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i have to question something and it has a huge impact on the images that you will produce. Have you calibrated the screen you use to view these images? The reason i ask is because i run a samsung 40" tv as my computer screen. I have access to some level of calibration equipment and have calibrated my screen as close to 6500k as it will produce at its current running age. This means that when watching films i am seeing the colours and tone the production team wants me to see as closely as my screen can replicate. If you are creating these images on an uncalibrated screen which was for instance low on Brightness then what may look to me like a well exposed image would to you look dark and gloomy. the three images you have just posted look on my screen as discribed: image 1: a good level of exposure, the blacks of the arches are just recognisable as being darker than the tyre with accents of sheen on the tyre. it looks to be a slightly overcast day but with reasonable light. the image has depth. image 2: this one looks a little high on brightness, slightly washy and feels over exposed (possibly the wrong termanology). I can now see more detail in the under arch and i can see all the tyre tred down to the floor but the tyres now look grey. The image has lost its depth. image 3: this image has some of the depth of the first image, less washyness than the second and feels more vibrant than both other images. it "pops" but has a tangable feel to it. the first feels the most comfortable to me, the third being the most involving. These observations may be completely altered if viewing on a screen with the same colour and brighnes/contrast values as yours and is always worth considering when editing images. What you see on your screen may not always be what others see on theirs!

im in agreement that the thing that disturbs me the most is the grade of weaponry being using in confined space. part of the issue comes from conflicting military tactics, the western world uses an armed force, the "dirty enemy" as a culture react to the western worlds invading force. So a vast majority of the "dirty enemy" forces are civilians turned aggressors. Blowing them up in the streets with high powered explosives in my opinion only encourages more civilians to be angry and become aggressors. simply my opinion but i have no better solution.

thats exactly what im after see when i got up each morning this was on average what i found, if it wasnt snowy then on the drive home obviously im coming from a mid engined rwd scenario and previously drove a small engined fwd estate, again with no issue. Maybe driving like a granddad has its perks!

i was mystified by comments earlier this year on other forums about not being able to drive because the car has terrible handling in the snow. I drove all last winter regardless of the weather if i needed to. A couple of times i drove to work on light icy roads that had thawed by 10 only to leave work at 5 to find my car under 5" of snow. All i got at work was "your not driving your car in that are you? You'll crash!" and although at times i knew there was less traction and an increased risk of incident, not once did i have an issue. I chose my route to avoid sharp elivation changes, I drove slowly and made considered movements with no attempts to sharply change momentum or direction and all was fine. My brother however wrote off his awd impreza estate and a few people had time off work for "accidents" but i prefer to call them 'incidents'. Now im interested to get others opinions of winter driving, whether the car really does make such a dramatic difference on wintery roads or whether driving sencibly to the conditions is sufficient to reduce most risk to an absolute minimum

haha, i knew it would, thats why i said i would keep quiet.....but noooo, you had to ask me! if you pause the video and go to 0:56 note that the man has his hand behind the lady, who is inside the hoop. he pulls something as he steps away. press play and watch as her outfit drops from her shoulders, exposing the other costume beneath. it continues to unroll behind the veil of the hoop she is holding and finally unravels into place as the base of her new skirt even before she drops the hoop. there are some things that are beyond simple but effective slight of hand. far beyond any of our ability to break them down. but anyone who can perform a slight of hand act like this as well as they have in the video you posted deserves acclaim. they are exceptional performers!

Sir Tony

if i were that cheeky as a cyclist i would expect it......but unfortunatly its typically disrespect in the other direction

because they are classed as "quadricycles" they dont have the whole structural and maintenance tests that a vehical classed as a car has to adhear to. I dare say if the woman had been riding a quad-bike with no helmet she would have suffered something quite simular. just because it has a roof and doors does not mean it has structural strength

notice the slightly akward shoulders on the ladys dress, they dont quite move the same as her body...thats because its a fake neck line attached to an "over dress" which might both be reversable and obviously removable. This unfortunatly leaves only a few costume changes before she runs out of outfits, but with the clever use of visual diversion they swap the lead lady, who can now have a couple more outfits in the same manner, or as they raise a consealing hoop up over her she can take the next costume from inside the prop. remembering that the costumes although looking inticate wont be traditionally fitting items it is managable to achieve this. But their slight of hand and stage presence is absolutely exceptional.

i'll keep quiet for a while

hes scary funny in "white chicks" s**t but funny film

.....i hate trusing others with my carand this is why!

i think there might be a conflict in conversation here. I take my photos "as i see them" in so much as i try to capture a moment, colours, shade and light as i saw it. this i think is what Tony may be suggesting. But my subject matter and my photo ethic are very different from the next persons, i dont do any photo editing at all, what you see in my photos is what i took at the time. This appeals to some people and is seen as fussy to others. However there are photographers who have an equal and opposite view to their own photography and methods appropriate to achieve the images the wish to capture or create. Simply a different ethic. i happen to enjoy viewing HDR images as they feel different from those i take, however i have no interest in taking them myself. What my camera captures will never be what quite what i see. What i see is only a fraction of the available visual spectrum, my eyes recieve what they can in the way they do and my brain processes it in the way it does, so its no wonder we all have very different opinions on what a "real" image may be

nah its alright, only needs a bit of mastic sticking on it.

thats awsome, i know exactly what you mean! Although i would say mine is a little different from yours. I use to get told i was easily distracted as a child, but as ive got older i find it was more a case of not seeing the world quite the same way as my peers. I couldnt help but touch textures or move a couple of steps so that i could see shapes aligning, i always "felt" the lines in the things i saw. Now im older, i can feel the textures in images i see and take a lot of photos of the shapes and textures that make me feel differently. Most people think its strange, but can kind of understand. Just a different perspective on the world i guess!

its funny you say that, because when thumbing through my photos i find the better ones have either strong perspective angles, triangles or straight partitions like "the wye" which was mentioned earlier. ive started to find myself deliberatly taking photos of things that i see these attributes in, more and more. but strangely its how i actually see things, angles catch my attention or little things that people forget, but when they see it in a photo it rebuilds the moment for them. strange what we see in images!

sounds like a very good investment!

perspective can always make things look bigger

thank you both, whats there is some of the ones i like so hopefuly what i see or feel when i take them can come through. I think Sagitar is probably the greatest example i know of somone who understands the vast scope photography covers. Modest in his photography dispite its calibre because he appreciates how much further there is still to go. Im still only at the crawling stage, i think its going to be a long time before i can walk!

i think he meant this on Please wait a few moments for Video to Load!

Im quite an intraverted person when it comes to my interests. One example is my photography, i always kept it to myself. Before joining this site i had never really shown anybody a photo i had taken. But joining in the chats on here and getting some very kind feedback and from a couple of friends, i finally got my self together and have started collecting some together on Flicker. so if your interested, please drop by from time to time and see how im progessing on from your encouragment http://www.flickr.com/photos/17659615@N02

which would mean you were always doing less that the speedo says.....which is good if you stick to the speedo speed limit ;-) but it will clock up more milage when there isnt any

it never fails to impress me just how daring rally drivers are, it borders on the wreckless but has just enough refinement to be managed. he is driving rediculously fast! i have never watched a video that has had me feel so much tension as this one, but it shows just how much goes on in the cabin and the need for a strong bond between driver and co-driver Please wait a few moments for Video to Load!

this was abroad if i remember correctly and it was some time ago. The fact that the driver was thrown from the car in the first place shows that the car didnt necceserily comply with what would be regulation over here. but you are all quite right, first thing is to ensure a safe evacuation of the driver, then deal with reducing any further danger

theres something about mechanics that makes me feel good. When everything comes together and you can feel the perfect balance creeping in. sorry just having a moment!