Recent content by robgooch

Gimp was recommended to me, although I've not got round to downloading it yet.

That's good to know, I think I have always feared that I would need to spend hours editing one image but I guess less can sometimes be more.

Hmmm... Thanks for the advice guys. I'm now thinking perhaps I would be better off getting a zoom lens so that when he does move about I can frame the shot better. However, I have always been under the impression not to get either tamrob or sigma but I guess for a faster lens then this is a...

Wow, thanks very much for your input,very informative. I now see the importance of shooting in RAW so that they can be edited effectivly. I will look into a photoshop program and have a play with a few images and post them up. I take it, you don't edit every single image you shoot just your...

Ok, I have scanned through a few tutorials but I will keep reading and learning along the way

Cool, I'm keeping an eye on eBay for a decent second hand 35mm 1.8 lens just in case I can pick up a bargain. I can't look on the for sale section on here as in still new.

Thanks for the suggestion but I'm not spending more than the camera is worth on one lens.

Please could this be explained in laymans terms? I think i have misunderstood.

Thank you very much andyred. I hadn't thought about upgrading my kit lens, i did think that perhaps it would be a bit wasteful to replace something which seems to do the job ok. My budget isn't huge and i don't mind spending £150 on a lens i just figured that the widest aperture for the money...

Being only 11 days old there isn't much that needs to be captured, but what i hope to achieve is to have my camera sit at the ready to capture those special unplanned moments. I didn't realise the x1.5 thing so i will have a play with my 18-55mm at 50mm to get an idea of what a 35mm prime would...

Thanks for your input, I'm quite impatient which is why I use auto mode. I want every picture to be perfect without the faffing about, but I guess I should enjoy playing with the settings to truly get the best photo possible.

Perfect, thanks for the info. At present I'm pretty much a point and shoot in auto mode, hopefully that will change with the help of this forum!!

Wow, the tiger looks so much better, I'm not into editing but after seeing what you have done to the tiger it certainly makes me want to have a play. I see what you mean about the rhinos. However, at that point we were at Disney's Animal Kingdom travelling in the back of a lorry on safari, so...

I'm looking for some advice on a prime lens. My wife has just given birth to a little boy and i am looking to take some natural images as he grows up. Now i am a complete amateur and generally read up a little and then practice what I've read up on. I have a Nikon D3100 with the standard...

Ok i see, sorry. Perhaps you could give your opinion on say two that you feel could have been better?