tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34601831030820074482012-01-30T15:50:43.766-08:00Hey welcome to my blog. I'm new to all this but some friends said I should start one and post some of my photo's, talk a little about them and maybe explain how some of them were created. I beta test software from Microsoft, Adobe, Google & Autodesk so will post reviews of their latest offerings.Dave Vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03623559428241948541noreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460183103082007448.post-23774057879266518692010-11-15T10:20:00.001-08:002010-11-15T10:20:34.509-08:00

This one is a little arty farty but I kinda like it, heh heh. I had a pile of elastic bands laying about in my desk for a little while, they were laid on a piece of white A4 paper with my desk lamp shining over. I added a 2nd piece of paper behind and took the shot. Sony A200, Minolta 100mm f/2.8, two pieces of A4 paper and a desk lamp.

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Forgot to say, we have a new little one running around the house. Her name is Martha, she is just over 7 weeks old and a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross. She came to us from a loving dog rescue, http://www.oncelovedrescue.org.uk/ check it out, they do superb work!

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I’ve not updated my blog for a long long time :( . I’ve been having a pretty busy time of late with weddings, portraits and other commissioned studio work. I thought I’d better check in with the blog with a quick update whilst I edit wedding and portrait shots. Here are a few pictures taken with my 12 year old Minolta 35-70 f/4 which I recently macro hacked.            I’ll update soon with some

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This week has been an unusual one. At the beginning of last week I had notice that our broadband connection had been getting very slow and dropping allot. I did all the normal things, rebooted the router, made sure all the cables were ok but found no obvious errors. So, I contacted our service provider BT and was advised to reboot the router as I had already done and call back if the problem

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Photopics is a Facebook group created for people to share their themed photographs. Every week a new challenge will be set and will be open to all. Each individual can upload a maximum of three un-photoshopped pictures. At the end of the challenge the admin's will pick a short-list and the entire group can vote for their winner. The weekly winner will get to pick the next challenge subject and

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We went for a walk up Pilsdon Pen today. Pilsdon is a 277 metre high hill in West Dorset with 360 degree views across the county. Its also a great place to walk the dog, up and down the hill soon tired him out. I took the picture above half way up. It is looking south across the beautiful countryside. I think the bench adds something extra to the shot and aids the viewing of this beautiful

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Its been a very busy week so my blog has taken a back seat. Here are a few pictures I have snapped over the past seven days. Thomas Cook Boeing 757 200 series. The aircraft is being pushed back from stand seven at Exeter Airport.Its departing Exeter with over 250 passengers on route to Antalya. This is a weekly service from Exeter and one of two Turkish routes operated by Thomas Cook during the

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  Sony unveiled some pretty impressive new cameras this morning. The A560 and 580 that follow traditional design and the A33 & A55 which use a new and innovative semi-translucent mirror system. DP Preview have reviewed the A55 which is linked below.     First Look A560, A580 First Look A33, A55 First Look SLT A55 Review, by DPreview

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I like many others have a great passion for wildlife, there is something about watching wild animals in natural habitats working their way through life, encountering and overcoming daily problems. Whilst I am not a great fan of Zoo’s I appreciate their importance in the protection of endangered species and in some cases reintroducing animals into the wild. They also offer a great opportunity to

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I’ve just been sorting though some old emails I’ve been sent and labelled with ‘keep’ . Its a very clever stunt by KLM.   Ideas on the back of a post card please………

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Air Transat A310 C-GSAT 18/8/2010Originally uploaded by vaughaagAir Transat A310 C-GSAT getting airborne, runway 26 from Exeter International Airport on the 18th August 2010.

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    I really like shooting macro shots of eye’s and making the eye’s detail jump out. One of the best ways of doing this is with selective colour.   This shot was taken with my Sony A200, Minolta 100mm macro lens @ f18. The below diagram shows the setup. I made a background copy layer in Photoshop, added a layer mask and painted out the eyes. Once done, I selected the eyes and upped the

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  Fujifilm has launched its second 3D compact camera in the shape of FinePix Real 3D W3 allowing users to shoot HD videos and stills. It inherits the same techonology including the dual 10MP CCD sensors and twin lenses of the W1, but comes with a larger 3.5" 3D LCD compared to the 2.8" screen of the previous model. It offers a new Auto 3D mode and records sound in stereo. Images and videos

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  We’ve all seen panoramic views, maybe on a restaurant wall on in your dentist. Many modern digital cameras have built in panoramic tools built, helping you capture what you see. These tools are great but some are restricted. Some camera’s internal processors crop the pictures they create, you end up with the picture you wanted in many cases but when you download it to your pc it may be no

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  In the last two months I have received two emails from couples that had recently got married. Both the emails were asking if I could look at pictures taken on their wedding days and provide a quotation if I was able to improve their quality. I took a look at some of the pictures the first couple emailed me and was shocked, not one of the pictures was in focus. Some of them were so soft any

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  We all know that Google has its hands in allot of pies and that most of the software, apps and tools are free. Picasa is Google’s free image management, editor and sharing application available for PC, Mac and Linux. The latest version, 3.6 offers some great tools for everyone. As well as offering a very intuitive way to manage your pictures and videos Picasa helps you print, share content

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  Sony are now shipping their NEX 5 E-Mount compact interchangeable camera with their all new 18-200mm lens.Amazon Price £1098… More Info

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  Sony have today announced a new lens for their NEX line of compact interchangeable lens camera range.The new 18-200mm f3.5 – 6.3 E Mount lens is available for pre-order from a few UK outlets. (Amazon UK £835 Delivered) There are no reviews or test shots available as yet but it will be interesting to see how this lens performs. I am not a great fan of ‘Super Zooms’ they tend to have barrel

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Photoshop CS5 has been with us now for a little over a month now, there was a lot of hype prior to its release. Adobe really wanted to push its new functionality, features such as the content aware fill and new HDR engine. I have been using CS5 on a Mac and PC since it’s release so thought I would put together a little review based on my findings. The two platforms play very different,

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Exeter International Aiport is bulding an aircraft and airport image library. These pictures can be viewed or added to on flickr.com Exeter International - EGTE The idea is to build up a catalogue of pictures showing the airports history both as a commercial airfield as well as the war days. Everyone is welcome to view and add to the library. All we are asking is that pictures submitted are

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Exeter_Tower_2Originally uploaded by vaughaagVersion two of my first digital art. This picture is made of of two photographs and a rusty orange background.The first photo is of the air traffic control tower at Exeter Airport, including the building room to the left of the picture.The second photo was of a Gulfstreme G550 departing Exeter, the aircraft has been turned so it is flying over the

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Adobe has introduced Photoshop Express as an application for Apple's iPad and iPhone. Previously known as Photoshop.com Mobile, the app has now been optimized for use with the iPad. It enables users to view, edit and apply effects to images via gesture-based functions. Photoshop Express is available as a free download from Apple's App Store for new users and as an update including the new name

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The Red Arrows stopped off at Exeter for fuel prior to carrying our two displays around Devon. Working at the airport, I get decent notice of when aircraft of interest and display teams are due in. The Red's normally run through a mini display before landing. Here are a few shots from yesterday.     

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