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8th-samurai posted:Other boards are terrible.
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Agreeing that other boards are terrible. SomethingAwful`s subtitle, "The Internet Makes You Stupid" is completely true. People in real life = good. People on the internet = bad. Just get a tablet, carry it to local meetings in the community centre, talk photography with good people.
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May 6, 2012 18:01
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My only problem talking photography with actual people is the chance that they might want to show you their HDR/macro/kid photos. Then you have to make polite noises until you can escape.
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May 7, 2012 15:39
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8th-samurai posted:My only problem talking photography with actual people is the chance that they might want to show you their HDR/macro/kid photos. Then you have to make polite noises until you can escape. "Isn't this great?!" "Mmm hmmm." (hides disgust) That was me talking to this photographer that actually took decent photos then crapped them up with over post-processing.
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May 7, 2012 15:47
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Or you could realize that people are in different stages of development and you made some really lovely photographs once, too. Maybe you still do and people are always trying to hide their disgust from you! So it's in everyone's interest to just be nice and always be improving and always be humble.
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May 7, 2012 15:53
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8th-samurai posted:My only problem talking photography with actual people is the chance that they might want to show you their HDR/macro/kid photos. Then you have to make polite noises until you can escape. Sometimes it pays to be honest.
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May 7, 2012 15:56
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JAY ZERO SUM GAME posted:Or you could realize that people are in different stages of development and you made some really lovely photographs once, too. Maybe you still do and people are always trying to hide their disgust from you! No, this guy has been doing this for years. Really, he does take good photos compositionally and all that, he just goes way overboard afterwards.
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May 7, 2012 15:57
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JAY ZERO SUM GAME posted:Or you could realize that people are in different stages of development and you made some really lovely photographs once, too. Maybe you still do and people are always trying to hide their disgust from you! The only way anyone who takes lovely photographs is going to get better is if someone actually tells them it's lovely. It's not in anyone's interest to "just be nice", this mentality keeps people taking lovely photographs and you suffer because you have to keep looking at them and they suffer as they never improve.
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May 7, 2012 15:58
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JAY ZERO SUM GAME posted:Or you could realize that people are in different stages of development and you made some really lovely photographs once, too. Maybe you still do and people are always trying to hide their disgust from you! Sure, I made some pretty bad photographs. That doesn't mean I want to see other peoples bad photographs just because we both happen to own a camera. It's in everyone's interest to be polite so that a crazy DSLR wielding psycho doesn't try to shank you in a coffee shop over a cat photo.
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May 7, 2012 16:00
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8th-samurai posted:Sure, I made some pretty bad photographs. That doesn't mean I want to see other peoples bad photographs just because we both happen to own a camera. It's in everyone's interest to be polite so that a crazy DSLR wielding psycho doesn't try to shank you in a coffee shop over a cat photo. Can you shank someone with a DSLR?
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May 7, 2012 16:03
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spog posted:Can you shank someone with a DSLR? No but if you have L glass, you can bludgeon them with it. Just make sure there's a UV filter on the front so it's sealed against all the blood.
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May 7, 2012 16:05
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spog posted:Can you shank someone with a DSLR? I didn't mean with the camera. You could be bludgeoned with one on a strap.
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May 7, 2012 16:07
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AceClown posted:It's not in anyone's interest to "just be nice", this mentality keeps people taking lovely photographs and you suffer because you have to keep looking at them and they suffer as they never improve. I call this "The Flickr Effect".
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May 7, 2012 16:09
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spog posted:Can you shank someone with a DSLR? I'm sure someone has invented a hot shoe shank already.
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May 7, 2012 16:09
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You can give people advice while still being polite. That's what I mean. I advocate getting involved in your own arts community (not a photo club that meets at a library or something) because of the diversity. I've learned a tremendous amount in the last two years or so of being involved with city and state level arts organizations. I only know a few other photographers, and I see this as a good thing. It's made me start looking at photography as only my avenue to visual arts production, and I don't think about all the technical aspects I used to be engrossed with. I'm much better at thinking about WHY I'm photographing and what I'm trying to communicate. It's made me write critically about my own work and others'. Online photography communities I've decided are great for looking at photos, but all most people want are to be told they're doing good or they're looking for improvement tips as long as they fall within a narrow scope of expected criticism. Anything else is ignored and argued against and does no good. Becoming part of your local arts community makes you do all the things you talk about doing online. Galleries, juries, curators, grant administrators, and the public don't care what lens you have or what ISO you used. They care about the end photograph. And you should too.
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May 7, 2012 16:14
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Associated Press posted:ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has approved Kodak's plan to pay up to $13.5 million in bonuses to retain key managers as it reorganizes under bankruptcy protection.
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May 7, 2012 16:25
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You can give advice while being polite, but what happens when that advice falls on deaf ears? When that person doesn't want to listen, it kind of gets old when they ask the same questions or move on to something much more complicated thinking that will be the perfect fix.
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May 7, 2012 16:26
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8th-samurai posted:I didn't mean with the camera. You could be bludgeoned with one on a strap. Can you be bludgeoned with a strap-on?
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May 7, 2012 16:28
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DJExile posted:I think you forgot to put the facepalm after that.
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May 7, 2012 16:32
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Gotta love the internet. Combine this: http://www.photosolve.com/main/product/xtendasight/index.html with this: http://www.laserlyte.com/products/pb-1 DSLR shank!
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May 7, 2012 16:36
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spog posted:Can you be bludgeoned with a strap-on? Not me, I will run like a motherfucker.
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May 7, 2012 16:51
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AceClown posted:The only way anyone who takes lovely photographs is going to get better is if someone actually tells them it's lovely. I am a broadcaster. I was once called an emotionless robot who didn't have any friends by an instructor. Goddamn if I didn't hear that and change what was wrong.
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May 7, 2012 16:56
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8th-samurai posted:My only problem talking photography with actual people is the chance that they might want to show you their HDR/macro/kid photos. Then you have to make polite noises until you can escape. My boss's boss's boss at a certain government HQ office brings his 5D to conferences and was talking to me about getting into HDR... I meant to ask for his flikr. spog posted:Can you shank someone with a DSLR? Most medium format cameras can be used as bludgeons.
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May 8, 2012 00:59
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guidoanselmi posted:
I just bought a monopod. Any of my medium format cameras on the end of that is some scary poo poo.
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May 8, 2012 01:21
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guidoanselmi posted:Most medium format cameras can be used as bludgeons. 
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May 8, 2012 01:34
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Soulex posted:I work by this. I learned in my job what is "passable" and what is actually good. Someone calling out the problem then telling you how to fix it has done wonders for me. I am trying it with my college course. Already called one person for shooting ISO on 1600 on a sunny cloudless day.
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May 8, 2012 02:03
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guidoanselmi posted:Most medium format cameras can be used as bludgeons. The first thing I thought when I attached my D80 with battery grip to my retracted, metal Slik tripod was "Hey, D&D Cleric". Smite my foes with ISO's.
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May 8, 2012 02:04
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GWBBQ posted:The ability to take criticism professionally and not personally is an increasingly uncommon trait. Good for you. Gordon Ramsay's show, Kitchen Nightmares, has some fantastic advice in it. In one episode he says he throws away customer comment cards that are 10/10 positive ratings, because he believes that 90% of them are just sycophants blowing smoke. What he cares about are the 10% that are negative reviews, because those are telling him things he needs to improve upon. Of course, the arrogant restaurant owner in that episode did the exact opposite, clung to the positive ratings as proof his lovely restaurant was good, and disregarded the sea of negatives as 'haters'. It applies to everything.
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May 8, 2012 02:18
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alkanphel posted:Bonus points for the Pentax 67 which features a nice wooden grip for you to hold when bludgeoning someone with it! That drat wooden grip is expensive but... I figure it's an investment in my own protection.
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May 8, 2012 02:57
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Found a Polaroid Sonar OneStep in very lightly used condition with the original leather case, flash, and a pack of film at Goodwill for $25. The camera still works perfectly and the film hasn't deteriorated too much. I've promised myself that I'll only buy film with money I make selling other stuff I find at Goodwill so I don't go broke. I would have gotten it just as a shelf piece for that price even if it didn't work.
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May 9, 2012 01:35
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rear end is my canvas posted:Smite my foes with ISO's. mods, please make this the thread subtitle.
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May 9, 2012 03:16
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guidoanselmi posted:mods, please make this the thread subtitle. Your wish, my command, etc.
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May 9, 2012 03:20
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thanks soundmonkey. you're the bestest.
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May 9, 2012 03:25
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spog posted:Can you shank someone with a DSLR? HPL posted:I'm sure someone has invented a hot shoe shank already.
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May 9, 2012 03:46
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guidoanselmi posted:mods, please make this the thread subtitle.
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May 9, 2012 06:34
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OH MAN. There's finally a trailer and release date. I haven't been this excited for a movie since I was a 7 year old with a head full of dinosaurs and a theatre full of Jurassic Parks. https://vimeo.com/40974947 FULL SCREEN AHEAD
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May 10, 2012 07:34
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Well, Leica have done it, a $7500 monochrome digital camera: http://www.dpreview.com/previews/leica-m-monochrom/
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May 11, 2012 01:36
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Spedman posted:Well, Leica have done it, a $7500 monochrome digital camera: Hopefully those samples are just indicative of the dpreview team's inability to produce good images; they look pretty flat and unexciting. Will be nice to see what a good B&W shooter with some filters can accomplish. Also, if Fuji are smart they would release a monochrome X100, tons of the "street" guys just convert to B&W anyway. Price it under 1500 bucks, thanks.
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May 11, 2012 14:21
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Spedman posted:Well, Leica have done it, a $7500 monochrome digital camera: Instagram for the rich.
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Clayton Bigsby posted:Hopefully those samples are just indicative of the dpreview team's inability to produce good images; they look pretty flat and unexciting. Will be nice to see what a good B&W shooter with some filters can accomplish. I would love for Fuji to do a ballsy move and make the X100 line of cameras a true manual focus, fixed lens range finder since they have the Xpro1 now. Of course there's probably no real market for it, but a man can dream. 
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