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    Why on Earth??????

    I was looking at mobile phones yesterday with my wife and was astounded to see phones at nearly £800.00 ( you can do the exchange rates). What I want to know and dont understand is why do you need 16mp on a phone? Can anyone explain please.
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    Mirroir D'eau Bordeaux

    In Bordeaux (France) there is a large space that has been constructed that produces different water effects. They are:- mini fountains only about 1 inch high which then produce a giant puddle about 1 to 2 inches deep. After this drains away there are atomizers that force water as a mist through...
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    Not my photo but my heart!!!!!

    Just home from being rushed into hospital on Friday having suffered a very mild heart attack. Here in France you are given all your xrays scans etc so thought you might like to see a truly different photo....dye in my heart/artery
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    Can you walk on water?

    Not photoshoped just taken as it happened.
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    Wedding Photos HELP!!!!

    I did my first official wedding shoot along with my associate at thw w/end. What we disagree about is A) How many photos to give. In our advertising we say we cover the whole day from preparation till the last dance and for that they get all the photos ( excluding the no good ) and they can...
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    Neewer Flash units

    Hi. As I do very little flash photography I did not want to spend a lot on a flash unit. After reading several reviews I chose the Neewer ITTL Kit that comes complete with wireless trigger and receiver. It arrived today and first impressions are very good except the instructions are in...
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    Printer ink useage

    I am sure it has been asked and answered before but has anyone a rough idea of how many prints 8 inch x 8 inch colour prints I would get from an HP 364 pack?
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    Fortified town

    A shot of Bazas 12th century abbey ( France ) taken from the battlements that surround the town and ruins of the Abbey de La Sauve.
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    Model photography

    I have had a young lady ask me to take photos of her to build a portfolio. She had seen my portrait and wedding photos via my son which she liked, so contacted me. I have never done this kind of work so am asking for help and advice please.
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    Santa has arrived

    Was asked to shoot a Christmas market with Santa and loved this kid. The age of innocence!!!!!!!!!!
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    Is this the best?

    I have been a member of several forums ranging from cars through to photography and I have found that this is the best forum, no backbiting, no malicious comments, harsh critique. Just friendly, sometimes funny, always helpful. As an example of the other side, on one specialist car forum I said...
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    Focusing problems ?

    A friend of mine has bought a D810 and is very disappointed with it. He showed me about 80 shots he had taken with it some 80% moving cars ( not talking about high speed just normal to slow ) I would say that all of the shots with any movement were out of focus. He states that having bought it...
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    Airbourne

    I went to a motocross race and thought I would post a couple of shots. Not sure if it means the same around the world but it is racing motorbikes around a dirt circuit following the terrain
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    WW1 Memorial

    Living in Europe there has been a lot about it being 100 years since the start of WW1 and here in France every village has a memorial to those who died. I decided to take some photos of these memorials and was somewhat surprised with one of them. The 2 photos attached show a distinct...
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    Age old question

    I am sure that this has been asked many times before but here goes. I have been asked to attend our village get together ( which I was going to anyway) and to take photos and then offer the prints for sale. 2 sizes 10 x 15 cm and 20 x 30 cm Question is how much per print ?
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    The dangers of sneezing

    I know that you will all find this amusing but be warned!!!!! I was coming down our stairs with a tray on which were our morning coffee cups when I felt a sneeze about to arrive. Now because 1. i was on the stairs and 2. I had the tray full of breakables I tensed up when I sneezed. By the time...
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    At a concert

    Our club was asked to take some photos at a local gig NO flash allowed. Using my D5100 set at ISO 4000 I was pleased with the results. Overall I have been very happy with the performance of this camera in low light conditions. Comments would be helpful please if you think it could have been...
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    Life on stilts

    As posted on a previous thread this is a photo of some French men keeping a tradition alive. The area where they came from was a wetland and the only animals that could live there were sheep and the shepherds as well as the ordinary folk walked and worked all their lives on stilts.
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    Friends Daughter

    We have a friend whose daughter hates being photographed but thanks to the flip screen I was able to take several shots without her knowing. When she saw the results she said that for the first time she liked herself in photos.
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    Evolved

    Having said in a previous post that I had a pond full of frogs and mating toads, this is the result. Hundreds of them !!!!!!!
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