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by Walter Brooks
Sat Feb 06, 2016 8:46 am
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: #161 - "Time"
Replies: 15
Views: 13607

Re: #161 - "Time"

Mr Shepherd wrote & this morbid interest in female nudity. Mr Shepherd I have been a Club member for a few more years than you have been a guest on the Forum and have seen the excellent work created by its members in transparencies; darkroom prints; and with digital imagery and I can vouch that ...
by Walter Brooks
Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:04 am
Forum: Images
Topic: Female squirrel
Replies: 3
Views: 4142

Re: Female squirrel

If I can offer a comment or three John ... I like the way you have photographed the squirrel in its habitat, but I would be tempted to crop a little (1/4 - 1/3) off the trunk on the left to make it less dominant and clone out that dark spot in the light part of the background to the right of the squ...
by Walter Brooks
Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: You'll leica this...
Replies: 3
Views: 3961

Re: You'll leica this...

Excellent! Thanks for that Paul.
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by Walter Brooks
Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:25 pm
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: Forum Competition #143 - In The Kitchen
Replies: 12
Views: 11049

Re: Forum Competition #143 - In The Kitchen

Image

Close Encounter
by Walter Brooks
Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:18 am
Forum: Syllabus Updates and Discussion
Topic: Thursday 5th March 2015 - Image Restoration
Replies: 6
Views: 5938

Re: Thursday 5th March 2015 - Image Restoration

'Homework' received thanks and thanks to You both for some top tips.
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by Walter Brooks
Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:28 pm
Forum: Syllabus Updates and Discussion
Topic: Thursday 5th March 2015 - Image Restoration
Replies: 6
Views: 5938

Re: Thursday 5th March 2015 - Image Restoration

Looking forward to it John and the 'homework' ... just hope my Photoshop 4 software will be enough :lol:
Regards

W 8)
by Walter Brooks
Wed Dec 31, 2014 7:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Paris through Pentax
Replies: 3
Views: 4282

Re: Paris through Pentax

Yes, thanks Paul. Well presented and some stills would make good images too.
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by Walter Brooks
Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:02 pm
Forum: Digital
Topic: LANDSCAPE TRIPOD RECOMMENDATIONS
Replies: 5
Views: 7444

Re: LANDSCAPE TRIPOD RECOMMENDATIONS

The Manfrotto 057 Carbon Fibre Tripod 4 Section will certainly give you the height you want and more and with change for a coffee out of £700 legs only, but the better option maybe the Giotto YTL 9213 at a more modest £130 legs only ... or the stalwart Manfrotto 055. Other options - one of those thr...
by Walter Brooks
Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: TV Viewing This Weekend
Replies: 2
Views: 3435

Re: TV Viewing This Weekend

Thanks Phil its in my planner together with Schama on Rembrandt at 9.00 pm, which will give an insight into the Artist and his work before watching Rankin's interpretations.
Regards

W. 8)
by Walter Brooks
Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:15 am
Forum: Images
Topic: IN FOR A PENNY ........
Replies: 3
Views: 4404

Re: IN FOR A PENNY ........

Mike, I'm with you when on holiday, when not alone, for me it's about enjoying the company and moment with a few seconds to snap. Whereas on my own, the time is all mine to do as wish ...

And I agree with John, the third image benefits from being horizon free.
Regards

W. 8)
by Walter Brooks
Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:45 am
Forum: Images
Topic: TAKE YOUR PICK
Replies: 9
Views: 8179

Re: TAKE YOUR PICK

Difficult to say Janice. It would all depend on the elements in the scene and how I want to portray them. Sky lines in landscapes are similar, the perceived wisdom on that is not to break the sky line, something a bit difficult with a seascape without say in Mike's image, it looking like it's going ...
by Walter Brooks
Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:35 pm
Forum: Images
Topic: TAKE YOUR PICK
Replies: 9
Views: 8179

Re: TAKE YOUR PICK

Mono for me Mike, with a tighter, square or 6x7 crop.
Regards

W. 8)
by Walter Brooks
Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What would you spend £80 on?
Replies: 7
Views: 6870

Re: What would you spend £80 on?

Following on from your bananas post ... what about collapsible reflectors or if you have a flashgun, some light modifiers? And if you go to the craft shop for gold card ... check out the foam sheets in black and white to use as DIY modifiers (with a bit of imagination) ...
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