tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388717540545987605.post9071569727504433468..comments2024-01-26T19:48:37.576+00:00Comments on crivens jings and help ma blog: Following Nature's Law.Alistairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16667242161539996736noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388717540545987605.post-61969266273852392312012-07-01T08:29:58.128+01:002012-07-01T08:29:58.128+01:00BB - This is a mid size mid price telephoto {my fi...BB - This is a mid size mid price telephoto {my first sojourn into this area} with a modest zoom of 500mm so not quite the football stadium sports journalist kind of kit. With all the birds coming to the garden and Edinburgh and it's festival crowds I hope to get plenty of practice across the summer.<br /><br />MM - I have to admit the male reasoning was fairly tongue in cheek { as was the extent of the 'sucking up' I actually have to do.} There will be lots of sharing to come, no doubt about that. <br /><br />Rebecca - I am lucky with this one { but then again I kinda 'made' my own luck with it, didn't I...}<br /><br />TSB - Ach she's not complained really - just winced a bit about the price. To be honest a couple of cups of tea pretty much got me out of it. I completely agree with the no cake in bed rule!<br /><br />Indigo - Cheers buddy. Male sensibilities are at their best when slighly overstated { in my case anyway!}<br /><br />Hi Adam - Thanks for the visit and the comment. I wouldn't say I'm competent enough to give advice. I'm just an enthusiastic amateur. I use a fairly old canon myself, the 400d rebelxt with just 10m megapixels. I've now got the standard 18-55mm {that often comes with the camera when you buy it}, a wide angle 10-24mm for landscapes, a 50 - 200mm zoom and now this 150-500mm telephoto. Mine are a mix of canon and sigma lenses. I find sigma good build, good quality lenses and a good price. I shoot a mixture of jpeg and RAW files but prefer to do minimum manipulation of shots with photoshop or adobe camera raw - both of which come with photoshop elements. I'm hoping to get a canon 5D Mk II as my next camera. That would be a dream piece of kit for me.<br /><br />I use a filter kit to highlight skies - a few neutral density and ND graduated filters of varying strength as well as polarising filters on all lenses to help colour and reflection - but am still experimenting with the neutral density kit. {Definitely promising so far though}<br /><br />I've found some useful youtube sites {Karl Taylor and Gavtrain have been quite interesting} and have taken a few courses run by professional photographers on basic techniques. I've picked these up very cheaply through groupon on-line discount vouchers, so whatever is avaiable where you are is a good place to check out.<br /><br />Mainly I'd say just enjoy whatever you have. Carry the kit as much as you can - I'm always seeing great shots when I don't have a camera with me! - experiment and get away from the auto settings on your camera { a couple of hours tuition - via the online vouchers - on this was a great investment for me} Don't get sucked into thinking you need lots of kit all at one time. Build your stuff up gradually as you understand what kind of stuff you prefer shooting.<br /><br />Hope this helps.<br /><br />PS {Oh - and don't tell your wife how much you've spent.......}Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667242161539996736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388717540545987605.post-60695425346164968592012-07-01T07:41:33.297+01:002012-07-01T07:41:33.297+01:00Hi Alistair,
Taking my first baby steps into the ...Hi Alistair,<br /><br />Taking my first baby steps into the DSLR world soon. <br />I am leaning towards a Canon 650D.<br />Do you have any recommendations/snippets of advice?<br />i don't mind the odd macro shot with my Lumix TZ7 so will have to find something for that 'n all.<br /><br />Adam<br />Tamborine Mountain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388717540545987605.post-80027260018270747262012-07-01T00:45:13.055+01:002012-07-01T00:45:13.055+01:00Hey Alistair! Nice photos, matey. And whatever the...Hey Alistair! Nice photos, matey. And whatever the expense, I'm sure G understands! I'm sending some folks over from my blog right now; I salute your male sensibilities! IndigoIndigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388717540545987605.post-4590169223213182152012-06-29T18:02:21.117+01:002012-06-29T18:02:21.117+01:00Anyone who reads your blogs knows you have a great...Anyone who reads your blogs knows you have a great deal of photographic talent Alstair,so I don't see how lady G can possibly have any grounds for complaint.<br /><br />She will of course, but they always do it to make us "better persons"<br /><br />Be very careful in doing the caring/sharing things. Remember that the ladies have that extra sense that detects guilt-based actions. Just don't overdo things. A cup of tea in bed, yes, but no cake. Too much.Twisted Scottish Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388717540545987605.post-68644399923138633572012-06-29T17:38:13.694+01:002012-06-29T17:38:13.694+01:00Ooooo...a new telephoto?...envy! I put one on my C...Ooooo...a new telephoto?...envy! I put one on my Christmas list, but only out of fantasy. I love the top bird shot especially, and look forward to lots of photo-rich posts. Lucky man!Rebecca S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16409572371302109142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388717540545987605.post-56839460586650073392012-06-29T14:01:46.588+01:002012-06-29T14:01:46.588+01:00Good Reasoning!And we shall expect you to share yo...Good Reasoning!And we shall expect you to share your photos in huge batches.<br />I'd like to take better photos--but I'm hopeless with techy stuff, so a new camera would languish.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388717540545987605.post-42609513905493088972012-06-29T09:22:56.851+01:002012-06-29T09:22:56.851+01:00Right, now I'm seriously jealous. I have a ni...Right, now I'm seriously jealous. I have a nice little fun camera with a pathetic zoom on it - nothing strap-on you understand! My pictures of wild birds (like the Redstart recently) are the brown dot in the distance . . . Takes me back to being 10 years old, visiting Longleat Safari Park with my Brownie 127, and the lions were the dots on the horizon . . . Some things never change!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.com