Recent content by Alianther

I mainly use Amazon. They are often cheaper than iTunes.

I was just considering getting Lightroom 2 and now the Beta of version 3 is released. Is it worth me waiting for the proper release of Lightroom 3 before I shell out 200 notes and using the beta version in the meantime? Can you learn to use an unfamiliar software off a beta release?

Juliette Binoche in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being".

If you don't have shutter curtains protecting the sensor, then it is exposed every time you change a lens. Dust on sensors is a big enough problem with a shutter. Without it every picture would look like it was taken in snow storm. Besides, even if you didn't have a mechanical shutter, you...

It would be the north coast every time for me (fair disclosure, I'm originally from north Devon). The north side has the wild and rugged coastal elements you are looking for. Hartland Quay is one of my favourite places to watch the sun go down (especially in winter). Sandymouth is another.

I'm a member of a club with a large and active membership. We meet every Monday from September to May. About half these meetings involve a booked speaker talking about their photography and sharing their images. The other half are competitions of one form or another. The majority of the...

I go hillwalking and when I do I take minimum camera gear. SLR, one card, spare battery and a walking pole monopd. Once having climbed to the top of the Calf in Yorkshire, I took the camera out only to discover I forgotten to put a CF card in it. The camera was just a heavy lump of useless...

Long time lurker, virgin poster (be gentle). I have just bought a 40D as well, after bouncing my 300D a bit too hard on top of Pillar in the Lakes. With the 300D I had exposure comp permanently set 2/3 of a stop under to avoid blown highlights. Then I sort it out PP using Capture One...