tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447449731131623587.post-63486315237651037312008-07-01T23:03:00.001+01:002008-07-01T23:03:30.086+01:002008-07-01T23:03:30.086+01:00<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bayphotographic/2621430867/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/2621430867_df4ff8035b.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bayphotographic/2621430867/">Sunderland Point Sam York 2</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/bayphotographic/">Bay Photographic</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> ...an old Essex expression for 'Hello there, how are you?', but which is also a bit like 'eye eye', a Photographic term meaning ' I used an Ultra Wide Angle, which is why the verticals converge'.<br />I am aware that it is possible to correct Fisheye distortion with rectilinear correction software, or with Fisheye-Hemi, but as my new, Ebay purchased, Nikkor 10.5mm is such a novelty for me at present, I am rather childishly reluctant to do so. In any event, I thought the transom gantry on the Sam York did rather a good job of framing the rest of my shot, taken at Sunderland Point this weekend.<br />But shooting trawlers with a fisheye lens is not my only discovery of the week. I stumbled over a Photoshop plugin called 'Topaz Adjust' while looking for a current link to Lucisart (which is now discontinued), shortly to be replaced with 'Lucisart Pro', (which will cost about a gazillion pounds by the way).<br />Topaz Adjust is a remarkable tool for finishing photos off with a range of detailing, sharpening, exposure correction and saturation adjustments. It has a number of presets, but they are all adjustable and you can refer to the original image at the touch of a button. And best of all, it is fairly cheap.<br />Two bargains in one week. I have saved a fortune on my gear buying recently.<br />Does that make me a semi pro?</p>Bay Photographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989112160700212804noreply@blogger.com0