Recent content by MatW

In October my wife and I are doing a cycling trip from Vietnam, through Cambodia and in to Thailand. Reading your blog has been so exciting, I can't wait to go and you (and others in the thread) have given me some helpful tips and ideas. We too are visiting Angkor, hopefully at some of the...

How come the speedlight is attached via cable to a little gadget on the hot-shoe? I can understand using that for controlling the flash off camera - but if you're using it there surely it's easier to just put the flash on the hotshoe? Or would it be a longish lead, so you can just whip the...

Yes, definitely a case of adding it after you compose. I find the same with a 10 stop ND though. The welding glass I had worked out at about 14 stops.

That's what I was referring to, but I got my terms wrong :)

Maybe Ken Rockwell... :D

Yes. You attach a filter holder to your lens, then you can drop in ND, grads, etc. They come in different sizes. I had the P size, which caused a bit of vignetting at 10mm on a 1.6x body. I had a Cokin set. Again - buy cheap, buy twice. They're not the best!

Me too :) Had to replace a cheap tripod. Next thing to replace is cheap & nasty e-bay triggers!

Worth a try - probably worth 'tinting' a UV filter rather than an actual lens... But it would probably leave some horrible colour cast to try to correct. I had a go with welding glass. It does work, but the quality suffers (I found). It was a cheap way to 'try out' though and I liked the idea...

Niiiice. Which prime? 85mm?

Here's one of mine, with the Canon 135L:

Also, depending on what the scene is, the best light is often early or late in the day. If you are keeping the ISO low and using a small aperture, your shutter speed will likely be slow enough that you need a tripod. I suppose it depends on the final use. If you want to enlarge or submit the...

+1 for Top of the Rock. Way better than Empire State in terms of queues, and you can get a picture with the Empire State in it. We did Empire State too, but I preferred Rockefeller.

Apart from the depth of field / f4.5 issue, the first picture looks OK to me. Perhaps brighten it slightly. I think it might lack a little contrast too. Try adjusting the levels / curves in whatever software you use to boost it a little?

I love the second shot! Brilliant! I think you've done really well with just 2 lights and they work well as a set in B&W.

Could you use manual? Set your aperture, a shutter speed a couple of stops above the minimum, and put the ISO on auto. Could be worth a test...