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05-13-2006, 10:53 AM
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| Stock.Xchng images accepted While looking through http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml I read how hard it is to get your photos accepted on the site. If they are rejected, they give you pointers on how to improve your photography. As I am no photographer and only have a cheap Olympus C-310Z (3.2MP) camera, I thought this might be a way of getting an independent critique on some of my photos. So I went ahead and submitted a few to see what they got rejected on. The photos were taken with my Olympus and home-made macro lens, that was made from old binocular lenses. Well they have only been accepted, haven't they  I'm feeling really proud of myself and have decided to submit a few more and see what happens.http://www.sxc.hu/profile/chrishoggy            |
nice photo's like the dragon fly best, |
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05-14-2006, 01:46 AM
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| Well done, Chris... I love my cheap Minolta digital pocket camera. It goes places my Nikon DSLR will never see!  |
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05-14-2006, 02:00 AM
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| Photoshop is a great help when it come to my photos. Some only need a little adjustment, where others need quite a lot  As an example, here is the original untouched dragonfly shot. It was taken inside our tent while camping on the UK south coast. Last edited by chrishoggy : 05-15-2006 at 12:37 AM. |
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05-15-2006, 12:43 AM
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| Well, I think I've found out that my photos are better than I thought they were. I've read many topics on their forum about the amount of photos that are rejected. But out of the 19 I've uploaded, 18 have been accepted http://www.sxc.hu/gallery/chrishoggy I will just sit here a little longer with this big grin on my face, as I'm feeling really pleased with myself now  |
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#6
05-15-2006, 12:57 AM
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| Quote:
 well done, chris! craig |
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#7
05-15-2006, 01:49 AM
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| It sure is  It's even better when you get 9 and 10 point ratings for photos taken with a cheap camera and DIY lenses |
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#8
05-15-2006, 08:48 AM
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| Out of the 1 photo I've uploaded, ALL have been accepted! YEEEEHAAAA!  |
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#10
05-16-2006, 12:19 PM
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| It really is very easy. I've created a few lenses now that all fit my camera. I've taken a few pics of the lens, components and one of the camera with it on. I'll resize them and pop them in here. I've just checked on stock.xchng and my wasp photo has just made it as top rated image on the site (view images by rating). Don't know how long it will stay there, but it's made my grin even bigger |
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#11
05-16-2006, 12:19 PM
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| Yes, I am curious too! |
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#12
05-16-2006, 01:21 PM
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| Right these are not very good, as I've just taken them with web cam. Basic idea is to find a section of plastic tubing that will go over your camera lens. Then just fit the lenses (from binoculars or what ever) in to the tube, but leave about 1/2 inch of extra tube at the back of lenses so it can fit on your camera. Then cover the inside of the tube with felt to stop it scratching your camera when sliding it on and off. |
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05-16-2006, 04:12 PM
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| cool, chris, but what's that black, rubber looking thing on the end and the other black ring? i love innovations like this. take a fixed lens of a non slr and make it more versatile craig |
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#14
05-16-2006, 04:37 PM
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| black ring is just a plastic spacer to stop the two lenses touching each other when put in the tube. The rubber covering the whole thing is off the binoculars and the rubber bit on the end is from the eyepeice. I put the bit on the end to stop light hitting the lens from the side when taking photos, plus it protects the lens if it's dropped. I made one that has 3 lenses in, and you really can get close shots. This is an example, but not a very good one  |
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#15
05-16-2006, 07:34 PM
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| Hi Chris. Congratulations on your accepted pictures. You are getting good results from a compact and a home made close-up lens The problem with a lot of compacts is that they have no filter thread to attach extra lenses. Another way round this is to use a Cokin filterfast kit g350 http://www.cokin.co.uk/pages/filterfast.htm But of course, you could also make your own.  Ken. |
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