photography

[the midnight watch baboon]

This macaque whispered Gibberish to me..in GIBRALTAR!

Shit quality sozzry

[Banana Woofwoof]

mook, your photography is stunning. Do you use a tripod?  Your images are so clear.

[mook]

Thanks Woofwoof.

I normally use a tripod, even perhaps sometimes when I could get away handheld shots, it's almost a habit now to click the camera into the tripod these days. I probably need to buy a couple offaster lenses then I wouldn't have to carry the cumbersome bloody thing about quite so much.

[Banana Woofwoof]

You've probably been asked before but I can't be fucked to check- what camera do you use?

[mook]

A Canon 20D.

[Banana Woofwoof]

Sounds like a bra :-)

[mook]

[sproggy]

I probably need to buy a couple offaster lenses then I wouldn't have to carry the cumbersome bloody thing about quite so much.

But you don't need fast lenses for the lovely macro work you do, don't be tempted to buy stuff you'll probably never use, tripod and longer shutter speeds are probably the best method anyway.  Having said that, I blew a couple of hundred quid on an f/1.4 lens recently, but that's because I like shooting in low light, something it excels in doing and is on my camera pretty much all the time now.

[mook]

That's the trouble with taking up photography as a hobby, there's always something else you think you need. What I do want though is a fast prime lens, I'd like to take some candid shots and some low light portraits, I'll probably opt for the Canon f/1.8 50mm. I've read a few reviews and it comes out almost as good as the Canon f/1.4 50mm and it's a third of the price. Other than that I need a good walkabout lens, something like the 28mm-300mm L, but thats way out of my price range seeing this is just a hobby for me. A nice little wide angle wouldn't go amiss either. Fucking dear old game this is.

[sproggy]

The Nikon & Canon 50mm primes are going for a song at the moment and are excellent value for money, I think they've swapped production from Japan to China or Thailand, which is saving a lot on production cost and the quality doesn't seem to have suffered either.

I would go for the f1.4 if you can spare the extra, the bokeh down that end is awesome.

[mook]

Yeah, the bokeh is nice on that. How much did it rush you? The Canon f/1.4 is about £250, I haven't looked on ebay yet though.

[sproggy]

It was just a snap shot to illustrate a point.  The downside to paper thin depth of view of course, is that if your main subject isn't parallel with your focal point then part of them will be out of focus too, but it is a nice effect when used in the right place.

Check your PM's BTW

[Deadman97]

[The Duck Man]

"Schoolteacher caught posting photos of students on SICKO forum"

I can see the headlines now.

[zozman]

[Lady Beaner]

I spied this in a restaurant in China Town on Tues night... I know it's immature!

[mook]

[sproggy]

Here's one for Sam's wall

[CaledonianGonzo]

Cheetah!



It didn't eat me.  Though it was a near thing.

[Baxter]

Home made limoncello

[duckorange]

This:

I use a Vivitar 8300. I also use a steam-powered Canon T-70 for my 35mm work.

[aaaaaaaaaargh!]

RIP big man :o(

Took me ages to find this photo.

[Mr_Simnock]

Nice to see you back after 10 years but this would have been far better put in the thread about his passing instead of bumping this old thread.