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DennisTennant

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  1. Actually, this practice has been around for quite a while. I remember ordering a new lens for my camera from a fairly large NYC photo retailer back in the early 1980s only to see my credit card charged before my lens was ordered....from Japan! I'm glad most of the photo vendors I deal with have stopped that practice. Or was it me moving on to other vendors?

  2. Dan,

    I hope you noticed that the "wild things" are kept within their own special forums (Bull Pen) and that IPMS/USA business and the political aspects of this society are in separate forums too. If you have no interest in the sometimes petty wranglings that happen there stay away. The modeling forums are open to everyone and helpful topics such as our tips and techniques and photography forums are found there.

     

    So please feel free to comment, add tips, show off your newest project and connect with other members. As forums go, this one is extremely welcoming to new people and we love to see photos of your work.

     

    Again, think of the forums as a buffet, if you only want dessert, you know where to go!

     

    Enjoy,

     

    Dennis

  3. Dan, a violation of the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), better known as the forum rules. One violation will usually trigger a written "word to the wise" from me or a moderator. Repeated or gross violations will cause to to have a ding added to your warning bar. And like Eric said, it's not something that is seen by other members, just those who volunteer to keep the forums running in a civil manner.

  4. I saw a demo at my club recently about building quick bases and the guy used Silfor grass tufts to fantastic effect. Before I go and spend more money, does anyone have experiences using this product they could share here? Any advice on the best place to purchase the product other than Scenic Express? Any discussion appreciated!

  5. RAW files are essentially the entire data dump from the sensor to the memory card. No compressing (the process that makes an image a JPEG or TIFF image file) is done and the person doing the post processing has full control over image contrast, color and exposure. Processing a raw image allows for the photographer to do non-destructive modifications to the image and then export the image in any image format they please. I normally process my RAW images and save them as TIFFs (if a gallery print is in the future), JPEGs (if it's for publication) or .PSD (for use in other Adobe imaging products).

     

    The thing I like best is having the ability to tweak color balance after the fact. Most shows are lit by a variety of different lighting sources and the raw format allows me to set the color balance after the shoot. You don't need expensive software to use raw since most camera manufacturers give away their own versions of raw processing software. Adobe also offers their raw format processor free (it's called Adobe Camera Raw, ACR for short).

     

    I use DSLRs for my work and have a digital point-and-shoot that shoots raw too...the Canon S90.

  6. Mark,

    You're obviously very emotionally attached to this concept. I wouldn't dare pick the wrong helmet! smiley27.gif

     

    Mike,

     

    Thanks for the offer but I shan't be making the trip to Omaha. Too far, no vacation left. I wasn't referring to your sarcasm, of course, I was referring to the concept of friendly, open, bromantic sarcasm.

     

    Lt. Gray,

     

    It's not too late to run away....I hear the Food Network has a pretty wild forum....

  7. I'm glad I didn't mention that I it was also a reviewer corps kit, done for a review a year or so ago....hehe.

     

    I am appropriately shamed......

     

     

    Dennis,

     

    OMG....You use a perfectly good Folgore to TEST paint! What a sinner you are!!!! The REAF used those for a long time. Should have painted it up to go in the MEWSIG....Shame on you!!!!!!!! Nice table and corner space!!!!

  8. My spouse wanted her drafting table back for a quilting project and that meant I had to find another workbench. I had been eyeing a stainless steel prep table at the local restaurant supply store and finally bit the bullet last weekend and made the purchase. While a tad pricey at $200, I figure it'll last me just about forever. It also gave me a chance to clean out the corner where I do my work and tidy things up a bit.

     

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    Dennis

     

    p.s. that thing with wingies on my cutting pad is the model I use to test shoot my paint.....hehehe

  9. Having just finished the latest Vallejo/Mig video on painting with acrylics, they sure were shaking their bottles vigorously before using....

     

    I use an old Robart paint shaker to do the job since most of my paints are now Vallejo...with no problems.

     

    That said, I do both. I stir Tamiya and shake Vallejo.

  10. I think your problem was not using a primer coat first. That gives the paint "tooth" to stick to. I use Vallejo's primer, then the color coat. I can mask almost immediately (with Tamiya tape, of course) with zero problems. Now, I'm careful to wash the model first before painting to remove finger oils, release agents, etc. Having had to use acrylics for years due to landlord issues, etc., I've grown to love the easy clean up and quicker drying times that comes with using acrylics. I've found that the Vallejo paints are the best acrylics out there. Their primer has a different formulation than their regular paints which makes it stick better to bare plastic.

     

    Hope this helps,

     

    Dennis

  11. Okay, after checking things out on my control panel, I still don't know what caused two of the three forum posts (as of 5/5/2011) to disappear. They disappeared from my view also. I was able to bring them back but they will only stay visible to everyone if I "pin" them to the thread. This is what I have done. I have also pinned a test post that was made and later removed so all can see the three posts that were originally in this thread.

     

    Thanks, Gil for bringing this to my attention. If anyone notices other posts dropping from threads, etc., please let me know here or via PM as soon as possible. I don't know the cause but I do know how to bring them back.

     

    Sorry for any inconvenience,

     

    Dennis

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