Recent content by matt666

I use Best Wifi for Android, there's probably something for ios too. It automatically joins the device to the strongest signal and switches if one signal becomes stronger.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/exif-viewer/mmbhfeiddhndihdjeganjggkmjapkffm it's this one

An exif viewer plug in for your browser? I use exif viewer extension for Chrome

Amazon have excellent customer service and returns policy, I'm sure your friend won't be disappointed.

Raw. There are loads of effects and filters you can apply to create different styles of B&W post process to suit different photos.

You won't regret buying it, great little lens. What corpy says is bang on the money.

It's also in Lightroom.

I actually prefer Lightroom 4. 5 has a few more features but has/had a bug where it doesn't keep sharpening or noise reduction when you export. Not sure if they've fixed this yet.

OK, time to call this one. Thanks to all who entered, what I like about this game is learning from everyone elses editing techniques and this part of the thread didn't disappoint. Helen - very nice, I thought there would be some B&W ones and I think the overlay suits this and gives it an old...

One of the Film presets in Topaz adjust would probably get close, then play with the sliders until you get the right effect.

Some really good edits so far. I'll give full comments on Sunday, keep em coming!

Wow, some great edits here so thanks for choosing mine. My personal fave was DayDreamer's I think, lots of techniques there. So, from my collection of badly exposed and blurred photos we have this one, from a recent trip to the Pickering Steam Railway, North Yorkshire. Let's say Sunday...

OK, went to town on this one to get it looking sufficiently different to the original. In Lightroom - Daylight white balance then auto tone, decrease highlights, shadows, blacks and whites. Increase clarity, sharpness and NR. Cloned out dust spots, slight rotate. Took 5 exposures and imported...

Well done Ben, nice edit. And nice Edit Helen, work paid off.

When I do it I use the same photo and alter the exposure in Lightroom then use Photomatix. If anything moves in the shot that you have no control over, like the wind blows a branch, then it could look odd. Also you dont need a tripod and can hdr any shot. Nothing wrong with how you're doing it...