PHOTOGRAPHIC THREADS: camera queries, any photo tech stuff!

[David Shaw]

Thanks, Ian. It looks as if I will have to do a bit more 'in depth' reading of the manual. All of the forumist comments have, hopefully, pointed me in the right direction so now it is up to me to figure out the practicalities. Thanks all.

[Paddy Tobin]

I'm the Birthday Boy today and the hoped for present arrived - well, I did order it and pay for it myself. Sad, I know but the best way to be sure of getting what one wants.

So, many thanks to all who gave such sound advise when I was looking for it. I now have a Nikon D200 and opted for the 18 - 200mm Nikkor lens.

I haven't had much opportunity to do much with it as yet but am impressed by the feel, build and apparent quality. Lots more controls and options to previous camera but seems reasonably workable.

Paddy

[Carlo]

Happy Birthday Paddy! You're going to love the D200. I can't wait to hear what you think of it...

[Anthony Darby]

Happy birthday Paddy. You certainly have aimed high!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Happy birthday Paddy - and I guess we'll be seeing lots and lots of excellent pix in the foreseeable future 

[ranunculus]

Many happy returns Paddy...we hope to see some WONDERFUL images from Switzerland next year?

[Maggi Young]

I haven't had much opportunity to do much with it as yet

I was going to ask if you'd taken it into work, but, with all the political correctness around nowadays, I suppose you'd be arrested... so, we'll be hoping for a fine few days in the garden, then?
It's often said that you should choose a gift you'd like to receive yourself, so this is just another way of doing that, eh? The family will be pleased you have a gift that really suits you, too, so everyone will be happy
Now you are the same age as I am... scary isn't it?

[Thomas Huber]

Happy Birthday from Germany, Paddy!

[mark smyth]

It'll soon be mine. Maybe if I wish hard enough .... very unlikely. It'll be something useless as ever!

I found my Photoshop disc!

[Paddy Tobin]

Many thanks for the very kind sentiments. Very appreciated.

OK, I  know I am an excited little boy with a new toy and had to tell someone but I feel it would be terrible if I ever reached an age or stage in life when I couldn't get excited by a nice present or something new in life. Yes, the years are adding up but I am still a child in many other ways.

Maggi, yes I took it into work but, as you implied, I didn't point it towards any children. Such is the way when minding children these days. Though I always take 'first day at school' photos of children and parents, put them on our notice board and give copies to the parents. They really like it as they can't take a photo of themselves with their child. I also keep a school photograph album for each year. As this is my 25th year in the school the collection is quite big and people love coming in to see photographs of themselves when they were younger. I always record Christmas Concerts, Sports Day, School Outing, First Communion & Confirmation (Religious occasions for children) along with any other special occasions in the school.

Carlo, it is out of this world, love it, great functions and so very easy to use, comfortable in the hand, controls all just where is natural for one's fingers and photograph quality really good.

Mark, it wasn't a case of putting my hand into my pocket and ordering such an expensive camera. I have had an amount stopped from each salary for morer than the past year and just cashed it in this week.

This time of the year is quite busy for me, back to school, newsletter to get out for the Irish Garden Plant Society for early October, neighbours away in Australia leaving care of the farm to me when a new road is being built right through the centre of it and baby-sittiing their two dogs who are pining for attention. My day starts shortly after 6a.m. and finishes after 9p.m. However, hopefully I will get a few photographs together soon. I have been very remiss re posting for the past while though I still drop in for a quick peep to see how things are going.

Best wishes to all. Many thanks for your kind thoughts. Apologies for not expressing my appreciation of your very enjoyable postings but shortly I shall be back to my regular habits - my farming neighbours return on Oct 7th.

Can you hear it? Click, Click, Click - yes, that's me with my new toy.

Paddy

[hadacekf]

Happy birthday Paddy, from Austria
Franz

[Lesley Cox]

And from New Zealand too Paddy, though it was yesterday here of course? Which sounds somewhat Irish to me.

[Anthony Darby]

Anyone know anything about the software used to enhance these pics of cypripediums? http://www.flickr.com/photos/jideegee/sets/72157602057678560/

[Susan Band]

Amazing Photos. I have never tried anything like that. As far as I can see by looking at the info on Helicon Focus you have to take several macro photos with different focal points then combine them to make an overall in focus picture. I think you would only be able to do that by using studio conditions as I persume they would have to be identical shots they also seem to use a lot of lighting.  Looks like a lot of work but the results are certainly stunning.

[David Nicholson]

Unless I have read it wrong it seems to be Mac software?