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[SmartWombat]

See that's the other reason why we needed you there. It never even occured to me to get a group photo

Me neither, and we did have a tripod, too.

Oh and 3 Canon flashes between us, I'm sure we could have lit it properly if you'd been there, Alison.
Plus I'd have got the reflector out, and the softboxes - which stayed in the car all day.
Next time, eh?
Maybe I'll get you infected with macro-itis too

Sorry Roger.

[SmartWombat]

Roger, I spotted you photographing the stained glass.
Have you processed your shots of that yet?
I'd be interested to compare our visions to Mike's.

[readingr]

Roger, I spotted you photographing the stained glass.
Have you processed your shots of that yet?
I'd be interested to compare our visions to Mike's.

Hi chaps,

Been without broadband for the last 7 days - changed supplier, and had to rebuild the PC to cure a crashing problem.

Yes I did take pics of the windows but not processed them yet, need to check what's left from that weekend.

I did something really stupid on Sunday 'I went and bought some tubes' Been playing with them instead of processing photo's .

Will get back to processing tonight - promise.

Alison - don't let Paul lend you his tubes or me now for that matter - it is very addictive:cryin: .

Roger

[Alison]

Alison - don't let Paul lend you his tubes or me now for that matter - it is very addictive:cryin: .

Roger

Yes, I know. I bought some tubes ages ago, a cheap set from Ebay and loved what I saw but I don't think they were very good. I am longing for either a kenko set or canon set.
Which tubes did you buy?

[readingr]

Yes, I know. I bought some tubes ages ago, a cheap set from Ebay and loved what I saw but I don't think they were very good. I am longing for either a kenko set or canon set.
Which tubes did you buy?

I just bought a cheap set from Jessop's after Paul's advice.

Since there are no lenses in them it matters not, as long as the conections are right for the camera.

I'll get round to processing tonight and post some of what I have so far. It been difficult since Sunday as the wind outside is causing mayhem with focusing.

Roger

[Alison]

But when shooting with tubes don't you have to have your f number around 22? I have heard that somewhere.

[readingr]

But when shooting with tubes don't you have to have your f number around 22? I have heard that somewhere.

Alison,

I used from F5.6 on the 100-400mm to F16 with no great increase in DOF so not sure it matters a huge amount. DOF is still very small.

Roger

[readingr]

Here are some more from the get together

All stain glass windows




Roger

[readingr]

And they keep on coming...






Roger

[Loupey]

But when shooting with tubes don't you have to have your f number around 22? I have heard that somewhere.

That's equivalent to saying "if you buy a macro lens, you must always use the smallest aperture". Not very good advice. The DOF need not be the maximum all the time (even with macros). Just focus on the most important part - the eyes/brain will blur out the rest anyway. Besides, stopping down just moderately will make the background profoundly different and often greatly distracting - even if the actual DOF grows nearly imperceptively.

Roger, Mike, Paul - thanks for sharing all your images. I enjoyed them all.

[readingr]

The last from me.




Roger

[Alison]

That train track shot looks dodgy lol.

[Alison]

And now some from me!

Here is Paul and Roger. They both use Canon - but nobody's perfect

Cheers
Mike

Great shots of Paul and Roger! I think I would have been a little out of place with you 3 wouldn't I?
Or would that have been you Mike? I'm a Canon shooter too

C'mon Roger! I'm impatient to see what you got! :thumbsup:

Last three for the time being ....

Another scene in the church - I had to borrow Paul's mini tripod for this one. I think we all did variations on this theme. Paul loaded down - I thought he looked like one of those Hindu statues of Kali here And part of a rotten tree trunk (this is what I was doing in the last picture of the second post!)

Cheers
Mike

Love the omni light behind the cross.
And, wow! Paul! You seriously did bring plenty to play with didn't you?!

[readingr]

C'mon Roger! I'm impatient to see what you got! :thumbsup:

Alison,

Got home last night and had to sort Beccy's laptop and printer out and then help with the packing for her to go to Uni this morning. Finished at 0300 this morning.

Arrived at Roehampton at 0930 and I am still in Roehampton setting up her computer which means I haven't uploaded all my pics yet. Only 4Gb to upload which will start tonight. So once I get home I will finish uploading the photos and start posting.

You would have fitted in well - New Canon Camera and all

Sorry to here about the card - Just saw the news about the clone - do clones take as good a portrait

Will be setting a meeting up for November? any one ok for that - Mike's daughter's wedding (Mike's having a nightmare reading this bit) or soon after. Mike suggested Barnes Wildlife which is just down the road from where I am, any other suggestions please post me an e-mail or message.

Roger

[Alison]

I'm loving these photographs!

Will be setting a meeting up for November? any one ok for that - Mike's daughter's wedding (Mike's having a nightmare reading this bit) or soon after. Mike suggested Barnes Wildlife which is just down the road from where I am, any other suggestions please post me an e-mail or message.

Roger

Awww internet {{{hugs}}} for you Roger. You must be shattered.

Wouldn't it be great to all meet at Mike's daughter's wedding. Can you imagine us 4 shooting her wedding?! Amazing!
And what a nice birthday present for me to meet you 3. Maybe even be joined by Bev this time

[Didache]

Just two more - we have to leave something for Roger to post!!

One of Paul going all horticultural on us (dandelions move slower than F1 cars as a rule!) - and one from the reservoir - shot at about 450mm and cropped to show the trees off nicely.

Re November - I can do any Saturday except the 17th (obviously!). I am on holiday Nov 25th which means I could do Sunday then as well, if that helps. If the wetlands centre sounded good to people we would need to check if there would be much to see - it is a centre for migratory birds, and I don't know how much happens there at that time of year. There could be lots - I just don't know. I could always phone them for advice.

Cheers
Mike

[readingr]

Re November - I can do any Saturday except the 17th (obviously!). I am on holiday Nov 25th which means I could do Sunday then as well, if that helps. advice.

Cheers
Mike

Mike,

You would already be there on the 17th and in every photo Just kidding.

Just got home and started the upload. Wish I'd taken JPEG as well now.

Roger

[Alison]

Re November - I can do any Saturday except the 17th (obviously!). I am on holiday Nov 25th which means I could do Sunday then as well, if that helps.

So, you don't want us crashing your daughters wedding? I think it would be a chance in a lifetime not only for us but also for your daughter.

[Didache]

Alison .. it's a very small wedding - only 24 people, 12 from each side. My daughter doesn't mind in the slightest if I bring a friend to help with the formal stuff, but I think that four or five people would be noticed! Also, while I can no doubt work with one friend, I am not sure how chaotic it could be with a regiment, especially if we hope maybe to attract one or two other SE England folk!

In any case, while it would be lovely to see all of you, my place is with my family on this occasion and something else might be more appropriate for a forum shoot.

Cheers
Mike

[Alison]

Aaah ok. Well, I'm no good at the formal stuff, (wish I was).
And, I agree, it's not easy if several people are calling you in different directions it's hard to know which photographer to look at.
Although, it's a little way off, I'd love to see some of the shots you get

[Didache]

"Although, it's a little way off, I'd love to see some of the shots you get "


Alison - you think I could keep them off here?

Thanks for understanding.
Mike

[SmartWombat]

I just picked up the bag that is always packed for sports.
Plus the 20D with the 10-22 for some shots I wouldn't normally try.

The cross was taken only with the lights in the room.
I decided to use 1600 iso and no tripod, and slightly different angles.
Oh and I left the WB on daylight, which I think adds to the atmosphere.

[SmartWombat]

This poor Robin got a severe dose of paparazzi treatment !

[SmartWombat]

I think you can see what attracted us ...

[SmartWombat]

Pushing it here, the Panasonic LZ5 handheld at 1/6
Of course it's noisy at ISO 200, but I'm surprised even 1 of the 6 I tried came out OK.