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| bobisr23 | Photoshop Elements 6 and selecting | 1 | Jun 2 2008, 9:19 PM EDT by bobisr23 | ||
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Thread started: Mar 28 2008, 3:15 PM EDT
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Is anyone out there using Elements 6? It has a new feature that I am interested in evaluating for future purchase and since I cannot download a trial (I did it already months ago just for a day to help someone out.) I am hoping someone might have it on there notebook and could bring it to a session for a good look. Let me know if you have it or are interested. I would expect that PhotoshopCS etc. probably has all the same stuff but I am not interested in that kind of purchase so unless we know it is exactly the same it will not help me.
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| SteveMorse | Protect you Gear. | 1 | May 9 2008, 4:36 PM EDT by bobisr23 | ||
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How can you keep shooting in inclimate weather like rain or sandstorm? When I travel light, all I carry in my vest is a second lens, a couple batteries, an extra memory card, external flash and maybe a monopod. These items and my camera are well protected with an inexpensive poncho I picked up at Walmart. If the weather is not too bad, and would like to keep shooting, you can purchase a Camera Raincoat for around $20+ or more. However, here is what I use and it works well. Take a clear 1 gallon zip lock bag with you. Cut a hole in the bag slightly smaller than the end of your lens. Next, slide the camera into the bag stretching the hole over the end of the lens. It should stay fine but I secure it with a rubber band. You've just made an excellent Camera Raincoat for a fraction of the retail cost. Take a larger plastic bag with you if you need to protect more than just your camera.
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| rcdanek | Carabiners | 0 | Mar 29 2008, 11:36 AM EDT by rcdanek | ||
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Folks who do a lot of mountaineering know about carabiners. If you go to your local hardware store, you'll probably see them. The difference between the ones you'd use in the mountains and the ones you'd use in photography are this. In photography, you're not trusting a carabiner to keep you from falling a thousand feet to your death. So, you don't need to spend as much in photography.
Why mention these? Well, they are just wonderful things to have handy as they clip things together quickly and securely. They come in different sizes. Most are about $1.00, so the expense is small. I usually have one or two for my camera bags. If nothing else, i have them on my keychain. One day, I was videotaping a school committee meeting for my town. The tripod I was using wasn't the heaviest and most stable. It did have a nice loop for hanging something. I unclipped my carabiner from my keychain, hooked it into the tripod loop, and hung a sand bag there. The tripod became rock-solid.
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