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Those are some very sweet photos! Well done man!

ARRGGHH!! You posted my bald spot!! *LMAO*

I saw you wazza, thought 'now where have a seen that guy before' and just realised it was you. Will come say hi next time i see you around.

Was a great day, you got some really nice shots young man... mine are here http://www.sizzlesites​.com/goose/index.html

See you all at the V8's!!!

Goose

Woah goose...There was a PBY Catalina there? It's one of my favorite planes. I have a big model hanging from my cieling in my room that I made a long time ago.

HAHAHAA. That's bloody hilarious.
I was wondering what are the chances of a photographer being a member here. And the pic I post, happens to be you. I didn't see that personalised plate though.

I'm at the V8 Supercars this weekend. All 3 days.

Cya there mate.

I would have possibly said something about your 100-400L, but as you had company (a friend?), I'm not one to start up conversations like that.

What was the other guy shooting with? Lens? Didn't get close enough to see what it was.

Great shots Warren, love the ones of the choppers. Hah it's so cool that people from the boards see each other out in the field, wish I could randomly run into someone, but I'm not out on my own shooting stuff yet

Haha! Yeah pretty funny...

Yes Jackal, thats the PBY from Ardmore - a short drive south of here. I have a couple more on my website if your interested. What scale is your model?

Shoulda said something, i was going to. You have a pretty impressive rig for a young fella, i thought at the time 'wish i had gear like that at your age' *lol*

Yeah thats my buddy, a photog newbie. His is a Nikon D70 with a Nikon 70-300 cheapy lens. He does ok and is having fun which is everything.

Next time i see you, take a few shots with the 100-400 if your interested in getting one. You can compare the shots when you get home. I sure as hell weren't getting the results you are with the Sigma.

Im at the V8's with my kids casually on sat, and possibly for work on sunday (Herald). Fingers crossed that press pass comes through There will be WAY better looking things to shoot than other photogs my friend *wink* See ya there!

Arsonist: Just get out there mate... there is always something happening to practice on...

Cheers... Goose

PS: Maybe i should get a POTN strap so we can recognise each other...

Comparing the 100-400L, yours are clearly better out the shot itself. Have you post edited much? I had to USM a couple times as usual, and very slightly change levels. My Sigma is most disappointing at 300mm. Just wish I had a great L telephoto. Remember, I work at Westpac, so it's rather easy to get some money thrown in, but I don't want to get more debt at my young age. Need to actually make some money.

I was thinking of a photographers pass to V8s... It's a special weekend. The last one.

Have you had things posted for the Herald before?!!

That's my dream. The daily back page of A section is my favourite. Sometimes I feel I could have shots of that quality up there. I guess just keep practicing, borrow their L lens, and get known.
Even the full time Western Leader photographer, Fiona Goodall. Wouldn't mind that job.

I guess I'll be seeing you Saturday. I'll be there definately Friday, first thing. I will probably try and post maybe a top 10 images each evening. Tomorrow I have off, and will be at NZAA for the lunchtime/afternoon area.

Great series of shots there, I just love the 757 going ballistic, fantastic composition.

I knew I recognised that Orion. I saw it on a murky day in the UK last year - Waddington airshow

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Hi again Wazza...

Re: Post editing - My workflow is based around C1 and PS(CS). The 100-400L is quite contrast neutral and generally needs
a bump, but other than that, the usual culprits... USM, sizing and cropping is all. The color and tone is pretty sharp.
Im sure you will be very happy with the 100-400L when you get one, smart choice not getting into debt over it.

My sigma let me down too many times to be viable. Not shooting for a living doesnt justify mediocre quality. I still
think you are getting great results with yours.

Yes, the last one sadly...

Re:Herald... No. Its a funny situation, even if you work here. The photogs do this for a living and rely on it for $.
The last thing they need is staff (or the public) taking that commission, but thats not to say non-staff photogs
dont get published. We have a 10TB image library and that grows by a significant amount per week, so there is no
shortage of image material. I have offered images before, IF they get used someday, great! if not then i dont feel
bad about the commission thing

Yep more than likely see you there. The press pass for sunday doesnt look good, but oh well. Get what we can
from the fences, eh?

Take it easy...

Goose