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Denosumab for Osteoporosis
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Denosumab is injected under the skin, usually every 6 months.
How It Works
Denosumab slows the formation and action of cells called osteoclasts. These are the cells that naturally break down bone. By slowing down the osteoclasts, denosumab allows bone to become more dense (thicker).
Why It Is Used
Denosumab is used for people who are at high risk for fractures related to decreased bone density.
How Well It Works
In one large study denosumab was given to women every 6 months for 3 years. These women were compared to women who received an injection of liquid that did not contain the medicine (placebo). The women who were given denosumab had much less risk of breaking a bone, such as a spine or hipbone, than the women who were given the placebo.1
Androgen-deprivation therapy is known to decrease bone density. A study of men having androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer compared a group of men who also received denosumab to a group who did not. The men who received denosumab had increased bone density and fewer spine fractures.2
Side Effects
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
- Usually the benefits of the medicine are more important than any minor side effects.
- Side effects may go away after you take the medicine for a while.
- If side effects still bother you and you wonder if you should keep taking the medicine, call your doctor. He or she may be able to lower your dose or change your medicine. Do not suddenly quit taking your medicine unless your doctor tells you to.
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
- Trouble breathing.
- Swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor right away if you have:
- Hives.
- Signs of infection such as:
- Increased pain, swelling, warmth, or redness near the injection site.
- Swollen lymph nodes in your neck, armpits, or groin.
- A fever.
Common side effects of this medicine include:
- Rash.
- Back pain.
- Other bone, joint, or muscle pain.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
What To Think About
Problems with bone healing, particularly after dental surgery, have been found in some people who are taking denosumab. If you are taking denosumab and need dental surgery, talk with your doctor.
If you are taking denosumab, you should also take calcium and vitamin D supplements.
People who have very low calcium (hypocalcemia) should not take denosumab.
Taking medicine
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Advice for women
If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
- Cummings SR, et al. (2010). Denosumab for prevention of fracture in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. New England Journal of Medicine, 361(8): 756–765.
- Smith MR, et al. (2009). Denosumab in men receiving androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. New England Journal of Medicine, 361(8): 745–755.
Last Revised: November 6, 2012
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine & Carla J. Herman, MD, MPH - Geriatric Medicine
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I think you need to be blind Mr. Ma. or own a Samsung to call these pictures average. You really need a pair of glasses or a Sony IPhone. Awesome shots.
National Geographic photographer takes the iPhone 5S out shooting—and likes it
Lauren Crabbe | Published: Oct 8, 2013 at 18:24 UTC158
In general, there are few people more skeptical of smartphone photography than professional photographers. According to many people who make their living with photography, mobile photography is weakening their artform, and sometimes putting them out of work. Other professionals, like Jim Richardson, see their smartphone as just another tool in their camera bag.
Last week, Richardson left his Nikon DLSR at home and instead took his iPhone 5S on a trip to the Scottish Highlands. Unsure at first whether it was a good idea, Richardson quickly realized that while his iPhone wasn't exactly capturing "visually profound" images, he didn't feel like he was settling for second best, either.
Richardson shared his journey with National Geographic:
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't struggling to make pictures. Walking down the Royal Mile surrounded by all things Scottish nothing seemed worth a picture. Out of desperation I took a few glib shots. Awful! Surrounded by great subjects I could see nothing. Made me feel worse.
[...]I got a couple of pictures, not much really. Hiking back down, I was a bit befuddled. And then we detoured to admire the swans in St. Margaret's Loch, which posed and postured gracefully, gliding up close, easy subjects devoid of angst, however hackneyed they may be. They made pretty pictures. The iPhone liked them.
[...]What surprised me most was that the pictures did not look like compromises. They didn't look like I was having to settle for second best because it was a mobile phone. They just looked good. Nothing visually profound is being produced here, I would have to say. But it feels good, and I even noticed some of the folks on our tour putting big digital cameras aside once in a while and pulling out their cell phones when they just wanted to make a nice picture.
Check out some of Richardson's photos from his Instagram:
By JEFF Dubiel (Aug 15, 2014)
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By Michael Ma (Nov 27, 2013)
The pics are just average. I'm sure to be employed by National Geographic, he must be a good photographer. You just can't see it on his iPhone pics.
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By FrankTheTank (Oct 16, 2013)
Quit being CHILDISH about Fords vs Chevys. Don't you have better things to do? Perhaps leaving constructive posts migh be a better use of time.
Also, I never take 'pics' with a phone. However, a group of us were stuck on a mountain top waiting for the clouds to clear (they never did) and I wasn't going to bother taking my equipment out to take a couple of snaps. I took some with my new 5s and when I got them back to my computer, I was really surprised at the quality of the images. No, I will not use the phone to take many images, but now, I will be less reluctant to do so knowing that it can actually produce some decent images.
I am not into street photography, but I image that's one good use. I am not sticking my nose up at street photography either. So don't go dissing it.
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By A Girard (Oct 14, 2013)
Well I hadn't been on DPReview for some time...after seeing this article I can see I didn't miss anything. I'm an Apple FREAK and I cringed when I saw this idiotic article. DPR should be embarrassed.
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By mr_landscape (Oct 13, 2013)
Stop cheap Apple propaganda. Spent your time on reviewing useful cameras. We don`t need every week "news" about Apple "groundbreaking" products. I wonder, what is monthly Apple payment to DPreview site?
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Apple doesn't need to pay anyone to promote their stuff, and they don't.
I think the 5s is a useful camera. I want weekly news about Apple if it's relevant. If you don't, then don't read the damn Apple-related articles.
The site shouldn't conform to your personal preferences regarding mobile computing platforms.
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By Nishi Drew (Oct 12, 2013)
Fine for landscapes and snaps for the journey, and avoiding back problems on long journeys (plenty of other compacts can help there though).
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By Jake2046 (Oct 11, 2013)
Instagram...really? Why not just post the raw photos>
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By Drew Conway (Oct 17, 2013)
Because those cheeseball filters are what add to the "Ooooh" effect.
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By johnsaxon (Oct 11, 2013)
Just goes to show you.... it ain't the camera, it's the eye. This guy could take great pictures with a Brownie.
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By nikanth (Oct 11, 2013)
Atleast use a camera with zoom, so that the photographer gets to choose the focal length/FoV.
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Oh, great. More "mobile photography" nonsense.
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By Hugo808 (Oct 11, 2013)
This site is for mobile photographs, go and troll somewhere else.
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Sorry, my bad. I thought it was a photography site.
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By czecht (Oct 11, 2013)
This exchange of if the camera from a tablet/phone is good or not - at LCD resolution, under 100DPI - what can you see ???
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By Tim Bryden (Oct 10, 2013)
Why can't the comments section be used for constructive criticism not just a bitch session.
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By Artistico (Oct 11, 2013)
Well... this is dpreview, after all, so that is like expecting unicorns to appear whenever you walk in the forest, or bowls of gold at the end of the rainbow, unfortunately.
The comment sections are first and foremost used for bitching, a profound blend of equipment envy and ignorance with only a light sprinkle of glowingly panegyrical sentiment on top - usually from people equally ignorant. In both cases, posters seem worried about their photographic equipment and need constant confirmation they are making the right choices. If they have what is being discussed they need to affirm this by waxing lyrical, or if something else is discussed, they need to bitch. In short (and I keep reminding myself this): don't read the comments section. It's just a waste of time.
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By PhotoKhan (Oct 10, 2013)
Landscapes at 1:1 not looking like a compromise...It must then be my untrained eyes that keep compromisingly-wondering to the blank left and right sides of those amputated Scottish scenery images.
Ah...If only Andrew Lesnie knew he could have shot those monumental New Zealand landscapes for LOTR in 1:1 format...the fool...
(If Apple keeps pumping hard on those money bags we'll soon have Annie Leibovitz back from a new gig in Buckingham Palace, saying how QEII was THE perfect Instagram subject)
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Are you saying that Apple is paying photographers and journalists to say good things about the iPhone?
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By PhotoKhan (Oct 16, 2013)
Well, when a seasoned NG photographer states that photographing landscapes in 1:1 doesn't "feel like he was settling for second best" or "the pictures did not look like compromises" what do you think is happening?
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By YSLaiHK (Oct 10, 2013)
Why is dpreview trying so hard in convincing us it is NOT necessary to buy/use any real camera anymore?
All these pictures don't appeal to me at all. It will take some serious idiots in NaGeo to 'like' them. Worst than any <USD200 p&s camera.
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They aren't. Have you never heard of the phrase "the best camera is the one that's with you"? These articles are obviously in that theme; they're not trying to kill your DSLR.
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By Spectro (Oct 10, 2013)
why wasn't Barney Britton on this trip. These two would make a dynamic duo. Britton would add to those shots with a panorama photo-stitch for greater effects.
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By GrahamJohn (Oct 9, 2013)
A great chef could probably turn a bag of pig poo into something gourmet.
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By Daniel L (Oct 9, 2013)
Don't get it. it's something really awesome about these pictures need posting? Good location, good opportunity and he wasted the moment with cell phones snap for publicity - that's what the topic should be.
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By Ferling (Oct 10, 2013)
Not all publicity is "good". For his sake I'm hope I'm wrong. However, I've had folks, whom know nothing about photography, ask for my help in choosing a DSLR to take with them on their expensive European tour.
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By JWest (Oct 9, 2013)
"I even noticed some of the folks on our tour putting big digital cameras aside once in a while and pulling out their cell phones"
I get that the best camera is the one you have on you. I get that mobile phones can take pretty decent pictures, in ideal conditions. But it takes a special kind of idiot to bother carrying his SLR around, then put it down and start snapping away with his smartphone.
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By Maylene (Oct 9, 2013)
Why though? I do that all the time. I have my high-res images on my dslr and I like to do a side snap on my iphone. I like having these low res images on my phone for personal use. So that makes me some sort of idiot? I am not trying to print the photos or sell them like I do with my high-res prints... but I like to look through my phone images sometimes just as a simple trip through my memory..
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By kjin (Oct 9, 2013)
Or...they may just want to easily and instantly share their experience on the tour to Facebook or Instagram or any other social network they may be subscribing to. I haven't seen too many DSLRs even today that can do that yet.
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By Ferling (Oct 10, 2013)
"instantly share their experience on the tour to Facebook or Instagram..."
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By YvesR (Oct 10, 2013)
I do tend to take snapshots with my (Android) cellphone camera on photoshoots. For one thing, my DSLR doesn't geotag my pictures, and it is a good way for me to remember where I was when I need to keyword my photos after a long trip. Also, the visual aspect of cellphone photos is different, and I find them easier to "optimize" quickly in Android apps than in Photoshop (and I am a stickler when it comes to quality). They just look different, and sometime more visually appealing if one applies the great layer effects available in apps like Pixlr. Photoshop is always the ultimate app to go to when it comes to making high-quality files (and prints), but the creative possibilities of phone apps can give me new ideas on how to work with files in Photoshop.
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By JWest (Oct 10, 2013)
Well, in that case, sorry for calling all you fine folks idiots. :)
As stated in the article, it sounded like people were getting out their smartphones "just because". But you've all listed some great reasons why it might be worth picking up a smartphone, even with a DSLR in your other hand.
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By Menneisyys (Oct 10, 2013)
"I do tend to take snapshots with my (Android) cellphone camera on photoshoots. For one thing, my DSLR doesn't geotag my pictures, and it is a good way for me to remember where I was when I need to keyword my photos after a long trip."
Easier would be just using a GPS tracker (say, the BTGP-38KM or something similar with equally good battery life) and, say, GeoSetter on the desktop (or, if you don't mind the lack of inline map editor / price, HoudahGeo). I'm using this duo for geotagging and it's been working great. A tutorial: http://www.iphonelife.com/blog/87/geocoding-photos-your-ios-device-or-desktop-computer
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I shoot with a Nikon D700 and Bronica ETR-s, but find myself pulling out my Android HTC One-X Quadcore for its Panorama Mode which works quite well, and for sending photos out via E-mail or FLICKR. I of course do NOT use FACENOOK (the largest productivity killer in the world..signed...patiently waiting for Zuckerberger to "off himself")
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By ashnikonian (Oct 9, 2013)
"You have to draw the line somewhere. You don't have to own a Nikon D800 and 17-55mm f/2.8..."
Why would you use a DX lens on an FX body?
A camera is a tool, different tools for different jobs, surely?
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By Sordid (Oct 10, 2013)
"Why would you use a DX lens on an FX body?"
Because... Vignetting! That makes some really wonderful vignetting, dude!
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By skytripper (Oct 9, 2013)
There is no question that a skilled photographer can capture beautiful images with almost any camera. Nevertheless, iPhone photography is for those who basically don't care about fine detail because there is very little of it in most iPhone photographs. Is smartphone photography lowering the standard of what is considered a technically good photograph? Definitely!
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By Duppypog9 (Oct 9, 2013)
What a great example of "it's the photographer, not the equipment that make a great image".
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By TheDman (Oct 9, 2013)
I think it's a great example that the Scottish highlands are so beautiful you could tie a camera to a chipmunk, set it to auto-fire and he would come back with dozens of winners.
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By Sordid (Oct 10, 2013)
I agree with the other comment. He was in one of the most mesmerizing surroundings. Even Polaroids shot there would be beautiful.
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By Peter Lacus (Oct 10, 2013)
Been to Scotland twice and while it is beautiful I do not think you can take comparable pictures by just random snappíng.
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By proef (Oct 11, 2013)
A photographer looks at a scene and decides what elements he wishes to include in his picture. The equipment he uses determines the appearance of those elements. Choices by the photographer and the equipment used combine to create the final image.
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By audijam (Oct 9, 2013)
Did he try Nokia 1020 yet? or......maybe Nokia didn't hire him...OUCH!
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By inti4444 (Oct 10, 2013)
Nop looks like Dpreview has gone more commercial, pushing the iphone
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By Hongze (Oct 9, 2013)
These images show that the photographer is definitely at NG class regardless tools used. I hope I can get back with images close to these even with Nikons.
However, the decision of leaving camera with a brand and bring a phone of a brand to a costly trip always demand questions. What;s the agenda? is it/are they:
1. Here is the beautiful Scotland, come visit. (We know before hand)
I will be much less confused if the story read "When I open my case at our first camp, I was shocked that, except my phone, all my gears were damaged by radiation during the fight...."
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By DonnaRead54 (Oct 9, 2013)
I suspect the agenda was "Hey Jim, iPhone here. How would you like to endorse our newest phone. Check's in the mail." Or at the very least, a free phone. I seriously doubt he woke up one day and decided that his gear was too heavy to lug around and thought 'hmmm I think I'll use the newest iPhone to shoot the ridiculously photogenic Scottish Highlands'.
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This goes on to prove that a camera is only 10% of the picture - making, as it always was, and always will be. It takes a photographer to use it properly.
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By cephei (Oct 9, 2013)
Is it just me or I don't see much difference in the last iphone 4s camera and the 5s camera... I took a picture of an apple from each they looked exactly alike... ;)
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By NoelSaw (Oct 9, 2013)
If you're taking your photo in daylight, most cameras are going to do pretty darn good these days. It's really in the low light conditions and also lighting type like for example fluorescent or incandescent (white balance) where the differences in camera quality will appear. Also if you start zooming in on a desktop photo editing app you'll start speaking to tell the difference.
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On the other hand having a camera that discreetly fits in your pocket, one that is small and lightweight makes a refreshing change than carrying an oft heavy and large camera around your neck all the time.
It can be a tonic for the jaded, its great to go lightweight.
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By inti4444 (Oct 9, 2013)
Does dpreview have a contract with apple ?
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By 2stepbay (Oct 9, 2013)
Do you think you can get over yourself? If you don't like the article, or Apple for that matter...move on. and focus on something you like. Seriously...there's more to life than being a pseudo critic.
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By DaveE1 (Oct 9, 2013)
"Does dpreview have a contract with apple ?"
I hope they do. This article was interesting. More please.
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By Northgrove (Oct 10, 2013)
No, but maybe Nat Geo? ;)
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Do you have a contract with Samsung?
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By Dave Oddie (Oct 9, 2013)
It's great cameras in phones are improving as if it is all you have with you when a photo opportunity arises its nice to have a better quality result than you would have got in the not too distant past.
However I see no point in deliberately choosing a phone to take photos with if taking photos is what you set out to do.
Just because you can use a phone and the photos are better than the previous generation of phones delivered doesn't mean you should.
I read Richardson's to mean that you can take snapshots on an iPhone 5S. I am sure we knew that already but it does make me feel uneasy as I get the impression such articles are designed to lend more credibility to the 5S as a photographic tool than it deserves.
If you sneaked in 5S images in place of those shot when testing something like a Canon Sureshot camera in the DPR web site they would be slated for image quality and rightly so. We seemed to have lost sight of quality just because phones are clever bits of technology.
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By fohtoh (Oct 9, 2013)
I can't believe how angry some people get over... things.
Get over it and over yourselves, people.
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By groucher (Oct 9, 2013)
"Nothing visually profound is being produced here, I would have to say" and yet the photographer is in one of the most photogenic countries in the world. It's almost impossible to produce a 'hackneyed' image in such a place. Surely the message of this article is that it might be an idea to dump the iphone and take a decent camera next time.
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By cainn24 (Oct 9, 2013)
Exactly. The clear message here is that relying solely on a smartphone camera was a somewhat frustrating exercise, but that when the subject matter lent itself well to such limitations, the pictures were surprisingly decent. And really, we pretty much all know this already.
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By fibonacci1618 (Oct 9, 2013)
Errm, I think a photo is a photo is a photo... it doesn't matter which camera took the shot. If it is a good photo, captures the moment beautifully, proved useful as a photographic tool to the person taking the shot, it does not matter one bit whether it was a Nikon D4 or an iPhone 5s that took the shot.
Colour, contrast, noise reduction, etc. that are done in post-processing, equally apply to any digital photo, taken by any camera, even in medium format cameras!
BUT... there are limitations to a phone cam, and some pretty severe ones at that, but as always, use the tool to suit the job at hand. If it gets the job done, despite the limitations, well then good on you!
It's great to see phone cams advancing so quickly - I, for one, don't feel insecure with that! Heck, put a 1" sensor in it, and have the option to change lenses too (whopee!), but please.... keep it first a phone, then a camera.
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"It doesn't matter which camera took the shot", yes, but that's trivial and almost always not the point. The point is whether the camera perhaps *did* matter when there is a bad photo or not the photo you wanted or when there isn't a photo at all. (Which is, of course, what you're hinting at yourself when you say "but".)
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Yes trivial to you and me, but you'd be forgiven for thinking that the opposite is true when reading the many comments on here...
My comment was on photos *taken* and displayed in this article, therefore, a photo is a photo is a photo. Missed opportunities because the phone cam didn't or couldn't capture the shot is a usability issue, and therefore if it can't get the job done, well then it doesn't quite suit the purpose.
Am certain that in the very near future, even the usability issue will fade away as hardware and software technology for phone cams advance.
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It's a hard sell to try the sell cameraphones to a gearhead.
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Or abandon the ship and focus on improving the phone call/text/web functionality.
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More Apple product placement.
I take my smart phone on my shoots because it's a phone.
But if I want to use my experience and eye as a photographer, to get the best image possible, the phone stays in my pocket.
More burgers are eaten at McDonalds. That doesn't mean McBurgers are the best.
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By JadedGamer (Oct 9, 2013)
Remember to post "More Canon product placement" whenever there is a Canon article, too. Would not want to come off as a snob would we?
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CJar is absolutely correct. The rationale we're always hearing as to why phone cameras are getting so much attention is that they're the #1 camera used on the #1 photo site (Flickr). I remember when Polaroids and Instamatics were huge sellers, but they were classified as SNAPSHOT cameras not lumped in the same group as Nikon 35mm SLRs etc. As I've said (similar to what Cjar said) McDonald's sells the most hamburgers but if I were at a culinary site, I want talk to center on that sort of thing, vs having a lot of talk about McDonald's & then it being justified based on their sales numbers, when clearly the words McDonald's & culinary don't belong in the same sentence.
If having that sort of taste is "snobbery," then maybe some snobbery is GOOD.
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By dgmessenger (Oct 9, 2013)
Proves mobile phones are great for Instagram! I think we already knew that. More impotantly, it proves it's not the arrow but the Indian (pc: indigenous north american hominid). His photos would look hardly different if using another high end mobile phone camera. Cheers.
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By dgmessenger (Oct 9, 2013)
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They all will look the same in 4 inch display.
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By larrytusaz (Oct 8, 2013)
He could've taken a Sony NEX-3N with a Sigma 19mm f/2.8 & gotten far superior results, with image quality akin to a Nikon D7000, and it still would've been far less to tote around than a Nikon D-SLR.
But of course it wouldn't come from the Apple Kool-Aid jugs, so of course that makes it useless. Sigh.
Frankly, if you call yourself a professional and tote around a freaking PHONE camera for anything other than your mirror-posed selfies, you are a fraud and a cheat.
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Frankly, if you call yourself a professional and tote around a freaking entry level mirrorless with third party cheapo lens, you are a fraud and a cheat.
...seriously, why would others having options or making different choices make you angry?
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It's called having TASTE. I don't see LeBron James playing NBA basketball with a $1 vinyl dollar store ball & flip-flops. I don't see a NASCAR driver using a stock-engine equipped Chevrolet Aveo for racing. I don't see swimmers competing in a kiddie pool. I don't see football players playing with a NERF football.
In other words, the tool doesn't create skill in a person who doesn't possess it, but a person with skill would use a tool commensurate with their skill-set.
You have to draw the line somewhere. You don't have to own a Nikon D800 and 17-55mm f/2.8, even a D3100 and kit lens will work, but at some point, you have to save "oh come on now." Phone cameras are that point. They're fine for the average snapshooter, sure, that I agree with.
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"Frankly, if you call yourself a professional and tote around a freaking entry level mirrorless with third party cheapo lens, you are a fraud and a cheat."
IQ-wise, the Sony NEX-3N is equally good as its more expensive brothers (5N/5R, 6) and MUCH better than any P&S & cameraphone out there. (Except for the 808 when it comes to detail level - but, of course, the 808 can't beat the Sony in dynamic range / noise / with the proper lenses, OIS / operational speed.)
That is, recommending a 3N for *quality* photos should not be frowned upon.
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By wootpile (Oct 9, 2013)
"Frankly, if you call yourself a professional and tote around a freaking PHONE camera for anything other than your mirror-posed selfies, you are a fraud and a cheat."
That's funny! Sorry, you just went and proved to all that you are not a pro.
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menneisyys- I was being sarcastic. I realize that the sensors in even the base model NEX are pretty good, and the sigma 30 2.8 is very sharp especially for the price. This is exactly the type of gear that I use (though from other brands). I think it's plenty capable. I just think it's ironic that a gear snob is going to use relatively affordable gear from...gasp...an electronics company ;) and then bad mouth people about what they choose to shoot with.
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The difference is that even with a Sony NEX you're talking about a camera that has the same 16mp 1.5x sensor as the Nikon D5100 and D7000, which tested out fantastic in their image quality. You're also talking about a camera that has the PSAM modes, RAW, and interchangeable lenses. All of this is in a package way smaller than any DSLR.
The point is there's a minimum you shouldn't dip below. No one is saying you have to own a Nikon D800 & the most expensive glass made for it to "rate," even a D3100 meets a certain minimum, outperforming the IQ of the Nikon D2x which in its day was a PRO camera. But I'm sorry, when you dig down to the point of using a PHONE camera, that's just nuts.
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If you are not shooting 4x5 B&W film, developing the film yourself, and making your own silver gelatin prints,...you are a cheat.
Besides using a Nikon D700 I am still shooting B&W film (developing myself, then printing on Beseler 23-CII or 45MCRX enlargers with Schneider lenses):
Nikon F
Different tools for different circumstances.
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By chj (Oct 8, 2013)
lol at the comments by idiot DPR'ers that instantly poo poo any photo taken by a phone. Yes your DSLR is more capable. No, your photostream is not better than his Instagram, and image quality has nothing to do with it. Keep taking highly detailed shots of nothing anyone is interested in.
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"Image quality has nothing to do with it."
I guess you'll start carrying a pencil and paper instead of your camera, right?
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By Johnsonj (Oct 9, 2013)
@chj - Exactly.
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By diolus (Oct 8, 2013)
Comment sections should be banned. So useless.
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By baozebub (Oct 8, 2013)
iPhone is the best.
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Anyone that claims something like this instantly shows complete lack of knowledge, this is like me saying "this burger is the best" no it is not, nor can you define what is the "best" nor simplify it, if it is the best, why does nokia kick its ass in image quality?
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... because Apple said so?
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Any why would you bother trolling on why someone's subjective opinion, which you clearly recognize, is wrong? We get it, you like the nokia.
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I like Image Quality
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By JadedGamer (Oct 9, 2013)
If you like bigger sensors get a medium format camera and be happy.
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By "medium format" you mean 4x5 inch correct? 8x10 shooters call 4x5 "medium format". I shoot 4x5 film and 120mm film (Bronica ETR-S), and call the 4x5 "large format", just a matter of perspective I guess.
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By Petrogel (Oct 8, 2013)
Nokia opened the way, Apple follows.
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By toomanycanons (Oct 8, 2013)
And of course the next time this Pro is going out on a job wherein he HAS to get the shot, he'll again leave his Nikons at home and just take his phone.
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By Ben Raven (Oct 8, 2013)
I PROFOUNDLY disagree with the implication of photographer Richardson's statement that
Achieving the "visually profound" is most definitely not just proportional to
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By KariIceland (Oct 8, 2013)
"[...]What surprised me most was that the pictures did not look like compromises. They didn't look like I was having to settle for second best because it was a mobile phone. "
Eh... you kind of did, the 808 is the best when it comes to photographs, I would put the 5s in fourth place after 1020 & Samsung S4
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Most of these pictures have severe hue problems, suggesting poor white balance. It withdraws all credibility from this PR blurb we've been offered today.
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By dyoon153 (Oct 8, 2013)
That severe hue problems are probably due to instagram filter... not too sure if it's 5s' issue.
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It could be. Nevertheless it is awful.
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By BRPWS (Oct 8, 2013)
This is a question rather than a comment on the article.
I cannot find in any writeups on phone cameras how a print looks and how large a print can be made.
Everything looks good on a decent computer screen, phone or tablet. But what does an 8x10 or larger fair against larger sensor dslr, or mirrorless cameras.
I think phone cameras are great for the quick shot so I have nothing against them at all but at what point do people realize that it is not performing the way a non phone camera performs.
Okay. It was a question and a comment
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By deep7 (Oct 8, 2013)
I have printed A4 (~8x10) from my iPhone 4S and it looks excellent. You can't really tell it's from a camera phone at all. Of course, that's in good light. I think you would notice if the light was bad but it would depend very much on the subject matter.
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These are good observations:
"I have printed A4 (~8x10) from my iPhone 4S and it looks excellent. You can't really tell it's from a camera phone at all. Of course, that's in good light. I think you would notice if the light was bad but it would depend very much on the subject matter."
I think what escapes the techie boys is that bad light gives bad pictures no matter what the gear used. Sure, the pro-grade DSLR w/ best lens will look cleaner, but who cares? It's still a throw-away.
I'm so tired of hearing from techie measurebators, who lack 1ounce of creativity, slamming Connect articles. They should stay on the original site to discuss the virtues of RAW and how they get 2 stops better shadow detail out of their insipid, ordinary pictures.
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Johnsonj what world do you live in? You clearly have never owned a dslr, you can get photos in the moonligt with little noise now that can be printed quite large
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You consider comparing 8x10 inch prints a test of IQ? I will concede that most cameras will print well up to 8x10 inch. Try printing 16x10 and larger, then get back to me.
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By Jogger (Oct 8, 2013)
Whats missing from the article: WHO PAID FOR HIS TRIP?
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By Menneisyys (Oct 8, 2013)
Yeah... exactly the same question Apple fanboys asked when some NG photogs praised the Nokia 1020 some weeks ago.
Of course, it's far easier to praise the 1020 than the 5s, apart from the stunning sweep pano mode and the very fast operation / burst. The 1020 has significantly better IQ (apart from the corners / left&right borders) than the 5s and PhoneArena's latest blind camera shootout has the following title:
"Lumia 1020 beats the iPhone 5s and Galaxy S4 by a mile in our blind camera comparison"
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"Lumia 1020 beats the iPhone 5s and Galaxy S4 by a mile in our blind camera comparison"
Good to know. I'll look at what the market has to offer in about a year when I'm looking for a new phone cam.
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Lol how come DXOcrap ranked 5s next to 808 when it has far mediocre sensor? That blind test is a huge slap on the face of delusional iPhonies who think their phone is the best.
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"That blind test is a huge slap on the face of delusional iPhonies who think their phone is the best."
While I haven't had the time to properly assess the images used in that blind test (I've been developing some uber-sophisticated pathfinding algorithms and (currently, iOS) implementations for quite some time and it's taking all my time), based on the direct GS4 vs. 5s comparisons I've previously made (see e.g. http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/52202175 ) I would have thought these two phones have approximately the same IQ. That is, nothing is carved in the stone - I don't think the 5s is THAT much worse than the GS4, if at all.
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" But it feels good, and I even noticed some of the folks on our tour putting big digital cameras aside once in a while and pulling out their cell phones when they just wanted to make a nice picture."
That statement doesn't make sense unless the shots were limited by the physical size of the camera (if you needed to stick your phone through a wall or put it at an angle the DSLR is not capable of due to size).
In any other case, the camera would be able to take a better pic.
If I have my DSLR with me, the only time i'd use my phone to take a pic is if i needed to upload the pic that very moment.
The article seems like it was written by a person that has not touched a smartphone in years. I wonder if he knows that they've been able to take decent pics for years.
It's interesting because we have people on the forums getting into photography because they're hitting the limits of their smartphones. Then we have these old people that have never touched a smartphone saying it's "enough"
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By BRPWS (Oct 8, 2013)
I think your comment about old people is racist and take personal offense. I am 70 years old and have been involved in new and up and coming technology my whole life.
Maybe the old folks should comment on the young folks never taking their faces out of the lcd screen to talk to people. But I won't make that comment because I do not want to offend young people who can't let go of technology.
Cameras phones have come a long way as has all electronic toys and tools. That does not mean that the older generations are not keeping up.
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By Tlipp (Oct 8, 2013)
Thank you BRPWS! I am 68 and right there with you on this!
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By Lavs12 (Oct 8, 2013)
I get your point but racist may be the wrong term there, just saying.
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I think it's interesting that you're getting offended by a comment that clearly isn't directed at you.
"old people that have never touched a smartphone.
Do you fit both descriptions? If not, then it doesn't apply to you and you're getting offended for nothing.
So now old people are also extremely bitter and lack reading comprehension?
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Age is not related to racism sir, read a dictionary, you should know this by now judging by your age.
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tonkotsu- maybe the issue is that you don't understand how what you wrote sounds. "Then we have these old people that have never touched a smartphone saying it's 'enough'" implies that it's generally old people that have never touched a smartphone...as in... "gee, old people don't use or understand technology. No wonder they're so amazed by crappy camera phones." It's not too hard to see why an old person who doesn't fit that description might not appreciate it.
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By Shengji (Oct 9, 2013)
Is 70 old now? Doesn't feel like it!
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By babalu (Oct 9, 2013)
I think however that your comment IS a bit offending!
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By makofoto (Oct 8, 2013)
It's great to pull out for the occasional quick panorama or just a wide shot. One doesn't have to do a complete 180, one can stop at any point: http://images116.fotki.com/v715/photos/4/43793/4909192/IMG_4103-vi.jpg
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By Menneisyys (Oct 8, 2013)
"It's great to pull out for the occasional quick panorama or just a wide shot. "
Definitely. Exactly for the same reason (to shoot quick panos) I keep my iPhone 5 always with me in addition to be able to access the Net quickly and easily. (The iPhone 5 is far better suited for Web browsing / mailing than the 808. The latter, however, is far better suited for phoning. This is why I have a net-only SIM card in the former and a phone-only card in the latter.)
However, I, generally, shoot stills with my true phone (the Nokia 808).
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Menneisyys- I've heard you talk about this several times before. Do you have a second cell phone just for the camera? If so, why did you decide to do that? It doesn't seem to make sense to me at first, but maybe there are some interesting reasons for it.
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Yes, Menneisyys! Minäin haluaisin uulla valinnoistasi taremmin. You could even write an article about it, huh?
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"Menneisyys- I've heard you talk about this several times before. Do you have a second cell phone just for the camera? If so, why did you decide to do that? It doesn't seem to make sense to me at first, but maybe there are some interesting reasons for it."
Because there isn't a *perfect* converged device yet.
I love Symbian's basic phoning capabilities, particularly call recording. The latter is simply impossible on non-jailbroken phones. As I've lost my JB on my iPhone 5, I can't record calls any more (see the call recorder I've, let's say, co-developed for the iPhone 5 at http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1566350 ) I also love the IQ of the 808's camera.
Nevertheless, the 808 does the following things far-far worse than the iPhone 5:
- quick sweep panoramas
This is why I keep both phones on me all the time.
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By webrunner5 (Oct 8, 2013)
Wow , the typical act like they are 90 years old, reply's. I really doubt anyone on here that has replied is making a living shooting any camera they own. So why the sad face?
You are in the minority even owning a camera anymore. It is a whole new world. I am sure you carry your 8x10 view camera with you everywhere you go.
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LOL! Good one.
I print awesome 8x10 images taken with my iPhone. Why not, it's always with me and I get the shots I wouldn't have by not carrying a dedicated camera. Who needs extra gear when you just going about your day? Browsing my albums from over the years I notice my iPhone images are just as satisfying to look at as images made with my former full frame DSLR and L lenses.
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By Fat Twunny (Oct 9, 2013)
"You are in the minority even owning a camera anymore. It is a whole new world"
It may be a whole new world, but the world of air shows, timid and/or distant wildlife, fast moving motor sport, very low light scenes, moving pets/kids etc etc still benefit from a decent camera other than an iPhone (smart phone)
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By photo_rb (Oct 8, 2013)
photographers vs. technonerds. Ansel would have loved his iPhone.
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How dare you call me a "technonerd"?!
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Yes, Ansel would have loved his iPhone. And once he is done talking, he would use a view camera with the best optics to take photos.
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"I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it," he said in an appearance on ABC's This Week, adding that proposed laws to address the issue would do nothing but "destroy our economy."
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...teens — despite their portrayal in popular TV and movies as uninhibited and acting only on hormones — are having less sex.
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"Slamming" is the illegal practice of switching a consumer's traditional wireline telephone company for local, local toll, or long distance service without permission. The slamming rules also prohibit unreasonable delays in the execution of an authorized switch by your local telephone company. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) slamming liability rules provide a remedy if you've been slammed, discourage slamming by removing the profit, and protect consumers from illegal switches. The FCC's Enforcement Bureau can also take action against slammers.
Telephone Service Choices
Equal access allows you to choose a preferred or authorized telephone company or companies to handle local, local toll and long distance calls (which include international calls except in Hawaii) from your traditional wireline telephone. Where equal access is available, you can choose separate authorized telephone companies for each type of call, or one authorized telephone company for all calls. For any local toll, long distance, or international call, you can use a telephone company other than your authorized company by "dialing-around" using a 1010XXX access code. To learn more about making these different types of calls, see the FCC's consumer guide. You can change your authorized company or companies at any time, but may be charged for doing so.
You can ask your local telephone company to place a "freeze" on your account to keep anyone other than you from changing your authorized telephone company selection. After placing a freeze, you must give your local telephone company written or verbal authorization to remove the freeze and change your authorized telephone company.
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What to Do if You've Been Slammed
If your authorized telephone company has been switched without your permission, call the slamming company and tell it that you want the problem fixed and, under FCC rules, don't have to pay for the first 30 days of its service. Call your authorized company to inform it of the slam, and that you want to be switched back with the same calling plan you had before the slam. Also, tell your authorized local telephone company that you want all carrier change charges (charges for switching companies) removed from your bill.
You can call the following toll-free numbers to verify your authorized telephone company or companies:
- 1-700-555-4141 for long distance and international services and
- 1+your area code+700-4141 for local and local toll services.
If you have been slammed but HAVE NOT paid the bill of the slamming company, you DO NOT have to pay the slamming company for up to 30 days after being slammed. You also do not have to pay your authorized telephone company for any charges for up to 30 days. After 30 days, you must pay your authorized company for service, but at its rates, not the slammer's rates.
If you have been slammed, but discover it after you HAVE paid the bill of the slamming company, the slamming company must pay your authorized company 150 percent of the charges you paid the slamming company. Out of this amount, your authorized company will reimburse you 50 percent of the charges you paid the slamming company. For example, if you paid the slamming company $100, that company will have to give your authorized company $150, and you will receive $50 as a reimbursement. Alternatively, you can ask your authorized company to recalculate and resend your bill using its rates instead of the slamming company's rates.
Filing a Slamming Complaint
In addition to contacting the telephone companies involved if you've been slammed, you can file a complaint. There is no charge for filing. The FCC handles complaints for the following 15 states and one territory:
Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the Virgin Islands.
If you live in one of the 16 states or territory listed above, file your slamming complaint with the FCC. The easiest way to file your complaint is to use the online complaint form.
Public service commissions in the remaining 35 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico process slamming complaints arising within those states. If you live in a state or territory listed below that processes slamming complaints, click on the state name to get the address and directions on how to file your complaint.
Authorized Switching Methods
Your telephone service cannot legally be switched from your existing authorized telephone company to a new company unless the new company verifies the switch by one of the following methods:
- uses an independent third party to verify your oral authorization to switch;
- provides and obtains your signature on a letter that indicates, in writing, that you want to switch authorized telephone companies; or
- provides a toll-free number that you can call to confirm the order to switch authorized telephone companies.
NOTE: The Communications Act and FCC slamming rules make telephone companies responsible for the acts of their agents, including their telemarketers.
Rules for Verifying Telemarketing Switches
Before a telephone company can place an order to switch you to a new telephone company that you agreed to use during a telemarketing call, the company must verify your decision to switch by: (1) connecting you to a third party verifier; (2) sending you a letter of agency (LOA) to sign and return; or (3) providing you a toll-free number to call to confirm your decision electronically. The requirements for each verification method are:
Third Party Verification: All third party verifications must elicit from you: (1) the date of the verification; (2) your identity; (3) confirmation that you are authorized to make the change; (4) confirmation that you want to make the change; (5) confirmation that you understand that you are authorizing a company change, not an upgrade to existing service, bill consolidation, or any other potentially misleading description of the transaction; (6) the names of the telephone companies affected by the change (not including the name of the company you are leaving); (7) the telephone numbers to be switched; (8) the types of service involved; and (9) appropriate verification data (such as your date of birth or social security number).
Letter of Agency: Any written or electronic LOA used to confirm a telemarketing order must include: (1) your billing name and address; (2) each telephone number to be switched; (3) a statement that you intend to change from your current authorized telephone company to the new company; (4) a statement that you designate the new company to act as the agent for this change; and (5) a statement that you understand that there may be a charge for this change. The LOA also must be separate from any promotional material, such as prizes or contest entry forms. To the extent that a jurisdiction allows the selection of additional authorized telephone companies for local, local toll, or long distance calls, the LOA must contain separate statements regarding those choices, although a separate LOA for each choice is not necessary.
NOTE: Advertising promotions that send a check for payment to encourage you to switch telephone companies can incorporate an LOA, but must meet specific guidelines. The check must contain the necessary information to make it payable, and can't contain any other promotional language or material.
The telephone company you are switching to must place the required LOA language near the signature line on the back of the check. In addition, the company must print on the front of the check, in easily readable, bold-faced type, a notice that your signature will authorize a change in your authorized telephone company selection.
Toll-Free Number for Electronic Confirmation: Telephone companies electing to confirm sales electronically must establish one or more toll-free telephone numbers exclusively for that purpose. Calls to the number(s) will connect you to a voice response unit or similar mechanism that records the required information regarding the change in your authorized telephone company selection, including automatically recording the originating telephone number. Such authorization calls must be placed from the telephone number or numbers that will be switched to the new company.
How to Protect Yourself Against Slamming
Be a careful consumer.
Always examine your telephone bill immediately and thoroughly. If you see a new telephone company name on your bill, call the number that's shown on that portion of the bill and ask for an explanation.
Be aware of the methods telephone companies can use to change your authorized telephone company legally. The FCC's rules require telephone companies to obtain your clear permission to make such a change. For example, if a new telephone company sends you an LOA to verify that you want to switch to that company, the LOA is only valid if you sign and date it. Sign, date, and return the LOA only if you are sure you want to change to the new company.
Be sure you understand that switching long distance service also means switching international service. If you are considering switching your long distance telephone company, be sure to ask whether any international calling plans you have with your current long distance company will be offered by the new company.
Be firm with telemarketers.
If you receive a call from a telemarketer about switching your authorized telephone company and you're not interested in changing, tell the telemarketer clearly. You can also ask the telemarketer to remove your telephone number from its solicitation lists, and place your residential telephone number on the national Do-Not-Call list. For more information about the national Do-Not-Call list, see the FCC consumer guide.
Thoroughly read all materials you receive in the mail.
If you receive a letter in the mail asking you to "verify" that you switched your authorized telephone company, and neither you nor anyone in your household authorized the change, immediately notify the sender that you did not authorize a switch. Then, immediately call your local telephone company to confirm that you want to remain with your existing authorized telephone company or companies.
Read the fine print in any sweepstakes or drawing entry form before filling it out.
The form may indicate that by signing it, you've given authorization to switch telephone companies. In some states, such forms are illegal and should be reported to the state public service commission or Attorney General's office.
Be careful when answering telephone "surveys".
Be careful in responding to telephone "surveys" about your telephone service, which sometimes can be telemarketing in disguise. If you say "yes" to any of the "surveyor's" questions, the answers may be taped and used later as verification of your agreement to switch your authorized telephone company or companies.
"Freeze" your existing authorized telephone company.
A freeze lets your local telephone company know that you do not want it to switch the telephone companies that you have selected unless it receives written or verbal authorization from you.


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Police in Beloit searched today for remains of a teenage boy who might have been murdered in the city nearly two years ago.
Police acted on a letter received several weeks ago from 58-year old John Bell, an inmate in an Illinois prison, indicating he may have molested and then murdered a teenager in an unpopulated area of the city.
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Alef-Bet Blast-Off! Jewish Holidays: The Ultimate Holiday Adventure, DVD
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A Chanukah Mitzvah: While the rest of the family eagerly awaits the arrial of channukah, David would rather be Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer in the school play. Mitzvah Mouse intervenes and takes David and Rachel back in time to meet Judah Maccabee (Don Diamont) who enlists them in his courageous struggle.
The Whole Megillah -- Purim: David and Rachel just aren't in the mood to celebrate Purim this year, that is , until they find themselves in ancient Persia, face to face with the evil Haman. Mitzvah Mouse and brave Queen Esther (Erin Simms) save the day.
Lights of Freedom -- Passover: Talli, a talented your Russian immigrant tries to teach David and Rachel about freedom. The kids have a hard time understanding the concept until an unexpected twist causes the three of them, along with their good friend Mitzvah Mouse, to become enslaved to the Pharaoh (Dom Deluise).
A Whale of a New Year -- Rosh Hashana: David is always losing things. Although he tries to improve himself for Rosh Hashana, he still manages to lose his sister Rachel's beloved goldfish. Rachel is so upset that she can't forgive David. Yet thanks to Mitzvah Mouse, a trip to a whale's belly and a 'heart to heart' with Jonah himself (Avery Schreiber), David learns to accept responsibility, while Rachel learns to forgive.


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(a) Access of Motorcycles.— No State or political subdivision of a State may enact or enforce a law that applies only to motorcycles and the principal purpose of which is to restrict the access of motorcycles to any highway or portion of a highway for which Federal-aid highway funds have been utilized for planning, design, construction, or maintenance. Nothing in this subsection shall affect the authority of a State or political subdivision of a State to regulate motorcycles for safety.
(b) Engineering Cost Reimbursement.— If on-site construction of, or acquisition of right-of-way for, a highway project is not commenced within 10 years (or such longer period as the State requests and the Secretary determines to be reasonable) after the date on which Federal funds are first made available, out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than Mass Transit Account), for preliminary engineering of such project, the State shall pay an amount equal to the amount of Federal funds reimbursed for the preliminary engineering. The Secretary shall deposit in such Fund all amounts paid to the Secretary under this section.
Source(Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 887; Pub. L. 102–240, title I, § 1016(a),Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1945; Pub. L. 105–178, title I, §§ 1206, 1209, 1212(a)(2)(A)(i), 1304,June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 185, 186, 193, 227; Pub. L. 109–59, title I, § 1121(b)(1),Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1195; Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, § 1502,July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 561.)
2012—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–141substituted "reimbursed for the preliminary engineering" for "made available for such engineering".
2005—Pub. L. 109–59redesignated subsecs. (b) and (c) as (a) and (b), respectively, and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (a). Text read as follows:
"(1) In general.—A State transportation department shall establish the occupancy requirements of vehicles operating in high occupancy vehicle lanes; except that no fewer than 2 occupants per vehicle may be required and, subject to section 163 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, motorcycles and bicycles shall not be considered single occupant vehicles.
"(2) Exception for inherently low-emission vehicles.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), before September 30, 2003, a State may permit a vehicle with fewer than 2 occupants to operate in high occupancy vehicle lanes if the vehicle is certified as an Inherently Low-Emission Vehicle pursuant to title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, and is labeled in accordance with, section 88.312–93(c) of such title. Such permission may be revoked by the State should the State determine it necessary."
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–178, § 1209, designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, realigned margins, and added par. (2).
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105–178, § 1212(a)(2)(A)(i), substituted "State transportation department" for "State highway department".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–178, § 1206, added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–178, § 1304, which directed insertion of "(or such longer period as the State requests and the Secretary determines to be reasonable)" after "10 years" in first sentence of subsec. (b), was executed by making the insertion in first sentence of subsec. (c) to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the amendment by Pub. L. 105–178, § 1206. See below.
Pub. L. 105–178, § 1206, redesignatedsubsec. (b) as (c).
1991—Pub. L. 102–240substituted section catchline for one which read: "Authorizations" and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The provisions of this title apply to all unappropriated authorizations contained in prior Acts, and also to all unexpended appropriations, heretofore made, providing for the expenditure of Federal funds upon the Federal-aid systems. All such authorizations and appropriations shall continue in full force and effect, but hereafter obligations entered into and expenditures made pursuant thereto shall be subject to the provisions of this title."
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Amendment by Pub. L. 112–141effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) ofPub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.
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Amendment by Pub. L. 102–240effective Dec. 18, 1991, and applicable to funds authorized to be appropriated or made available after Sept. 30, 1991, and, with certain exceptions, not applicable to funds appropriated or made available on or before Sept. 30, 1991, see section 1100 ofPub. L. 102–240, set out as a note under section 104 of this title.
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A Colorado Springs grandma was thrown into jail for five days over a big mistake.
State documents from Florida show Katie Wilson was arrested for credit card fraud in Orange County in 1976. She says she didn't know the woman she was traveling with used stolen credit cards. She didn't fight her charge and says she completed her probation and moved on with her life.
Somehow, though, a few weeks ago, a warrant from Orange County was activated. It said she violated probation. The Orange County Sheriff's Office contacted Springs police and Wilson was arrested.
"I was terrified. I was shaking uncontrollably," she says about her experience in jail. "I wasn't even aware that I was crying. Tears were just pouring down my face."
Her husband was left to try to get her out.
"All I could do was dedicate myself to saving her," says Jim Wilson. "I didn't eat, I didn't sleep and we got her back."
Springs police tells 11 News they were just doing their job, they were obligated to arrest her. They say if they have an arrest warrant for a fugitive from out of state signed by a judge, they have to make the arrest.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
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The students of The Challenge of Liberty 2013 Summer Seminars share their thoughts on the program.
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The Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminar is BackWill You Be There?
Recorded: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Anthony Gregory, Research Fellow, Student Programs Director, and author of The Power of Habeas Corpus in America: From the Kings Prerogative to the War on Terror, gives a behind the scenes look at the exciting opportunities available to students at The Challenge of Liberty Seminar this summer.
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Built in 1984 as a Russian missile frigate, destroyer 356 was assigned to the Caribbean as part of the Soviet Union's Atlantic Fleet. It operated out of Cuba for years, before being retired. In the spring of 1998, the aging warship was purchased by the government of the Cayman Islands and then towed from Cuba to Cayman Brac to be sunk as an artificial reef. The great warship settled upright on a white-sand bottom close to East Chute, one of the Brac's best drop-offs. She is pointed toward the open sea, and there is a vertical wall some 200 feet off the bow. While the sunken ship touches a maximum depth of 110 feet, most of the vessel is in much shallower water. The stern deck comes to within 30 feet of the surface and the forward deck is at 60 feet. As the years have passed, the wreck has settled into the sand and broken apart in places, providing more hiding places and living quarters for fish. Most of the paint has flaked off the hull, replaced by a thin veneer of algae and marine growth. The Destroyer Wreck is unquestionably one of the top 10 dives in the Cayman Islands, ranking right up there with Babylon, Tarpon Alley, Stingray City and Bloody Bay Wall. It is a truly unique shipwreck experience that should not be missed by anyone planning to visit these islands.
This unique card provides a detailed depiction of 356 Russian Destroyer Wreck and Reef in Cayman Brac. Each waterproof card is printed on both sides, made of durable PVC plastic, and is designed to be taken on the dive. They are also 3-hole punched to fit in standard log books or on lanyards. Card measures (W x L) 5.5" x 8.5" (14cm x 21.6cm) and makes a great gift idea.


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The Obama administration is holding public meetings as it gauges commercial interest in wind farms off North Carolina's northern Outer Banks and Cape Fear.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is holding a meeting Wednesday in Wilmington. A similar meeting was held Monday at Jennette's Pier in Nags Head.
The government said last month it wanted to hear who would be interested in leasing blocks of ocean to build and operate offshore wind farms in three potential areas. One area is six miles off Kitty Hawk, while the other two are seven miles and 13 miles at sea south of Wilmington.
Federal officials picked those spots because they are attractive for commercial offshore wind development while also protecting natural resources and minimizing conflicts with military operations, shipping and fishing.
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Emily Skarbek, Director of the Center on Entrepreneurial Innovation at the Independent Institute, talks to Freedom Watchs Judge Napolitano about the need for more oil and how to go about getting it.
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Emily Skarbek, Director of the Center on Entrepreneurial Innovation, talks to Nick Gillespie from Reason about the many features of the Government Cost Calculator, found at MyGovCost.org.
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Recorded: Thursday, December 2, 2010
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STMicroelectronics Announces Jean-Marc Chery as General Manager of the Embedded Processing Solutions Segment and New Appointments to the Corporate Strategic Committee
Jean-Marc Chery will now be responsible for the Digital Convergence, Imaging, Bi-CMOS ASIC & Silicon Photonics, and Microcontroller, Memory & Secure MCU product groups, as well as for the related Technology R&D and Front-End Manufacturing. He continues to lead the Packaging and Test Manufacturing and Quality functions for ST.
"Jean-Marc, well supported by the strong and talented teams comprising the Embedded Processing Solutions segment, is focused first on ensuring a fast turnaround in performance, which is currently underway within this product segment, and second on capturing opportunities and driving leadership in this large and attractive market," commented Carlo Bozotti, President and CEO of ST.
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The Congress finds that—
(2) these dumps threaten the health and safety of residents of Indian and Alaska Native lands and contiguous areas;
(3) many of these dumps were established or are used by Federal agencies such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service;
(5) the United States holds most Indian lands in trust for the benefit of Indian tribes and Indian individuals; and
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(3) provide financial and technical assistance to Indian tribal governments and Alaska Native entities, either directly or by contract, to close such dumps in compliance with applicable Federal standards and regulations, or standards promulgated by an Indian tribal government or Alaska Native entity, if such standards are more stringent than the Federal standards.
Source(Pub. L. 103–399, § 2,Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4164.)
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Bending Stainless Steel Tubing - Bend Your Own Brake LinesWritten by on December 8, 2006 Refreshing Your Car's Steel Tubing Is Easier Than You Think.
'We see it all the time at car shows, at the track, and on seldom-patrolled side streets after midnight. Too many guys spend all kinds of time and money making big power but totally drop the ball when it comes to the steel tubing that carries the gas, brake fluid, and tranny fluid around the car. Kinks, twists, and rust present big reliability and safety hassles. But with help from Steve Benoit, a savvy 21-year-old hot rodder from Arcadia, California, here's a look at proper flaring and bending procedures.
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Inexpensive double-flaring kits like this one can be purchased for less than 40 bucks and can handle 31/416-, 11/44-, 51/416-, 31/48-, and 11/42-inch tubing diameters. We've used this KD Tools setup hundreds of times over the past decade.Though cheap tubing cutters are available, they don't have proper handles and require extra twisting effort to make cuts. This used one cost us $10 at a swap meet. Its long handle and knob adjuster make cutting a breeze. Watch out for inferior metallurgy on cheap imports. Even thin-wall steel tubing can chip and dull their cutting wheels. They don't last long.Our tubing cutter has a flip-out reamer to scrape out the ridges. In a pinch, you can also use a square file or just about any paring knife as long as it fits and is harder than the tubing material. Just remember to stick it back in the kitchen before anybody notices it's missing.Before the tube is clamped by the jaws of the flaring bar, the 11/48-inch-thick heel of the flaring adapter (shown) is used to establish the 11/48 inch of tube that protrudes beyond the bar. This is a critical step. Too much tube will cause the flare to collapse or become cocked off center. Insufficient protrusion yields an incomplete flare (junk). Use the heel of the appropriate-size adapter as your guide and you won't go wrong.The pressure from the yoke's pointed swivel and flaring adapter against the flaring bar forms the tube end into a bell shape. You're halfway done at this point.Once the flaring bar is clamped tightly around the tube, the stem of the proper size flaring adapter is inserted into the tube as shown. Notice the tapered openings of the flaring bar that support the tubing and help form the needed taper. The other side of the bar has hard, 90-degree openings with no taper. That's the wrong side, don't use it.To complete the double-flaring operation, the pointed swivel end of the yoke is inserted into the tube and tightened again-this time without the flaring adapter in place. This step folds the metal in on itself.After reaming, the tube on the left is opened up to its full diameter, but there is still an irregular edge at the end of the tube that has to go.
The resulting double flare is much stronger-and safer-than a single flare. Single-flare tube ends are made by eliminating the flaring adapter steps and using only the yoke to press the tube end into a Y-shape. Single-flare tube ends tend to crack and have no place on the street or strip.Position the yoke onto the flaring bar, trapping the flaring adapter, and start twisting the screw all the way until it stops. A drop of oil on all friction surfaces prolongs tool life.Careful use of a flat file eliminates the roughness and creates a chamfered edge around the tube opening. It doesn't take much effort, but don't go too far and file an angled surface onto the end of the tube. It needs to be flat.Benoit took his time while carefully marking the new 11/44-inch brake lines where they needed to be bent for best routing. Aesthetics and function are of equal concern.After one line is finished and successfully test-fitted, a second line can be made using it as a model. As with flaring operations, make sure the needed threaded fittings are in place on the ends of the tube before bending or it's all a waste of time.The finished job looks great and allows plenty of clearance for valve-cover removal. The factory locating clips are even reused to eliminate vibration and restore that OE look everyone's clamoring for.Flaring is only half the battle when it comes to automotive plumbing using thin-wall steel tubing. You also need to bend the tubing to fit the car. Sure, you can bend it by hand, but the result always looks amateurish, and you're just asking for kinks. Single-size bending tools (bottom) are cheap, but you'll need to buy several to suit various tubing diameters. The spool-type tube bender (center) is better and fits multiple tube diameters. The articulated bender (top) is our favorite, as it helps eliminate guesswork for professional-looking results.
Where access allows, the lines are bent in place for less chance of confusion and accidental screw-ups. When the bender won't fit, the line is marked and the needed bends are performed on the bench.


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Amazing! *claps*
I've been asked to make a city map for a book. Since I document almost every step I take with this image (because I need the author's approval) - It made itself into a nice story of how I'me making this.
Since this is the first time I'm trying to do a serious project - so any help from you pro guys would be most helpful!
If this thing works out ok - It'd make a great tutorial (I hope)
1) Plan the basic layout
It's a city at the edge of a deep Fjord, with cliffs all around it. There's a system of lifts for transporting goods down to the city & up to the plains above. there's a system of dams for pushing back the sea & gaining some ground for the city to be built upon.
here's the first sketch of it:
2) Decide on "camera angle & lens type"
The request was that the entire city would be visible from above & some of the surrounding cliffs.
this is the list of possible viewing angles:
3) draw perspective
we've decided that the best one was a view from above the sea with a kind of "fish eye lens" effect for maximum viewing angle. here's the layout:
4) draw outline
with a 3px pencil tool i made the rough sketch on a large format paper (6000*6000px)
here it is:
5) draw line art
since this thing should be Black & White only - the last stage before effects & small fixes is the line art.
I'm currently in the middle of it, drawing at 200% zoom with a 10px pen tool, while the end result is a 20% view of the scene.
here's where i'm at so far:
so that's it for now.
i'll update as soon as I finish inking.
Amazing! *claps*
This is great, I can't wait to see the final product. Great going so far!
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Wonderful! What a great way of representing a city! Is this "projection" an original idea?
By projection you mean the geometry? It's the 3d perspective that was needed for all the cliffs around the city to be seen. It can be a bit tricky doing this on paper, but you can always "cheat" & try it out with a 3D sculpting tool before drawing (I sometimes use Sculptris for that).
Will you be posting a slightly larger version too? I imagine this will have all sorts of awesome little details!
looks great allready.. looking forward to seing more - and as Larb says, we hope you post a larger version or at least some detail shots when you're done
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Well, If the people i do the project for say it's ok - i'd love to post the full size version.
the thing is - since the final image should be the size of an A5 page - there really is no use going crazy with detail, so most of the buildings are just blobs.
I love it, looks amazing.
Ok, B&W drawing is finished. here it is:
workflow tips derived from this project:
- no good way to convey a sense of depth when using line art with fixed width - should have tried thinner lines for faraway places & thick lines for the foreground
- at high zoom levels it's very hard to keep the perspective in mind, and many housing blocks are too straight & look "crooked" in relation to the perspective
- more planning was needed before starting - some of the topography looks a bit Escher (3d doesn't make sense), should have a more detailed plan before starting
Right now I can't decide whether applying paint would be a good idea or not...
Anyway - this was fun, hope the next illustration for the book would be as interesting as this one was.