A brief guide to taking digital pictures.

[digital_blue]

Cylinder is a MIWA cam lock. I sent you a PM with a link to the thread I've got going in the advanced forums about it. The key is from a Sargent Keso cam lock, and I am told that the reason for the large number of dimples appears to be because of a positional master key system.

db

[vector40]

O_O Positional master key?

[Gangerli]

Hi, I really dont want to talk about offtopic subjects, but you should see this one..its about "taking pictures" after all

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/3593/dscf00440sy.jpg

This place is in Hungary, in the city of Pecs. LEgend sais that if you and your lover lock a padlock here and throw the key, the love will last for eternity : )

Imagine yourself opening all the locks and irrealistically many hungarian guys getting slapped by their girlfriends - out of the blue, in the middle of a night-session : )

[Gangerli]

by the way, you can post this picture anywhere else in case you like it.

[Chrispy]

Imagine yourself opening all the locks and irrealistically many hungarian guys getting slapped by their girlfriends - out of the blue, in the middle of a night-session : )

Classic!

[Illegal Inc.]

The use of a tripod is most important if you zoom to a tele end of the lens. The longer the lens the more movement that will show up. So if you have a tripod use it, cause it will help alot.

Yes, I am a pro photographer. 14 years and about 280 weddings. Lockpicking is more fun sometimes.

[vector40]

Wow... and I thought two wives was a handful.

[pickin]

Heres a quick and cheap macro idea for those of you out there with out a macro setup on your cameras.

It is as simple as using a magnifying glass between your camera and the item to be photographed.

Easy cheap method.

[ablazia]

If you have "portrait" option on your digital cam, you can still zoom in very well (stablize the camera via tripod or use your bones to make a tripod) and it will take a good photo with "reduced" flash which turns out much better and usually needs no tinkering afterward. As general info, if you take 20 photos and come out with 5 good ones that show the things you are trying to show, you're doing pretty ok. Once you upload the photos onto your pc, just delete the ones that are blurry or indistinct and save the ones that have what you want. Using the portrait reduced flash saves a lot of lighting troubles though.

[Shrub]

If your doing close up and getting flash on your shiney things you can use some of that misted tape over the flash, it still works but just cuts a little of the glare out.

[SEVEN]

Wish to post pictures but ignorant of whole topic.Could anyone advise on half decent camera to get me started.

[SEVEN]

Just found out I can use my phone please ignore last.

[th516]

Here are a few tips I have found usefull over the years.:

Turning off the flash and using other light sources will help the flash burnout that occurs at close ranges. The image can be lightened later in Photoshop or whatever tool you use.

Whenever possible use a tripod or brace the camera against something solid.

If the camera must be hand held, use the self timer. It will help eliminate the vibration from pushing the shutter. Also using burst (multiple picture) mode will have a similar effect the first picture may be shakey but the second will most likely be more clear. (this is esp true for SLR type cameras)

(Advanced Tip) I've gone as far as directing the camera flash up (don't cover it completely, just direct it away from the front of the camera) with tape and cardbord and then using a remote flash attached to a flash activated slave device. The camera's flash will trigger the slave flash thereby illuminating the subject. The slave flash can be placed at different angles to cut the glare or create different lighting/shadow effects.

This takes some work to get it right but the results can be dramatic.

[Krypos]

wait. DB. are you using a MAC? cuz if you are i think you should be demoted to moderator again. then you get a new compputer and move your way back up.

but really. a MAC? boo!


if im wrong, and the photoshop you have just looks MACish, then i apologize.

[illusion]

wait. DB. are you using a MAC? cuz if you are i think you should be demoted to moderator again. then you get a new compputer and move your way back up.

but really. a MAC? boo!


if im wrong, and the photoshop you have just looks MACish, then i apologize.

WTF?!?!

OK, so maybe you're talking about using Linux, Unix... Then OK, cos those are pretty decent.

I hope to all that is holy you are not talking about Microshite-Windows!!!
After spending countless hours fixing problems caused by this P.O.S operating system I can say that I'd get a Mac without hesitation if I could afford it. Windows is pure crap, I'm sorry, but I never had any problems with my Mac I had before untill it actualy from about 8ft lol. For the past year and a bit I have had a Window$ 80><012 and hated since I got it.

Anybody who actualy defends Microsoft over Macs... is either one of the following:
1: An ignorant fool who has never used a Mac properly, and just regurgitates crud they hear elsewhere.
2: A power user who likes to build their own computers from scratch, and simply must have every part in their syystem to their final wish.

I really don't like Windows, but don't really have time for Unix/Linux... and yet want security and stability. The answer? Get a Mac! They rarely go wrong, aren't such a blooody magnet for attacks, and don't perform random errors just to make you swear loudly.

Microshite boo!

Sorry for ranting, but I am so bloody sick of Windows, and can't wait till I raise money for a Mac.