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BBC News story - Photographer creates a book
« on: March 09, 2010, 11:35:46 AM »
Thought this might be of some use to some of you out there.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7790906.stm

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Re: BBC News story - Photographer creates a book
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2010, 12:41:27 PM »
Cheers, Mel. As a news item, I think it will fit in better on the General Chat board. I'll move it there shortly.

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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2010, 01:39:13 PM »
The forum police strike again  ;D

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Re: BBC News story - Photographer creates a book
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2010, 04:19:37 PM »
Think Ian that I'll buy him a black uniform, a pair of handcuffs and a baton ;-)

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Re: BBC News story - Photographer creates a book
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2010, 05:22:46 PM »
Wow ! nice photo at 32 seconds in ,it's amazing what it achievable if you wait for the light to hit the right spot,and did i hear him say he only uses 24-70 and 70-200mm lenses ? I thought a wider lens would be far more beneficial to a landscape photographer  ???

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Re: BBC News story - Photographer creates a book
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2010, 06:46:00 PM »
I agree with you Dave, 32 secs in is my favourite photo of the bunch.  Not sure where it is though.  Any ideas anyone?  I've posted the photo on here for you all to see.

Yeap you heard right, no wide angle lenses for him.

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Re: BBC News story - Photographer creates a book
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2010, 07:19:10 PM »
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Re: BBC News story - Photographer creates a book
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2010, 08:47:30 PM »
I agree with you Dave, 32 secs in is my favourite photo of the bunch.  Not sure where it is though.  Any ideas anyone?  I've posted the photo on here for you all to see.

Yeap you heard right, no wide angle lenses for him.

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Right ,come on ,how did you capture that frame from the video ??

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Re: BBC News story - Photographer creates a book
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2010, 09:33:31 PM »
Ha, ha, I thought that would confuse the hell outta ya.  Well actually I can't take the credit for stumbling on the program originally, that credit goes to Mick.

It's a program called 'Snipping Tool' and it comes with Windows Vista (not the basic version though), so you'll have to follow the guidelines below to see if you have it on your Windows package.

Basically Snipping Tool allows you to literally capture anything that's on your screen.  I paused the video of the photo book guy on 32 secs and applied the snipping tool, which allowed me to draw a box around the photo and then I saved it without the rest of the background.

Follow the steps below and let me know if it works for you.




1.Click on the Start Menu and start typing "snipping" into the search box.

2.Snipping Tool should show up in the Programs list above the search box, and you can click on it to start it.

3.The Snipping Tool window will appear on your screen. You may move it to an edge of the screen so it's not in your way, but it will also disappear when you start dragging a selection area.

4.The Snipping Tool assumes you want to create a new clipping as soon as you open it. Your screen will dim, and you can click and drag your cursor to select an area to copy. As you drag, the selected area will be darker, and surrounded by a red border if you've never changed the Snipping Tool options.

5.When you release the mouse button, the captured area will open in the Snipping Tool window. If you're not happy with the selection and need to try again, click the "New" button.

6.When you are happy with your clipping, press the second button to save the screen shot as an image file. See the tips below for file format suggestions.

Tips:
1.If your screen shot contains a limited number of colors and you want to retain crisp lines and keep the file size small, save as a GIF file. If your screen shot contains many colors and you want to retain crisp lines and full quality, save as a PNG file. If your screen shot contains many colors and you want to make the file size small, save as a JPEG file.

2.Before saving your screen shot, you can use the Pen and Highlighter tools in the Snipping Tool toolbar to add markup to your screen shot. The eraser tool will remove marks made with the Pen and Highlighter Tools.

3.You may email a screen shot without saving it by using the "Send To" button on the Snipping Tool toolbar.

4.Go to Tools > Options to change the way the Snipping Tool operates. For instance, you can change the color of the selection outline by selecting a new ink color, or turn the outline off entirely by unchecking the box for "Show selection ink after snips are captured."

5.Enable the option "Display icon in the Quick Launch toolbar" if you want to keep the Snipping Tool handy for quick access.

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Re: BBC News story - Photographer creates a book
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2010, 09:52:03 PM »
Is that why you've been acting strangely recently Mel? The Snipping Tool?