Recent content by Archy

Take photographs.

Apples and oranges.

Talent or not, if you enjoy it - DO IT. (y)

Have camera in hand - photograph everything. YW

What do artists do all day.

The right tool for the right job. Yes a toggers coat is a tool to hold your tools. If you are worried about what people think go get an Armani suit jacket and scissor the sleeves off. :naughty:

Saw it last week - do watch it - it's quite interesting.

I don't know if you are in the UK but Jessops is better than some of those prices. (I compared several DSLR bodies)

https://www.malwarebytes.org/ I run this a few times a year.

Yes, Jesssops do 0% for 6 months plus deposit. You can vary the deposit from a minimum.

Yes correct. Whilst DPP and your PS like programs are useful for getting the most out of an image and/or arty'fying it as well as rescuing an image, the skill of the photographer is where it is at and this is another lesson you have learned to improve camera skills.

We have just used all their bandwidth :p

I just did something similar to Barso. All I did was use DPP which comes with your Canon. Shows 5 points on the RGB tone Curve Adjusment graph. Have a play with it to familiarise yourself with it. If I had the raw file I would also reduce the highlight and shadow. DPP is a brilliant tool.

The strap I use has a plate for attachment to the 1/4" mount on the camera with a 1/4" mount on the bottom of it. I put a quick release plate on that so it isn't an issue. You can get them with or without. This is it -...

I use a hand strap all the time on my SX50. When I upgrade to a DSLR I will be getting another for that. They are very secure, convenient and comfortable. The cheapo one I bought from ebay can certainly handle the weight of the SX50 and I would be happy to try it with a DSLR + tele zoom. It is...