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Just to add to this.
If anyone plans on purchasing a D750 the fixed off the shelf versions have a black dot in the female tripod thread underneath.
If it doesn't have that dot, well... there may be trouble ahead, but while there's music and moonlight and love and romance,
let's face the music and dance.
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I used to use FF for a long time..SS, but I sleep with my head 2 feet away from the
wifecomputer I started noticing unwarranted disk activity that always started just as I was about to fall asleep.All background auto updates and checks disabled and anything that would cause disk activity.
It turned out it was FF doing "something", it was disturbing me from sleep ,thinking someone was accessing my computer and had to get out of bed to run a netstat -ano from command prompt to check so FF had to go.
I don't like chrome, don't like google, don't like opera, cant use safari without rebooting into OSX.
So had to settle with IE 11 and TBH I cant find a single fault with it.
Us ugly guys need our beauty sleep.
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I've been reading quite a bit about her today and admiring her work SS.
The 3rd link you posted was where I got the 2nd part of the OP.
There was a short video of the her I tried to include but it's on CNN, heres the link,,,,video is on the right hand side.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/06/asia/domestic-worker-photographer/index.html
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I use IE 11 never seen a single ad on this site.
Never seen a 1024 pic blown out either.
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http://www.xyzacruzbacani.com/photos/hong-kong/
Hong Kong (CNN)Xyza Cruz Bacani has lived in Hong Kong for nine years and still doesn't feel like she belongs. But that changes every time she reaches for her camera.
Bacani, 27, is a migrant domestic worker or "helper" who moonlights as a photographer. She spends six days a week cooking, cleaning and babysitting for an affluent
Chinese family. On her day off, Bacani wanders around the city capturing black and white scenes.
"When I'm wearing my camera I'm not a helper anymore, I'm an ordinary girl." Bacani says.
"It's a way of protection because when you're a helper here, there is a kind of stereotyping that they do," referring to Hong Kongers.
Lately, Bacani has been documenting a group of women at Bethune House Migrant Women's Refuge, a shelter for abused migrant workers.
"When I see the girls, I talk to them, I absorb all their emotions and I can't really believe that some people can do that to other human beings," Bacani says.
"We're the same. We're migrant workers. But I have a boss that treats me with respect and like a human being but these people — they were treated badly."
Bacani dropped out of college in the Philippines to work as a maid when she was only 19 so her younger brother and sister could stay at school.
She began shooting street scenes four years ago, after asking her boss for a loan to buy a Nikon DSLR camera.
Bacani's outsider status helps her to capture the city differently. She often peers at her subjects through a glass window or mirror and plays with lighting to create
dramatic, melancholic contrasts.
She posts new images on Facebook or her blog almost daily. That's how she caught the attention of Filipino documentary photographer Rick Rocamora who introduced
her to a community of mentors. Soon after, doors began to open -- first, a profile in The New York Times' Lens blog, then a Fuji Film sponsorship and an exhibition at
the Philippines Consulate General in Hong Kong.
In December, Bacani walked into the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Hong Kong where her prints were hanging in 20 x 29 inch frames against a yellow, brick wall.
It's easy to see why Bacani gets mistaken for a tourist or just another 20-something visitor on the streets of Hong Kong. She sports a blue hoodie, braces and
side-swept bangs.
It's Bacani's second solo exhibit in a year but the first time she had seen her images enlarged. As she approached the back wall, Bacani couldn't quite hide the
thrill of seeing her photos displayed.
She pulled out her smartphone and snapped a picture of the gallery to send to her mom and dad.
Yesterday, Bacani’s life took a dramatic turn: she was announced as a recipient of the 2015 Human Rights Fellowship by the Magnum Foundation, a prestigious
scholarship that will give her the opportunity to study in an intensive, six-week-long program at New York University in NYC.
The experience will equip her in creating “effective visual stories with the aim of advancing Human Rights” in her home country.========
A stream of images from Hong Kong caught Rick Rocamora’s attention on Facebook: black and white street scenes, with dramatic light and compositions that
ranged from kinetic to serene. The fact that the photographer, Xyza Cruz Bacani, was from the Philippines — like Mr. Rocamora — intrigued him, though he was reluctant to contact her.
“I thought she was one of those children of rich Filipinos living in Hong Kong, and all she does is go out and make pictures,” he said.
Actually, Ms. Bacani was one step removed from that world: She is a domestic helper for a well-off family, who wanders the streets of Hong Kong taking pictures
in her spare time.
“I said, ‘God! She’s the modern Vivian Maier,’” Mr. Rocamora recalled.
Ms. Bacani dismisses the comparison, even if she, too, used to sneak her face into her compositions every now and then, as Ms. Maier used to do. But not anymore.
“When I discovered Vivian Maier, I stopped,” she said, noting the similarity in their job descriptions. “I want to be me. I want people to see my images and say,
‘Oh, that’s Xyza’s photo.’”
She lives in a large apartment in an affluent neighborhood on Hong Kong Island, where she works for an aging Chinese-Australian woman — the same woman
who gave Ms. Bacani’s mother a job nearly 20 years ago. One of her tasks is taking care of her boss’s seven grandchildren, who visit almost daily. Recently,
the old woman had her repaint the entire apartment. On more than one occasion, she has asked Ms. Bacani to take portraits of the grandchildren.
But Ms. Bacani’s story is different from that of many foreign domestic workers, or “helpers,” in Hong Kong, where the abuse of maids is common. Her boss pays
her for overtime. The extra cash goes toward cameras, lenses and film. And that, in turn, makes her doubly different from most other nannies.
Ms. Bacani, 27, grew up in Nueva Vizcaya, in the Philippines. Her mother’s employer, who wanted another live-in helper to care for her as she got older, paid for
her to study nursing. Ms. Bacani joined her mother and her boss in Hong Kong nearly nine years ago.
Her passion for photography blossomed while she was in college in the Philippines. But cameras, her mother told her, were a luxury. She couldn’t afford one until
a few years after she’d moved to Hong Kong, when she bought a Nikon D90 with money she borrowed from her boss. She fell in love with street photography.
“I just go down and I have subjects,” she said. “I have something to shoot.”
With camera in hand, the “glorified nanny” transforms into a “lone wolf” or “stray cat,” prowling the street. When she’s using her phone to shoot under-the-radar,
she’s a ninja, capturing scenes that emphasize light slicing through towering buildings before it hits the streets, shifting by the minute.
“When you see the light, you need to press the shutter,” she said. “Or else it’s gone.”
She photographs all over the city, from Mong Kok’s suffocating streets to quieter outlying islands, using her mood to determine her destination. Often, she waits
for the sun to set, seeking to take advantage of Hong Kong’s nighttime light, which sometimes turns one body into three shadows of varying shapes and sizes.
Fortunately, for a young woman like Ms. Bacani, Hong Kong’s streets are safer than many urban areas at night.
“It’s alive,” she said. “It doesn’t sleep at all. Everywhere you go, you can see people running around.”
Her friendship with Mr. Rocamora has helped Ms. Bacani, who can’t afford photo workshops — and who benefited from the confidence boost. “It’s a very good
feeling that somebody is interested in my works,” she said, “not just my mother or my boss.”
It also eases her sense of isolation. Although she speaks Cantonese, Ms. Bacani adopts her lone wolf persona in the midst of Hong Kong’s Chinese community,
where she does not feel welcomed. Nor does she have many close friends within the city’s Filipino community.
So she uses her images to speak to people.
“For me, photography is a universal language,” she said. “I’m a Filipino and I’m in a Chinese city, so it’s, like, the language of freedom and equality. Because with
photography, there’s no gender, there’s no age, there’s no social status, color or race. We speak one language. And nothing of those stereotypes exist.
“It’s a very powerful, silent, wordless type of communication. An image can speak to different people.”
Still, she wants to return to the Philippines to shoot.
“My photos are important for me,” she said of her street photography, “but I just want something that is close to my heart — something that can help another community.”
Ms. Bacani will have a bit of a homecoming in May 2015, as Mr. Rocamora plans to include her in a show at the University of the Philippines.
For now, she hopes to begin a project in Hong Kong, where she will document the abuse of domestic workers — a subject that has been covered by countless
photographers, including Mr. Rocamora and Gratiane de Moustier, whose photos were featured on Lens last year.
But Ms. Bacani has an in.
“I can relate to their stories,” she said. “Our job description is the same. It just happens that I’m luckier than them.”
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Story from the The Sport?
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Proof read the bull shit you type.
COPENHAGEN: -- An unknown radio signal, which may have come alien life or from a black hole, colliding neutron stars, has been picked up by astronomers live for the first time ever. Its origins remain mysterious.
None of this makes any sense.
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You could also opt for a Thumbs-Up grip if you shoot Fuji or Leica.
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Suggest you watch how pigs are slaughtered in Thailand SP as it's horrific and certainly less 'humane' than the way in which the unfortunate dog was dispatched.
That's why their pork is shit, and you cant get decent Ham, bacon or whatever cut of meat.
If someone could just educate them they could earn more money from the livestock, by learning the best way to kill a pig.
They know better though, farang eat from supermarket knows nothing in their minds.
Ham and bacon is cured, it's nothing to do with how it's slaughtered. Thai pork in the markets is IMHO very good and you can choose your own cut.
If a pig is stressed at time of death it secretes adrenaline and other neuro chemicals.
That leads to poor meat.
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Why do they make less of an effort to capture killers of people, tourists for example?
Just shows the level of respect they have for the farang, when an pursuing an animals killer becomes more important.
Why don't they just kidnap some Burmese or Laos immigrants and charge them with the murder?
Everyone knows a Thai person would never hurt a dog.
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Suggest you watch how pigs are slaughtered in Thailand SP as it's horrific and certainly less 'humane' than the way in which the unfortunate dog was dispatched.
That's why their pork is shit, and you cant get decent Ham, bacon or whatever cut of meat.
If someone could just educate them they could earn more money from the livestock, by learning the best way to kill a pig.
They know better though, farang eat from supermarket knows nothing in their minds.
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Just to add on...not really related to the original question but might be of interest.
Watch this http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04plfkb
People on the Mekong will have their lives changed forever...for the worse.
I wasn't a Sue Perkins fan ever and even so at the start of the series, but I began to like her.
The suits are that shit up for the unspoiled and happy people.
Just realised it's unavailable but a torrent search might find it.
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Not sure how the tours of the Mekong in Laos will go as there are a few major dams currently being built which would block your access.
If you like caves and nature Hang Son Doong or Hang En in Vietnam might be worth a look along with their surroundings.
The colourful mountains of Zhangye Danxia in Gansu province China.
Pulau Redang in Malaysia.
Lots of places all over eastern asia. If you pay my travel expenses, I will happily go and shoot the photos for you...how good a deal is that?
Get the pics while sat at home working or watching TV in front of a warm fire in the UK.
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If I'd have paid that price for a camera (D750) and it exhibited them problems I would look like the guy in your OP.
It's just not acceptable.
I wouldn't be surprised if many people who shoot (Nikon) DSLR's for a living switch to Canon, and as I believe most do shoot Canon or at least that was the case some years back.
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I read that earlier and did a brief search as if to buy one. Jessops are still selling them though, maybe other people are.
If they aren't all recalled then when they come back in stock allegedly fixed you wont know if your buying the fixed version or the problematic version.
If they are going to fix them they should relabel them to the D750F F for Fixed.
I'm not surprised they have done a recall TBH, they cant really afford not to do, if they want to continue making sales in the future. Too many blunders in the past.
I notice it doesn't happen on the bodies made in Japan though, maybe they need to jump ship from Thailand just to be safe.
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I couldn't upload the Jpeg.
So here's the link. http://petapixel.com/2014/12/15/chart-shows-badly-digital-camera-sales-getting-hammered-smartphones/
Apple or Nokia should not be included on this IMO as they don't specifically make photographic equipment.
Sony need to pull more lenses out the bag IMO.
Nothing new is being developed by most of the companies, they are all just playing out the megapixel/ISO war or other gimmick stuff.
I'd like to see other manufacturers adopt the, see as its being took live view for long exposures, which I believe the OMD-EM1 does.
Also firmware updates that add new features that are useful, like Fuji does and now Nikon are following suit but only for their full frame cameras D600 and above.
Whether the features they will provide are a gimmick or useful to people...I don't know.
Interesting times. I'd like to shoot medium format film if it was affordable.
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what's more annoying (maybe not the right word/sentiment) are those poster's who week in/week out, offer apparent superior knowledge without actually showing anything outstanding from their own portfolio.
Hmmm . . . makes you wonder, doesn't it ?
What's even worse is people you try to help, but they just ignore your efforts.
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^^^ That would work, straight to the point too, without any French loan words.
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Where's your photo?
if critique is what you want fine, otherwise this thread belongs in the pub forum.
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Are they your aluminium step ladders or did one of the builders leave them behind?
PS...I'm not taking the piss there, just wondered
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Good work!
Would be more impressive 1024px wide though. Ahh sorry I just clicked the link for larger version, I take that back.
How many shots for each photo and what lens you rockin?
What sort of head do you use?
Nodal ninja by any chance?
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David Hobby swears by his Fuji so much he has stopped travelling with his NIk's and only uses them for pro work.
I've also seen some other pro guy do portrait work with a Fuji and the results were impressive.
Looks like you might have to put your hand in your pocket and treat Mrs sunshine, she might treat you in return.
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Manhole
Chair back
Spot under bike seat
Yellow sign on bin/container
Cream pot-like image above egg containers
Upside down cup sign
Blue/Red no entry sign
Rider's hat.
Where do I collect my prize?
Just pop into Pook Swan Bar on Soi Buakhao anytime to claim it.
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Desktop indoor studio set up - help :)
in Photography Equipment and Tools
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Macro lens.
A light tent would be a good investment, either home made or you can buy collapsible ones like the EZ cube. (google will help there).
Seamless paper/plastic roll.
Coloured paper sheets.
A black gloss & a clear acrylic sheet.
Matt black card.
Snoot.
Zebra M flag.
Reflectors.
Thin fishing line.
Blu-Tac.
Powder free latex gloves.
Isopropanol.
Decent magnifying glass.
The list is endless, out of all the genres of photography I reckon product photography probably has the most options for home made cheats.
You could in theory light it with continuous bulbs, I don't see any need for high end gear, unless the client is going to be there when your shooting.
Could be done with 3 flashes/strobes IMO.
There's a ton of videos on jewellery photography out there, plenty of tips to be learnt from them.