Bruce Clarke

Auto Gradation in previous Oly bodies often worked well at low ISOs, but too noisy at high ISOs. I've been amazed by Auto Gradation on the E-M5, it seems to work well through most of the ISO range...

Thanks John. I haven't used the 50-200mm much for a while, partly as I now have the 35-100mm Panasonic on the E-M5, but that extra reach is always handy. Bruce

Thanks Peng. Bruce

Not too fussed about the lack of comments, I know I look at photo threads and don't always comment. For those who might have missed it. When I first got the E-M5, I hardly used the E-5, but now...

Still got my 6310i, and the battery still holds charge. However, the screen resolution was 1.5" 96x65 mono. The S4 5" 1920x1080 colour screen and maybe a thousand times the processing power uses...

Had a fun evening boat trip on the Thames from Folly Bridge in Oxford recently with the Oxford flickr group. I had the 12-35mm on the E-M5, and the 50-200mm on the E-5 so I could grab each from the...

Thanks to all who made this happen, great idea! I can't afford it at the moment, so will make do with the PDF for now, but hope to order it at some point. Bruce

Thanks Ron! Bruce

Thanks very much! Bruce

It would be great to see them this close! http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beneath_Cooling_Tower.jpg Good explanation of how they...

I'm running AdBlock Plus on Firefox and am getting the message where the top banner ad would normally be. Polish and English! Bruce

They supposedly have it covered from elsewhere, but if this cold weather carries on much longer, they may have to turn it back on again! There's still a gas-powered plant there, but much...

Hey, yes, the cloud factory distant shot must have been from pretty much there. I was trying to go paragliding at Combe Gibbet near Hungerford on 14 March, but it was such a perfect cold, sunny...

Thanks for the advice Mike. Decommissioning starts at the end of March, but it may be a couple of years before they are demolished. It's out to tender at the moment. I'm sure there will be some...

Thanks, the shapes lend themselves to close-ups. Aha, working on that, but might not be easy, as Greenpeace invaded a few years ago, and Didcot B, the newer gas-fired plant is still live next door....

Thanks Ilda. Yes, not sure what we'll end up with instead. Bruce

Too kind Tedolf! Bruce

Thanks Aleo! Bruce

Thanks Dave. Didcot B remains with just two smaller, much greener chimneys for the gas-powered plant. If we start producing shale gas, not sure how green that is. Bruce

Fascinating, thanks Mike. You can get quite close to the bottom of the towers, and see the water layer at the bottom. I might get in touch the power station to see if we can get into the site...