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Every now and then I take a photograph that I quite like, (It happens... along with all those primates claiming that Shakespeare plagiarised an idea they'd had about a Danish Prince). Putting photos into a website gives them (photos not monkeys) (or me) a sort of purpose which helps me consider the shot more carefully both before it is taken and afterwards rather than just filed and forgotten.

The originals are a mixture of Slide Film and Digital. The film shots were taken either on Fuji Velvia (50) or EBX (Kodak Elite Chrome Extra colour 100) Slidefilm using a Canon EOS 500N. The Digital shots were taken on Canon's superb EOS 10D. Any editing is usually just croping or adjusting for a scan.

Previously I said; "Much as I like 'The Gimp' in Linux, I have much more time invested in Adobe Photoshop which will run nicely in Linux with the Codeweavers Crossover Office port of Wine." However since the Gimp 2.2, filters have previews (essential for unsharp mask) and RAW file conversion is expertly handled by a number of plugins. I think GIMP∞ (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is now my photo editor of choice (and it runs happily on Windows & Linux platforms).

The images that I'm most pleased with tend to go onFlickr∞

Untill The thumbnail Gallery below is complete here's a tour∞ of the Iceland & Western Australia stuff.

The rest of my photography wibble is here.......... (link for anyone unlucky enough not to know what wibble∞ is)
Ian M. Hayhurst

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