Dave,

I quite like it.

I feel I'm sitting in the tall grass, in the sun, listening to the waves, and gazing to those far off mountains.

I like all the colours in the water, and the fact that there are no people in the shot.

Very peaceful.

And so very far away to an Eastern Canadian.

Sniff

Good luck Ben.

Please stay in touch.

Gordon,

Well done - any post processing? I NEVER get perfect verticals when shooting in a crowd.

Cheers,

Thanks for that, Clarky!

He has it nicely broken down.

Spring/Summer is finally arriving here in Quebec, along with the birds and bugs. Time for Tele and Marco. Two camera bodies for the treks.

I'll leave the final DOF answer to Chirpy, but in my experience, even one stop larger will make a significant difference at 400mm. The longer the lens, the bigger the difference.

Your shots are perfect examples of a point we're discussing in another thread, about the need (or not) for more megapixels.

Severe cropping would make great portrait shots of these cute little guys, and this is where a high mp camera pays off.

Cheers!

Chirpy,

Less DOF is acheived with a LARGER f stop (smaller number)?

Not being especially picky, but there are often new folk here who may be confused.



Cheers

Mhuni,

Hi! I use tubes, bellows and reversing rings. And a solid tripod.

Generally I use 50mm reversed or 135 mm straight on. Your 35mm should be OK.

As long as your lens has a manual f stop adjustment, any combination that provides the focal length you need will work. Focus wide open, then stop down as much as you can to recover some depth of field.

The big difference I find, is whether I'm working on still life under calm conditions, or outdoors with living nature - like Clarky.

If it's moving, you'll be better off with macro lenses vs tubes etc.

It really depends on your subject(s).

But it sure is fun playing around with the various combinations!

Cheers

My only input to this discussion would be the ability to seriously crop an image without it becoming grainy. In that case, the more the better.

Cheers

My guess would be either grasshopper or locust.

When very warm weather is on its way, the locust will emit a high whining buzz from the tree tops.

The grasshopper just fiddles around all summer.



I like the bokeh in #2

Welcome aboard Jonathan, from another Canadian member.

You'll have a lot of fun here.