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(SaM)
S2 licensed
I'm pretty sure Der Spiegel isn't giving it away for free to members as they're not the owner of the copyright, so the way to get the full size image is to buy it from the owner, Getty Images.

http://www.gettyimages.com/Sea ... |2672973|0&id=2672973

Can't see the price without logging in, but perhaps it's worth the money for a high-quality canvas print.
(SaM)
S2 licensed
480p is SD, or Standard Definition, so it's not HD. But it's still good enough.
Though if you've got a good place to host an HD video, I'd go for 720p. (1080p is too much for most people's monitors anyway.)
(SaM)
S2 licensed
Just purchased a monthly membership of $20. I'm pretty sure I won't stay a member but I just wanted to give this sim a try and see if it's really as magnificent as people say.

I'll report back in a while.
Hamed Sam
S3 licensed
Quote from ColeusRattus :If you want to write a book about race driving, you should propably start your reasearch by asking race drivers.
Also, I highly doubt that anybody in here will have a persian PDF on race driving in here...

thank's

but i don't want Persian PDF ! i want english PDF .
(SaM)
S2 licensed
You might also try Ken Rockwell's huge guide on photography. This guy's been making photographs before he could walk. (Seriously).

Oh and you don't really need to switch to Manual to get your own creativity in there. If your camera has any programmable automatic mode, Aperture priority or Shutterspeed priority mode, use that. The sensors in 21st century cameras are as good as or even better than the best photographer's eye so they will do the rest of the settings so you won't have to. It would only take off your eyes off of your subject or scene way too much, which is ruining the creativity.
(SaM)
S2 licensed
Quote from Gills4life :















At least I got anti-deeplinking pics! All I see is red crosses.

Quote from MR_B :you're late?

No, leeb. (= leet +1)
(SaM)
S2 licensed
  • A track I've produced is being played on radiostations worldwide.
  • Been interviewed on TMF (Dutch MTV type tv channel) together with Jive Jones.
  • Was interviewed on national and regional radio stations a couple of times.
  • My band has been in the newspapers.
  • My father's been on a kids technology show, explaining a device as an expert.
  • My grandfather has written a few books and was the club-doctor of Dutch football club AZ.
  • My sisters have been in magazines & advertisements loads of times (interviews/modeling).
(SaM)
S2 licensed
It looks fine over here! Apparently I am just too 1337 for you all. :crown:

No wait, I am actually more than 1337, I'm 1338!
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(SaM)
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Hamed Sam
S3 licensed
hi guy's , i want write a book about driving(Race) ,persian language ,if you have any PDF about it , i can tralslate it and add more thing.

thank you .
(SaM)
S2 licensed
Lol, this site is made of fail. It says my GFX card fails for some reason, while I actually have 2 of the recommend GFX cards in CrossfireX.
(SaM)
S2 licensed
Those 5 "screenshots" are just concept art compositions. Why they're listed as screenshots puzzles me.

Although it's been done before with Toca Race Driver 3. Anyone remember this one?
DiRT was crap, contrary to people's expectations before the release, so this makes me convinced DiRT 2 is gonna be the square root of crap.
(SaM)
S2 licensed
Quote from jibber :Those are some nice bunnies...

The rabbits are nice too.
(SaM)
S2 licensed
Quote from Scatter :I have one of those moments whenever I look down the toilet...

Me too! I keep seeing some American kid on the other side everytime I look down the ol' crapper. Maybe we should shake hands next time?
(SaM)
S2 licensed
Quote from S14 DRIFT :guessing it's an nsr125, but obviously can't really tell 'cuz of the angle.

It's the MySpace angle!
(SaM)
S2 licensed
What lights do you use, Spangler? Flash with umbrella? Strobe with Umbrella?

If you're interested in studio shoots, you might wanna have a look at this guy's Youtube channel. He gives great tips and examples.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH84-pA7p-c&fmt=18
(SaM)
S2 licensed
It's actually quite a surprise when you expect Nikkor to have made sacrifices in order to produce a lens with such a broad range. The lens is a god's gift.

It's been incredibly popular since it came out a couple of years back and I've personally experienced why that is. It's a lens that will pretty much cover 75-95% of your lens needs in photography, depending on what you need, in one compact package. (Yes, at 18mm it's hardly larger than the 18-55 VR lens.)

The focal range is quite extreme. I know there's larger ranges on teles, but those start at a much higher focal depth (70mm, 200mm, 400mm), you can't use those for close-ups like this one.
It won't do extreme zooming with 200mm (300mm equivalent on 35mm) and it won't do extreme close-ups, but honestly, who needs that on a daily basis? You only would if you want to go beyond the extremes of this lens.
Pretty much any shot you have in mind, is possible with this lens. The closest it can focus is about 45cm, which is quite an accomplishment for a lens with such a long range.

The sharpness in full focus is amazing on my D40.

It has a decent bokeh, not the best but far from the worst.

There's some minor distortion throughout the focal range going on, but if needed, we all know how to fix that.

VR is very helpful. As Nikon says, it allows us to shoot 4 stops slower than without VR and still get a solid shot. And I can testify to that.

I expected a whole lot more defects with this lens, but it's been a huge surprise to me. It's a lens the way a lens should be. It gives you the flexibility you need in order to realize your vision without limiting you with defects or short ranges making you swap it with another lens.

I can personally recommend it to anyone with a DX camera looking for the next step after the starters' lenses, or wanting to make their collection of lenses obsolete with one professional multi-purpose lens.

What camera you got, Sam 2?

To demonstrate, here's 2 pics of my street at 18mm and at 200mm from the same perspective:
(Yes, in the 18mm shot I can't even spot the cars you see on the 200mm shot! It's that much.)



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(SaM)
S2 licensed
Quote from SamH :Cool stuff! You clearly have an eye for composition and abstract photography! Which DSLR did you go for?

Thanks mate! Got a Nikon D40 with a Nikkor 18-200mm VR and an SB-400 flash. These D40s are selling for such low prices today, it's crazy. What you get in return is a fully functioning SLR without compromises. It gives you all the controls you need to make beautiful photos. Who needs more than that?

Quote from Don :some dirt bikes again, shame there wasnt more mud
http://don.vn.cz/photos/crosscountry_staric08/

Wow! I love your attention to detail. You have mastered the art of timing, a key factor that makes a difference between a cool shot and a breathtaking capture of a moment.
Best example... the shot where the rider leans forward, ready to plunge down a slope. It put a huge smile on my face because I know exactly how it feels.

I've made some more shots that day:


Shot just before midnight, with orange streetlights and external flash. Slight tweaking of WB and temperature to bring colors back. I was incredibly surprised how the photo looked, because I couldn't see any color nor detail with my bare eyes at the scene.



I like how this flash can bring out the natural colors of this tree without washing it out.



Medium-slow shutter speed, shot from hand. Gotta love VR!
(SaM)
S2 licensed
Got a new DSLR, decided to give it a go outside and snap some pics.



(SaM)
S2 licensed
Quote from mrodgers :Put it in the bank. With interest, by the time S3 is out, you'll have £12!


You mean you'll have £2 in debts?
(SaM)
S2 licensed
Quote from S14 DRIFT :Why do really unattractive (read fat / older) women insist on trying to be part of this 'fad' of being overly sexual in everything they do?

You wanna use a dildo? Sure, alot of women have them. What alot of women don't do is get ppl to take photos of them sucking on it (very badly I may add) especially when the kind of girls we like seeing doing that are probbably half their age and body weight.

com·pen·sa·tion

4. Behavior that develops either consciously or unconsciously to offset a real or imagined deficiency, as in personality or physical ability.
(SaM)
S2 licensed
  • The largest pig on record was a Poland-China hog named Big Bill, who weighed 2,552 lbs.
  • There are more pigs than humans in Denmark.
  • Unlike other four legged mammals, kangaroos cannot walk backwards.
  • Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time.
  • The largest member of the dolphin family are orcas.
  • A single pond in Brazil can sustain a greater variety of fish than are found in all of Europe's rivers.
  • In order to mate, a male deep sea anglerfish will bite a female when he finds her. The male will never let go and will eventually merge his body into the female and spend the rest of his life inside the female mate. The males internal organs will disappear apart from the testes that are needed to for breeding.
  • The blind cavefish is born with eyes, but they fall off as the fish grows.
  • The clown fish has the ability to change its sex. If a breeding female dies, the male fish will change its sex and mate with another male.

Quote from P5YcHoM4N :English is considered one of the easiest languages to speak but relativity hard to write.

Oh the irony.
(SaM)
S2 licensed
Quote from Highsider9 :What do i win?

Nothing :P.

My top 3 videos have respectively 123.000 - 114.000 - 66.000 views. Ok... one of them I didn't make myself.

Anyone got more?

Once... twice...
(SaM)
S2 licensed
Quote from Electrik Kar :

Mops up the potential puke

There is no certainty of the existance of the puke. For the mop to extracted from the cleaning cupboard, puke needs to be factually perceived and confirmed.
It has not; therefore the mop does not exists.

(SaM)
S2 licensed
sticks banana up your monkeys buttocks

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