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    TP Charitable Thread - Sponsorship/Donations

    Hi folks I am trying to raise some money to be able to pay for at least one Shelterbox Rescue Kit for the Haiti survivors. The kit contains: * A ten-person tent with privacy partitions that allow its occupants to divide the space as they see fit * A range of other survival equipment...
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    Love this processing...but how?

    I've used Topaz adjust before, and I've got a trial version at the moment of Topaz Detail. Detail isn't quite as harsh as Adjust. You basically choose one of the pre-sets and then adjust things like detail, noise, colour etc etc until you're happy with the effect. Looking at the shots on the...
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    Phrases that sets your teeth on edge

    "and all the rest of it"... My MIL uses this up to 5 times in 1 sentence. She'll say, "We went to the town, and all the rest of it, to pick up some meat and potatoes and all the rest of it, then we went to Asda and all the rest of it... etc etc It drives me insane!!!
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    I'm in her good book

    I wish my hubby would try to get in my good books the same way [sigh] You're a lucky girl Mrs Cowasaki :D
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    Photography passes

    LOL - almost spat my coffee all over my monitor then LOL Oh if it were easy to get passes I'd be in heaven. Any I've tried to get, even for my local circuit, I've been told I have to be working for the media AND have had at least 4 images published.
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    Is this overkill for a weeks holiday!

    I'm the type of wife that would say TAKE IT ALL you might need it LOL, but then again I'm the 'tog in this house not my hubby. Every time I go somewhere with chosen lenses I find I've chosen wrong and wish I'd bought the ... whatever... lens aswell. I probably wouldn't take the softbox and...
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    Heads Up- Noctilucient Clouds!!

    Nice shots! I saw this last night and thought the clouds looked different but never thought anymore about it let alone pick my camera up LOL.
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    Panning

    I don't adjust the zoom while panning. The way I do it is set the zoom length to how I want it for the spot I'm going to click the shutter in. Then focus on the car or bike on it's way, half press, keep panning and then click when it's at the point I pre-set the zoom to and track it as it's...
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    Windows folders view

    Oooh this drives me batty too. I have thumbnail view for folders but when trying to open a file in CS2 it always gives me a list view.. arghhhh!
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    eBay Seller needing help.Would like to make DIY lighting set up

    I use 3 Asda desk lamps and bought some 100w daylight bulbs off ebay.. about £5.99 for three I think. Really cheap and easy lighting.
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    Win tickets to Goodwood Festival Of Speed

    Damn!! I missed this too. If anyone has any tickets and they can't get to goodwood, I'd be happy to take them off you ;)
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    Photobox Offer Question

    Have you tried DSColourlabs I've not had anything bigger than A4 up to now, but what I have had have been really good quality and colour
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    What Do You Constantly Do Wrong When Shooting?

    Forgetting to put my CF card back in after it being in the card reader! The amount of times I've gone somewhere and left the flippin memory card at home!! ISO is another one for me
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    Photographic clichés

    Pregnant belly with the hands / fingers making a heart shape around the belly button! I see this so often and it drives me bonkers LOL
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