Recent content by AlanBeard

This is very true, although the sections of the journey I intended timelapsing are the very scenic parts, like the Sea to Sky Highway - http://spikeymom.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/sea_to_sky.jpg. At this point the 'highway' is more like our dual carriageways anyway. That was more or less my...

Ok, So I'm not really sure on which forum this should go in, so please feel free to move it if I've got it wrong. I'm off to Canada soon and I intend taking the GoPro/suction mount and sticking it on the outside of the car to timelapse some of the drive. I've done some experimentation and I...

Thanks guys. I already use Lightroom for my editing, but I was just after something a little more light-weight to use to manage my photos.

Ok, so as the title implies, I'm looking at photo managment software as it would be quite useful. My main photo repository is on my media server, and all my editing is done on my Macbook Pro. I'd like something along the lines of Picasa (not for editing, just management). I've tried Picasa, but...

I'd like to say thankyou for this guide, it's the first time I've read a tutorial on tilt/shift lenses that actually makes sense to me!

As above, to fit Canons, looking for at least 3m, preferably 10m. Does anyone know anywhere i can get one? I'm not after the usual curly ones, a straight one please! Thanks in advance.

yep, my camera now functions as below, taken from the above quoted link: 'Back-button AF activation. Shutter button no longer activates AF, but of course fires the shutter. Metering is continuously updated — if you shoot a sequence of pictures, the camera takes a fresh meter reading for...

ahoy hoy! you get about a bit as well! :P nah, what it is is there's an 'AF Lock' button on the back of my camera that, with the correct settings enabled, does the job of focussing the camera, instead of doing it by holding the shutter button down halfway. it means the shutter button...

thanks for the link evilonion, that was really helpful. i think i'm already a convert!

Ok, so i may not have got the right terms in the subject (probably why i can't find anything via google), but i've seen mentioned before that people use the exposure lock button when shooting. can someone explain why? (if anyone can make any sense of what i'm saying). Any tutorials etc would be...

Still love those wheels, even though i hated the idea at first. definitely like the b&w Jag though, don't remember having seen that one before.

i've been planning on doing this too, looks like quite an easy mod to be honest (having made countless patch cables), got plenty of cat5 lying around that i can use.

that was kind of my idea, but i was aiming to make use of ambient wherever possible too.

Ok, so I've had a good read through the 101 and it's raised a few more questions. Firstly, I've found out that my flash is incompatible with my camera, and Sigma want ~£40 to replace the controlling chip. Now for around the £70 mark I can get myself a Canon 540EZ which is a massive jump up from...

Ok, so i've never been one to use flashes much, but it's something i've always wanted to explore. I have (or have en-route to me) a large Calumet brolly/stand/clamp/wireless trigger and a Sigma EF-500 DG ST flash. I would like to buy a Speedlite, but until i have some more experience i don't...