UK South-East Skiver's and Fishwife's Gossip Thread (3)

souporman wrote in post #7635376
It's no wonder the poor guy doesn't post here anymore. I can just imagine him curled up into a quivering ball at his desk these days

Couple photos from this past weekend.

5. Not that you could see any of it...

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(those blobs on the right are trees)

Cool photos excusing the pun. Shame its not like my 5D.

Chortser wrote in post #7635458
Thought I would post a couple of pics for you landlocked people Grabbed camera when dragged out with the family for a walk of Sunday (camera date wrong)

Nice, where are these taken?

In other news, my 1D Mark III has just been given its collection date for repair. 20th March.

Rayk wrote in post #7635471
Try these!!

You live in a zoo?!

Kaben wrote in post #7635273
ooh speaking of flashes and triggers etc, my copy of Joe Mcnally's Hot Shoe Diaries just arrived.

Its allot of book for the £12 i paid - I know its Noink focused, but im sure i can still learn technique from it.

Its got lots of small chapters - perfect toilet book i think!

Got mine on Friday and read it already

It has loads of info in there and is definitely worth the £12! Something for everyone who are going OCF.

rammy wrote in post #7635518
Got mine on Friday and read it already

It has loads of info in there and is definitely worth the £12! Something for everyone who are going OCF.

Ooh I've put that in my Wish List a while ago, I'm going to buy that

Anke wrote in post #7635504
Nice, where are these taken?

Here you can change the view to map and Local Live is great if you never seen it before-Birds Eye View

Chortser wrote in post #7635543
Here you can change the view to map and Local Live is great if you never seen it before-Birds Eye View

Ahh, neat. That abandoned car park to the left would be good for some car shots at sunset Mitesh?

Chris! Welcome back!

Anke wrote in post #7635550
Ahh, neat. That abandoned car park to the left would be good for some car shots at sunset Mitesh?

that's the old site for Hoverlloyd Pegwell Bay hoverport at Ramsgate, [1969 - 1987] and if you look above there on the grass there is a Full scale Viking ship

Anke wrote in post #7635530
Ooh I've put that in my Wish List a while ago, I'm going to buy that

My opinion on the book:

For the "how did he setup the shot" it is great, for the "what settings did he use for that shot", I think you need his technical style to copy it. He does give f-stops, ISO, shutter speed, flash exposure etc but they are more of a guide IMO. By that, I mean when are you going to take that exact same shot in the exact same lighting situation.

He is an AV mode shooter using I-TTL (E-TTL) and IR triggers most of the time. He lets the camera do a lot of the work and dials in flash and exposure compensation where needed. Probably a good idea as it reduces thinking time and lets you capture a moment quickly without fumbling about,

For me, I think the value is in the "how did he setup the shot" as I have Skyports and so go manual, which he kind of lambasts

Woah, another 250 posts in 24 hours!!!

At least I will be unemployed again in a couple days, and will be able to keep up.

Hope you all are keen for a meet up pretty soon, as I will be back in two weeks.

Chortser wrote in post #7635579
that's the old site for Hoverlloyd Pegwell Bay hoverport at Ramsgate, [1969 - 1987] and if you look above there on the grass there is a Full scale Viking ship

Oh yeah, I missed that. What's access like to the place?

elysium wrote in post #7635575
Chris! Welcome back!

Why thank you, I was away too long wasn't I?

Anke wrote in post #7635627
Why thank you, I was away too long wasn't I?

Just thought with all the spideys, bugs and all.