or what is left of it, only heard about this place this week and it is only 10 miles from where i live. it was used as a training site for the Australian Flying Corp during WW1 24 of who died here during training. they are buried in military graves in the local cemetery and are always remembered on Anzac day. i saw some pictures from 11 months ago and a lot of equipment was still here so the vultures have been around.

like the picture but it needs straightening as the buildings are leaning over to the left

two projects i hope to achieve this year are a 365, no set theme or subject just to take something every day and a 52 project on Village Church interiors within a 20 mile radius of home ,at least the bits i feel are the best to photograph. if i don't get out soon will fail the first one

had the 10-17 and Sigma 10-20 let them both go , have bought them both again . neither of them a lens you will use often but great fun when you do which you seem to find opportunities for when you don't have them. lightroom de fishes the fish eye very well. buy the wife something nice and keep both your lenses

10-17 fisheye



10-17 fisheye



10-20 Sigma

this has to be mine, first serious attempt at it but did have the perfect storm for it. 1;30 in the morning 17th July

great shot ,those pastel shades are fantastic

i think you will find white balance is applied to RAW files

i have a "3 Legged Thing " VYV Punks which folds to 40cm, comes with bag, has 1 leg that can be converted to mono pod, the ball head works well, supported my K5 + Sigma 170-500 with no problem, , will go down to a height 11cm from ground, it has a ballast hook to hang extra weight on if needed for stability, all in all have found it very good, made from aircraft grade magnesium alloy weighing in at 984g

as has been said shoot RAW and process, you get what you want not what the camera wants but also realise the limitations of the lens in as much as it needs stopping down to get the best out of it ,it will probably be soft at the upper limits of the zoom range as a lot of these types of lens tend to be. if you need this range then the 18-55 kit lens plus the DA 55-300 would be a far better way to go, you could sell the 18-250 towards funding these 2, they are available as WR lenses but at a premium if you are not bothered by that or you could pick up standard ones for around £200 -£250 the pair secondhand

http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/tripods-monopods/giottos-tripods-heads/giottos-...

SRS have this at £99 ,folds down to 39.2 cm, i bought a "3Legged Thing" that folds to 40cm but that was £149 made from aircraft grade mag alloy, has a hook and one leg converts to monopod. weighs around .9 kg