GKPE: General Ramblings thread

lil_miss wrote in post #3849905
I think there is likely another side to this too.....

who's that handsome chap... and my what a big one he has..

hahah I bet he was taking a nostril shot yet again :P

somethingsimple wrote in post #3849881
lol interesting finger arrangement...

i like those macro shots that ppl were posting today - and glad to see mark likes his new toy worth the wait huh?

oh yea

Nzshrimper wrote in post #3849922
who's that handsome chap... and my what a big one he has..

that's a small one, wait till you see mine

theflyingkiwi wrote in post #3849985
that's a small one, wait till you see mine

So long as it covers everything, we're good.

Nzshrimper wrote in post #3848294
50mm 1.8 and the two cheap kit lenes. y?

You must have been sooooo close.

Nzshrimper wrote in post #3848308
nah it was

canon 300mm 2.8 L
with and without the 2x tc.

canon 30d
Manual mode.
Custom settings.

good looks and charm.

Ah, you're being funny. I've had a guts full of the bigma.

theflyingkiwi wrote in post #3848157
edit: if someone has got 32mb of space I can uploaded full size images.

I would have if I could figure out how to put a hole through my modem without any type of tool or instrument. So if anyone can tell me how....

tag141 wrote in post #3850005
I've had a guts full of the bigma.

why so?

momentz wrote in post #3849996
So long as it covers everything, we're good.

it covers most things.

umm so what we talking about again ?

I'm going to give the simga 100-300 a good try out again tomorrow. really haven't used it for anything. I used it once for the superv8's last year and then found it had problems with the 10D, never really used it till now, just think 2k just sitting around not doing anything

tag141 wrote in post #3850005
You must have been sooooo close.


Ah, you're being funny. I've had a guts full of the bigma.....

well we could have attached stickers to the cars as they went past.. and indeed had a stone and pebble shower after every car..

fed up with bigma.. well the dents don't help.

a 70 - 200 2.8 IS L - is the one for you ....

somethingsimple wrote in post #3850015
why so?

IQ is all about the glass. I really enjoy the pictures I take with the 24-70 but hate the pics with bigma. The just aren't sharp. I took about 30 pics of th moon the other night and would be more than embarressed to post on here. The pic of the Kia was taken with bigma on the 10D. Maybe it's me, maybe it's the lens, maybe it's the need for retail therapy. One day I would like to go FF and bigma would be next to useless on it.

Nzshrimper wrote in post #3850040
fed up with bigma.. well the dents don't help.

a 70 - 200 2.8 IS L - is the one for you ....

No the dents don't help.

Indeed 70-200 but maybe not the IS. Some investments mature next year (assuming the companies don't go under) so I may have to increase my lens collection.

theflyingkiwi wrote in post #3848809
got out with the camera again today



for the bee shots I have to apologize about the flash look, I was out taking some photos and a bee came along and asked if it could model for me. So since they have a short life span it's better to capture the bee now before it could fly off.

Mark, very nice shots! One comment though with the first one... the broken leaf is very distracting... without it the pic would have been fantastic.

lance v wrote in post #3849225
o you definately need a macro lens

Or extension tubes if you don't have the spare cash...

Flick wrote in post #3849655
You mean THIS one?

Whoa... I'll have what she's having!:p

Nzshrimper wrote in post #3849841
"blonde.... james blonde"

Nzshrimper wrote in post #3850040
a 70 - 200 2.8 IS L - is the one for you ....

I can't agree more...

tag141 wrote in post #3850047
Indeed 70-200 but maybe not the IS. Some investments mature next year (assuming the companies don't go under) so I may have to increase my lens collection.

Tag, when you get to my age IS is a must:p

dgcorner wrote in post #3850095
Mark, very nice shots! One comment though with the first one... the broken leaf is very distracting... without it the pic would have been fantastic.

u know I have only just noticed it, your right. it just stuffs up the whole photo. ohh well I liked the rest of it.

dgcorner wrote in post #3846857
Duncan, was that a 100% crop? Geez, that lens has a heck of reaching power...

not quite, here's yer 100%...
http://joebloggs.serve​beer.com …mg_6676-100%20percent.jpg

(thanks to Mike for taking the shot for me, he's at least a foot taller than I am so could see over the fence...)

theflyingkiwi wrote in post #3850099
u know I have only just noticed it, your right. it just stuffs up the whole photo. ohh well I liked the rest of it.

Yep, I liked the rest of it too!

joeseph wrote in post #3850120
not quite, here's yer 100%...
http://joebloggs.serve​beer.com …mg_6676-100%20percent.jpg

(thanks to Mike for taking the shot for me, he's at least a foot taller than I am so could see over the fence...)

I bet that if that was an ordinary car the passenger compartment wouldn't look too intact... amazing what rollbars/cages can do to save a driver's life...

Evening all
Anyone for a mud shower?

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