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    Need to batch process to reduce file size

    How about creating a Photoshop action to run File - Export - Save for web with suitable compression. Pick one of your most finely detailed/chaotic/noisy images from the set when recording the action and use the file size estimate at the bottom of the Save for web window as a guide. Save to a...
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    The 'Everything Adobe Lightroom' Thread

    You can bring it back by putting it (or any picture you like) in a "Splash Screen" directory inside the Lightroom settings directory (where it stores presets, templates, etc.) If you have multiple pictures in there, it even will pick a random one each time it starts up.
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    Stuck trying to install a CPU cooler...

    I got it sent back with the right bracket attached. Apparently they didn't find a problem with it, so maybe I simply don't have the build for pc construction any more... :p Anyway, it all worked out fine in the end, apart from my wounded pride perhaps. And that can always be soothed with...
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    Stuck trying to install a CPU cooler...

    Thanks for the replies folks, pretty much matches my thinking in the end. I too was surprised the clip arrived pre-attached, contrary to the info from the instructions. And yeah, since it was new out of the box I didn't fancy experimenting with anything too drastic to get it apart... So it's...
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    Stuck trying to install a CPU cooler...

    Got myself an Alpenfon Ben Nevis CPU cooler from ocuk but I'm a bit stuck with the installation, literally... :( It came with an AMD clip already attached, which I need to swap to the 115X clips for my CPU. Unfortunately the four little screws holding it in place seem to be pretty seriously...
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    The "New Gear/Willy Waving" thread

    Not to open a similar can of worms to the one above with lens lengths, buuuut (*digs out "Someone on the Internet is Wrong!" hat and matching cape for added embarrassment if I'm mistaken*)..... I think their measurement for min focus distance is from the image plane to the subject. The Sigma 35...
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    First stand alone flash.. What do I need?

    As Ray says, each 600EX can act as a transmitter or receiver, but if you always want the hot shoe side to stay dark you can save a bit of cash/weight/bulk and get a YN-E3-RT or ST-E3-RT to stick on the camera, which is just the transmitter/receiver part without the flash head. They take 2...
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    NeilC's Photography Thread

    The first and third have a nice stark simplicity to them; evocative and otherworldly. The third is especially wonderful.
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    The "New Gear/Willy Waving" thread

    Yowza! I'm almost tempted to seek out one of those 28mms just for that flare... Wonder if it's even more amped up in infrared.
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    Honest critique of this video for my blog...

    Have you tried employing a human sitting behind the camera, so that you can get used to talking through it rather than at it? (Caveat: I can't see the vid, so apologies if it's not relevant)
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    Bristol Wedding.

    Love that there's a nightmarish underground section. Any wedding set I see from now on will seem slightly lacking if it doesn't include one!
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    Lightroom Image Import Query

    Simon's right; if the camera is set to shoot in Adobe RGB, the first character becomes an underscore (even if you've set your own custom prefix in place of "IMG" in-camera). If you check the files on the card you'll see that's how the camera has saved them. Lightroom's import renaming options...
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    Museum of Power, critique

    To my eyes, the darker, more contrasty shots are the most visually appealing (7909, 7950, 7908) compared to some with the slightly washed-out appearance. Though for their promotional material, the bright and breezy ones are useful (along with the crowded look of 8044, 7919, 7852). 8044 is...
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    Canon Centre - Hong Kong.

    Pure technical curiosity: with the 17mm shot of the whole EF case, would the lens tilt far enough to be able to align the focal plane precisely parallel to the long side of the case, without changing shooting position (allowing time to get it all matched up, and maybe a tripod for fixing the...
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    My Photos.. critique and feedback very welcome!

    For what it's worth, the photo that really catches my eye here is the bus stop sign. That harsh, desaturated, abstracted urban scene is an appealing background, and the semiotic breakdown of the sign caught between frames makes for a fun reaction to it.
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    40d - Remote Shutter

    Does it make any difference if you set the drive mode to self-timer?
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    A chilly night in Milan

    Number 5 looks good to me, especially if you crop off the bulk of the rafters at the top.
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    Library Organisation

    It just occurred to me, but you could probably download the trial version of Lightroom and use it to sort your images into folders for free (via the import dialogue options; particularly the Destination, File Handling and File Renaming sections)… And while you have it, you can look at the...
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    Library Organisation

    Adobe may be going through a period of decline at the moment, but Lightroom is still a great program that should handle the customisable renaming and folder placement for you in one fell swoop. It can also be used for the tagging. That's the simple part of what it does though, so I imagine...
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    Lightroom colour temperature

    If an image's apparent colour cast is the difference between the lighting colour temperature that appeared in the scene, and the white balance colour temperature setting, then: cast temperature = lighting temperature - white balance temperature. Or to put it another way: white balance...
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