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12 essential facts, formulas, and photographic rules

Postby birddog114 on Sun Dec 12, 2004 7:06 am

Have anyone seen this? perhaps will give some helps to someone:

http://www.popularphotography.com/artic ... le_id=1175
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Re: 12 essential facts, formulas, and photographic rules

Postby fozzie on Sun Dec 12, 2004 7:13 am

Birddog,

Birddog114 wrote:Have anyone seen this? perhaps will give some helps to someone:

http://www.popularphotography.com/artic ... le_id=1175


Thank you for the thread.

I have printed a copy and it is in my Lowepro Mini Trekker AWII for reference in the field. :)

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Postby mudder on Sun Dec 12, 2004 8:03 am

There's some good handy tips in there... Good stuff for those like me who struggle with some of these details... Thanks for the link Birddog.

Did you notice the D70 was awarded as "Camera Of The Year 2004" by the editors of the site (popularphotography)...

Interesting snippet from the article:
The question for '04 was how quickly a camera maker would seize on this revolutionary fervor, and add some sophistication, features, fine-tuning, and, well, "maturity" to what the D Rebel had wrought…without pushing the price to a pro-caliber level.
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Postby wahr42 on Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:13 am

yep, quite handy, helps to get a quick start to the way of thinking for a shot. Thanks
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Postby ajax on Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:30 am

Thanks for the link birddog.

You'r right wahr42, a very good n quick starting point for the thinking process.
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Postby Matty B on Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:12 pm

Ditto,

Thanks for this little list of golden rules. I knew a couple off by heart but much of this is new and most makes sense. I've printed them off too and have in the cam. bag for when I blow my cool on some exposure difficulty.
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Postby stephen on Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:38 pm

link doesnt seem to work anyone know if it still exists??? Thanks Stephen
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:39 pm

stephen wrote:link doesnt seem to work anyone know if it still exists??? Thanks Stephen


Stephen,
Try it later, perhaps that site is down.
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Postby stephen on Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:42 pm

Thanks Birdy just found your tips on d70 settings and commands .There is about 20 odd pages there so that will educate me for a while :lol:
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Postby katweazl on Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:43 pm

Down for me too. Tried in 3 browsers.....no go!!
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Postby robboh on Wed Jan 11, 2006 1:35 pm

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Postby moggy on Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:53 pm

Thanks for that, the other link didn't work for me. :wink:

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Postby blacknstormy on Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:27 pm

Thanks Birddog - brilliant ! It's printed out above my laptop so I can't miss it !!!!
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Postby SteveGriffin on Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:34 pm

Excellent tips, thanks Birdy
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Postby avkomp on Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:34 pm

just checked now
first url no worky, second one worky well.

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Postby marcotrov on Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:47 pm

Thanks for the link Birddog. It's a good reminder to all.
I thought I might create another, well maybe a part b for number 1. John Shaw refers to it as the 'Sunny F/22 rule'. Works the same as f/16 but, and I quote:
" When you are working in bright sunlight, photographing white subjects (i.e egrets, swans etc , he uses a Rocky mountain goat) that fills a good part of the frame, the sunny f/16 rule does not work. Highlights and details on the white surface become washed out...." :) Helped me out a few times.
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Postby Manta on Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:13 pm

Thanks Birdy - very enlightening. :lol:
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