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However, ‘both cameras fal into the "Very Good! bracket fr their category ‘aloverraing Andwhat out the = Angela Nicolson, technical editor ad andling? find there are = many ote features ne OS0nas More than you bargained for ‘over the EOS 5000, Cristi Istrate, Bucharest, Romania In Berney Bitton’ arte Beating the ‘rues (AP 9 May) he mentions fungus inlenses, He suggests treakny the ‘The Canon EOS SOOD was tested ves’ ard buying en opti with Knaus asan entry-level camera, while i. oeci-down pice Nov wee | ‘the Nikon D9O was tested as an ree tat the performance may not centhusiast-level model because the 2 affected, | cannot endorse such features you mention are targeted ice es ‘ungus ca east Lensis What The puck ‘rem ane optic to another and you ‘may end uo with funqusin some ot your oer lenses Theda 135rrm Laz Tde-Elmer lens.and, when tried to sal, vas ferred that t al ungus, ‘Apparent itcould only be saen Under magpifcation and soit west a severe case |wvastld tats Compete sre doun al bh would be riexed to remexe the fungus also have @ Rolleflex 6008 cust having became inendly wth the senior marketing manager at the factory Dietmar Keraer, Wa told very emphatic by hen that under no circumstances shoud | put the Infected ens aryatere near any of ry ater optes While soeaking with someone ele an the sare subec, tol that | aught burn the ba ase a the lens had been in Myaduce s donot buy a ens that contains fungusina matier ove cieso Tes So while Mr Briton suggests that you may get bargin you may as (et more then you barganed for! 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Judging by what we've seen in the rounds so far, we're sure we wil Ea eoe rel AOU een en art Lng eter eget eng emai entry so we can judge your photograph accurately. Without a sentence explaining what your image depicts, Cig eet eee ay er DO nse eager et cla te ee ee cd or win the round. OWS) For full details of how to enter via email visit Viaemail Www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/apoy09 eee ete)Bey Round 5 sine reat cad Sect See era) ey Soe ea toyourimape, and when ouindude cet Perec Asspring moves into summer, i’s a dead cert that water will figure in your plans. Either the weather will be nice and De EL Oa et ERs Dog like the past couple of years. Whatever summer brings, it's another certainty that water holds enormous potential for making stunning images in a range of styles. — One obvious options the sea. For thousands of yeas, ~ Heeroma Pe ee eae O Cy [Sacer legal endless options for great pictures. 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I went with my 1OxBin camera and hada Vision of my Jntendd picture in ind. really wanted ‘the dark tangle formed by the wall and shadow inthe centre of the frame to be a ‘sttong compositional element. It created very nce symmetry, and had framed itin any other place but the centre, the ‘symmetry would have been ruined. (Often my compositions come down to Just an arrangement of shapes and tones. How they work and balance together {Is what Hook fr. Again, medium {format lets me see that straight away. Everything s reversed in the viewfinder, 0 you don't see what you've framed as ‘a regular scene. I think this makes me see the shapes better. Some people find ‘medium format hard because ofthis, but by looking at something unrecognisabe, ‘you see it with fresh eyes and are more ‘conscious of how shapes look inthe ‘ame. find it makes composition easier, Ina modern DSLR viewfinder you're just looking at what'sin front of you: there's ‘no separation from a scene to allow you toscrutinise it. coherent | 25Ce ey Serer pera ad ereu See ON roca) Sree eee this high vantage point 26 | wor amateurphotcoraner: de Cer ee ane ee Eee as these hils and the lake, prs library Understanding how ethers i produces, aera has 2 ex anid that’s because the se eles | tend to ava tovarc ‘edu format mare cten than ay St. go through pheses where in 2 img partir frat and he something ese fora suitch between ra has oun ook somedning med cameras, a | wouldnt expect i ‘ne cera toe able to ge me the ange scene and kom mimadately wtih type ot 2 would be best fort result othe damete ofthe fer elementofthe lens, which at 2Sin ues the fe cof seeing coun things thats very similar ‘ayour oan ees the dstance between your esis 224i youre look through 2d ape ute on erge format, & gues the effect of making thngs wider and adds dpi, Normal out-of fous aeas beh ina completely ciferent way Lrge-f images havea 30 quay, whch enhanced byextreme sharpness and fer tonal, and hen zpplied to the nant subect, such as. 3 wide vita the result canbe stunning Ureertunciey, drt lays have the ‘appropate camera wth me! When Im out ‘th one camera faking fr sats that know nil sut met pece of equoment. AS ‘rest, |sometimes have to ignore cetan potential images see because th ‘only work with ry otner ges Using te nang camera il ut produce a poor mage Because my nay of working 850 Intermittent, my 5:4 Sin nd TOxB8in carreras are too Erge ard preci. For spontaneous ize, |need someting smal. For me, a medum-format camera st perfect compromise fm using Ze kon {6x60 Nett et the meres, a spe fldng carrera that gives amazing quay nthe past ve used a Mera RB, which sone ‘of myfavurte cameras, ny experience, ve fourd hat medium-format cameras ate ance atvay house between Te ease ff use ya get wih a 35mm camera the superb mage qualty of large-format carreras. Cureray Tm sooty lferd HPS ) Inthe end, I managed to capture the ‘movement ofthe trees on my lford FP4 film, but the quality ofthe light didnt really come ‘across on a straight print, so had todo some ‘dodging in the moving leaves to accentuate the ‘low. This is what do with my photography, ‘though itis important to me not to take t 100 far as ths can make an image look to false. ‘Some people believe that photography should be ‘pure’ and unmanipulated, but think that manipulation of the scene is merely Imerpretation = which s something artists have always done. The famous gum printer Robert Demacty once said, ‘There can be no art without the intervention of the artis and I believe this still holds true today. 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David Clark looks at his life and work to date ris feIcons of Photography Joe Cornisti Tig ay or enters TCTs 1958 1980 1986 1993 1997 ‘Wer dawn atLatig Grain the Carngoms.Joe'smove rom LondontoNarthYorstirein 1993 oeneaup — TOD {he passany of repr photographic tips to Scodand and prodded on abundant source of sje Pater, to say with photography” ‘take up large-format photography ‘More books have followed, focusing dtibuting his work ‘he later wrote. “The feeling using a Sx4in camera. 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Sam s clear and) Jaume, The Natumberand Coast tothe North York Mons, Yorshre In. 2002, he publshealis rst book, unpretentious: Iseek io express 2 00 Camissnembook, Sates Dales andother ndscapesinthe st Light A Landscage Photogranver’sserseot vender, and capture the joy Mounlais: ALandsape Polar’ View | ate2,butao opened up the possbity Ar. was tre cumination of We thatthe landscape nspresin me; he wile publshes aris yt. ‘of reqier photogrenhic tris to years work The book contained say would hope my syle reiects| Veivaremenclocdien kattrdaginn cere lWeavcecamuann, VVebsite | Grekaisonacurcoalet: Arete coauePaea sdk SaaeueaUigT Cnn” sketaluduledes pe: Temi Sncvcmosed, mancswumes.© anon te uot | ee etecmmetcre Leoncare mares mecreewaocamecen Karama dat niSiaencsrchcaeoee, egsadtea toy mresiel toma scaylatsnguers tonty makin doweemtse Lee RT CRC TO SRE Smomacek tear 138 | wur/amsteurhotocrechercauik| 6 June 2003 subscribe 08466767778IMPROVE YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Digital photo courses for all levels - enrol today! fF “The Foundation in Digtal ORE MOTOSHOR Cs Eri SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHIC A IMAGING save £650) ON ee Casas re eee nl 203 148 4326.Expert advice, help and tips from AP Editor Damien Demolder Castle Fields Canal Basin David Price Devi says that one of his avurite locations for tkna pictures the Block County seu and res sent a colecton of cures of narra anil canals Hs pictures caught my because the pnt quay eal eo0 ‘and thet makes sucha dference. The isall” so Dail can say an bg hen you to fis developer He shot them n colouren his inate Dimage A, whch he tls me Sabi outof date now, but tnas.a great camera uben twas launched ‘nd ceria Peat got werse wih nigeffemeand a bitof perspective machinery onthe age TheAl andtheA2weretwo tsa great cktouseifyoutemer righthand ste (four favour cemerashere at AP shooting house or a scene ke the foreground when they were relessed The only this stand under ate and use the David wou have done wel to crop Thing, of couse, thatthe A has\ust overhengna branches tofilin he sky out. tsi distracting and sows fhe mien phe bet tatonly realy ~espeoaly asso hepoers, us dawn gating eo the picture Imtstreswe of te pintyoucan the sky ust uhite and unremarkable. gang io take out using the Cone ake, David has Sentin Gx4in pints, ove the warm ones, as they teal n Photoshop, not to mak andthe pues dort need tobe ary realy fakeus back toa time when perfect picture but ust to show wf bigger than th ths place was actualy werking The the scene would have looked ike if Inthepcure Ive chasen, the ndthings nthe scene are Did had menaged to exci ‘compostion sce, and the branches absolutely perfect fort. The ony thing Neverineless,thsisan evocative hanangovernead gvethescenea __thatennoysmesighyisthe piece ot image and my picture othe week 6 The composition is nice, and the branches hanging overhead give the scene a nice frame and a bit of perspective. It’s a great trick to use39 oor Appra How to submit Send upto i prints, des ot images on D lease ndudethe niga fs tom he camera long with your submitted versions your CD) Fel site about the tures an, fyoucen, include deta of eaioment used and exposure salting, Send your photographs io ‘risa at our usual adress (see page 3), Please endose an SAE it you woul ie them returned 40 | wn arateuretoaraphecuk|6 June 2009 subscribe 064567678Unsurprisingly for someone who es in Margate, Kent Mr Nower seems to ke photorephing Margate Der. Of te two pictures ne sentin im gong to shaw the cne he took vi awider ls, a it's got kts of ep. Wit everyting so dark, he icure realy yng on the sun and the reflections in he tet, bul incudng the shouetied shorein the foreground realy helps toad depth tothe picture Qute often when you see an image o something nthe se IRS dficut to assess ceoth because everything nthe scene 00k the sane. Hee, though we have oso “ferent feaures hat eed us up pest the ighthouseand the wooden marker atsea, and then onto te sunset The gulls nthe foreground are another great feature, as they are ‘cet by the sun cerning cross the water and reflacing ef the wat sand lke the sole reflection of sgubouse and he bids the sky help to complement these on| re ground It's 2 relly nice balanced ‘exposure compositon-wse uth Stover Nature Reserve InNewton Aboot Devon. John has come cross a fates scene here vith rilent ighing and great cokes John Farley feu cten tara ged ae ear a pier. bow eos and reese we stance so there's 2real mixture of tortures, There's aso amis feck about the picture where the water Comes our the second wer inthe é stance, anda mety haze seers 10 that could go there too AS usual rise upinto the tees. tes this isin though te nicest places are along the stance, ong wth te sharpness vay ane from where ven ofthe foreground, that realy proce Ths case, Stover Notre Reserve ne ture wth depth, due tothe [As soon as | saw Jobs pictures wes immediate jealous and wondered here they vere taken, hoping that ewes sernennere n Esse an {00d colours and enough interes inte foreground to create aloo dept Its avery pleasing picture — very unaxing tok at Its nt the sotto thing that’s easy to , ether ditfering degrees of sharpness and ‘conwast~ the foregrounc has much higher conrat than the background, some get a gest 3D effect Heving sth the contrast inthe ‘ereground seems tobe lgnered ‘and | ink could probeby stand to bea bi darker. The on thng that iit spoils t forme the wer inthe fregrourd.t ‘sane wer and | magne John ft competed to ncude i becauseit's 3 ‘a Feeture ad's too good 0 poss Up butactualyasjust a dstracton fightin the foreground. The fst thing FUJIFILM Mc Nowe shot ths with a Sony Alona 200, which proves once ‘2gan that you dont need a hugely ‘expersive camera to take good pictures Wall dene. yet have todo when you lack atthe Dieu step aver the wer order 10 ‘see the es ofthe scene Ifyeucutit ‘of you der ae that cstraction and suddenly the pictures much more ‘ecessble andbccomes less hard ver. tsa geatsnot tats eal wel seen, andi yauineneer there, Joh, thnk you should go back end shootit ‘gain. 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At Slioch it was quite sunny, with dramatic shadows and plenty of contrast between the fore, middle and backgrounds. To recreate this original tonal range | identified four key zones that needed adjustment Theft one wasthe sy. Thisis always an obvious stone Atthis point, having made a Curves adjustment tothe because you ge iher values nthe sky thanin the foreground. AS sy working one, Flzoom back ut of the image and vit any image You wat tolook at tin tems of greys. Wheedo Took at what 've done. tend tod ths ftr each one they henge? Those re your boundaries between zones. The sty neds adstment as 2 way to make suremy adjustments re subtle a sparte set of adjustments fromthe acjacent mountain becuseits3 and acura. 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Thisis what's grat about black & whites itllonsyouto go back and forth lack & white wilretin ts detain ny negatives, but when scaned, theres a bit a Yet because alte details present, you can bing itback. ‘ust ke sing apiece of cain the darkroom, ‘adjusting the diferent tonal ones of yourimage ‘angivea fatimagenew ite, Featheringi a technique use to soften and blend togathe selection edges in ‘animage inte darkroom ths process cl ‘vineting: Serer to burang-A1 ‘2n DX lrs, but | dl encounter problems lenses here the anes ths much © Fermore Information vst wueabogenimagingcouk FreeLoader Pro Solar and Cam Caddy £69.99 Joma wer be chargad to The manufacture, Sol Pron bight sunight a takes rine hours to condonsor when let Forthcoming tests Inhenadten nants Pps ‘allowing equipment through the mast ‘gwostsingpeecos eink. anon £055000¥5 is perlect for keen Wikon 5000 Jun Richard Sibley PanasoniclumixMC-GHI = Jun Sony Alpha380 Jun (© For more njormation vist wvnsolrtechnologycouk (anon £05500 vs orcail 01684 774.000, Oympus E30 unComposition Images With A Difference Three scenes, three shots APS technical team of Angela Nicholson, Barney Britton and Richard Sibley tackle three different scenes, aiming to get one great image that stands out from the norm Wass Many city dwellers never pay attention to the buildings that surround them every day. Barney Britton takes a fresh look at a familiar landmark - London's St Paul's Cathedral the Gre more than 3 inscription in subeerbe 064567678cet the yeas rom a eat many fangs. Imo amngto take ie Getrtve picture of StPauts— er rriymoney Bl Brandt can dam tet honour uhen he braved bombs nd urstable masonry cape the dizvagad bul unde moot diego itz AT vento doo rece an mage fat suns Up tis very special lace n uay tet mmoles see tome West elevation The west devon of StPauts ery aye Two rows Roan ples Stet upto the iy and a cascade o siserbe OBS 6767778 steps lead wsters into the cathedral My first photogranh an atte to capture the Imposing size ofS nd have ited inducing ook upwards, rom street level. linough te bung s decent ‘enough, tis photograph lacks the impact hat hd intended to corey Theres aimost no cobur, a rather then looking dramatic the ‘composi looks lapse. Gomng beck ater he evening rrght have hele, but tobe honest ns a vinrng sot. When Ist ‘2nproached St Pauls fom the west Images With A Difference Composition ee ea Peete ere ty had to sk a coleague which bulking ths vas. The reason I was confused 's cous from this photo ~ ram hs ‘dcection you dri see the cathe icone dome View from the Millennium Bridge When livedin East London, used {a cross the Milennum Brdige to Souttaark every morning, When cross he brdge in the opposite rection, St Pauls raed bythe ‘metal pons the badge It ths view ofthe cathedral rom the South Bank ofthe Thames over the Mlennurn Bridge, that Ihave been trying to capture snce 2006, The prem s thatit has become <2 cicha Since the breige wes onened, then dosed fed znd then opened ‘xan, tours fromal rations have taken ths shot Its 2 busy ‘thoroughfare too, and the bridge s mest alvayscronded wth peopl, ‘even afte tre gun has gone do ‘And that's the man problem with ths photogragh above le the compesiton has potent deat, but lam too fer tothe south end othe bidge nit’ the wrang ue of cay The longs cl ae the beige 's cronded nth people. need more space around the edges ot the scene to concentrate attention more squarely onthe cathedrals distinctive dome Getting the shot right yey schoolchle knors that he sun ses n te vest, so thought coud get a heter shot ofthis scene later ihe day, Fortuetey, worlang so cose toths vew have theloury of beng {ble to dash outa shor notice when ‘heights good This shot labore) vas taken durng what landscape iotogreniers know asthe magic time’ ust after the sun has set, Dut vile there itil some ight nthe sky Low cloud tothe nerth reflecting the beautful golden ight of a proper Waterloo Sunset (the sn rely doos se ove Welerioo) and the ina rays of sun sil have ust enough poner to vor ate ight on the dome, Asa cenple wales past me, armin ‘xm | knee Id my shot. Working #14 ona 50mm lens I sacrificed unform sharpness for mineral depth of fil, rroning ther st oso focus, Tis also has the effect of rauing attention to the cates ubichs sharp, and crests the rather ‘enpeeing wgnetting | shots scene inrew made, but the colours nhs, photograph are more or less ast seuthem indeed, The yeu got there, Sr Chnstopher. 6.tune 2008 | wan arateurshetoaraphereo uk | BYComposition Images With A Diffe Three days on the Devon coast gave Angela Nicholson the perfect opportunity to capture a memorable seascape Mee oes Cicer titoofsunstine Iwasa promisingstart because asthe sun ges kane, can ctten make an anpeerance inthe clink of sky betveen the coud anc the seo, Predictably ins tmeitstayed behind te dul unneresting douds ‘ntl snkng beneath the horizon. | didnt tae ery shots thot evening, but instead walked along the beach to remind myself of the leo the are Day two 7 not @moring person and have alaays struggled with ear ses, butfor the nght shot lam prepared ‘Bet upbeare dau Feruatay forme on tis occason it west necessary asthe sun nos rom the pang Becton on Sauron Sas coming up ove the nd rer than the ea. Even bots, hen aid wake Upon thatsecerearing there was an amest doutless Due sk Unsble ores the treat took fe irpatont shots oF he focks beneath ine needa ne xe epased ation te. [decd to Felurn to ts erealater the dy tnd although the rocks oul Have ‘eaopeared beneath the hh We the ight woul be beter because thesin sets nes the cine meant, | occupied rsa th surfing and kt flying whe | wated er thebeter everrgight siserbe OBS 676778 Images With A Difference Composition Coa eee ata) ‘combine to make this the image Iwill hang on my wall Unforunaty, the unespect good weather cn the Saturday meant hatte beach remained far busy until ital Aso res, had 1 pick ‘my sts caretuly and postpone my ans o pnotogeon tne headend. Tocenscle myse ventured further ‘dou the beach to an are thal usualy only frequented by wind-blown kte-sucfers and the more enthusiastic og walkers. This isan ideal location ofa shot o the sweeping curve o the beacn, Though | nave on rare castors been here alone, best shotsindude one or tno pene because ofthe sense af scale they inject ito the scene Sudden rater than an ambiguous stp of sana, he ul lash hvee-mle extent of the beach becomes apparent. The shaw shel of sand ls stays wet and shninglong ater the waves have receded, guing meges extra sper, On this occasion, however, the tide as agansl me asthe sea was apgroachngis hanes oonton the beach and tere waste wet sand to werk wth Naturally, wasnt zbout te waste goad ght and took a fen shots the incoring sea shootra from a law angie with @ Nk 24~7omm 8G AF-S ED at the 24mm point ‘ona Nikon D3 chose the 03x because ts fl-rame sersor affords the ful benefit of wideangie lrees. With the sun st above the horizon and ns of tght-cobpurd sand and Feflectve water around there wes ‘oreed to worry about balercing inthe lend, However, kept an @ye on the camera's histogram to enae tl the bright ervronment cn eo the carrera int uncereyposing my shots, ‘On the whole fared very wel ut ‘occasional ound had to dalinas ‘much a5 O 7EV toshift the histogram ite 1 he ght My am wasto retain te hghlgnts (unless the sting sin vas n the shot without darkening the shadows excessively Aho | used a tripod ior some of ry shots init abtof aiabity tnhen seating very ose too, the 22 The pushing uaves Can splash up thelegs or erode the sand fromunder them increesng the rk the camera takng a expensive lunge ino the say wate stead, | peter to andhold the camera for these shots. | might have o push the senatvty up Ite as the sun sinks, but 2 asthe carrera stays cry ths occasion | eral up wih sake Ane oven when, ons rousers, The faster shutter sored that are requred to allow nandhoking 360 guarantee tat the aves look tke waves and not blared foam, Imsure one dy | wl return to Saunton Sands foking to achieve ths effect but atthe mament it does reflect how the place looks tome Day three My hic are nal evening n Sauron brought very different weather conditions Although there hed been clraus sunshine fer mast of the clouds that had been promised or much ofthe weekend (gathered over the sea 2 couple o hours betore surset. Ona sr spe of pnky-ofange wes sble ‘on the hone near the dark headland, ut the beoading Swi lou above the sea was entasic ‘ight vas so pleasedt0 ind thet ne more threatening weather end ne fac that ewes @ Sunday evening resulted in there beng fr fen ope around and | headed down tomy chosen locaton ooking towards the headend AsusualIshot ra and JPEG thes smutaneousy 1 ave me edtity yet madrium contol over my enages. but checked thatthe camera was et tothe daylght white balance made sth wouldintesty the colours ~ ‘especialy the blue ofthe clouds ‘As took my frst sho of the now silhouetted heedlend, | emermented rth ing diferent eernens forthe foreground interest Whie an ar cof loose scattered stones locke promising there were too many of them and they nteruped the ‘tvactve sheen on the wet send However, ite further along the beach there was a patch of smoother send andthe nppes nit, pus te reflected ight ram the settng sun, save me what | nes looking ot shat roma fit lw ange using the 24-TOmm ens atthe 24m pot uri the sunComposition images With A Difference Landscape Richard Sibley finds the best 2 time of day to shoot, and looks at what to do if the weather isnt on your side HEN itcomesto landscape photograpty, yourealy are atthe mercy of the gods It's you, your camera and Zeus, Thor, Raiden, “git, Hales or whichever custodian ofthe sis sn charge that day. AS hotoaranhers ale can dois choose ‘tr time and locaten mse and iry to capture a few seconds where the (gods ere iing on us ‘As ound out, being relent on cexteral forces ist ahveys much fun you cant stun ona sftboxto ‘add til or use coloured gel hen the sunight has dpged behind & dou, Irstad, caret teng and planning oe '54 | wavwamossurphotoaracherco.uk| 6 June 2009, ‘are require, sis alotof patience Living in South London, the oling his of Ket are only 2 fees ancy. As the rat recedes and bung ‘ove wey to fels ad tees, host of ‘ferent photographic opportunities nfo I youre devng,tissometimes temping to pul over and take 2 quick pcre ofthe landscape n frontof $04. Yet very often ts image doesnt ‘ealy grasp the sense of place nd ‘cei othe scenebetore you | decided to photograph a locaton Ireauirycrive pas ut where Ive never stonped, To create an mage ‘hates more than a srepsht would mean raking afew sacsiioes ~ manly ‘he amounto sleep I wes aor toget. 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Ths nas the Have camera, will travel Angus Crockett asks 'am traveling ‘to Ladakinin northern Indian the suramer to assistin building a ‘dormitory school withthe Lotus Flower Trust. would lke to take a ‘camera as lam keen to take some ‘good-quality pictures, but m Pea ana enh WS ‘concemed about the weight of the ‘camera, [urrently own a Nikon 1D70, which i great, but itis heavy and bulky. Imay also have problems recharging batteries as there is no constant electric supply. Should I considera fim camera that relies lesson batteries? effect of reduong contrast by spreading light rom the highlights into the shadows. At the same ime, ths eve of on-mage-forring light selectnely ‘overccrnes the ine ofthe emulon inthe barely exposed shadow ere actus nessa ets sensi hee The cet Istorecord futher shadow deal. 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Grea polars get round these robles bybeing costucedromtwo atsalines polar anda quater wave Dla The quarter wae pile omer the linear plied ott ita forth ane ‘sed coe by amodem anere'sbeam spite otha AF and meting sts ‘anal work te hold, a, those wistngtousealtemadem Conveniences of th amerashoudbuy a cralarpolrsing ite Tos wha have {uly manual amersor whore loking for sheer resus, shuld opt fora near ais. Richard Sie Some AF rsestumatthe on erent io focus thistumsthe nea poate, which agin ates the amount ght entering the AF system via the beam spt leaving Next week ese] eM (Us TAC UH a le LUD OS on With each camera offering a host of great features ina compact, lightweight body, we find out which of these DSLRs is the best bargain for the enthusiast Bob Barclay and three AP readers head for the seaside to capture unforgettable » beachside images using fill-in flash ds creas ee Ocal Has the Micro Four Thirds systern just ot better? We test the DMC-GHI with video capability and a new sensor Bits and pieces What is bit depth EEO st A Msruicadinat a iN LOg NO sas crs Renney On the right track Landscape supremo Charlie Waite is challenged to shoot London's St Pancras curl elbs el)AP Explains... ND Grad Filters Cos Graduated neutral de Graduated neutral density filters are essential tools for landscape photography. 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CONSIDERS THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THE RULE OF FOUR IN PHOTOGRAPHY Nine move Amentan fe 2 (a move rust disregarded by the ‘Academy Avatds), there Wie menon ofthe Rule of Three. Ths rule, ‘ne vith the oxeral maturty of the mou, states that whereas men exaggerate by a factor of tree the numer of women they have sept 1th omen onthe other hand undeesate bye fact cf hree the ruriber of men they hae let with, You dri learn facts lke these ‘rom firs that actualy win Academy Auer What the move did nol meron is that theres @ Rule of Four within photograpty. The Rule of Four states thats only when buying camera equioment for the fourth me that one really its ight How many tripods does cne buy before knowhg whet kind woul be te right ne? Wel ery ohotogranhes wl say tat they bough tee tecods Detore hey got what they realy needed wth the fur ane. And iow mary bas does it ake before ‘ne realy knows which would be the most praccal one? Three bags are bought belore getung tight th te fourth one. Arc haw many ersestetore tncing the night ns forthe nght puroose? Yup wrth the fourth ens one gets ight Anyone dsagreeng, sang for exemple that he cr she got the rights the fest tre, simpy has ted tree er lenses. And aryane saying that takes more than fur lenses soy being a snob, ndecsve, cr both Outten ‘Tom terapnobis. Am yranghere? Uninformed? Heck no! am just tevin ‘fom the evdence of what | hae seen The Rule of Four rues! The Rule of Fours abo relevantin ther photogrenhic cases When taking photos witha dita comera only every fourth photos worth keeping. And only eer fourth perscn beng pictured looks photogenc. And only every four photoarepher probably knows what he or she is dong So, what are the consequences ofthe Rule of Four? Apert rem a lot of ‘money beng sont t can also be concluded that feu photos are actually ‘00d ony every fourth protoarepher succeeds nth every fourth photo of ‘eer fourth persen only © 25:0 25x0.25*1 6% of parte photos are ary ‘00d. And hiss assuming that a photogracher isa is or her fourth tnpod, bg len and so on nc, even statistics woe tbe able to sort cut the obscure station in which ane shal ind cnesett. So, what isthe practical use ofthe Rule of Fou? Well ke ary ru, the Rule ‘of Four canbe used tapredict ture happenings. Te Rule of Four tls us that ‘anyone buying a camera ‘needs to budget our ‘mes the nt cost ‘of arything bought Furthermore any ‘memory card needs ta contain four times as many photos as can actualy be aporecated. And arting sal have tobe done fous times befoce geting trig. short, mutt any photo actnty by ‘our and you ulhave a more our-seeabie’ photographic ite The Rule of Four shows ance end oral that nologrcoly s more than an artform tis. estience now that ts behawour can be foreseen ands thus more Understandable Furthermot, the Rule of Fou — being one ruber above the Rule of Three or 33% more ~ & 2 more exact rule accoring to mathematical logic. Some would say that potential Rule of Five would be even better, but such ae weudd led to costs tat weud be complete out of contol. One has tobe ealstc here, And wth tat the Rue of Four realy has scentiic pice n photogteohy. 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