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You use the full resolution then. What (on average) values do you use for sharpening? At 1600px wide, and image on the Retina display barely takes up half the screen. As such it appears sharp (perfectly sharp in fact) without any sharpening. How do you gauge it for viewing on a pc for example? Not e...

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Macbook Pro Sharpening.

Hi all. Haven't been on the forums for what seems years. Would very much like to hear from anyone that uses a MBP/Retina for editing of aviation images. Main issue (only issue tbh) is sharpening. As the screen resolution is so much better than the previous Satellite I had, when it comes to sharpenin...

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RE: Were You Ever In Danger While Shooting An Anet Pic

He kept this very low on the climb out. I got an email after I uploaded this from the pilot telling me why. There was a flock of birds where he was to climb out and he decided to duck under them. <br/><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/photo/Aviajet-(Isl...

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RE: Etihad Airways New Livery Sneak Preview

I personally like it. Reminds me a bit of BA's Bauhaus Utopia fin.
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RE: Commercial Opportunity For All Photographers

Please add me as well Victor. I can cover Sweden for the most part.
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RE: A Better Understanding Of The 'centre' Rule

Some good points there (Paul). But to put it bluntly I feel both your comments and those of Colin, will only fall on deaf ears. Very true what you say, that what's to offend by its inclusion? I'd go a step further and can see it being quite a view puller, should it be added. But the sad thing here a...

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RE: A Better Understanding Of The 'centre' Rule

Been a while since I viewed the boards so forgive me for including a question re a rejection I received a long time ago. Would the image below be acceptable today? Thanks. <table border="0" width="102" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a href="/uf/view.file?id=8183&filename=phpfm6TQ9.jpeg...

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RE: Issues Of Colour

No offence to your good self Paul, or anyone else for that matter; but when we're discussing acceptance criteria such as this then the fun for me has really gone in this hobby!! So very petty, it's unreal! A website, read this one if you like, is basically governing how we shoot. Sure, we as photogs...

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RE: New Fence Going Up At LHR

They are, indeed, fold away. Telescopic was the word that first came to my head and was wrong. They are very sturdy however, I don't believe they are available anymore. I can't remember the name of the company that produced them either...
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RE: New Fence Going Up At LHR

There used to be a great supplier of telescopic ladders/steps. They reduced to the size of a bagged tripod. The legs even folded together, not like the ones available today where only the steps fold down to the bottom.
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RE: New Fence Going Up At LHR

Just get a taller ladder. Simple.
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RE: Best Airports To Photograph Classic Airliners

Maybe not on your list but you'll still get a ton of prop commuters and stored classics at Stockholm ARN. SF340/2000, ATP, J31/2 from various airlines in large numbers. A few SE210s and DC-8s stored and quite visible.
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RE: Good Bye, Michel Gilliand

Oh man. I really can't believe it! What a fabulous chap!!!!! Stunning library of amazing photos!
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RE: Screening Criteria Changes

I'm not so eager to add images or be part of the forums anymore. But this may just make me return to both! Thanks!
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RE: Canon 200-400

Why did they go from 200 and not 100mm? A 100-560 would have been more suitably priced at those stated figures! 12 grand! That's just crazy...
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RE: Film Or Digital?

Here's a point I think most of us have said once in our digi lifetimes; I wish I had my digital back then...!
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RE: Ryanair Loses Ash Cloud Legal Battle Must Pay Out

iirc, being an affected pax at the time, I was able (freely, might I add) to change my date of departure and that was that. The only issue I've ever had was when we got snowed in a couple of years ago at <acronym title="London - Stansted (STN / EGSS), United Kingdom">STN</acronym> one night and <acr...

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RE: Thanks For 10 Million Views!

Well done my friend!! Well done!!
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RE: Question On London Airport Departure Routes

DET1J/K are Detling not Detford.
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RE: Canon Vs. Nikon

NB Karl, they're all in decent light.
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RE: Guess What Color BA's 787 Engine Nacelles Will Be?

There is. You can flat it. With that I mean you can sand it slightly with fine paper and polish it up. It takes a little time which in turn means money. Is it worth it, I don't know? I guess the labour costs would be over looked if the company image was to be upheld through painting the nacelles. Sp...

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RE: Guess What Color BA's 787 Engine Nacelles Will Be?

So with that in mind, Boeing have created the perfect join between the nacelle and inlet lip? If that's flusher than a layer of paint that's some statement. Or does the inlet lip protrude slightly higher than the nacelle? If that was the case then surely paint could be applied to bring it up to the ...

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RE: Guess What Color BA's 787 Engine Nacelles Will Be?

I need some help understanding this. I'm a painter, I know how much I can put on, what volumne and weight it is. I also know we have single coat coverage now, ie weight is down to a bare minimum. The thing I'm not really following is this laminar flow issue; (I also fly privately so I know what it i...

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RE: Guess What Color BA's 787 Engine Nacelles Will Be?

A pearl is an effect coat, which serves no purpose whatsoever on the BA fleet. What a waste of money and effort!
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RE: Guess What Color BA's 787 Engine Nacelles Will Be?

Paint is measured in microns. It's not anywhere nearly as thick as people make out. Weight and thickness with varying colours wouldn't pose a problem afaik. As to the problem with the laminar/turbulent flow, I'm not sure that would cause half as many problems as it would've had it been a wing. Spence

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RE: Guess What Color BA's 787 Engine Nacelles Will Be?

Why can't they be painted?
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RE: What Aircraft Flew RYR7122?

Have a look for the reg plate on the dashboard on one of your flight deck shots.
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RE: Greatest Chance To Get An Active DC-8 In Europe?

That was at <acronym title="London - Stansted (STN / EGSS), United Kingdom">STN</acronym> 3 wks ago as well. (Along with An <acronym title="SATA Air Azores (Portugal)">SP</acronym> and B744 of Oman, both regulars). Then last week a nice <acronym title="Ansett Australia">AN</acronym>-12. <acronym tit...

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RE: Certain Airline Schemes That Can Fool Auto-focus

The only reason I could see anything "fooling" the AF would be the focus point not looking onto detail.
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RE: Painting Process Of A WN 737?

With the new paints now only one coat of base is required, on top of the primer. No more 2 or 3 coats nowadays, everything is cromate free, waterborne, easy to apply. If you're using older materials then yes several coats may well be required. So long as there's a uniform coloured surface underneath...

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RE: Painting Process Of A WN 737?

It's all down to money as you say. I personally wouldn't like to apply a base coat without a primer; the whole idea of a primer is for better adhesion and a longer life for the base coat / top coat. As a rule aluminium requires an etch primer, normally a high solid yellow as I tried to describe abov...

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RE: Painting Process Of A WN 737?

Temp is definitely a factor; it just won't work in too cold a climate.
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RE: Painting Process Of A WN 737?

Hi MEL. IMO the original paint has the best finish. It all depends on the prep work done at the end of the day.
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RE: Disappointing Screening Call

Cary; firstly, I hope you received my mail regarding the posting of this thread. However, and correct me if I'm wrong, I don't believe you've understood what I meant here, probably due in part to my bad explanation. I never really questioned why yours was accepted Cary. I included yours just in dire...

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RE: Disappointing Screening Call

Fine. But Dana, maybe I have missed something, a rule perhaps, that states pictures of pilots working is rejectable on said merits? This is an aviation website after all, and if a pilot working isn't considered (possibly) the number one thing people think of or maybe even want to see, when they thin...

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RE: Disappointing Screening Call

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/dlowwa" class="quote" target="_blank">dlowwa</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Are you really that impatient to get a respons...

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RE: Disappointing Screening Call

85 views and not a single thought? Hmmm...

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Disappointing Screening Call

I'd like you to compare two images below, because that's exactly what I've just done after receiving an appeal rejection and seeing a similar photo be accepted. <acronym title="Sterling European Airlines (Denmark)">NB</acronym>, I like the other photo, but my image was rejected due to the pilot OBSC...

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RE: Why No DSLRs With Built-In Lenses?

I would imagine at 1000 it's pretty much useless, even for landscapes should you want to zoom in that much!
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RE: Why No DSLRs With Built-In Lenses?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SmithAir747" class="quote" target="_blank">SmithAir747</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>How about a supergiant 100X, sometim...

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RE: Canon's New 400/2.8II..simply Staggering.

Outstanding Dal! Saw your preview earlier on FB but I gotta say these pics are mind blowing!
I'm really considering the 400 now!
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RE: Which Camera&lens Is Good To Use Near Eham

Good luck Bart and just keep trying mate!!! Practice practice practice. That's the only way! You've got the results directly in front of you so just go from that!!!
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RE: Which Camera&lens Is Good To Use Near Eham

As for focal length it seems you've got it covered! Quality wise I'm not sure as I don't shoot Nikon. You're a beginner so I wouldn't go out buying more eqpt just yet. If you're experiencing bad photos as you put it, try going out when the weather is nice. Choose a blue sky day, the light is perfect...

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RE: Daylight Cockpit Photography

I use a similar method as stated above. I meter the sky directly in front by either getting closer to the windscreen or zooming in to it, depending on which lens I have on. This is done in Av mode, set around f8 - f11. The aperture depends on what I want and really how big the flightdeck is and wher...

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RE: London Heathrow Spotting Tips Please?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jaktrax" class="quote" target="_blank">jaktrax</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>Another I'd like to try is the crash gate wh...

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RE: Recent Photo That Made You Go Wow - Part 14

That Thai one is outstanding!!!! Not often I say to myself I'd like to copy someone's work, but this is one of those times!!!!
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