Recent content by filbertneil

Just had a look, very envious!! Will see if I can get some as good this year! I see u have some tasty light trails too, are they off an m40 bridge or a46? Another project I've been looking to try out too!

yeah, it was 11am this morning. First time i wanted to risk my rear wheel drive on the roads! Im thinking that if it was still full of snow it wouldnt have been as contrasty though. In your experience of the area, whats the best spot to shoot from? Would love to see yours. Im thinking sunset...

My first attempts at new location. Am thinking its best to keep going back in different conditions, times etc to get to know the place. These are my first attmpts, be better wheb the wheat comes through and the sky more filled but any comments greatly recieved.... DSC_4734 copy by...

Hmmmm, I own a D5000 currently. Is the jump to a d7000 worth it? Do you benefit much from the increased number of AF? Does the pixel increase show up much? Is this the best Nikon non full frame camera? that seems to be the view from what ive read so far. I think i would benefit from the...

I bought the tamron 90mm last year and am perfeclty happy with it. It has the auto focus built in so im using it on d5000 just fine. It is a bit "hunty" though which was as the reviews said. But for £350 it made more sense than the nikon one that was about £600 at the time. I use maunual...

I tried that one, she saw right through me!

THanks, Im pretty sure i didnt get all of the legs in im afraid, something to ensure next time i go. The horse come on you so fast i thik i was too slow in cranking the zoom in. THanks for the feedback, I shall be back to the races as soon as it warms up! Glad you confirm the exposrue and focus...

indeed, i didnt notice at first that the flower was so messy, my local florist will definately benefit from my macro lens!

Cheers Early starts for me!

I think that's what they are called. Want something to hold flowers still etc for macro. Anyone done anything ingenious with household things as a cheap alternative? Was thinking maybe wire and clothes peg? Or am I just being cheap!!!:thinking:

This sort of thing was my next project! How did u get so many drops to stay on? Just water or add anything? What rig did you use to hold bits in place? Any tips on how u achieved it all? Any advice would be great. What lighting? Not sure I can achieve shots of the quality of this with just my...

Not done any sunset shots yet. Just read an exposure book where it's advocated to manually expose for the sky either side of the sun. Can I ask how you exposed for this and what white balance? Though I'm guessing u used raw so wb no issue? Love the colour. Still hunting for good locations...

As a newcomer I welcome all the help I can get. On my shots I try to put how I took it and what difficulty I had. That way I hope folk can give me more directed tips. I would really like to see how other people take their shots. What camera, lens, settings, light, time of day etc and how they...

That's a great point about squatting down. Maybe I'll take a small stool next time. Messed up last time as had camera set to jpeg and raw and the camera spent too much time in between continuos shot writing to the card. It's so hard when u get such limited chances in sporting action. Much...

Will try a closer crop on 2 to see how it looks.