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    Hong Kong Shopping

    I can't wait, I love fish in all shapes and sizes, alive, dead and even in the case of the above, neither alive nor dead. bring it on.
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    Hong Kong Shopping

    wow, thanks to everyone for the informed/informative responses, i'm not sure what I was expecting from such a question, but I'm chuffed to bit with your answers...big thanks to you all... i'm now considering a 24mm or 35mm fast prime too... eyes bigger than my belly, or should that be "lust...
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    Hong Kong Shopping

    Hi all, i'm going to Hong Kong shortly :D and have decided to stock up on filters, i'm after a decent circular polariser, nd (6 or 10 stop) and nd grad(s)... can anyone recommend any good stores to check out? for that matter, any stores/streets to absolutely steer clear of. any shopping tips...
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    Combining exposures... Help , Advice!

    it's relatively straight forward (if you have PS) but can take a lot of time. The method i use is just by layering the differently exposed pictures (from darkest at the bottom to lightest at the top) and gradually adding layer by layer and masking off(in?) the parts of the lighter image that you...
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    Help please =]

    try and do it before the sky goes jet black... and don't forget about composition... let us see the results too!! good luck
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    Anyone been bitten whilst on assignment?

    i've heard that lyme disease is more prevalent in areas that you find deer... I've pulled a few off in the past, and one time had to pull about 40 baby ticks off - note to self, don't roll about on the cornish moorland trying to take pictures of pretty flowers... btw i've never had any...
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    Good or bad selling point?

    I'd say go for it, but tone it down 1 or two notches, those colours actually look fairly natural, but the dirt looks a tad yellow for midday :) I think your punters would love it, colourful = exciting, maybe it'd be worth panning a few shots in the future for extra on-the-edge excitment and...
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    A lesson in poor planning - Advice on rescuing this one please

    I'd third that, you should use the shadows and high contrast to your advantage, rather than try alter it beyond recognition. It takes away it's integrity. However, if you do proceed down this route, then you need to sort out the shadow that his head creates, for consistency. (did no one...
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    A lesson in poor planning - Advice on rescuing this one please

    alternatively, you could crop the whole lot out... I personally feel that the tighter crop works well with the boy's intense look. cheers, sancho
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