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Post by Dr LuKas on Apr 19, 2007 12:47:49 GMT -1
Put all 3 of those together add a big tub full of funk and then maybe you're close.
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Post by jh1980 on Apr 19, 2007 12:50:09 GMT -1
Speaking of tubs of funk, did you get any joy with the Wah Pedal?
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Post by Dr LuKas on Apr 19, 2007 12:54:52 GMT -1
Oh don't ask, I think I'm going to send it back. It seems like if I've spent £110 on something I'm hardly going to use that's a waste of money that I could do with spending on stuff that I actually will use. It wasn't right, I don't know if it was a slightly faulty product I suspect it was but I just bought a £600 lens and I could do with that money other than for a bit of fun which is what my bass is all about.
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Post by jh1980 on Apr 19, 2007 12:58:56 GMT -1
Ah, 'tis a shame... Your photography is amazingly expensive habit fella, but it is amazing what you can do with it with the right equipment and a modicum of patience
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Post by Dr LuKas on Apr 19, 2007 13:03:15 GMT -1
Yes it's very expensive. But it doesn't have to be to create great images. Just the expensive equipment polishes everything off, the capabilities are slightly greater, the images are slightly sharper and slightly higher quality. Plus there are some things that are just impossible with a compact, filters for example.
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Post by jh1980 on Apr 19, 2007 13:12:41 GMT -1
Oh yeah, I mean I'm fond of photography in a decidedly amateur sense, but the kind of stuff you get into sounds pretty impressive. Then again how high does the quality need to be? Do you do (or want to do) exhibition stuff, with your work blown up to A1 size and that sort of thing?
Yeah you don't get fisheye lenses or gels for compacts etc, I vaguely know some stuff about this. What are filters though?
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Post by Dr LuKas on Apr 19, 2007 13:21:26 GMT -1
I could explain, but I'll let wikipedia do it for me ;D en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filter_%28photography%29They can change the image, some in a big way, some very subtly. They're not as important as they used to be because some of the effects can be photoshopped if using digital photography. I only really use Polarizer filters for all my lenses, Skylight ones mainly just to protect the lens and I need to get some ND Graduated. They're very useful to protect your lens I remeber I was on holiday a few years ago had my camera round my neck and I fell of a cliff. Glass was everywhere but luckly it was only the filter that smashed the rest of the camera was fine, so I just got another filter and funked off.
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Post by jh1980 on Apr 19, 2007 13:33:47 GMT -1
aha, gotcha. yeah that Wiki article has some good examples as well yep, I'm familiar with a lot of those techniques from photo editing programmes... not got Photoshop though sadly Fell off a cliff! I'm presuming it was just a small cliff? Lucky about the camera though, jeez you don't want to fall over with several grand's worth of equipment round your neck?!
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Post by Dr LuKas on Apr 19, 2007 13:37:08 GMT -1
;D Yeah it was only a small cliff. This was when I was back in college doing black and white film photography so it wouldn't have been anywhere near the loss it would be if anything happend now. In terms of blowing up, if you're serious you want the highest quality whatever.
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Post by jh1980 on Apr 19, 2007 13:45:15 GMT -1
Fair enough.
So are you hoping to exhibit any of your stuff? Or is that a kinda back-burner thing...?
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Post by Dr LuKas on Apr 19, 2007 15:46:26 GMT -1
I'd be closer to the media type stuff rather than the arty type exhibits. I mean I'd love to do an exhibit but it's incredibly difficult to get in that game.
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Post by ITFC Dudette6 on Apr 19, 2007 15:51:57 GMT -1
Which one of you gets the purple hat?
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Post by Dr LuKas on Apr 20, 2007 8:18:52 GMT -1
It's only for a week, quickly every body get funky!
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Post by jh1980 on Apr 20, 2007 8:33:22 GMT -1
I'd be closer to the media type stuff rather than the arty type exhibits. I mean I'd love to do an exhibit but it's incredibly difficult to get in that game. You need to know the right people I guess. The media stuff would be a good gig too though... and if you did some more artistic shots on the side your profile could be raised before you wowed the world with your funky ripples on water or cute Afghani child (thinking of a pic by Salgado there)
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Post by Dr LuKas on Apr 20, 2007 8:34:57 GMT -1
Oh yeah I do, half of my work if not more is abstract stuff that wouldn't look out of place in a gallery.
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Post by jh1980 on Apr 20, 2007 8:42:48 GMT -1
Oh yeah I do, half of my work if not more is abstract stuff that wouldn't look out of place in a gallery. You're a funky kinda guy Lukey, that sounds very cool...
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Post by Dr LuKas on Apr 20, 2007 9:00:03 GMT -1
Thanks dude, so are you.
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