Recent content by Urban Grimshaw

I seem to be building up more camera kit, and being a master of disorganisation it normally gets dumped into a box somewhere. Maybe some of it will stay in my camera bag. But now boxes seem to be overflowing. And while it gets spread across several areas, specific items are becoming increasingly...

That's very kind. Don't care what it looks like really, so will happily take it off your hands if the offer is still there. Just let me know how much and where to send the money to.

...that doesn't cost £30. Don't mind paying for quality, but it's a bit of plastic (and mine burst into a thousand bits). Bought one from eBay and it's much too big. Shows well and truly in the frame anywhere close to 10mm. Also don't like the screw on. Does anyone know if there's a replica...

Like I say, I don't have any. And I'd rather not focus the thread on individual images that I'm not convinced are suitable. If you'd like to post any examples of what you think makes great technical image quality in a photograph, and why, then please do. This is everyone's discussion. Is it...

Thanks for your input.

Nowhere in this thread have I said any of that. I was looking for some discussion and insight into one aspect of photography; the technical image quality. In particular, in relation to image sharpness and lack of noise (or at least the components which make up the perception of this). How much...

That is not what I'm after at all. Anyone that knows me, would tell you that I haven't the slightest intention of chasing perfection. I've no interest in investing the time and money required to get even close. However, what I would like, is to arm myself with a better understanding of the...

I never mentioned the creative aspects because I don't want to know about them. I'm not asking how to take good photos, improve my creativity, or capture anyone's soul. I'm talking about image quality and nothing else. Any examples, I've left out, partly because they're rare and I have none to...

On the subject of light, that is something I do think about, and it's one of those things where the camera will not come out of the bag if the light is bad. It's definitely something I can learn more about though. I started reading Strobist again though other day, so who knows, I might delve...

I'm not sure how viable this is. Though I'm not sure how much difference it really makes to image quality if weighed down with a bag? But I'm looking for something a bit easier to carry than my current Red Snapper. Gorilla pods I've been wondering about a bit. So would be good to hear from any...

I'm thinking about buying a good set of filters. Particularly some grads right now. Maybe some ND filters in the future. And I'd like to use them on different lenses and have some control over positioning. So it looks like square filters are the way to go. However, I know little about them...

Why? This is a forum where the average user probably spends a lot of money on equipment in order to achieve better quality images. I myself, actually don't (relatively speaking). In all of my hobbies, I tend to spend the least amount of money possible and focus the main improvements on myself...

Don't get me wrong. I can think about a shot. And having learnt many things over the years, I'll scan the environment for the components I think I need to achieve the shot. Some of them are a matter of luck, and others more calculated, but over the years, out of the tens of thousands (possibly...

These are the kinds of things I have learned over the years. However, over those years, I've taken what I would think to be some good and some bad images. Never ever have I achieved glassy smooth and super sharp. Agree with everything you say though. Not sure I understand this? Do you just...

Maybe not quite perfection, but for as longs as I remember, I have been looking at other peoples images and thinking, "wow, how do they do that?" What I'm talking about is completely noise-free images, super smooth, yet super-duper, ultra sharp. It's the kind of quality that sets apart a...