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Comment by Northgrain posted on B&W onto canvas at 06/07/2011 - 21:07
Still building up my lens collection... so early days for this kind of response, but:
Most useful: DA40 Ltd. Constantly suprised by how often the framing I want is just about this FOV.
Least useful: Not enough lenses to find one I hardly use! Ask me again in a year
Most useful: DA40 Ltd. Constantly suprised by how often the framing I want is just about this FOV.
Least useful: Not enough lenses to find one I hardly use! Ask me again in a year
Comment by Northgrain posted on Lenses we use, lenses we don't... at 05/07/2011 - 18:50
Quote:
You lucky lucky Pentaxer
Absolutely... but for the first time made me wish I had a better telephoto zoom. Every silver cloud has an LBA lining You lucky lucky Pentaxer
Comment by Northgrain posted on Hen Harrier Chicks at 04/07/2011 - 19:48
Wonderful set. All have something, but #3 and the cows stand out for me.
And it says everything about the quality of your stuff when you're 'semi-rejecting' the first. Another stunner, and I actually *really* like the perspective here.
And it says everything about the quality of your stuff when you're 'semi-rejecting' the first. Another stunner, and I actually *really* like the perspective here.
Comment by Northgrain posted on Some from Ullswater and the Eden Valley this morning. at 04/07/2011 - 19:45
For the ornithologists amongst the community...
I was amazingly privileged last week to see Hen Harrier chicks close up. At the end of the day during a visit to the RSPB Forsinard reserve (far north of Scotland) to look at peat bogs (don't ask :wink, the reserve manager said 'do you fancy looking at a Hen Harrier nest'. We don't get these magnificent birds here in the Peak District (lots of controversy over why not), so what an opportunity
They were getting close to fledging - so pretty big chickies. Amazingly camouflaged in the brash - I could have been five yards away and not noticed them. Grabbed a few snaps in the short time we were there whilst the RSPB guys checked them. They wanted to see how many had survived to that stage - apparently there were originally six chicks (unusual), but only four were still there last week. No sign of the parents near the nest (off hunting apparently) but we saw adult Harriers at other times.
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I was amazingly privileged last week to see Hen Harrier chicks close up. At the end of the day during a visit to the RSPB Forsinard reserve (far north of Scotland) to look at peat bogs (don't ask :wink, the reserve manager said 'do you fancy looking at a Hen Harrier nest'. We don't get these magnificent birds here in the Peak District (lots of controversy over why not), so what an opportunity
They were getting close to fledging - so pretty big chickies. Amazingly camouflaged in the brash - I could have been five yards away and not noticed them. Grabbed a few snaps in the short time we were there whilst the RSPB guys checked them. They wanted to see how many had survived to that stage - apparently there were originally six chicks (unusual), but only four were still there last week. No sign of the parents near the nest (off hunting apparently) but we saw adult Harriers at other times.
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/The%20Flow%20Country%20and%20Caithness/HenHarrierChicks-1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/The%20Flow%20Country%20and%20Caithness/HenHarrierChicks-2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/The%20Flow%20Country%20and%20Caithness/HenHarrierChicks-3.jpg[/IMG]
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Comment by Northgrain posted on Hen Harrier Chicks at 04/07/2011 - 18:51
A work trip found me on the far north coast of scotland last week - with the sun setting at 10.45pm. Plenty of time for after-dinner photography
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/The%20Flow%20Country%20and%20Caithness/StrathyPoint1.jpg[/IMG]
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Taken with a 2 stop ND filter and a polariser to get a longer exposure (1.3 seconds. I'd tried to get a fuller set of ND filters before going up - but got caught out by 'not in stock' issues...
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/The%20Flow%20Country%20and%20Caithness/StrathyPoint3.jpg[/IMG]
Not quite what I wanted... but tide was coming up and I freaked and fled rather than change lenses . The shot above was taken on the central rock promentary in the photo below.
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/The%20Flow%20Country%20and%20Caithness/StrathyPoint4.jpg[/IMG]
As usual, not completely happy with these, but (also as usual) learned a lot from trying to capture this landscape. C&C welcome as always.
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/The%20Flow%20Country%20and%20Caithness/StrathyPoint1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/The%20Flow%20Country%20and%20Caithness/StrathyPoint2.jpg[/IMG]
Taken with a 2 stop ND filter and a polariser to get a longer exposure (1.3 seconds. I'd tried to get a fuller set of ND filters before going up - but got caught out by 'not in stock' issues...
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/The%20Flow%20Country%20and%20Caithness/StrathyPoint3.jpg[/IMG]
Not quite what I wanted... but tide was coming up and I freaked and fled rather than change lenses . The shot above was taken on the central rock promentary in the photo below.
[IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/Northgrain/The%20Flow%20Country%20and%20Caithness/StrathyPoint4.jpg[/IMG]
As usual, not completely happy with these, but (also as usual) learned a lot from trying to capture this landscape. C&C welcome as always.
Comment by Northgrain posted on Strathy Point Seascapes at 30/06/2011 - 20:01
Cats... bags...
Comment by Northgrain posted on Landscapes at 18/06/2011 - 21:08
Liking these long exposure shots, Karl .
Water here almost looks ice covered. Nice light on the central trees.
Water here almost looks ice covered. Nice light on the central trees.
Comment by Northgrain posted on Golden Acre Park at 18/06/2011 - 10:28
Welcome Anthony
Tameside eh. A local
Look forward to seeing your photos.
Tameside eh. A local
Look forward to seeing your photos.
Comment by Northgrain posted on Hello at 17/06/2011 - 17:17
Welcome Ron
Get posting ! You'll get really useful feedback here.
Get posting ! You'll get really useful feedback here.
Comment by Northgrain posted on New face (kit carson) at 17/06/2011 - 17:15
Cardiff Gareth made the (very generous) comment that one of my entries for the B&W mono landscape comp would look good on a canvas, and (rather immodestly :blush I'm seriously thinking about it - spurred on by my partner who seems to genuinely really like the image (and she's a tough critic :roll.
I've used Peak Imaging for prints in the past (and been happy with them), and they do canvatex link. But are there other options? Any advice on the best finish for B&W??