Recent content by lancsoatcake

Really very nice. Love the lighting. :-) Thanks for sharing, Dan

Thanks Paul, that's really useful :-)

http://flic.kr/p/dHf5Fn

Here is a link to one of the pics from last night... http://flic.kr/p/dHf5Fn

Thanks James, what exactly do extension tubes do may I ask? The MP-E 65mm looks fabulous btw but maybe for the future. I am using 580exII flash to give light necessary :-)

Hi there, I've recently bought myself the 100m f2.8L IS Macro lens and, after a couple of nice test shots on quite a large spider outside last night, I notice I can only get so close. I used my 7D as I felt the 1.6 crop would allow me to get more of the subject in my picture. But I want to...

Thanks Michael and Thanks Maria :) He is a great dog.

Sorry to hear that Rob. I let my ex have both of the cats last month when we went our separate ways. Hardest thing to do ever. Hope you and yours cope well with it....

All will do you great. 50mm on a crop is exactly the focal length of your eyes. The 1.4 and 1.8 are great. Depends how much you want to spend really :-)

That's better Justin, I like the first one, the light reflecting off the window is a bit off-putting, but the flash doesn't seem half as harsh. A good bit of advice would be to look for inspiration from other pictures of cats and try to emulate them. It'll help you learn different...

Hi All, I took this picture of Finn our office dog yesterday, It's my first go with my 5d Mkii and my 24-105L. I have to say the camera gives this lens a whole different dimension obviously now being full frame. Finn is an old tired dog, and I wanted to get this in my portrait of...

Hi Justin, I can't see the new efforts, I'm afraid. Try posting again :-)

Beautiful bird. Thanks for sharing :-)

Hi Justin, I'm a cat keeper too, you can see some of mine if you log onto Flickr and search for Lancashireoatcake. The 3rd pic is a good improvement, Which lens / camera are you using? Sometimes trying to get bokeh (horrid word that means the subject is in focus, but the background is out...

I love no. 1!!! Thanks for sharing :-) Dan