I haven't checked, but you mind find something akin to what you are looking for for free on YouTube - there are thousands of photography tutorials on there, might be worth a look at least.

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Wow. Some of that is pretty astonishing. The various rally crashes are amazing.... and the chap videoing a steam train on a level crossing as a high speed train comes the other way was a real tooth clencher!

Good link

PS Tim - agree with you on the 'front-on' shot on flickr. Was gutted to have missed the focus on that. Oh well, always next time...

Cheers

Thanks very much folks. Number 3 is my pick of the bunch as well.

Mike, I think Monkey World is worth a visit although it's not huge, and costs just over a tenner to get in; having been there twice I've not lasted more than a half day there. I did think about cloning out the wire but in the end I thought it was a big job (probably beyond my limited cloning skills) so opted to leave it in and try to frame pics which included the wire. In other places I've managed to make the wire disappear by using a shallow DOF and getting close to the enclosure but found it wasn't really possible here as the wire is think and you can't really get close enough to the wired enclosures (too many primate hands reaching out...). The bigger enclosures have several large glass panels to view through which is handy but again they're not ideal from a photography POV as they are pretty grubby, slightly tinted and not quite optically 'perfect'. The Lemurs are a joy though as visitors can actually go into their enclosure and the Lemurs are just hopping around and about the place, no wire or glass

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I rather like the fourth one - the autumnal tones starting to come through on the plants and the clouds looming above. If I had any criticism it would be that the top right corner looks a little burnt out, although I like the light blue sky poking through there as well. Am I right in thinking that the first two are from Port Merrion (I may have mis-spelled that:blush?

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Wow look at all that copper. I rather like number two and three, with number two edging it I think - I like the narrower DOF but sharpness in the engraved letters on the pan with its lid at a jaunty angle. Top stuff

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Lovely shot, with a proper 'wow' factor to my mind. Very well executed.

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Evening all. I visited Monkey World in Dorset at the start of the week and here's a handful of shots. Some of you may be familiar with the place from the TV programme "Monkey Life". They specifically rescue captive or mistreated primates and then try to provide the best environment for them, as captive animals, as they can. Like other zoos and safari parks there are the usual photographic challenges of enclosures, fences, and bars etc., and it is very popular (i.e. lots of people!). All of these shots were taken with the DA* 200 on my K-7, which i found to be a pretty good combo overall.

First up, a Rough Lemur balancing



Then a Ring-tailed Lemur having a bit of a chomp



A Gibbon perhaps pondering on his/her situation



and his/her (very!) noisy neighbour



Prehensile feet



and finally, because I'm not sure that any of these previous shots are of 'monkeys' in the truest sense (i.e. they are apes, primates etc.), here's a Capuchin Monkey doing his/her best Elvis impersonation...(!?)



I hope you like these. Any C&C welcomed as ever. More on my Flickr photostream if anyone wants to see more.

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I agree with Techno' - that first shot is a corker! very well seen, taken and processed... Looks like one of yours too I rather like 'watching the round up' as well. I like the warm tone very much

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Hello all. I haven't been on the forum for a few days as i have been on holiday . In Dorset. Beautiful whatever the weather (which was a little changeable but not bad most of the time) and i took a LOAD of pictures (plenty to post for the next few weeks...). I got a bit obsessed with taking pictures of the sea, so I thought I would post a handful here to see what you folk think...

1 Cloud Bank:



2 Cables



3 Clouds across the bay



4 Clouds over Old Harry (it belted down (albeit briefly) about 30 seconds later!)



5 Pastel Sky



6 Anvil Point



7 From the Lighthouse. This 35 watt bulb can be seen from 20 miles out...



Hope you like them. Any C&C welcomed as ever.

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