Hi Mate,

Welcome from another relative newbie.

I look forward to see some pics when you get the chance,

Good luck for the run

Regards
PaulM

The pup,
Looking at it again I think I had the plant more infocus that the Bee !

Impotentspider,
It took me a while and you didn't see the rubbish ones that I would never post.

Clarky,
I love that first picture in the link you put, I did try and have a go at re-creating it with a big 28-200 jena lens on another camera but it didn't bring it up big enough to be effective.

Thanks for your imput guys, when I get brave enough I might try going face to face with a spider!

Regards
PaulM

Hi All,

After looking at some of clarkys recent spider pics I thought I would have a go, Only I am a little scared of spiders (which might be a problem as I am emigrating to Oz in Jan)

I went for Bees







All taken with the ME super
pentax 50mm lens and extention tubes
on Kodak film

Comments Critiques please

Regards
PaulM

Thanks Mannesty,

Is it not possible to get similar when shoting on film then ?
I take it the sky would be over exposed and the shadows too dark ?

Regards
PaulM

[quote="Ammonyte"]An HDR image from a bracket of five shots from 3 secs to 1/80 @ F16 @ ISO100, K10D, 16-45mm DA and polariser.
[quote]

Its certainly a nice image and pleasing to look at.

But what does HDR Image mean ?

Regards
PaulM

Congratulations to AJ and thanks to Lilly for judging a very tricksy competition.

Regards
PaulM

Congratulations to Prieni (and have a good holiday)

Some great shots appear in these comps and I have watched a few of these before I joined and entered. What always amaze's me is different peoples interpretation to the theme. Its given me some great inspiration.

Keep up the good work everyone

Regards
PaulM

They take valuable natural resources to produce,
They consume fossil fuels, money and even lives at times,
People have lusted after them and killed for them,
They do nothing but harm and damage to the environment.

The only thing they give back in return .........Absolute pleasure

Ladies and gentmen I give you the Car


Pentax ME Super
Vivitar 75 -300 Zoom
Kodak 400 ASA Something or other

I am not so sure you would be that hard or need that much money to be honest. I am a member of a couple of clubs and there is quite a few disgruntled people that only use ebay because there is no alternative.

If you had some clever web, email and Viral marketing you could target the same people that initially started on ebay (before everyman and his dog started to use it to sell empty promises)

Regards
PaulM

Hi Drerka

I am still quite new to photography and maybe that works in my favour for inspiration.

I just look at everything and think either "how could I capture that and do it justice" or "that looks interesting / pretty/ inspiring etc" I'll come back with my camera take a picture"

For instance I was driving to work today and the sun was rising up over fog filled fields and I thought that would make a nice picture, I'll come back sat/sun morning with my camera.

Regards
PaulM