My photo of the week 28

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Escribano

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My photo of the week 28

In colour for a change.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 24 2012 16:51:40

Ron.M

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to Escribano)

Razor sharp image there Simon.
BTW did you hear the radio broadcasts after the Kodak affair where top photographers said that Digital was great and handy...but they still always used film for any serious photography...

cheers,

Ron

PS What's your new dog called?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 24 2012 17:28:44

rodpacheco

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to Escribano)

Sweet pic, escri!!

I kind of think the same as Ron comments, even if my photographer misses just ignores my insight as far as photo! (- at least - I should say).

New Dooooooogg!!!?? where's the pics!!?? I have been meaning to send you a pic of the dogs that found me!!

Be good fellas!!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 24 2012 17:38:29

Escribano

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to Ron.M)

Yeah, I heard Terry O'Neill on Radio 4 on film. I studied those guys and they are right

But agencies, magazines and newspapers do not not accept anything other than digital and it has been that way for a number of years.

This one is from a small, digital point and shoot.

The dog is called Queenie because she reminds me of a pub landlady, and they are always called Queenie

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 24 2012 17:40:19

Escribano

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to rodpacheco)

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even if my photographer misses just ignores my insight as far as photo! (- at least - I should say).

Not sure I understand that sentence

There is a doggie photo here

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 24 2012 17:42:36

Ron.M

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to Escribano)

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agencies, magazines and newspapers do not not accept anything other than digital

Yeah, snapshots of Kate Middleton's knickers...

cheers,

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 24 2012 17:58:14

gbv1158

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to Escribano)

I was wright when I wrote that You are the photografer that every architect would like to be!

.... also in colour, your photos are IMPRESSIVE!

ciao,
Giambattista

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 24 2012 19:23:46

Ruphus

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to Escribano)

Lush colours, great anthracite; I like it!
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Colours for me anyday; unless it was about the few explicitely textured motives.

I think it was Helmut Newton who ridiculed the fact how people think it´s got to be B&W for to be art. I´m with him on that.

Gimme the thrill of colours as long as they are worth and you able to capture.
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Your "small, digital point and shoot" still looks like quite capable of RAW. ( Supposedly, with that wonderful sharpness .)

Not to spoil the thread at all; just for the anthracite on metal that reminded me, I digged out the below one though in contrast to the perfect new beams in your motive.

Ruphus

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 24 2012 20:02:55

bluesbuster

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to Escribano)

Simon, could you please give some details about what have you used? (camera/settings/etc.)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 25 2012 5:23:18

Escribano

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to bluesbuster)

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Simon, could you please give some details about what have you used? (camera/settings/etc.)

Canon S95 aperture priority mode, f8 @ 1/80sec., focal length 28mm (35mm equivalent). A little cropping in Photoshop, but this is basically how it came out of the camera.

The lens is pretty sharp on these cameras when it's stopped down, as are a lot of cheaper lenses.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 25 2012 8:05:33

Escribano

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to Ruphus)

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Your "small, digital point and shoot" still looks like quite capable of RAW.

Yes Ruphus, this was RAW and I like bird shot colours too.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 25 2012 8:06:23

Ruphus

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to Escribano)

Just went and read a bit about the S95.
Seems to be a terrific choice for the pocket and spontaneous shots. Even made with metal enclosure.(!)

Canon puts out great stuff, I think.
That they returned production from China to Japan mustn´t hurt.
If I´m not mistaking, their internal and personnel policies aren´t shabby either.

Guess, I´m sort of a Canon fan.
- Too bad that it hasn´t felt right yet in my unpredicatbel situation to spend ten grands on equipment. Otherwise, I´d just so love to toy around with their D5 and some fine lenses. ( Pardon me if I´m repeating myself; ´think to have mentioned this before.)

Ruphus

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 25 2012 16:12:43

Escribano

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to Ruphus)

Ruphus,

I traded my Panasonic LX-5 for the S95. The Panny has a f2 Leica lens and is a great little camera but just not small enough to fit into a jeans pocket, so I found I was leaving it home to often and it has a detachable lens cap, which I hated. The S95 is pretty much in the same class but much more pocketable with an integrated lens cap.

It is also getting a lot cheaper now the S100 has come out. Like all new stuff, it is worth waiting a year or so.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 25 2012 16:35:21

rodpacheco

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to Escribano)

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quote:

even if my photographer misses just ignores my insight as far as photo! (- at least - I should say).

Not sure I understand that sentence

There is a doggie photo here

Let me ask for permission to clarify my sentence...

Meanwhile, here's Manchas!! and Salchichonito!!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 25 2012 20:34:18

rodpacheco

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to Escribano)

Salchichonito!!

We'd love to schedule a "play date" with Queenie!! hehe

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 25 2012 20:37:16

rodpacheco

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to Escribano)

Manchas at play, 5 months old!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 25 2012 20:40:23

Ruphus

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RE: My photo of the week 28 (in reply to Escribano)

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ORIGINAL: Escribano

Ruphus,

I traded my Panasonic LX-5 for the S95. The Panny has a f2 Leica lens and is a great little camera but just not small enough to fit into a jeans pocket, so I found I was leaving it home to often and it has a detachable lens cap, which I hated. The S95 is pretty much in the same class but much more pocketable with an integrated lens cap.

It is also getting a lot cheaper now the S100 has come out. Like all new stuff, it is worth waiting a year or so.

Hi Escribano,

Accidentally my current pocket shooter is a Pana too. The DMC-LS2.
She served me alright for the jeans pocket while crawling through all kinds of landscapes during travel ( and where you wouldn´t want a chunk dangling down the neck in sinister quarters ).
At that time she appeared like good compromise between compact and decent pictures ( little example below) with not too bad glasses, broad manual access to functions and none-propriety batteries ( really dislike proprietey batteries ).

Having lent it out currently, and the lens scratched already ( don´t ask me how folks come to such even with an occular protected as can be), I thought already to leave it where it is and get me some other kind of pocket device.

Your S95 looks like quite a contender, with brilliant display, RAW etc., despite propriety batteries, that have on top been reviewed as lame. ( If it took AAs instead you´d put some eneloop rechargables in there and be good for a long while.)

Thank you for the hint! I´ll be observing this little gem and see where the price goes.

Ruphus