Recent content by JamesDS

Thanks. Got the 55-200 VR II. Not the longest or fastest lens in the world, but affordable and quite light and easy to carry around. Been back today - bit of a dull day so I was fighting with ISO a bit to keep the shutter speed high enough. Still not as comfortable as I'd like with that kind of...

That's the place, yeah. It's not as big as the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, say, but you can get quite close to a lot of the animals. If you've not been for a while, it's probably bigger than you remember as they've added a fair bit in the last few years. They've got a few wallabies in a walkthrough...

Thanks! It was my first time using my DSLR for zoo animal pictures (only had it a few weeks) so I'm still a bit slow with the controls and missing shots. Also had trouble getting close enough with the 18-55 lens. I have a longer lens now, and have been practicing more so hoping to get more...

No butterfly pictures, but some pictures of birds from here over the weekend. All criticism welcome :) Barn Owl by James Sutherland, on Flickr Wakeup Call by James Sutherland, on Flickr Sleepy Owl by James Sutherland, on Flickr Black Swan by James Sutherland, on Flickr Lorikeets Eat by...

Thanks, I'll have a read of that lot :)

Thanks! :)

Just wanted to say hello. I've always enjoyed taking photos, but never really been much good at it. I think I'm okay with the technical side of things, but fairly rubbish at composition and generally just taking interesting pictures. So it's that side of things I'm trying to work on. Got my...