Recent content by ruddermode

Sorry to drag this up again! I ordered a release as linked above in post #2, and it arrived yesterday. However, no matter what I try to do I can't seem to make it fire the shutter. I've set intervals, etc. and it's counted down and shown the 'release' light, and I've also tried just pressing...

I'm hoping so! It's a thick manual and the index is rubbish though... New camera so I don't really want to be sticking things to it just yet. I'll put a glove over it for the moment I think.

I don't have (and cannot currently afford) a tracking mount. What I'll be doing is taking multiple shots to avoid star trails and then stacking them together for a final image.

I'm going to compromise and get a standard timer remote release and use the delay function on the camera combined with the mirror lock up to give the delay for letting any vibrations settle. The downside is the annoying beep and flashing light for the self timer on the camera - taking 10 or 20...

Hmmm - live view mode. Merits investigation! (I'm still new to the 7D so still trying to figure out what it can do.)

The 7D does work the same way, but it has the really annoying flashing light and beeping sound as it counts down. So perhaps it's a case of the timer remote release and a pair of earplugs! :p

Are there any (Canon 7D compatible) remote releases with timers that can handle mirror lock up? I was outside in the cold last night experimenting with taking star images to be stacked together. Shutter speed was set to 10 seconds, and I was allowing a couple of seconds after raising the...

I've a Siberian Tiger photo I took that's framed on the wall and is similar, which is what made me think of it. Mine's a tighter image but was actually full frame (on slide film).

Thanks for the permission to try, Alby. I'd restricted myself to just waving my hands at the screen as you've got the 'cannot edit option' checked. My thinking was something like this, but it is quite a big crop -

I like that top one. I've been sitting with my hands up to the screen to alter the composition - have you considered making it portrait instead of landscape format, with the eye in the top left rule-of-thirds position? Crop on the right just as it fades to almost black, and on the left possibly...

Absolutely amazing. :clap:

Snow leopards are some of my favourites. That's just great!

Nice shot there. :thumb:

Sigma 10-20 is an excellent lens. Consider the tripod sooner rather than later - they really do make the biggest difference.

Thanks for the feedback. I really do need to get my head around the post processing of my pictures. I'll have a go with some other shots and post them for comment - perhaps a before and after with mention of what I've tried to do?