Recent content by JuSlaughter

Cheers guys I used my Sigma 150-500mm, which performed superbly from a focusing point of view, it focused really quickly. I think I had to camera set to multi-point zone focusing with AI servo, so when I reviewed the images after, many had focused on wingtips or tails so their faces were OOF...

Hey Guys and Gals The 7D turned up a couple of weeks back so I decided to head off to Gigrin in Wales to give it a test. Perhaps I should have read the manual several hundred times over before using it in anger. I had autofocusing issues because of how I set up on the day. However, I did get...

Cheers everyone, you comments are appreciated. Ryan, PM'd you

Hi Haven't posted for a while so I thought I'd put some on from a training walk a group of us did last week. 12 of us are going to attempt the Three Peaks Challenge, ascending the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales in 24 hours, all proceeds going to Cancer Research UK. Anyway, here...

Great shot Mike, I love #1, really shows the bird off in its environment.

Thanks for the critiques, thats what this site is all about. I take your comments onboard Pete, cheers. Impspeed, yep, my friend Paul and I were there, we'd just been to Gigrin and thought we'd have a look at the dams. Were you with your gf/wife?

md, too be honest, both shots lost something in colour but the b&w versions just seem so much better

b&w just adds so much drama and feeling to a shot, cheers for your comments.

Following a trip to Gigrin a couple of weekends ago, we decided to go back the long way via the Elan Valley. It was bitterly cold so didn't hang around much. I did get a couple of bracketed shots that I thought I'd try HDR on, but I know I wanted black & white. Here are the results...

Agree with Ian, getting both exposed correctly is difficult and depends on the conditions. Great shots by the way, I presume Argarty is a reserve of some kind, or perhaps a feeding site like Gigrin in Wales.

Great shots of a beautiful bird. Whenever I'm down the M40, I always look out for the kites, its a gorgeous site. Off to Gigrin on Saturday to see the Welsh kites, hopefully get some good shots.

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Ian, just noticed you already commented on my bittern shot, sorry :o)

Ian, stunning, superb, strumpshaw bittern image. You must have been gutted to lose the RAWs Here is a link to my post with the Bittern, in case you were interested http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=84800

Thanks very much