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I've checked various charity shops in the area & they never have any photographic stuff the 283's & older 285's have a trigger voltage of well over 200v & would fry the wireless triggers I've ordered I think.
Comment by RR posted on Wanted: manual flashes at 13/06/2009 - 20:34
I'm looking for some inexpensive flashes with manual control to use whilst I experiment with off camera flash. Not bothered about brand but they must be fully functional, have manual power settings & a trigger voltage of under 12v.
If anybody has anything suitable they want to get shot of then PM me with details & price please.
Thanks for looking.
Bob
If anybody has anything suitable they want to get shot of then PM me with details & price please.
Thanks for looking.
Bob
Comment by RR posted on Wanted: manual flashes at 13/06/2009 - 19:56
These are very good indeed.
I'm now awaiting the smoke/bubble/water combo shots
I'm now awaiting the smoke/bubble/water combo shots
Comment by RR posted on Experimental water series at 12/06/2009 - 23:01
Cracking shots.
Quote:
I have just read that some hoppers imitate their food for concealment
I do that, I must have eaten alot of jelly lately I have just read that some hoppers imitate their food for concealment
Comment by RR posted on unusual hopper at 10/06/2009 - 12:05
Thanks all, I purposely left #5 til last as it's obviously the best of the bunch.
Shim, WB was a bit of a nightmare as there was a mixture of direct sunlight, cloud, & leaf canopy to deal with. Processing as shade wasn't helping. I may be able to sort it by spending a little time in getting a manual WB adj right.
Shim, WB was a bit of a nightmare as there was a mixture of direct sunlight, cloud, & leaf canopy to deal with. Processing as shade wasn't helping. I may be able to sort it by spending a little time in getting a manual WB adj right.
Comment by RR posted on Nature reserve. at 10/06/2009 - 11:50
I like number 2 also, due to the eye contact.
I spotted a squirrel earlier but the little blighter wouldn't stay still, I'll have to include a few peanuts in my camera bag I think.
I spotted a squirrel earlier but the little blighter wouldn't stay still, I'll have to include a few peanuts in my camera bag I think.
Comment by RR posted on which is better at 09/06/2009 - 21:46
Went for a stroll through a local nature reserve earlier, thought I'd share some of my shots. Disclaimer: There are plenty of guys here who take cracking bird photos, please don't expect these to be the same standard as I'm no twitcher & wide angle is more my thing. All taken with a Sigma 70-200mm (although a kingfisher flew past me at one point which is justification enough to buy a 500mm & a camo suit I think )
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[IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q105/RR76/heron.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q105/RR76/robin2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q105/RR76/tit.jpg[/IMG]
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[IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q105/RR76/duck.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q105/RR76/heron.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q105/RR76/robin2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q105/RR76/tit.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q105/RR76/tit2.jpg[/IMG]
Comment by RR posted on Nature reserve. at 09/06/2009 - 21:19
RichardDay wrote:
I use an Acer 5920 (about £400), which I upgraded to 4GB Ram and changed the Sata 1 HD to a 320GB Sata 2 drive which sped things up immensely. I'm sure that anything similar from a respectable brand would be just as good, i.e. Toshiba, Dell, HP etc.,
I find the screen okay, it profiles reasonably well, but like all cheaper laptops it has a narrow viewing angle. For my "serious" home use I have a 1600 x 1200 20.1" HP SIPS screen and I also run an external 1TB Sata 2 drive via a PCI card adaptor to maintain the 300GB transfer rate for all my archived photos, I keep my current (approx last 6 months) and best images on the laptop drive, I also use a proper keyboard and mouse (wireless) and a USB tablet.
I'm fairly computer savvy so I don't worry overly much about it all.
I have a very similar setup to Richard, I "dock" my laptop at home onto a notebook cooler Plug in my usb hub which spurs off to printers, external hdd, tablet etc & plug in my 22" monitor. Vista does a good job of extending the desktop across the 2 monitors so I have plenty of space to move things around. I open PS on the external monitor & use the laptop screen for other stuff (fantastic for following tutorials etc.) you can also open a 2nd realtime image window with PS, so you could be zoomed in doing some cloning/burning for example & on the other screen have the full image open to see the overall effect.I use an Acer 5920 (about £400), which I upgraded to 4GB Ram and changed the Sata 1 HD to a 320GB Sata 2 drive which sped things up immensely. I'm sure that anything similar from a respectable brand would be just as good, i.e. Toshiba, Dell, HP etc.,
I find the screen okay, it profiles reasonably well, but like all cheaper laptops it has a narrow viewing angle. For my "serious" home use I have a 1600 x 1200 20.1" HP SIPS screen and I also run an external 1TB Sata 2 drive via a PCI card adaptor to maintain the 300GB transfer rate for all my archived photos, I keep my current (approx last 6 months) and best images on the laptop drive, I also use a proper keyboard and mouse (wireless) and a USB tablet.
I'm fairly computer savvy so I don't worry overly much about it all.
Plus of course I can easily pull the plug & take my laptop with me when I need it.
Comment by RR posted on Laptop specifications at 09/06/2009 - 15:32
Cloudhunter wrote:
i would never use less than 28mm
Then why buy the 10-20mm ?i would never use less than 28mm
Comment by RR posted on Good Idea? at 07/06/2009 - 14:12
Let us know the auction number when you sling it on ebay
Comment by RR posted on I've got a K-7 to play with for 2 weeks!! at 06/06/2009 - 21:25
