MichaelChang

<p>Indeed, Howard. That was my brain before coffee this morning when I clearly wanted to type "Soviet" but instead typed NASA. </p> <p>[Title Edited - Moderator]

<p>Stuff that belong in museums are left to rot. <br> <a href="http://designyoutrust.com/2015/07/man-noticed-this-abandoned-hangar-but-whats-inside-caught-him-by-surprise/">http://designyoutrust.com/2015/07/man-noticed-this-abandoned-hangar-but-whats-inside-caught-him-by-surprise/</a></p>

<blockquote> <p><em>"And who would take 300 pictures without reviewing any of them at some point in between?"</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Seriously flawed pictures will often appear perfectly acceptable on a compact camera's review screen. </p>

<p>Here's a fascinating video of him at work as he narrates his thoughts and processes:<br> <a href=" <p>His YouTube channel:<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/emilschildt/feed">https://www.youtube.com/user/emilschildt/feed</a></p>

<p><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=526277">Emil Schildt</a> has an interesting video on his <a href=" large format camera</a> that some might find interesting. </p> <p><a href=" - 9 minutes</p>

<blockquote> <p><em>"Have you seen Dan Winters' ESM photos of honeybees? Beautiful."</em></p> </blockquote> <p>No I haven't, Ellis. Just looked it up. Thanks! </p> <p>The author of the OP video also made images of a housefly using his SEM shown in the link below and talks about how he made it. His SEM is an 80s vintage which he describes:<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/SWVu-qPR-Ws">https://youtu.be/SWVu-qPR-Ws</a> - full video about 12 minutes<br> <a href=" - jump directly to images</p>

<p>Surfaces of LP, CD, DVD, but most interestingly is the process. <br> <a href=" - 9:39 run time</p>

<blockquote> <p><em>"I should have clarified that she told me that she did not lose my photographs."</em></p> </blockquote> <p>I'd ask for a contact sheet of the unprocessed wedding photos to be assured they indeed weren't lost - it takes a few minutes to produce and email - then you will at least have the peace of mind that it's only a matter of time to receiving processed photos.</p>

<p>Fun commercial! Also a ton of work in creating stop animation. </p>

<p>Was the lens set to autofocus via its switch? </p>

<p>Adding to Matt's remarks, the lens aperture will be wide open if ISO is set low and the dance recital is under low light making accurate focus even more difficult. </p> <p>I don't own a GH4 but this thread seems to suggest there's a way to show a magnified view to facilitate critical focus:<br> <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3677576#forum-post-53761205">http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3677576#forum-post-53761205</a></p>

<p>Your approach sounds proper to me; she had ample time to give you pictures or explain the delay which she elected not to. </p> <p>The absence of a written contract does not alter the facts of the events which took place; an oral agreement, her showing up at your wedding to shoot photos, any receipt of money and correspondences will all support the existence of an enforceable contract.</p> <p>The problem you might be facing is that some the pictures might no longer exist, so you should be entitled to a partial refund if you choose to accept whatever pictures are offered to you. <br> </p>

<p>For experimental purposes, a high quality webcam is almost sure to have better quality sensors than fixed lens cameras. They are also made to be computer controlled so parameters can be externally adjusted. </p>

<blockquote> <p><em>"I never understood the rationale behind this. On a website of photographers, how many photographers are going to be interested in buying other photographers' photographs? Not that many, is my guess. But who knows."</em></p> </blockquote> <p>I believe the actual implementation of selling photos came from a member survey a few years back by <a href="/photodb/user?user_id=7428567">Cara St Hilaire</a> on how the site can be improved - it was apparently a highly desired feature by members although the idea has been strongly proposed as far back as 2003: <br> <a href="/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=004Kt7">How would you improve photo net - and generate income! - Photo.net photo.net Forum</a><br> <br> It made sense at the time and no one objected. The fact that little activity came of it shouldn't be attributed as a management fault, IMO, and the result that few photographers are willing to buy other photographer's work shouldn't really come as a surprise either. <br> </p>

<p>Unfortunately, the photo is beyond recovery. </p>

<p>A similar debate has been ongoing since Malcolm Gladwell's book <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_%28book%29">"Blink"</a> and Michael LeGault's rebuttal book "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_%28book%29">Think"</a>. </p> <p>One emphasizes the trust in ones instincts and snap judgments; the other favors a more considered and thoughtful decision. I think most of us operate somewhere in the middle. </p>

<blockquote> <p><em>"Now these photographers can coast on his coattails and get some nice sales."</em></p> </blockquote> <p>I think most of us will agree with this sentence from the article: <br> <em>"To be clear: not just anyone can get away with this. People are spending thousands of dollars on these images because they're paying for Prince's name, not because they sincerely want an enlarged Instagram photo."</em></p> <p>It makes any owner's effort to capitalize on the event remote in its odds of success. </p> <p>There's also the central (non legal) question: Who is actually riding on the coattails of others? </p>

<p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/30/8691257/richard-prince-instagram-photos-copyright-law-fair-use">The story of Richard Prince and his $100,000 Instagram art</a> has stirred quite a bit of controversy and has angered many owners of the Instagram photos he appropriated including <a href="http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2015/06/01/richard-princes-use-of-her-instagram-image-angers-toronto-woman.html">this Toronto woman</a>. </p> <p>Notwithstanding what the law says, do you think this is fair use or outright theft? </p>

<p>John, the other way to do it is to Click-Hold and Drag the link, then drop it in PN's text editor and the URL and description will be embedded - no need to create the link manually. </p> <p>The downside to the method is you might have to edit the description to flow with your sentence. <br> <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985444/Who-win-fight-heron-weasel-pictures-s-definitely-bird.html">Weasel bites off more than it can chew by attacking a heron | Daily Mail Online</a></p>

<p>Hi John, to make it clickable, first paste the link in text form, then highlight the entire link and click on the "Chain" icon on the text editor which will pop-out a "insert URL" dialogue. You then paste the same link into it and click OK. </p> <p>The "broken chain" icon next to it is to "unlink" if you wish. <br> <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985444/Who-win-fight-heron-weasel-pictures-s-definitely-bird.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985444/Who-win-fight-heron-weasel-pictures-s-definitely-bird.html</a></p>

<p>You can not remove the glare since the light in that spot has been completely dominated by the flash. </p> <p>The best you can do is to reconstruct the image by filling in the bright center spot - cloning is one method. </p> <p>The flash also produced a bright halo surrounding the center spot; this can be somewhat softened through careful blending and feathering by applying brightness and contrast tools in the area.</p>

<p>Thought we'd have a little fun with a simple problem;<br> The photo in the link shows a very large crocodile. The photo is real and unmanipulated. However, the croc's apparent length seems longer than its actual length estimated at about 18'.<br> Or - <br /> It might have been faked.<br> Without Googling, what's your take?<br> <a href="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd81c5_1a0834f865034409940151fff016e5a7.jpg_srb_p_1180_596_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb">link</a></p>

<p>One of those $10 plastic camera rain covers should do the trick, and a UV filter to protect the front element. </p>

<blockquote> <p><em>"she outright lied about what was done and said."</em></p> </blockquote> <p>She likely misunderstood his action rather than lied. If she indeed misunderstand and thought her kids were compromised, and having no recourse, I can sort of understand why she took to the internet to vent her grievance. </p>

<p>Your predecessor might have been thinking of deploying Kodak thermal printers which to my knowledge have all been discontinued except for the 6850 slated for discontinuation this year. See this page and note the discontinuation notice:<br> <a href="http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/professional/products/ekn027984a.jhtml?pq-path=13724">http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/professional/products/ekn027984a.jhtml?pq-path=13724</a></p> <p>The printer is expensive new, quite cheap used, and consumables are readily available on that auction site. </p> <p>Buying certified used machines for each truck might make sense for one-time use and their low cost means you can have spares for backup. </p> <p>An alternative is to consider consumer grade machines nearly as capable in speed. However, reliability under heavy use might be questionable and consumables will cost considerably more. For example:<br> <a href="http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?UseCookie=yes&sku=C11CA56203">http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?UseCookie=yes&sku=C11CA56203</a></p> <p>You might also want to consider the workflow - how to get the photos from the camera to the printer, and the time it'll take to do it. </p>