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Still working on my shaky still photography skills...


Working with :
- Pentax K10D (97%)
- Canon G3 (seems to be circling the drain, back screen is dying, the rest isn't feeling too good)
- Canon S3IS, trying to revive it through CHDK, before that only used it for a month or so. CHDK is an alternate firmware for Canon cameras which adds a *lot* of functions to your crappy P&S cam. Check it out (it will not break or even alter your camera).
- Nikon D70 (my GF's, I don't like the interface ; used in last resort, it has a couple kit lenses). Apart from that, objectively it makes some pretty good pics, even with kit lenses.

Current lenses :
- Pentax 16-45 f/4,
- Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 EX,
- Sigma 105 f/2.8 EX Macro,
- Sigma 50-500 f/4-6.5 EX aka the Bigma (not an easy lens to use).

Wishlist :
K7, wide lens (10-17), backup body (when I get a K7, the K10 will be the backup), grip. And a pony while I'm at it. No, no, wait, disregard that, what I really want is a proper transatlantic capable diesel/electric submarine. With reasonably large viewports (nothing fancy, about a metre wide). That goes roughly 300m down. Nothing much to it really. There even are people doing it : www.ussubmarines.com/submarines/seattle_1000.php3

In progress :
I'm getting better at nature photography and macro.
I'm still terrible at photographing people. But then everybody photographs people, so I guess I might as well take pics of something else (lame excuse, I know) ;)
I recently tried nude photography. I *could* blame it on the model but I think I'll just have to lump it in the "photographing people" thing above given how bad the results were. Although when I go really *abstract* there might be a couple shots to salvage.

All my processing is done in Linux. Should anybody read this *and* care (all 3 of you), more news about that sometime in 2010 on linuxphoto.com (whenever I get around to it). (I really hope this won't end up in 2011)

I use Bibble Pro, DigiKam and RawTherapee. Sometimes I use the Gimp. Although with a proper image chain you rarely have to use a bitmap editor, unless you do composite images (which I don't) or really don't know what you're doing.

Unless specified otherwise, images are . Unless specifically otherwise noted, my photos are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. You may use them either by hotlinking under flickr's conditions or by linking back to my gallery at flickr.com/fredshome/? This should be embedded in each file, but you never know.

This means you can use the images on your (non commercial) website without having to ask me as long as you comply with the rules above. *No need to mail me*.
For other uses, feel free to drop me a line. Intelligent and useful uses are encouraged. Silly uses will be plunked. Others fall into regular commercial negotiations.
Thanks.

Jabber id : fredshome@amessage.info (*not* an email address).