New member of the family
My baby boy Isaac was born this month… he has my big toe!
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Why you should always fit a filter to your lens
Over the winter period I learnt the importance of fitting a UV filter to my 10-22mm EF-S lens. The bag it was in didn’t protect it from a small drop on a concrete path, thankfully the filter took the impact of the fall. The cost of replacing this £40 filter was well worth it, when compared to how much it could cost to repair the lens!
If you do find that your filter has taken a hit like the photo above make sure you remove the filter very carefully as the broken glass could scratch the front lens element. I use my trusty Rocket Air Blower to move most of the shattered glass. To get the stubbon bits I dabbed a slightly wet cotton wool bud. Take your time in cleaning the lens as its surprising where the glass gets to!
When I first started in photography I always wondered if it was worth putting a filter on as it might effect the image quality, now I’ve had an accident I know its well worth the trade off (if there is one) – I try to get the best quality lens filters.
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Finding a Hot Pixel
On one of my recent istock uploads there was a hot pixel. It took awhile to locate the area on a photograph as detailed as the one shown below.
The best method I found to detect the hot pixel was to use the levels in photoshop. Bring up the low level slider to the middle. Hope this helps anyone else with this issue.
