sipar69 Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 (edited) These are nowhere near the standard of some of the pics on here - just taken with an inexpensive Sony compact but I like em. They were all taken at about 6 this morning. The Parrakeet was taken at full zoom at the top of a tree. They've colonised the SW London area for some years but it's still a bit odd when you look out of window and see tropical birds in the garden Edited June 30, 2015 by sipar69 Quote
StevoD Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 a Few i have taken this year not sure if cars are allowed Quote
bronzee Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Always one of my favourite threads on this forum. Awesome pics guys, and love the Elephant Rock, beautiful. Quote
Grundy Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 2 Pictures I've taken that I'm really happy with. 2 Quote
StevoD Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 2 Pictures I've taken that I'm really happy with. Mate your progressing with your photography so fast recently, wish i could do the same with filming haha 1 Quote
gangzoom Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 Been playing with some shots I got with the new toy (Olympus EM-5 + pancake kit lens), really good bit of kit, really impressed with the image quality, especially given how small/cheap the kit lens is. However doesn't stop me wanting to spend more £££, the Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 lens is on the shopping list . 10 Quote
350zedd Posted May 26, 2016 Posted May 26, 2016 Don't know if you've already seen the Google Nik Collection, but its a suite of filter plug-ins available for Lightroom, Photoshop or Aperture. It used to cost around £100 but is now available for FREE download!! I've been playing with it for the last couple of weeks and there is some good stuff in it. https://www.google.com/nikcollection/ 2 Quote
steve916 Posted May 26, 2016 Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) Don't know if you've already seen the Google Nik Collection, but its a suite of filter plug-ins available for Lightroom, Photoshop or Aperture. It used to cost around £100 but is now available for FREE download!! I've been playing with it for the last couple of weeks and there is some good stuff in it. https://www.google.com/nikcollection/ I got this a couple of weeks ago too. Great isn't it Edited May 26, 2016 by steve916 1 Quote
ioneabee Posted May 26, 2016 Posted May 26, 2016 Been playing with some shots I got with the new toy (Olympus EM-5 + pancake kit lens), really good bit of kit, really impressed with the image quality, especially given how small/cheap the kit lens is. However doesn't stop me wanting to spend more £££, the Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 lens is on the shopping list . reaaly like this one Quote
350zedd Posted May 26, 2016 Posted May 26, 2016 Don't know if you've already seen the Google Nik Collection, but its a suite of filter plug-ins available for Lightroom, Photoshop or Aperture. It used to cost around £100 but is now available for FREE download!! I've been playing with it for the last couple of weeks and there is some good stuff in it. https://www.google.com/nikcollection/ I got this a couple of weeks ago too. Great isn't it Still trying to get my head around it Steve, so much stuff to try out.Another bargain .....Photoshop Elements 14 has just dropped from 70 quid down to 39.99!! 1 Quote
mattross1313 Posted May 27, 2016 Posted May 27, 2016 Agree with Ioneabee on the pic, also the one below. Really nice mate Been trawling through my collection lately came across these ones. Getting the Pano printed up for the house. 2 Quote
steve916 Posted May 28, 2016 Posted May 28, 2016 Don't know if you've already seen the Google Nik Collection, but its a suite of filter plug-ins available for Lightroom, Photoshop or Aperture. It used to cost around £100 but is now available for FREE download!! I've been playing with it for the last couple of weeks and there is some good stuff in it. https://www.google.com/nikcollection/ I got this a couple of weeks ago too. Great isn't it Still trying to get my head around it Steve, so much stuff to try out.Another bargain .....Photoshop Elements 14 has just dropped from 70 quid down to 39.99!! I love the B & W stuff on there Quote
Krissgti Posted May 31, 2016 Posted May 31, 2016 Here's one of my efforts. I still need a lot of practice and needing a couple of new lenses, just trying to figure out the best one to get for taking photographs of the stars. 1 Quote
350zedd Posted June 1, 2016 Posted June 1, 2016 just trying to figure out the best one to get for taking photographs of the stars. For general pictures of the sky at night a wide-angle is best. I use a 10-20mm Sigma. The faster the lens the better (large aperture) as you can use shorter exposures to prevent star trails. A 50mm f1.8 is fine. Small, lightweight and cheap or just try what you've got already. Expect to stop down a few stops to get acceptable performance Telephotos are great for large nebulae and the Milky Way star clouds. 2 Quote
mattross1313 Posted June 8, 2016 Posted June 8, 2016 Just been pouring over my pictures from this weekend out in the sun. Couple of edits that made the grade Quote
Fodder Posted June 8, 2016 Posted June 8, 2016 just trying to figure out the best one to get for taking photographs of the stars. For general pictures of the sky at night a wide-angle is best. I use a 10-20mm Sigma. The faster the lens the better (large aperture) as you can use shorter exposures to prevent star trails. A 50mm f1.8 is fine. Small, lightweight and cheap or just try what you've got already. Expect to stop down a few stops to get acceptable performance Telephotos are great for large nebulae and the Milky Way star clouds. Been looking at this myself, main problem I have is light pollution so hoping when the nights draw in to go a little further away from towns/cities. Got a few interesting time lapse videos using GoPro from my back garden though. Quote
350zedd Posted June 8, 2016 Posted June 8, 2016 just trying to figure out the best one to get for taking photographs of the stars. For general pictures of the sky at night a wide-angle is best. I use a 10-20mm Sigma. The faster the lens the better (large aperture) as you can use shorter exposures to prevent star trails. A 50mm f1.8 is fine. Small, lightweight and cheap or just try what you've got already. Expect to stop down a few stops to get acceptable performance Telephotos are great for large nebulae and the Milky Way star clouds. Been looking at this myself, main problem I have is light pollution so hoping when the nights draw in to go a little further away from towns/cities. Got a few interesting time lapse videos using GoPro from my back garden though. Stick 'em up Fodder lets have a look then. Quote
Fodder Posted June 8, 2016 Posted June 8, 2016 @350Zedd I'll need to create a video sharing account somewhere. Will take a look tonight. Quote
350zedd Posted June 8, 2016 Posted June 8, 2016 @350Zedd I'll need to create a video sharing account somewhere. Will take a look tonight. Ok, no pressure, just thought if you had it handy thats all. Leave it, if its too much hassle Quote
Fodder Posted June 8, 2016 Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) @350Zedd I'll need to create a video sharing account somewhere. Will take a look tonight. Ok, no pressure, just thought if you had it handy thats all. Leave it, if its too much hassle I've been meaning to sort something out anyway. Just don't expect anything thats going to blow your mind, I just love seeing the movement of the stars/clouds etc If I get chance tonight I'll give it a shot, I'm guessing YouTube is my best bet... Edit: didn't get chance as had other stuff to sort. Will try for tonight. Edited June 9, 2016 by Fodder 1 Quote
Fodder Posted June 9, 2016 Posted June 9, 2016 Ok so as requested this is a trial in progress but here are some time-lapse video's I've done, no sound, no fancy editing so please don't be too critical... I also know that this is somewhat OT GoPro 4 black: Settings Night lapse White balance 3k ISO varies but as low as I can Exposure again varies but most of these will be around 30s which does introduce some blur. All of these will be recorded over several hours Quote
Fodder Posted June 9, 2016 Posted June 9, 2016 (edited) Found I can only post 2 at a time: Edited June 9, 2016 by Fodder 1 Quote
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