sliver1

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Photo Stitching... how to avoid it?

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 13 Jun 08

I love to take pictures, especially sceneries. But the problem is, I can never capture everything in one single shot. As such, I take a few pictures from left to right, or up to down, sweeping the entire area I want...

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sliver1 Unless you're stuck with a lens that is really too long to cover the angle you need (it depends on the subject), obviously sometimes you just can't do otherwise and you'd have to stitch. But what do you mean when you say that "some times, it is just...

3 Jul 08

Lens Filters...

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 13 Jun 08

With so many brands on the market, how does on know which are the better ones? Given the cheapest one also cost tens of dollars, it wouldn't be wise to experiment unless you have a full pocket. And each shop that you walk into...

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sliver1 They may not have these in stock at your local large-surface store (such as BestBuy and the likes), no. Don't buy photo equipment there. In specialized stores (photo stores), they are bound to have the "B+W" brand. You can also consider buying from a...

3 Jul 08

Using the M-mode... how to determine settings?

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 8 Jun 08

I was thinking about the M-mode of the DSLR. Most times, when you surf the various forums, one will invariably read about people talking about how the manual mode will force you to learn. Well, I have a lot of questions with...

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sliver1 Regarding the "Pogram" mode. Before we can explain what the the "Program (P) mode" is, we have to define what we mean by "automatic"... On most DSLRs (that is, except on the more professional ones) you will find fully automatic modes and partially...

3 Jul 08

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ordered some filters

surveygrrl @surveygrrl (1270) • United States 26 Jun 08

And I can't wait for them to get here. I bought a UV, polarizer and another one that I am not sure what it really does but will be fun to try it out. I bought the set for the first two. As soon as I get them I will be putting...

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sliver1 Playing around with your polarizer should cause a pretty obvious effect in the viewfinder. Like I said, the effect works best when pointing the camera at 90 degrees from the sunrays. Then, you can rotate the front section of the polarizer (while it's...

28 Jun 08