We test the Canon 40D for image noise, both during short, daytime exposures and long, night exposures. The Canon 40D is an excellent camera. It handles well, has an excellent control layout, has an excellent feature set and takes great shots. Image quality is the topic of this test and specifically how noise changes by …
We test the 40D with a Hoya R72 filter for infrared capability. The Canon 40D (available from B&H Photo) is an impressive camera. But how does it handle infrared photography? For these tests we used a Hoya R72 filter on the camera and mounted it on a solid tripod and used a cable release. The …
I was shooting with the new Olympus E-3 dSLR down at the beach and decided to create some abstracted seascapes by shooting in infrared and making use of the long exposures. My first outing with the Olympus E-3 dSLR was off to the beach, specifically back beach (the ocean beach) at Sorrento in Victoria, Australia. …
Create Magazine is officially accepting entries for its 2008 Create Awards – one of the top creative competitions for professionals and students in advertising, film and video, motion graphics, graphic communication, photography, printing, interactive media, and copywriting. Press Release The 2008 Create Awards (www.thecreateawards.com) has once again doubled its prize pool from last year. More …
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New online initiative inspires photographers to share creations and ideas Press Release Sony Australia is set to inspire professional, aspiring professional and hobbyists photographers with the creation of a new online resource – the α (“Alpha”) Centre – launched today at www.sony.com.au/dslr. The α Centre is designed to bring professional photographers together to discuss their craft, yet …
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Having a camera that can shoot underwater adds all sorts of photo possibilities. Last summer we took an Olympus u725SW with us on holiday. Beaches are not a particularly friendly place for you dSLR. Blowing sand and spray on ocean beaches are not too compatible with delicate cameras and immersion in water is never a …
We test the new D3 from Nikon for image noise. The new Nikon D3 is a pretty stunning camera. A 12.1Mpixel camera that is the first full frame digital from Nikon, it handles like a dream. Well built with excellent controls, we were curious to see how the images would hold up. Firstly, image quality …
WHTour.org is a stunning 360-degree virtual tour of World Heritage sites from across the globe. Press Release REALVIZ®, a leader in image processing software development, is delighted to lend their support for the re-launch of WHTour.org, a stunning 360-degree virtual tour of World Heritage sites from across the globe. WHTour.org is an independent non-profit organization …
I have always liked to modify small sections of images to enhance the overall balance. In this article we look at how to do this in Photoshop. View part 3 of this series. I decided to add this 4th part to illustrate more subtle effects (though still exaggerated a little so you can see in …
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I have always liked to modify small sections of images to enhance the overall balance. In this article we look at how to do this in Photoshop. Go back to Part 2. Another Infrared Here we minimize the steps as I think you will have the hang of it now from the above. Our starting …
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