[lee730]

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Yeah but you can also be targeted when someone provided the burglar with insider info of what yiur apt contains...like a delivery guy or somesuch.

 
Well I guess the only solution is to leave your living room trashed and ghetto . They'll probably think twice about messing with you.

 

[Coq de Combat]

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This sucks. I don't feel safe in my apt, so I sat up all night with a knife in my hand.
 
I've been doing my own investigation this morning. The guy who I suspected may or may not have an alibi that puts him at my complex for not very long (unless he's an expert at grabbing things in less than an hour, which is still very feasible). Apparently I live in the hood (my complex), and the police officer warned me about keeping valuables there.
 
The detectives are being slow to come do more fingerprinting, so I can't even touch things around the apartment, which looks  even worse in the daylight.
 
My whole life was on my computer. Now I have all this anger, with nothing concrete to punch. I'm glad I still have my iems, and they didn't take the Translucent items.

I wish there was something we could do, my friend.

 

[DigitalFreak]

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In some ways, it's a little like 2 people running away from a grizzly bear. You don't have to be faster than the bear, you just have to be faster than the other guy. Likewise, you don't need your apartment to be Fort Knox - you just have to appear to be a less desirable target than the other places in your neighborhood. For example, I'll bet 1st floor apartments are burgled more than 2nd floor apartments. That doesn't mean 2nd floor apts are never burgled, but maybe the probability is lower. Leaving your blinds closed, but the lights and TV on might be enough to make someone move on to a quiet apartment. Even an alarm company decal (but no actual alarm) might be all the edge you need.

What my neighbor does is he has various lights in his house on timers so it looks like there's someone at home moving around the house. He even has a radio on a timer.

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Alright, I took a few very quick pics. Now, I still need to work on my lighting, I'm mulling over some ideas concerning that, but overall I think my pics look much clearer then before. So tell me guys, what do you think? Tom, if you're around do you think everything looks more clear now, aside from the lighting of coarse?
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[billybob_jcv]

I would also be careful of your focus point and depth of focus field.

 

[DigitalFreak]

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I would also be careful of your focus point and depth of focus.

I'm a total noob at this. Please explain depth of focus?

 

[Coq de Combat]

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I'm a total noob at this. Please explain depth of focus?

I think he means depth of field, DOF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_of_field

 

[DigitalFreak]

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I think he means depth of field, DOF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_of_field

Thanks Coq, that makes more sense. By the way, how have you been my friend? Life is good with you the family and the new job? The Swedish summer is as hot as the Canadian summer I hope?

 

[billybob_jcv]

Yes, sorry - I was typing too quickly! DoF is how far in front and behind the actual focus point will still be sharply in focus. The smaller the aperture, the larger the depth of field. Of course, the smaller aperture, the less light as well, so the exposure time would also need to be increased. To get the picture to "pop", you typically want the primary object to be sharply in focus, and everything else to be blurred.

 

[a_recording]

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Yes, sorry - I was typing too quickly! DoF is how far in front and behind the actual focus point will still be sharply in focus. The smaller the aperture, the larger the depth of field. Of course, the smaller aperture, the less light as well, so the exposure time would also need to be increased. To get the picture to "pop", you typically want the primary object to be sharply in focus, and everything else to be blurred.

 
Easiest way to think about this is what happens when you squint. Everything gets darker but sharper.
 
That said I'm not sure how helpful this is for DF given that he is using a phone camera that doesn't give much manual control?

 

[DigitalFreak]

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Easiest way to think about this is what happens when you squint. Everything gets darker but sharper.
 
That said I'm not sure how helpful this is for DF given that he is using a phone camera that doesn't give much manual control?

Yeah, unfortunately my photo gear is pretty crappy. My old Fuji point and shoot is even crappier

 

[tomscy2000]

1. These are iPhone pictures. DF doesn't get any manual exposure control.
2. Besides, phone camera sensor sizes are so tiny that you'd need an < f/1.X lens to get any type of shallow DoF.
3. DoF also won't matter here, as the background is right behind the subject.
4. The only way to get shallow depth of field here is to bring the camera closer to the subject, but iPhones have relatively poor macro functions.
5. Macro also runs into problems with the phone blocking the light falling on the subject.
6. One thing to realize about photographers is that we fake things, a lot. A setting might look "improvised", like we've just taken it in a room, but really the background and foreground have been moved around and manipulated for the best possible composition under the best possible light. But that's why street photography is fun. You don't have the luxury of doing that.

 

[tomscy2000]

BTW, DF, since you're taking so many pictures and videos, I think it's worth it for you to upgrade your camera gear.
 
Great stuff goes on clearance all the time. No need for the cutting edge. I'm still using the same camera I bought six years ago, and my backup is eight years old.

 

[akash neagi]

I always find it handy to have a prime lens at my disposal when taking pics of iems......
I prefer a 20mm or a 28mm.....

 

[akash neagi]

I don't know how old my backups are but,
My primary is a nex-5.....
And my backups are a nikon f80 and a n70....
Both are film cameras and I love them.......

 

[DigitalFreak]

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BTW, DF, since you're taking so many pictures and videos, I think it's worth it for you to upgrade your camera gear.
 
Great stuff goes on clearance all the time. No need for the cutting edge. I'm still using the same camera I bought six years ago, and my backup is eight years old.

Yeah I've thought of that too. I'll also need to invest in a photography coarse so I can at least know some of the basics concerning lens, lighting, composition etc.