Recent content by paulc

Cool photos, and getting some action on your first visit is a plus :)

I had a lens that had a damaged coating on a convex front glass and it gave me a bright flare on all of my images, I eventually bought a scrapper and swapped the bits over however I did clean of quite a bit of the coating before repairing it and it was totally unusable even in low light...

Amazing image, just lovely!

I love this place, great photos!

Absolutely gorgeous!

Gorgeous bird and picture.

Lovely bird, great photos!

This is what I am going to do when my old G5 finally dies :) (hopefully it never dies)

Also consider hammock camping if you plan to give the proper sites a swerve, all you need is a hammock and a tarpaulin and maybe some pitons if no trees are about and you are all set, also Lidle and Aldi do some really cheap pop up tents which are okay for a day or two camping.

Blists Hill victoran open museum has a small fairground Shropshire https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/explore/blists-hill-victorian-town/

I used a cable tie on my suitcase when travelling to the states and the same on internal US flights I have an external zip pocket on my case so I put a pair of nail clippers and some spare cable ties in there so I can get into my case if needed, TSA will get in if they need too whatever is...

Looks fair dinkum Lee, No crit I am afraid but some camera phones are extremely capable these days and in many ways more versatile than a lot of cameras with waterproofing and video capture. I love my Samsung S5 for just those reasons :)

Really nice images, I have the Nikon version of this lens and always struggled with the DOF when using it on my Nikon D300 so I leave it well alone, but as far as zooms go I just couldnt believe how many times a modern full frame camera can zoom or crop into an image and still have a usable...

Very informative video and good on the bloke for taking the time to make it, Just dont forget the insect repellent.

Royden park has a few hides around a lake also check out the Wirral country park as they also have a hide in the visitors centre, also check out Parkgate for marsh birds.