Recent content by pal53

Hi Loopy Thanks for the reply Yes it really was just for a recoed shot. We were clearing the farden for winter and didnt want it around near children and animals. Thanks Peter

Hello all Hope this suceeds, not posted a pic for while. Spotted this group under a tree in the front garden today and wondered if anyone knew the species. Also critique welcomed. Thanks for looking Peter

Hi Rob I will reply with what a stunning shot Peter

Hi Nick I take photos of the moon with a D5000 and 70-300 and get similar results. Nice shots though I must get out there soon. Peter

hi nice shots. I was down at Headcorn Airfield in Kent a couple of weeks ago when two of these came in to land Numbers 2 and 4, dont know where the rest were. Will post some shots when PP'ed Peter

hi Thanks but I prefer my feet on solid ground :lol:

thanks for the replies guys just going to go and see what happens will hopefully post some pics peter

hello A friend of ours is doing a skydive in September, and as a relative newbie i wanted to take some photos of the jump. Does anyone have any tips for taking photos from the ground as he jumps. I will be using a Nikon D5000 with a Tamrom 70-300 f4-5.6 lens. :thinking: Any help would be...

Im still learning so appreciated your comments and critique. Justplaying about with diffrent settings on camera see what happens, i thought f29 was a bit small but thats what i got. Will keep trying and post esults peter

Hello Hope this is a better crop. Settings as above post as well as shot on a tripod with 2s self timer. peter

Hi hoppy I did resize it but posted the wrong copy. It was taken on a 300mm lens at f29 and 1/50s ISO at 0.7ev under 200 Hope this helps. peter

Hello all Just a quick shot from tonight. The moon was in the right place at the right time. c and cs please peter

Hi scarecrow thanks for comments I was just messing about with the camera functions and the flash settings came up so just had a play withit Peter

Hi all I started this thread a coupe of weeks ago with my first attempt at shhoting the moon, asking for c &cs. But it has taken off - everybody seem to be shooting the moon. Its good to see and thanks for all the comments and settings advice. Here is my second shot, with a recently...

Hi all It seems when i asked about shooting the moon last week and posting my first photo, it seems like i have started something that just keeps growing. its great to see. Just got a tripod so will be out tomorrow and posting a few new shots Peter