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(...) I tried using thick white paper tape over my flash...and all I got was a blurry large glare spot where previously I'd been getting a crisp large glare spot. The problem is not so much in the quality of light as it is in the direction. If the (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Thanks! (...) I'm not sure yet, but that's a very good point. Give us some time and we'll try to find a solution for that. Once they're resolved, I believe we're going to send out a confirmation mail. I'm just not sure how we're handling (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish)
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If you don't have alternative flash solutions there's a trick, put a small piece a transparent (Scotch) tape over the flash lens, it acts as a little diffuser and cost ~$0.000001. Maybe even a smear of some vaseline on the flash lens would work (I'm (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Hi James - Let me assure you, you won't need to prove it. The issue has been mostly with separating fields for email addresses, in order to easily generate an email list (that's why we finally gave up on holding out to update only subscribers (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish)
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Tim, Thank you for the update. Let's hope you can get the first issue(s) out soon. James Wilson Lugnet member #1783 Dallas, TX Bricks Magazine Charter Subscriber (and I can provide the PayPal receipt, if your "database issues" require) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Ah, but that only works if you've got hand-held flashes. Not all cameras have that capability (I know mine doesn't). So, to be more accurate, never use the built-in flash to photograph LEGO bricks. If you can set up a flash source that's not (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Yeah, I'll second that. The GIMP rocks. John -- GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. (URL) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) ^^^^^^ Err, I mean a 48-bit image (16 bits per channel) (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Unless you know what you're doing. In which case: nothing beats flashes -- not even the sun.[1] --Todd [1] Yup, high-power strobe flashes are even brighter than the sun. Try making a 1/1000 second exposure at f/22 or f/32 from sunlight! And (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) I think that's changing. I've seen explicit aperture settings on $400 consumer-grade digital cameras. (...) Every digital camera has the capability to do multiple apertures -- the trick is coaxing the camera into doing what you want if there (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) That's if he wants the very closest spot to be in perfect focus. :-) If he can shoot with a small aperture, then he should be able to get as close as 1.8 ft -- or closer. It all depends where in the model the lens is focused. Also, just (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) I don't think that's quite correct. If your CCD or CMOS chip has greater than 8 bits of depth on each spectral band (most do), then an on-camera digital zoom should contain more information than a post-processed zoom. For example, suppose you (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) The GIMP is totally free and I think it should be useable for this kind of thing. (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Not that I'm aware of. Well, unless you want to use a trial version of regular software, but that will expire after a month, usually. (...) When I got my digital camera, I spent an entire Saturday and about 500 discarded shots figuring out (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Hi. I live in western Michigan. I also run a popular website. I can't afford to wait six months for a perfect day. I think I'll keep shooting indoors... ;P (...) I've got manually adjustable shutter speed (I think that's what it is, since it (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) I don't know exactly how much mine is, but it's somewhere close to 3 inches. Either way, the camera usually obstructs enough of the light to prevent the autofocus from kicking in well before the camera gets too close to focus. (...) Alright, (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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Thanks to all for your input! I can't retake my earlier photos of my capital ship but future posts should look alot better. I didn't anything about photography before this. Thanks again :-) (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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I've got the tripod and the extra light available. I'm stuck though on the software for modifying the photos. Any shareware out there? Nice picture by the way. That's how I want mine to look... Thanks for the insight. Wow, what a novice I am. I (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)
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Thank you, Tim and the folks at Brick Magazine, for this update. As with most members, I'm sure we are all well aware of delays, and will support you to overcome these obstacles. Will there be a way, once the database has been restored, to review (...) (22 years ago, 20-May-03, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) True, it's hard to get a perfect day, especially if you don't have time to take pictures while it's light out. It's also more difficult to set up a backdrop or the perfect view angle. I usually take my photos indoors too, but then again my (...) (22 years ago, 20-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)
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