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How I Became A Professional Photographer - Part I

How I Became A Professional Photographer - Part I

Dallas posted an entry in My Life In Photography,

I got hooked on photography when I was 32 years old, so by my reckoning almost 20 years have passed since I bought my first "serious" camera. But the obsession didn't start there, it went way back to when I was just 12. As a boy I was given a Canomatic "Instamatic" camera by my parents for my 12th birthday and I loved it, but it wasn't like the SLR cameras I would see in the windows of camera stores around the city. Those cameras looked the business.
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Air Show

Air Show

Clactonian posted a topic in Other,

Just a few from previous Clacton Air Shows for those that might be interested ...
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lilys 2nd shot

lilys 2nd shot

The Swede posted a topic in Nature,

shot Indoors in studio;)
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16-55mm f/2.8R LM WR XF

16-55mm f/2.8R LM WR XF

danielm posted a Fujinon lens in Zoom Lenses,

Not another big bazooka lens to hand-hold all day long! I cannot contradict my own preferences for using more compact and lighter photo equipment.
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Porsche 993 25th Anniversary Garden Party

Porsche 993 25th Anniversary Garden Party

CarreraS posted a topic in Topics,

Concours winning Turbo ..
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The Laowa/Venus 100mm F/2.8 2x APO for Close-Up

The Laowa/Venus 100mm F/2.8 2x APO for Close-Up

Michael Erlewine posted a topic in Macro Photography,

The Laowa/Venus 100mm F/2.8 2x APO for Close-Up
 
This lens caught my eye primarily for several reasons. It was a macro lens that went to 2x magnification. That I liked. Secondarily, it claimed to be apochromatic (APO), that is: highly corrected. And third (and last in importance), it was inexpensive at around $500. And the Sony E-Mount version has 13 aperture blades, which also seems a plus.
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Impressions Of Olympus' E-M1X

Impressions Of Olympus' E-M1X

Dallas posted an article in Gear Zone,

Olympus South Africa very kindly loaned me an E-M1X for my recent Photo Safari to Sabi Sabi and while I only had a few days before leaving on the trip to become accustomed to the camera, I did manage to produce some great images (by my standards) while using it in conjunction with the Olympus 300mm f/4.0 PRO.
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North-Macedonia

North-Macedonia

Luc de Schepper posted a topic in Places,

Last week I was on holiday in Ohrid, North-Macedonia. A beautiful country with great photo opportunities.
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It's nice to see this happening.

It's nice to see this happening.

Alan7140 posted a topic in Topics,

I've been back with film (monochrome only) for over two years now, and for me it's been the best thing I've done for a long while, having completely reversed what was a declining interest in taking photographs.
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Another of that Tower.

Another of that Tower.

Clactonian posted a topic in Places,

Another of that Tower.
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Gear, Pics & Stories From Fotozones Wildlife Safari 2019

Gear, Pics & Stories From Fotozones Wildlife Safari 2019

Dallas posted a topic in Other,

This thread contains images and impressions of the Olympus gear I used on the recent Fotozones Wildlife Safari. It will be updated periodically, so be sure to hit the "Follow" button to get notifications of new entries.
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Olympus E-M1 Mk II Firmware 3.0

Olympus E-M1 Mk II Firmware 3.0

Dallas posted a topic in Topics,

I just got word that Olympus has updated the firmware in the E-M1 Mk II and this sees it now getting a lot more of the features that the E-M1X has, including improved AF, expanded ISO range (down to ISO 64) as well as some other stuff that I didn't even know these cameras could do. Here's Robin Wong to run through some of the details.  
 
 
 
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To and From the Shrine

To and From the Shrine

crowecg posted a topic in Places,

Whilst scouting out the barracks (see here if you are wondering why), I thought I'd better get some other photos too, so as not to look too suspicious.😎
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Jalapão Monochromes

Jalapão Monochromes

atpaula posted a topic in Places,

Taken recently.
Thank you for looking.
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24-70mm f/4.0 S

24-70mm f/4.0 S

Luc de Schepper posted a Nikon lens in Z Mount Lenses,

This lens is an good example of the advantages the new Z-mount brings. The large diameter of the Z mount allows the lens designers to come up with new exciting and/or better performing lenses.
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Palace of Arts at Budapest

Palace of Arts at Budapest

b0mb posted a topic in Places,

Palace of Arts at Budapest by night. This is a pano image stitched to TIFF, so I had to compress it to hell to be able to upload here, so sorry about the artifacts this may cause by viewing.
 
This post was inspired by Dallas's email of " Let's Break Facebook ". 😉
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Remembering Namibia (10 Years Of Safaris Part 4)

Remembering Namibia (10 Years Of Safaris Part 4)

Dallas posted a topic in Places,

In 2013 I wanted to offer a very different kind of safari to what we had been doing at Sabi Sabi. This time I set my sights on the big skies and seemingly endless desert landscapes of Namibia.
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3 different views of the same sunset

3 different views of the same sunset

atpaula posted a topic in Places,

This is in Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil.
Taken today.
D5 & Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon.
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Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

Luc de Schepper posted a topic in Places,

A series of images from the stunning interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (Церковь Спаса на Крови, Tserkovʹ Spasa na Krovi), Saint Petersburg/Russia.
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Motocross

Motocross

Anthony posted a topic in Other,

Last Sunday I shot some Motocross at Canada Heights in Kent.  Here are some of the results.
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Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

BillM posted a topic in Birds,

Finally!  I got a picture of a Pileated Woodpecker from our deck.  Overcast and flat light, but for once the bird stuck around long enough for me to catch it in a fleeting perch on a dead branch.
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Cubanitas With The Fujifilm X-T20

Cubanitas With The Fujifilm X-T20

danielm posted an article in Travel Zone,

The Cayo Largo Island has been (and still is) a frequent destination for recharging your frozen batteries affected by our long Canadian winter season.
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New York newest attraction - The Vessel.

New York newest attraction - The Vessel.

atpaula posted a topic in Places,

It is located at the Hudson Yards, next to B&H.
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Antarctic Sunset

Antarctic Sunset

Anthony posted a topic in Places,

At the end of a long day, Antarctica served  up a spectacular light show.  All these photos were taken in the space of less than an hour.
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The Mind and Photography: an ongoing process.

The Mind and Photography: an ongoing process.

danielm posted a topic in Off Topic,

Yes, I know I am repeating myself in saying that photography is a more precise medium than video. We sincerely love video because it is live, it is colorful, it is soundly, it is cinematographic. It is fiery tail on our animated visual and earring senses.
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