Photography

[wotan]

Edward

I'm another photography fan. Lots of wildlife around here (wilds of Quebec). I am a NIKON person though still using an excellent D300 with a lot of lenses. I also got a 50mm f1.8 to play with and you are right produces some great images. I even got a diopter to go with it for extreme closeups, particularly useful for some models.

John

[dave]

Another Photographer I mainly take Landscapes and am like John a Nikon person.
As Laurie says the best way to improve is to take lots of photographs and importantly look at them critically. This is much easier and cheaper these days, no film to buy and the camera records the settings for you. Back when i did my City and Guilds Photography i was using 2 or 3 films a week and had notebooks for the details of each shot.

[Graeme C.]

I'm another photographer! I started out with a Zenit 12 many years ago, then upgraded to a Pentax ME-Super which I still have, with money I got for my 21st & I'm 52 now! Now I have a Sony Alpha 57, digital is much more convenient but you end snapping away endlessly, with film I had to think more about the picture. Mostly I shoot landscapes, during lockdown I was out walking every day, taking photos in my local area which is semi rural with a nature reserve, which kept me more or less sane!

[Defiant911]

I like to dabble in landscape photography mostly when the mood takes me, I’ve had several canon 5d full frame cameras over the years and many different lens but I found myself not taking the camera out as often as I should die to the bulk and weight of theses cameras especially when combined with some telephoto lens.
I opted for a big shift last year and have now converted to a Panasonic LUMIX G9, mirrorless camera and at a fraction of the weight and size.
it’s certainly a lot easier to carry around.
these are the kind of pictures I like to take.

[Tim Marlow]

Nice shots Carl. I especially like the bee taking off......not an easy capture.

[Defiant911]

Nice shots Carl. I especially like the bee taking off......not an easy capture.

Yes, takes a bit of patience and a fast shutter.

[Bobby Conkers]

Another Nikon devotee here. I have a D7000, with a 35mm f1.8 parked pretty firmly on it. I'm oddly into astrophotography and abstract/macro stuff - when you live in Yorkshire you tend to forget you're surrounded by fantastic landscapes. My bad. Sold quite a few through Shutterstock.

I also used to have a Pentax ME Super, a gift from my grandfather back in the day. Couldn't go back to film now.

[Norfolk_Modeler]

Manage to take that last night (27/02/21) Norwich, Norfolk using canon 77D with 300mm on a tripod. iso 400 setting

[Defiant911]

Manage to take that last night (27/02/21) Norwich, Norfolk using canon 77D with 300mm on a tripod. iso 400 setting

Cool pic, I did the same shot a few years ago from my front door and it hasnt changed a bit-lol

[Tim Marlow]

Nice shot.

[Guest]

Manage to take that last night (27/02/21) Norwich, Norfolk using canon 77D with 300mm on a tripod. iso 400 setting

Great shot Kerin. We live in Jersey & my wife & I looked out at the sky. Almost seemed you could step into the moon. Cannot when I have seen it so large & such a brilliant yellow. It was quire a sight & only just above the horizon.

Laurie