Recent content by Beardedmonkey

Here's the e-mail I've just sent back to him: "Mr Osbourne, I was going to e-mail back to thank you for the considered response to my e-mail, until a friend of mine showed me the reponse he'd received from his MP, Mark Prisk, on March 26th: Thank you for your email about EDM 1155 and...

Cheeky sod. Think I'll e-mail that response back to him! Still, at least he's confirmed the low opinion I already had of him!! :nuts:

Finally had a reply from the boy George. Pretty much as expected: "Thank you for your email about EDM 1155 and photography in public places. I am sorry for the delay in replying to you. I appreciate you drawing my attention to this issue, I am not aware that this practice is particularly...

Would love to, but it would seem that lil' Georgie Osborne doesn't want to play ball by giving his details to that site! (too important now that he's shadow chancellor?) :shake: I'll have to track him down by other means! :bat: :nuts: Ha! Found him and an e-mail has been sent. I'm not...

I don't think it does. I think it means that you take photographs, for pleasure or otherwise. But if it makes you happier I will refer to myself as a 'Picture Box Monkey' from now on. :D

As a newbie I have to admit that I found a lot of the post-processing and associated jargon a bit daunting at first. After spending time on these forums I've picked up lots of useful little tips and find Photoshop a lot less terrifying. As others have said all photos taken with a DSLR benefit...

I 'work' for an accountancy firm by day. Lots of mindless paper-shuffling. Photography is a hobby at the moment. I'm starting to get some paid jobs put my way by some contacts I have in the music industry, so I'm hoping that I'm going to be able to build on that. Fingers crossed but I'm...

The wait to get it back will be an absolute killer I'm afraid! I had to send my previous camera off to be repaired. Suddenly everywhere I looked there were photo opportunities. Really frustrating! Hope yours is sorted out nice and quick!

Thanks for this, Chappers. I'll definitely be investing in something like this. I was tempted to take some photos on the way back from a gig in Liverpool on Friday night, but it was chucking it down and I was too scared to take my camera out of its bag! After reading this thread, I'm glad...

The problem is that Nintendo actually issued an announcement a few months back, saying that they weren't going to be able to meet demand over the xmas period. At that point most places had Wii's in stock. So anyone who frequented games sites, and saw the announcement, rushed out and bought as...

It is worrying when the police are mis-interpreting the law. But I guess it is a fairly specialised area so they might not be 100% au-fait with the finer points. I know people can be quite reluctant to argue with the police but I'd recommend asking them to clarify their position with someone...

Yeah, bundle is the technical term. Surprised me too! You'd expect it to have some ridiculous latin name! :D I'm not 100% sure on the letter Pete. As a lay person you're probably not as constrained by the same standards of letter-writing as someone in the legal profession (i.e what you should...

Best of luck Pete. Just read the entire thread and I'm seething on your behalf! My missus is a solicitor and she always says that, on the whole, the courts take a dim view of big business trying to shaft the little man. Hope your judge has a similar take on things!

I have a manbag. I don't know how I coped without one to be honest! I bought it because the amount of stuff I was carrying around was getting ridiculous! Wallet, Phone, Keys, MP3 player, Camera (point-and-click), Sunglasses (not now, obviously!), Sandwiches, Book, Nintendo DS (both essential...

I had a similar thing at the family Golden Wedding I was taking photos at the other week. Some old guy came over and started chatting about the camera. He came out with the: "Of course these digital cameras have taken all of the skill out of it, anyone can take a good photo these days!"...