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- Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
- Topic: Is change on the way?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1415
The point abut a computer monitor versus a TV though is a conventional computer monitor, whatever its size, tends to be viewed from close-up, not from across the room since generally they are desk mounted and only the width of the desk away. I have to use glasses to view my 24" computer monitor, bei...
- Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:04 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Removing a stuck objective
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4252
A wide rubber band is also supposed to give extra grip in turning stuck objects. It depends whether the thread is internal or external for the following method. If it is an internal male thread on the lens try putting an ice cube on the metal barrel of the lens to differentially shrink it from the m...
- Sun Oct 17, 2010 4:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
- Topic: Most Important Windows Security Patch Ever?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2760
I would have thought the first line of defence in protecting citizens computers was through some form of effective filtering at your ISP, since everything we receive comes via them? "Head em off at the pass" in effect as this bottleneck is where all viruses and malware have to pass through before th...
- Sun Oct 17, 2010 3:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
- Topic: Is change on the way?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1415
Is change on the way?
I was looking up OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) TV, predicted to replace both plasma and existing LCD technology, and it struck me this technology is also going to migrate to computer monitors. Will Web posting photographers in future therefore have to modify their image posting sizes and proce...
- Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:44 am
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Candy Corn vine flower
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2302
Humming birds are usually attracted to what are often termed "parrot coloured flowers:- "Attraction mechanisms are those such as copious nectar and vivid floral display that attract birds to flowers. The floral display may be just red or orange, or a combination of contrasting colours, including ora...
- Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:23 am
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Shieldbug bubble blowing
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4609
It may be a way of getting rid of excessive water from the sap it sucks. Note in the following link the sap the spittlebug ingests is 99% water:- http://homepage.mac.com/keithmjohnson/soapbubbler.com/page16/page21/files/Animal%20Bubbles.pdf Honeydew was probably originally the way aphids got rid of ...
- Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:03 am
- Forum: Beginners Macro
- Topic: 160mm distance
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3027
- Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:09 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Echinocereus knippelianus
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1036
- Fri Oct 15, 2010 1:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
- Topic: Is it a plant or an animal?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 780
- Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:48 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Spirals
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4518
As we are not supposed to put pictures on others threads, I illustrate what I meant with a plant on a black background here Brian.
http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... 9501#69501
DaveW
http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... 9501#69501
DaveW
- Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:46 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Echinocereus knippelianus
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1036
Echinocereus knippelianus
I try and avoid posting other than a very occasional cactus picture since they are not of general interest. But I said to Brian Valentine in his stereo series that using a black background alone often produced a 3D effect of the subject popping out from the background like this Echinocereus knippeli...
- Fri Oct 15, 2010 4:21 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Spirals
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4518
- Fri Oct 15, 2010 4:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
- Topic: A Grey Area For Insects, Or Is It To Be A Purple Patch?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1434
It was also on BBC Radio this morning. The public largely regard turbines on land in the UK as an eyesore, so I cannot see them allowing them to be painted in more conspicuous colours, but rather camouflaged with something that blends in with the sky like blue and white patches. However evolution wi...
- Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:04 pm
- Forum: Beginners Macro
- Topic: Video on shooting macro in the field
- Replies: 11
- Views: 23940
- Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:54 am
- Forum: Beginners Macro
- Topic: Video on shooting macro in the field
- Replies: 11
- Views: 23940
Video on shooting macro in the field
Found this interesting little video whilst browsing the Web:-
http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=82700
DaveW
http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=82700
DaveW