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About Me Premium Member General Film Photographer Nuno Pinto do SoutoMale/Australia Recent Activity Deviant for 3 Years
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Holy cow!

Journal Entry: Tue Oct 27, 2009, 2:53 AM
  • Mood: Wow!
  • Listening to: Grateful Dead
  • Reading: lotsa books
  • Watching: the screen?
  • Playing: not much
  • Eating: had brazillian churrasco today...
  • Drinking: green tea
Sydney devmeet

Saw this in the news today:

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NO WAY I'd be swimming in open water until this baby is found...

I have a very healthy respect for these things. Did scuba diving for many years and saw many sharks up close. They are usually scared of us and good fun anyway. Although one has to keep a distance: they bite a lot stronger than a dog.

But something this size is in a totally different class!




Some film news.

Finally got some of my B&W Adox CMS20 developed in Technidol and scanned. It is absolutely amazing!

Beats the best of my lenses fair and square and gives the big Nikon 9000 scanner a good run for its money.

Unless I'm ultra careful with the focusing this thing will outresolve 4000ppi, easy! And with superb tonal range as well.

If it wasn't so slow (20 ISO) I think it'd be my first choice B&W. As is, I reserve it for when I want absolute resolution unmatched by anything out there.

Will post some results soon, still got to scan another roll.

Meanwhile the new Kodak Ektar is looking better and better. I think it's gonna dislodge Reala as my choice colour negative film from now on. Fuji Xtra 400 is quite good nowadays but Ektar is so much more detailed it's not even a contest. Still, for higher speed Xtra will have to do.

Meanwhile Astia continues to be my mainstay slide film: nothing better yet, not even the new velvia 50.



Hope everyone is in good health. Been hectic here with work and the stupid wet weather hasn't helped at all with the photography.


Catchyalata, folks!

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Sydney, Australia
  • Interests: woodcarving, photography, fishing, maths
  • Favourite movie: Blade Runner, Aliens, Ghandi, etcetc.
  • Favourite band or musician: Eric Clapton, ELP, Janis Joplin, Jethro Tull, Santana, etcetc
  • Favourite genre of music: Rock, Blues, Classic Opera
  • Favourite artist: Salvador Dali, Antoni Gaudi
  • Favourite poet or writer: Pirsig. and God, aka: Vinicius de Morais
  • Favourite photographer: anyone in dA
  • Favourite style of art: gothic, rustic, b&w compositions
  • Operating System: Looneeks, Windoze, AIX
  • MP3 player of choice: it's the music, stooped!
  • Shell of choice: on the sea shore
  • Wallpaper of choice: my photos
  • Skin of choice: mine
  • Favourite game: Oblivion, Morrowind, Civ(s)
  • Favourite gaming platform: ps2, pc, xbox, gamecube
  • Favourite cartoon character: you're deth-pickabull!
  • Personal Quote: this one here: -> " <- it's mine! all mine!! mwahahaha!
  • Tools of the Trade: my brains

Comments


:iconpassacaglia28:
Hey there "Noons". I saw you online and thought I would send you a shout. :D

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Darth Vader: "My son is with them."

Emperor Paplatine: "Are you sure?"

Darth Vader: "I have... felt him... my master."

Emperor Palpatine: "Strange that I have not..."
:iconwizofoz2k:
Thanks! DBAS-R-US hasn't been much updated, I need to get around to that...

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Cheers from Nuno
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:iconhardtomakeastand:
thank you for the comment and watch :)
:iconwizofoz2k:
my pleasure!

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Cheers from Nuno
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:iconpassacaglia28:
Thanks for the :+fav: on [link]

--
Darth Vader: "My son is with them."

Emperor Paplatine: "Are you sure?"

Darth Vader: "I have... felt him... my master."

Emperor Palpatine: "Strange that I have not..."
:iconorrht:
Thx for the :+fav:

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If you faved me please check also my gallery
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:iconwizofoz2k:
My pleasure!

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Cheers from Nuno
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:iconpassacaglia28:
Have you ever heard of Camerin Carpenter? He is a vertuoso organist and I DA keeps screwing up the url when I try to post it. Just go to You Tube and search "Camerin Carpenter". Then click on his video entitled "Revolutionsetüde, op.10". This guy's pedalpoint is amazing!

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Darth Vader: "My son is with them."

Emperor Paplatine: "Are you sure?"

Darth Vader: "I have... felt him... my master."

Emperor Palpatine: "Strange that I have not..."
:iconwizofoz2k:
:jawdrop:

out-freakin-STANDING!

Thanks for the pointer, that guy is simply AMAZING!

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Cheers from Nuno
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:iconpassacaglia28:
I know right?

--
Darth Vader: "My son is with them."

Emperor Paplatine: "Are you sure?"

Darth Vader: "I have... felt him... my master."

Emperor Palpatine: "Strange that I have not..."

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