go for it Gwyn!!!

Mike how do you rate it against the first Sigma 50-500?

Mike thanks for posting the above photos. and making me jealous. The grass snake and the dragonfly are really impressive. How did you mange to see the snake, never mind get a good capture?

I was on a lake District photo workshop last week shooting a stream surrounded by trees in cloudy flat light conditions. The camera seemed to be picking up a lot of yellow/green in the scene and making photo very bright - not as seen. The workshop leader said the white balance was set wrong. He decided that a manual setting was needed, so he changed the setting. The colour did not alter much. His solution was that it could be altered in lightroom if I shot raw.

Is this the only solution? The camera was working well on other scenes. I shoot jpeg, don't understand lightroom and would rather get a shot right in camera as I hate sitting at the computer!

Dave

puppy wrangling and putting the house back in some sort of order when it sleeps (10.00pm)

Dave

he will be one dayhe will be one day

nice to see an oldie return

quick hello whilst the puppy is sleeping - don't say aaargh cute that just sends her into another mad playing session.....

When will I be able to pick up the camera again? Ant ideas especially from Ken....

Glad things are sorting themselves out Gwynn

Dave

New border collie pup alert !!!! Photography takes a further knock back.... still three working days left until my 2 day working week and semi retirement!!!

I think that I will be busy.

photos to follow

Given up photographing birds since being pooped on by Gannets at Bempton. Thank goodness Pentax gear is washable!

Dave