<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/dirtyfrankd" class="quote" target="_blank">dirtyfrankd</a> (<a href="#52" class="quote">Reply 52</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Exactly...
Jump to postTry this simple method and post some results when you can. On an average sunny day, put your camera in Av mode and set the aperture to f/8. Keep the ISO at 100 and let the camera meter the light and determine the shutter speed automatically. The shutter speed may change between 1/250 to 1/800 depend...
Jump to postAnyone interested in the re-captcha process should look at this video on TED. The inventor talks about massive online collaboration to digitize books and his new plan to translate Wikipedia into multiple languages for free. I found it interesting. <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/luis_von_ahn_massi...
Jump to postNot nearly enough exposure: <br/><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/photo/USA---Navy/Boeing-EA-18G-Growler/2030659/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/photo/USA---Navy/Boeing-EA-18G-Growler/2030659/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br/><img src="/...
Jump to postThat better be your fiance or your fiance better not read this website Ron!
-Matt
Just gotta say, that is a fantastic shot. Hope to see it on Anet.
-Matt
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Speedbird2025" class="quote" target="_blank">Speedbird2025</a> (<a href="#121" class="quote">Reply 121</a>):<br/><i>Wish folks would address iss...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PanAm_DC10" class="quote" target="_blank">PanAm_DC10</a> (<a href="#113" class="quote">Reply 113</a>):<br/><i>In no way did we mean to offend yo...
Jump to postI am in agreement about not linking shots within the first 24 hours. I just got screwed by one today - who knows if either shot would have made the top five without social networking, but there is a good chance that the linked shot will make the top 5 and might keep mine out of top five contention w...
Jump to postI actually got a border rejection last week and it looked exactly like the border around the <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> 757 shot. I had never seen a border like the 1 pixel line that sits on the edge of the frame in parts of the image. I have no idea how it happened bec...
Jump to postWe should say thank you for the awesome shot! Great stuff! <br/><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/photo/Australia---Air/McDonnell-Douglas-F-A-18A/1878728/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/photo/Australia---Air/McDonnell-Douglas-F-A-18A/187872...
Jump to postIvan,
Can't help you with the double, but the 4 ship has too much contrast. There is loss of detail (too dark) on the bottom of the helicopters.
-Matt
Interesting update. Although screening time has been consistent and fairly quick, I hope this experiment works out well.
-Matt
From what I have seen around the country personally and in this thread, I still think it is <acronym title="Burbank (/ Glendale / Pasadena) - Bob Hope (Lockheed Air Terminal) (BUR / KBUR), USA - California">BUR</acronym> (either landing on 8, or departing on 26 during reverse ops). You could literal...
Jump to postThe dust spot is circled. Clone it out and you should be ok.
http://img703.imageshack.us/f/20110217h12972088392927.jpg/
-Matt
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Silver1SWA" class="quote" target="_blank">Silver1SWA</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>Was this taken in San Diego last weeke...
Jump to postThanks for all the responses guys. I have not experience noise at ISO100 like what I see in the original posted above. Using the equalizing tool it already seems like there was a fair amount of noise and then cropping accentuated it. I don't believe I have ever had the need to use noise reduction at...
Jump to postGot this one rejected today for grain. The personal said it was in the sky. I am more curious about what went wrong. <a href="http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/rejections/big/20110216_n1297101085.433mattw-11-10-10-165627-6047.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/rejecti...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Sketty222" class="quote" target="_blank">Sketty222</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>What is the going rate for photo'...
Jump to postHere is a link of my photos from the day. It was a lot of fun to attend.
http://www.matthewwallmanphotography...lated/Centennial-of-Naval-Aviation
Enjoy!
-Matt
Ron, I looked at the sites you linked and I could not believe the prices on some of those backpacks! Here is a link to what I purchased for $45 at Macy's. <a href="http://www.highsierrasport.com/product?number=5462&lang=en" target="_blank">http://www.highsierrasport.com/product?number=5462&l...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/McG1967" class="quote" target="_blank">McG1967</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>I really can't see there being space in th...
Jump to postVery slight jaggies on the cheatlines by the nose (probably not even enough for an oversharp rejection), otherwise it looks good to me.
-Matt
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/474218" class="quote" target="_blank">474218</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Are you really seri...
Jump to postDo you really think it is such a limited scope? Just because it says 'Environmental' doesn't mean they are talking about tree huggers. Having a large fleet deployed to either El Centro or Lemoore can effect the overall environment in terms of traffic from base personnel, noise, pollution, hazardous ...
Jump to postThe decision really comes down to whether or not you need 300mm-400mm. I had the older 50-500 from Sigma, and it wasn't anywhere close to the 100-400 in terms of overall picture quality. I'm not sure how much better the new version is, but it has a 10x zoom range which means some quality will be sac...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/cpd" class="quote" target="_blank">cpd</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>Not that I can prove it however, so you'll just have...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/cpd" class="quote" target="_blank">cpd</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i> That gets annoying quickly.</i></font></td></tr></t...
Jump to postI have not had a problem carrying a tripod in luggage that was carried on. <acronym title="Taipei - Sung Shan (TSA / RCSS), Taiwan">TSA</acronym> is (or should be) pretty much the same in U.S. airports. I have read on photography forums though that people have had problems because some <acronym titl...
Jump to postRead the manual first off (maybe multiple times), there is no better advice than that. Second learn how shutter speed, aperture, and ISO all relate with each other.
-Matt
Chris is correct about the magnification tricking your eyes. I went from the 40D to 7D and found the files to be not as clean, however, once I was used to the magnification, the files looked a lot better in comparison.
-Matt
Common has nothing to do with location. It only means that the standards for acceptance will be higher overall compared to a new aircraft in the database. The original is too sharp in the areas mentioned (lots of jagged edges), but the new edit seems soft. What type of sharpening do you use, and how...
Jump to postI took a quick look at #1 in Photoshop. For side on shots I generally crop with the center point close to the windows. Obviously it depends on the angle, height, framing etc, but for your 3 pictures here I think that rule of thumb works well. Here is an example with the red dot being your current ce...
Jump to postI have not read complaints about the issues you encountered with your copy. And personally I am very happy with mine. If you find it to be bad I would exchange it immediately. Here is a 100% crop (105mm, f/5.6, 1/3200) on a very fast mover, along with the accepted photo. I am curious to see some of ...
Jump to postIt is rare to have <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> operations to the east. It usually happens in inclement weather, and very rarely can happen in good weather. The wind comes off the ocean about 95% of the time. I looked at the forecast for t...
Jump to postThis one in particular really stood out when I thought about the shots from 2010. <br/><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/photo/USA---Air/Lockheed-Martin-F-22A/1823392/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/photo/USA---Air/Lockheed-Martin-F-22A/182...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/flightkid9" class="quote" target="_blank">flightkid9</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>what version of photoshop did you us...
Jump to postThe shots are actually not that bad. Here is a quick edit of the Southwest shot with noise reduction, some color correction, and light sharpening. I don't know if it would pass for Anet, but it looks a lot better than it did, but only because the original was sharp, level, and framed correctly. <a h...
Jump to post<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="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>The 40D is still a mean camera, and will pro...
Jump to postThanks guys. Dana, I had never seen the shot you mentioned, but I am assuming it is this one from what you described. And here I was thinking I had an original. I guess you can never think that in this day and age. <br/><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="...
Jump to postHad this rejected for rejected for a 2nd time, for motive and contrast. Am I to assume the motive is because the Screeners view it as an unwarranted black and white? The personal message stated "was rejected for motive and contrast. You have re-uploaded without changing the motive." <a href="http://...
Jump to postI think the re-crop looks good. It is still a dramatic photo with some of the snow cut off. Good luck with it!
-Matt
Here is a crop that still keeps the snow but closes the distance. It also cuts off the funky bottom portion. <a href="http://www.airliners.net/uf/8116/php51UyXH.jpeg" target="_blank"/><a href="http://www.airliners.net/uf/8116/php51UyXH.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.airliners.net/uf/8116...
Jump to postNo. We have all gotten his large file requests for 777's. It really gets old after a while.
-Matt
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/unattendedbag" class="quote" target="_blank">unattendedbag</a> (<a href="#25" class="quote">Reply 25</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> I a...
Jump to postSorry Chris, I really don't want to hijack this thread, so this will be my last reply. Nicholas, if you'd like to discuss further, please <acronym title="Tropic Air (Belize)">PM</acronym> me. <acronym title="Aer Arann Express (Ireland)">RE</acronym>: Oneworld, they treat it like an airline, for sear...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/NZ107" class="quote" target="_blank">NZ107</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>It's not until you see this bird in real life th...
Jump to postJust a few comments on your photo and thoughts... 1) Category - You can debate it all you want, but it is what the editors decided. Compared to all the other 747s Qantas owns, this aircraft has special decals that cover a good portion of the fuselage, which distinguish the aircraft. 2) The size at w...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/megatop412" class="quote" target="_blank">megatop412</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>Out of curiosity, is there a reason th...
Jump to postA layer is exactly what I would do. Sharpening the same amount would be find, just use the eraser at maybe 10% and go over the cheatlines until the jaggies are gone.
-Matt