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HDR features in Magic Lantern
I took the camera for a walk with friends. As it is when you have a nice walk, you meet somewhere. In our case we met on a bridge. I was not the last person to show up (actually I was the first), so I had some time to take some shots. Going through the…
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Time lapse with magic lantern and Canon EOS 60D – first fails
I finally made it: I managed to get the magic lantern run on my Canon EOS 60D. Magic Lantern is a firmware extension for Canon EOS cameras which adds extended video functionalities to the camera. And it adds an intervalometer to the camera. So I learned something. Again. Obviously there is the possibility to create…
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The first steps with timelapse and CHDK
I was always fond of time lapses so I thought: Why not make my own? I wanted to install the CHDK – an extension for Canon point and shoot cameras which makes them learn new tricks – on my Canon Powershot S95 anyway and had the opportunity to play around one evening. After the initial installation…
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My first impression of Google+
For all of you who expect tons of screenshots: There are none! But I enjoyed playing around in Google+ and as I also own a Facebook account I wanted to show you what to expect when shifting and you will miss. First of all: Google+ is still in a beta-phase. The functionalities there are, are…
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Low budget macro photography: First lessons learned
There is always a lesson to be learned. The more you know, the more you can learn. Of course, this is not whatI learned this evening. I learned some things which were obvious and some thatwere even more obvious but it should be mentioned that things which are written down tend not to get lost…
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Low budget macro photography
Did you ever want to create one of these gigantic macros without cropping your pictures? It is only a question of time until you find mentions of a retro adapter. A retro adapter is a adapter attached to your lens so you can use it the other way around. The adapter fits the end where…
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To see as a photographer
When I started using a camera on a regular basis I started to see things differently. The things did not change at all. It is more a question of perception. You probably know the effect: Learning. By using your senses in a different way you adapt and you start to learn.
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My bokehlicious girlfriend
I just was on a test walk in the Vienna woods testing my gear for the Pinzgau Geocaching Megaevent when I decided: I will start to shoot portraits in the woods – nice Bokeh in the background and with one or two flashes you are the king of the block 🙂
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Analog revival
I love digital tools. Who doesn’t? Since the rise of the smart phone the use of digital calendars and – even more important – synchronizing them is easier than ever before. And still: The trend to do something analog remains.
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