Atherton & District Amateur Photographic Society

Andrew - I think these photographs are the best wedding photographs I have ever seen !! Congratulations Inside the church - both close-ups and long shots - excellent Great candid ones outside and at the reception. Large group shots - well composed. I could go on and on. Did you have an assistant or ...

Peter - Last week I was doing the same experimenting that you have done - I connected a bellows unit to the front of my Canon 5D and used a 5 thou. thick black card disc with a 0.78mm dia. pinhole and set the focal lenth to approx. 220mm. Exposure was 30sec. Took a photo through kitchen window. Exam...

John - I've had a word with my daughter about her order and the shipping cost. The basic shipping is £3.60 and is for a despatch within 15 days - She thought this would make delivery long past my birthday. So she decided on this alternative shipping which is despatch in 2 to 5 days - cost £9.60 with...

John - I sent my daughter all the details and prices for the Year Book so she could get a copy for my birthday next week. I'm am totally shocked that she has been charged £9.60 for Postage and Packing - just how do they justify such an outragious price and why was there no mention in your informatio...

If so, there is an article in this months (May) email from Redeye which is based in Manchester about a Facebook group called 'Mass Photo Protest Manchester' which is proposing activities to raise awareness of this problem. For more info. see - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=71990909810&re...

Steve - No the thing with pinhole cameras is that nothing is in sharp focus !!!!!

TeeryMooney

Mark - By the way with a pinhole of 0.67mm the optimum Focal length for best sharpness is 226mm.

I hav'nt yet seen any Depth of Field tables for pinhole cameras - have you ???

TerryMooney

Mark - The optimum diameter of a pinhole to give the sharpest image is calculated from the following formula devised by a Lord Rayleigh many years ago but still appropriate today. d = Diameter of Pinhole f = Focal length (50mm) L = Wavelength of Yellow/Green light (0.00055mm) d = 1.9 x Square Root(f...

John - I could'nt make my mind up on wether to post this or not. But as you have extended the closing date ....................

This is Local Heritage both Old and New.

John - You can start nearer to home by visiting the Air and Space Hall at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry - where you can learn to overcome the snags of photographing in the restrictions of an indoor museum. Then there is the public Aviation Viewing Park at Ringway Airport which includ...

SWEET CAROLINE - written and performed by NEIL DIAMOND (Song was inspired by 11 year old Caroline Kennedy daughter of JFK in 1969 - she is now aged 52).

I hasten to add - Not This Caroline

Dick - The number of images you can enter in the Annual Digital Competition is seven.

Len has asked me to tell you that entries for this years competition closed last Thursday 12th.

Terry

Len is OFF Line until next Wednesday 25th March

He is having problems with his Broadband. If you need to contact him before next Wednesday please add your message to this Topic and I will ensure he receives it Pronto.

Terry mooney

Tracey - I've just this evening put my name forward as interested and had a reply as "OK - look forward to seeing you". From the list of the subjects of the four speakers - it may not be just about how to take photographs....... Think maybe we can have a bit of a discusion about it Thursda...

John - Sounds like its a long learning curve - just like photography is.

It should be very interesting though - I'm free for the 27th March - please put my name down for it.

TerryMooney