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    PSA to the gang

    The main thing I learned after a heart attack in 2006 was similar. Having been going to the gym 2 or 3 times a week and feeling really fit, I got home after a session 3 days before Christmas and felt clammy, a slight tightness in the chest and a pain in the jawline. I was taken to hospital and...
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    Challenge! Digital Derby #106 - Closed - Winners Announced.

    Thank you all for the various interpretations of Brimham Rocks. A great number of rock formations at this location and the two of us found it difficult to capture everything how we wanted it - the early morning light wasn't too kind. Nevertheless - there's some good stuff here. My 2nd reserve...
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    Challenge! Digital Derby #106 - Closed - Winners Announced.

    About an hour and a half for those quick and dirty edits to materialise everyone!
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    Challenge! Digital Darkroom Derby #105 - Closed - Winner Announced

    Digital Darkroom Derby #106 is up and running :- https://cameraderie.org/threads/digital-derby-106.55223/
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    Challenge! Digital Derby #106 - Closed - Winners Announced.

    Start Date Mar 17, 2023 End Date Mar 20, 2023...
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    Challenge! Digital Darkroom Derby #105 - Closed - Winner Announced

    Thanks Ken, I’ll get another one up in the morning.
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    Challenge! Digital Darkroom Derby #105 - Closed - Winner Announced

    ACR adjustments, Topaz Denoise, selective masking and dodging and burning. Crop and sharpen
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    Camera Insurance

    Me also - it was easy and I didn't need to give item specifics just value.
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    Show - Shots in 65:24 / XPAN Aspect Ratio

    It's not Paul, it's Collado de Llesba in Picos do Europa, northern Spain. Here's the full image which I think is miles better.
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    Show - Shots in 65:24 / XPAN Aspect Ratio

    Probably not the best ratio to show off this mountain top!
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    Challenge! Digital Darkroom Derby #102 - CLOSED - Winner Announced!

    Set Black and white points. Straighten and crop. Dehaze and then Darken 10% in selected areas. Vignette, selective darkening on clouds.
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    Show 'Food'

    You can have the bacon - take some of the bread in mine to make a sandwich with!
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    Challenge! Post an image of yours related to the one above it!

    Mine was taken in Eidfjord Irene.
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    The Image, Developed

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    Show 'Food'

    Gently fried if I may say - very nice.
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    Show 'Food'

    The bacon on top looks fab. I like them with or without. A bit the same as yours without the vinegar, 3 minutes 45secs and out!
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    Show 'Food'

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    Stroll Seen while strolling...walking and wandering outside

    Seen on a recent walk in the park.
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    Editing an image

    Make a solid colour layer of the background and place above your background layer, then in Photoshop, select subject, mask and refine to get some of the stray hair and make a new layer with the subject and place it over the solid colour layer and the shadow is gone. More complicated images might...
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    Nature Urban nature

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    Challenge! Digital Darkroom Challenge #98 - Winners announced

    Oops - missed the handlebar Ken!
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    Challenge! Digital Darkroom Challenge #98 - Winners announced

    A bit of ACR, some cut/paste/transform, crop and sharpen.
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    Nature Urban nature

    In a little park 200 yards away from me.
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    Challenge! Digital Darkroom Derby #97 (closed, results posted)

    Sepia Toning plus TK8 masking plus heavy vignette to entry 1
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    Challenge! Digital Darkroom Derby #97 (closed, results posted)

    Straighten, Set black and white points, square crop, Topaz Denoise, Nik Colorefex using pro contrast, hue and saturation adjustments in PS
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    Challenge! Digital Darkroom Derby #95 (closed, results posted)

    Opened in ACR and set black and white points. Cropped. Nik silver efex on new layer then blended with original in luminosity mode then a bit of light painting.
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    Fuji The Fujifilm X series image thread.

    35mm f2
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    Fuji The Fujifilm X series image thread.

    I've got both the 23mm f2 and 35mm f2 and they're both quick, light and sharp - my copies are on a par with each other. The 56mm f1.2 gives lovely results but won't win any AF speed competitions any time soon.
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    How's weather at your place?

    1 °C and has been snowing - now stopped but more snow forecast overnight.
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    Challenge! Digital Darkroom Derby #91 - Closed - Winner announced!

    Assign Camera Profile then - Usual setting of black and white points. Tweak white balance warmer. Radial gradient and linear gradient. Clear up some distracting elements and square crop. Dodge and Burn then sharpen.
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    Music The Amazing Emporium of Wondrous Tunes (aka: What are you listening to?)

    Great minds Irene, I was listening (again) to him Live at Ronnie Scotts.
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    B&W: Words/No Words

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    Animals Show Birds

    Thanks Charles. This one was ultra still trying to avoid being noticed by a Sparrowhawk.
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