Recent content by Flashy Deano

would i be better off getting a brand new canon 600D or something second hand like a 450D?

i'll never be able to afford one of those!

Hi all i've been using a Canon SX10IS for the last 4 years, i mainly focus on close up photography using close up filters or raynox 250. I'd like to buy a new camera, i've got my eye on the canon 600D. My problem is that because the SX10 doesnt have an optical viewfinder ive been composing all...

its not a parasite. its whats called 'reflex bleeding', where the ladybird, when under threat, leeches out a sticky yellow bitter-tasting chemical which tasted disgusting to birds and other predators.

excellent shots. what settings did you use

i photographed some of these on sunday, first time i'd ever seen one. they're actually called red-headed cardinal beetles...

hi, what lens did you use on these. love the scorpion fly

Hi All 2 years ago i bought a Canon SX10IS as i was just starting out in photography, i'm into wildlife but mainly macro for bugs, insects etc as i'm an amateur entomologist. Ive got a raynox 250 on it. i would like to upgrade to a proper SLR, i was considering the Canon 450D until i saw the...

excellent picture. ive only ever seen one before in my life, last year in the garden, just about managed to get a photo of him, albeit blurry so i could identify him. lovely

Thanks folks. i'd never seen one before, coincidentally i saw a goldcrest in the garden today, first time i'd ever seen one of them as well.

Hi Folks, i'm not looking for critique because its a poor shot, but i would like to know what bird it is. Taken in my garden in North Wales. we thought it might be a dunnock or a meadow pipit. any thoughts please. http://www.flickr.com/photos/54861256@N06/5199572222/...

Hi i currently store all my photos on the PC in a folder, is there a piece of software where i can store my photos in a file but tag the photo with an information file where i can put in a lengthy description. thanks

ha ha. nice shield bug

thanks, i never really noticed until i was DJing at the local RBL awards night and i was watching the photographer. It looked like a cheap, tatty old camera, it was an...erm...nikon i think! .....don't hit me!

Hi this maybe a really silly question but... why do external flashguns flash twice, why is it noticeable sometimes and not others. is it JUST for red eye reduction. Could someone please explain. Thanks:thinking: