Recent content by Mhayes

I hired the Sigma 50-500mm OS when I went to Tanzania recently and the above is why I think it's a pretty good choice. We got animals right up to the vehicle and others at over a mile away so, although it's probably not quite as sharp as the 150-600mm options, the large focal range is ideal...

I've just come back from Safari (10 days in Kenya and Tanzania). I had a really good time and would recommend it to anyone and thought I would share a few of the shots I got. The first Leopard we saw was in the Masai Mara. It wasn't too far away and I'm happy with the shots I got (although let...

I've recently done the same. At the risk of a slight thread hijack, what's the best way people have found of attaching it to a lens? I tried the way they describe on the back of the pack (basically sandwich the film between two rings of card and stick this to a tube of cardboard which has been...

Ooops... never mind. It turns out that the part on the bottom of the old head comes off (it was just jammed on and required a lot of force). Mods, feel free to delete this thread as I suspect it isn't a lot of use to anyone unless they are as dim as me Edit: Thanks Martyn. I worked it out just...

My tripod is a RS-284 and it came with a head that I was never happy with. I've recently bought a new ball head to replace it (a hahnel BH-40) as I was under the impression that most tripod heads were interchangeable. Unfortunately this does not look like it's the case as both the new head and...

Well, I'm no expert but they look good to me. For me, the light trails in the background of the first one are slightly distracting and the background of number 4 isn't to my taste. However the other two are really nice - I think number 3 is the pick of the bunch.

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Thanks for the feedback.

Hello everyone. Last weekend I had my first go at portraiture. The model is my friend Vaishali and it was in no way a “proper” photoshoot - just a bit of fun. There are a few ways I think I could have done better with these photos, but I would be interested to get a second opinion on what...

Hi Jeff, I'm making pretty much the same decision. As far as I can see there really isn't much between them. I believe that the key differences (for me at least) are with the D5100 are you get a flip out screen, built in HDR and intervalometer, slightly longer battery life and 1 extra level of...

I use ExposurePlot (http://www.cpr.demon.nl/prog_plotf.html), but I'm sure there are others.

Hi,thanks for your comments. I've had a play with the photo and think you're right. Here's a version darkened by about 20%: Fly on white (cropped & darkened) by mark-hayes, on Flickr

Hi everyone, Just a shot of a fly that got into my flat. The white background is a doorframe. [/url][/IMG]

The newer D3100 should also just about fit under your budget. This site is useful for checking prices: http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/prod1585.html

By the way the terms and conditions for photography are here (in section 19.6): http://www.tickets.london2012.com/purchaseterms.html It doesn't mention anything about equipment restrictions, but 19.2.3 says you can't bring tripods.