The 9th UK South East "Who's in charge of the BBQ roster?" gossip thread

TCIK wrote in post #10606655
no worries - got a trip to a Safari park at the weekend and I'll need all the reach I can get I suspect!

Where are you off to fella?

right one more - then I'll stop being a pest!

I called this one "green mode"

Jonathan wrote in post #10606855
Where are you off to fella?

Whipsnade - our friends have just moved down the road, so now I have reason to visit!

TCIK wrote in post #10606873
right one more - then I'll stop being a pest!

I called this one "green mode"

haha quality mate.

Few from the garden yesterday

1.

kay what is plant #1 it looks a bit spooky!

Layyz wrote in post #10606938
kay what is plant #1 it looks a bit spooky!

Its called Love in a Mist

anyone know anyone or anything about Lingfield? nice place to live?

Sharp-shooter wrote in post #10606452
thanks Adrian. So you fix your camera straight onto the monopod?

Hi Sharp-shooter - When I use a monopod I find it only really practical or necessary to attach the camera or the lens directly to the top of the monopod. Now, if I use a tripod I usually use a cheap cine head or a Slik pistol grip thing. However, and I'll be shot down in flames for this - I hardly use a tripod at all but take several shots from the same viewpoint - the days of ISO 50 film with 24 or 36 exposures has come to an end. Most memory cards will give 400+ shots, so why not take multiple exosures and be selective. Another good thing to have in the car or bag is a Jessops 'Pod' - it's a sort of bean bag with a tripod thread - you can place it on top of a tripod or a wall or whatever and it really is stable.

DIY lightbox anyone?

Only PP is bumping the exposure to 0.43 in Photoshop CS3.

Radders wrote in post #10607147
DIY lightbox anyone?

Only PP is bumping the exposure to 0.43 in Photoshop CS3.

The set up...

cool, works well!
I bet the Pink Elvive shampoo is for your long golden locks

Monopod head ~ thoughts???

When using a lens with a mounting collar screwing the monopod directly to it works very well as to rotate the camera from landscape to portrait orientation is easy peasy. However, if the lens has no such ring you are fixing to the camera body mount point ~ for the mobility of movement on this I have the Manfrotto tilt head with QR plate this serves well for rapid changes to the orientation of the camera though positional height and angle does change a little. I used that setup with my 40D & 24-1-5 combo second shooting with Ian at a 10Km run, I think he was pleased with the set I took

Sharp-shooter wrote in post #10606452
thanks Adrian. So you fix your camera straight onto the monopod?

Yes or directly to the lens if it has a tripod collar

TCIK wrote in post #10606801
Got some more creepy crawlies from Richmond Park on Saturday...

Like this one

TCIK wrote in post #10606811

I would prefer it if the DOF was a bit larger on the first, second one is a corker

ies photos wrote in post #10607158
cool, works well!
I bet the Pink Elvive shampoo is for your long golden locks

LOL, All cut off now Ian! PM on route..

Just a quick one before bed. Been playing with the grain tool in Lightroom. Not sure i like it - it just looks like noise to me rather than an a film grain. I dont think i will use it again.