing your photos on PBase, Gemm! p.s Are you a tennis fan too? :) Thank you, Maria. Yes, a big tennis fan. Hello & thank you, Peter. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions