Amateur Photographer

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Once I have found my subject, I use a 10x loupe to help me work out the best composition. The camera is manually focused and the lens is set to 1:1 as a starting point. The tripod legs are adjusted to the optimum position and the tripod is then physi

Photography Week

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RAYMOND CLARKE “This is the Guildhall in the center of Portsmouth in southern England, framed by the city’s Civic offices.” https://bit.ly/3lutMuJ MICHAEL ATKINSON “I captured this long-exposure seascape at Marsden Beach in South Tyneside, UK.” https

Amateur Photographer

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1 One morning at sunrise Diane waited for the light to hit the top of the buildings. ‘I love water and reflections and really enjoyed this viewpoint,’ she says. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, 13mm, 1/1250sec at f/9, ISO 250, tripod, polarising filter 2

Shooting Times & Country

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sportingsaint.co.uk It is important to keep up your dog’s training in the close season and with this dummy pack you have everything you need. It includes a launcher with two different dummies as well as launcher blanks. This is useful for gundogs of

Homes & Antiques

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A mid 19th-century antique Venetian cartouche mirror, with rare decorative bevelled edges, £1,750, Georgia Lacey Antiques. Crafted from reclaimed iron trays, this simple piece will make a striking focal point in a bathroom, £395, Nkuku. An unusual

Amateur Photographer

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AS THE second round of APOY 2020, Monochrome Magic, nears the submission deadline, this is our final call for entries. You have until 1 May to submit your best black & white images for a chance to win £1,000 towards a fantastic Sigma lens of your cho

Airgun Shooter

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Measuring 95x70x33mm and weighing 175g, the PAO Solar 600 is not only small and light, but the cheapest product in our test, and thanks to a solar panel that recharges the C2 battery, it’s one of the most innovative too. PAO designed the product at t

Photography Week

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“This is a sunken yacht named The Celestial Dawn, lying off the coast at Lytham in Lancashire, England.” https://bit.ly/3lAfnh4 “I shot this image in a pine wood near Madrid, capturing the enormous size of these trees by using a wide-angle lens.” htt

Photography Week

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Vivid neon colours have seen a big resurgence within portrait photography recently, and this technique aims to replicate the iconic aesthetic using a super-simple lighting hack. In order to give the lighting a colourful tint, we’re going to use a set

Digital Photographer

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Vivid neon colours have seen a big resurgence within portrait photography recently, and this technique aims to replicate the iconic aesthetic using a super-simple lighting hack. In order to give the lighting a colourful tint, we’re going to use a set

The Threepenny Review

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Not a flotation device. More like a mirror wherein objects may appear closer than—Lately I’ve been penning my obituary (haven’t we all?) I crave the and then of it and left behind. Of course, survived by There is always presence wherein objects may b

What Doctors Don't Tell You Australia/NZ

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Living cells have been proven to interact not just on a chemical basis, but to also actively generate, emit and be affected by a wide range of electromagnetic signals.1 Cells communicate over a broad spectral range, from low-frequency radio waves up

Amateur Photographer

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1 One of the most important bits of advice for any photographer, but especially so in summer, is to wake up and get out early. This article's opening picture of light coming through the pine trees (pages 12-13) was taken at 5.45 on a July morning. 2

Digital Photographer

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For the final image we want to capture the appearance of being underwater and looking up at the surface. To produce this effect, take a piece of plastic wrap from your kitchen, fold it several times to increase its opacity, and place it against the b

3D World

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Dimitar Kralev and the CG team at Smoke & Mirrors turned to Maya and Houdini for much of their work on the campaign, while Nuke and Flame were the weapons of choice for the final stages of production. The team also tried to utilise open-source photog

Home and Design Trends

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TOKYO, JAPAN If Roppongi’s high rises weren’t enough, there’s now a new way to look at the crisp Tokyo sky. The Illusion Lens, a spaceship-like glass structure, landed atop the rooftop helipad of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, as a way to be closer t

PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine

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STEVE JOHNSTON, VIA EMAIL SAYS… This photo of Te Mata Peak was taken near Havelock North on New Zealand’s North Island. I took this shot with my Canon 60D and 10-22mm wide angle lens. My only opportunity was an early morning shot, but it was overcast

Digital Camera World

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www.fotospeed.com 1 THIS still-life table provides a 59 x 37cm flat surface, transitioning smoothly into a 35cm-high backdrop. The table design has several advantages over a tent. Its metal frame elevates your subject off the ground, allowing you to

Homestyle UK

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The Spoke wall lights can be installed to point up or down This London Three-Light Bronze Industrial Pendant will create a graphic statement The Morley light has a raw steel finish for rugged good looks Get some seafarer style with the Yacht Brass

3D World

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“When Technical Boy [Bruce Langley] is standing inside of the tunnel, we’re offsetting the cycles of the laser with different degrees in the lens of the camera,” explains Production Design International owner/partner Howard Ungerleider. “It takes a s

Homestyle UK

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To make your bedroom a place of refuge, fill it with things that allow you to escape the realities of everyday life. Favourite books, magazines, musical instruments or in-progress artwork not only make great accessories, they allow you to unwind and

BBC Sky at Night

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1. Using the ‘Chromatic Aberration Removal’ tool, ensure you zoom in close to see the colour-fringing around a bright star. 2. Try to select as small a colour range as possible when making your first selection. 3. If needed, adjust the range settin

Homebuilding & Renovating

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1 USE MIRRORS: It might be an old trick — but it’s still a good one! Strategically placed mirrors can reflect light, a great view or create the illusion of a room that is twice the length it really is. 2 USE LIGHTING TO DEFINE AREAS: Rather than st

PC Gamer (US Edition)

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The shell of the jewel beetle looks different to another beetle, which can detect the chiral patterns on it. The mantis shrimp uses circularly polarized light to send messages to other mantis shrimp. Hard drive read heads were made much more sensitiv

Digital Camera World

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£1,129/$1,199 We’ve long been fans of Sigma’s ultra-wide 12-24mm lens, with its extreme maximum viewing angle. This newer addition to the Art line-up is more modest in its ultra-wide coverage, but an f-stop faster. The weather-sealed construction is

Amateur Photographer

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Peter Searle makes portraits of people from all walks of life. He loves going to an unknown place with unknown conditions. He currently uses a Fujifilm GFX 50S with GF 32-64mm, 110mm and 63mm lenses and a Fujifilm X-Pro2 with Fujinon 18mm, 56mm, 35mm

Go: Drive & Camp

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“It hardly ever rains in Sutherland, and we’d been here for about a year when these dark clouds convened. My daughter, Xanté, and I were on our way to the shops, and as I stopped at a stop sign and looked to the side, the shiny blades of a windpump c

Fast Car

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Give yourself a good couple of hours… and then plenty more for them to dry. From £12 Yep, you’ll be needing some tinting spray, and the most common are red or smoked products. We’ve seen blue, greens and even yellows over the years, but they haven’t

Digital Camera World

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Like so many things in photography, simplicity is the key to success. Don’t clutter your composition with too many objects when one carefully placed and well-lit subject will create a cleaner and more effective photograph. Use direct lighting to acce

Homestyle UK

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• Embrace light hues. Pale paint colours and fair furnishings may not increase the light in your north-facing room, but they won’t dull it as much as darker décor will. The same applies to flooring. • Embellish with reflective items. The mirror trick