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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 07:30 AM
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I love my nikon sb-26's!
Old Jun 23, 2010 | 01:03 PM
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i love my sb600!
Old Jun 23, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Luc1f3r
any recommendations on forums with good classified sections. looking for mostly nikon gear but some generic stuff too.
photography-on-the.net
Old Jun 23, 2010 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by mrhat
photography-on-the.net
That site is mostly for Canon. I don't think he will find a lot of Nikon Gear in there however they do post them there from time to time.
Old Jun 23, 2010 | 06:05 PM
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oh my bad, didn't see he was nikon! sorry!
Old Jun 23, 2010 | 09:19 PM
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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Anyone see the new Flickr photo page layout? I like it a lot better they should have done this a long time ago.
Old Jun 23, 2010 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon
Anyone see the new Flickr photo page layout? I like it a lot better they should have done this a long time ago.
What are the differences? One thing I wish they would change is letting u choose multiple images to post all at one time in an IMG tag instead of one at a time.
Old Jun 23, 2010 | 10:24 PM
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You have to opt in here: http://www.flickr.com/help/general/#1567038

The page is wider and now the default size is 640px instead of 500px. It's simplified and the image data is higher up. They also added a built in "view on black" feature. I wish they'd just let you change the color of your page background. And yeah a tag generator would be great.
Old Jun 23, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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I was just about to post about it. Looks great! I really like the change.
Old Jun 24, 2010 | 01:26 AM
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Can I get some critque on these photos, please?

1.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/big_hindu/4728531525/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/big_hindu/4728531537/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/big_hindu/4728531539/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/big_hindu/4728531551/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/big_hindu/
Old Jun 24, 2010 | 01:33 AM
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#3 has the best composition and color.
Old Jun 24, 2010 | 02:40 AM
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No expert but I like your DOF.

My first time using photoshop and trying to learn post processing and removing trash cans. Ill have to pick up a book or something. ya'll using photoshop or lightroom?



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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 02:49 AM
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My personal fav's are 1 and 3. The wind and sun were very harsh to me. I took a billion shots and and like these four but am not totally happy. Anything i could have done better?
Old Jun 24, 2010 | 02:59 AM
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Try shooting later in the day. Midday sun is almost always terrible to shoot in. Like I said composition is good on 3. You could maybe experiment with processing to spice the photo up being that it's just a flower.
Old Jun 24, 2010 | 03:20 AM
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The whole hike was impromtu, lol. I knew the harsh sun was going to suck, but I just went with it.

Thanks for the tips Jon.
Old Jun 24, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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my friend is buying my XSI off me to replace his girlfriend's XSI that he dropped and doesn't want her to know about, Should I look into a 40D or 50D or step up to a 7D or an older 5d? the 7d and above 1k would be somewhat pushing my budget. Video isn't that important but would be nice. Really leaning towards getting a 7D and finding a payment plan through B&H or equivalent and paying it back in 4 months when I am back from being underway. I was saving funds for a nice mid range L lens so Im not shooting a 7D(was saving for) with an xsi kit lens.
Old Jun 24, 2010 | 06:54 PM
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/big_hindu/4728950277/

Old Jun 24, 2010 | 07:05 PM
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http://zachbreauxphoto.wordpress.com...ft-event-2010/
Old Jun 24, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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Was the video shot with your 5D? If so maybe you can explain something to me. When you're shooting video is all the focusing done manually?

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