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When I was shooting motorsport on a regular basis I did a vast majority of my work with a prime (Nikkor 400mm f2.8 coupled with 1.4x and 2x teleconverters if required). The image quality was superb and the speed of focussing was lightning fast which helped match the high speed action unfolding...

Unless you know the law on vans Pierre, in which case you'd re-word that to "There is no reason to think the van wasn't going at 50"

LOL. The smut-filter has altered my title. :)

Spent the weekend up at my freind's in Dumfries and Galloway who breeds Peregrine Falcon. I was hoping to get out flying with him but sadly the torrential rain stopped play all weekend. I did mange about 45mins in his garden sat enjoying this chap flitting to and fro on his nut-caching...

As always gets said It's better to spend on your lenses. Get the best you can. One thing is for sure, as a newbie you WILL outgrow your first one or two lenses unless you really break the bank. Its only natural that you will get better at your technique and will then be cursing that £200...

Me too Neil. Will stick a few more up of it later that I captured yesterday (playing with my lights before doing a family portraiture shoot) :)

Orange Five AM for me.... Ace bike which I'm lucky enough to be able to use for my work occasionally The below link is to a pano I captured during a work visit up Tinto Hill in Scotland. http://www.copeimages.com/Adhoc/OrangeFiveAM_TintoHill_20120731_B&W_Web.jpg These are a few shots...

Is it my eyes or is that innertube massively oversized for that size of tyre?????

Hi Mongrel, Firstly, I wish you all the luck in the world with what you aspire to in BSB. As with any motorsport, it's very tough to earn money out of it nowadays unless you're already with a magazine or an agency. There's so many people wanting to do exactly what you're doing that the...

Hi Daniel, It was on my 80-200. I would have been about 10-15feet away I reckon. It was fairly placid although it did have a calf up on the banking to my right so I was a bit wary incase it got protective. Guy

Came across this chap on Thursday afternoon while working up on the North coast of Scotland. He was having a scratch against this sign right on the roadside. When I saw the sign I had to double-take and couldn't resist jumping out of the car and taking a shot. You just wouldn't pick a...

Well they were back again this evening and this time I managed to catch them on one of the posts that hold up wifey's hammock. Tis wonderful to see this tenderness so close up. Enjoy.

Me neither Ploddles......Was too good an opportunity to pass up though :)

I'm very lucky to have a GSW family return for the 2nd year on the trot to use the feeders in my garden. I was watching one of the two youngsters on the nuts outside my lounge window. I noticed the adult was on the feeder at the bottom of my garden at the same time. The adult then launched...

Agree......... Strange isn't it and goes to show that everyone's tastes are different and perhaps you shouldn't delete that shot that you think is only worthy of the trash. If I'd shot the sparrow, I think I would have deleted it cos it looks like nothing....No beak, head shape etc, just...