The Photography Topic

[Kev]

I know a few people here are in to a bit of the old snapping and I recently got in to it a bit myself so I thought maybe a topic of what you've got and some of the pics you've taken might be good.

I've got a Canon 550D with an 18-55 kit lens and a 70-300mm as well.



Some of my early photo attempts

[Kev]

Lasers! On the machine I run at work. Long exposure, bit of dry ice to show the beams up and...

[Kev]

Took some pics in my parents garden a few weekends ago. Unfortunately the weather wasn't great. It was a bit overcast.







Another birdie one


Bright and sunny here last weekend so I went for a wander over to the scrub land behind where I live to try and get some flowers and insects. Bloody hell insects are hard to shoot! Saw loads of lovely bumble bees and butterflies, a black and red moth and a huge dragonfly but none of them landed anywhere near me to get a good shot. I was even walking along a track following a butterfly as it flitted in and out of a whole stack of flowers but did it land? Did it heck. Grrr. I think when I get a bit more proficient a macro lens might be worth a buy.

Anyway, ended up with a few odds and ends and a hugely lucky shot on a hover fly.

[Riad]

Nikon for me

Some of my pics


Mustang 3 by Riad Ariane, on Flickr


_DSC0282 by Riad Ariane, on Flickr


R35 GT-R by Riad Ariane, on Flickr



Old Trafford Manchester United by Riad Ariane, on Flickr


Black and White by Riad Ariane, on Flickr


TDK by Riad Ariane, on Flickr

Riad

[Kev]

Very nice. Loving that first one.

[Riad]

Thanks!

[cornelce]

As Kev said, first one is definitely the best one! Keep up the good work!

[Kev]

I popped over to Swansea to visit a friend and we took her dog, Monty, for a walk on the beach.

[martdy]

Nice pics of Mumbles head Kev.
I might of seen your RB Roc when you were here ,there arent that many RB in Swansea so always stand out (mine was the first - I think!)

[Kev]

I was parked up in Sketty at my friends house. We walked down through the park (which is lovely) to the beach. Lovely part of the world. I tried to get some seagull pics too but as I got closer they edged away from me

[martdy]

Blimey you could have popped in for a cuppa! My workshops in Sketty
We had the Wales airshow a couple of weeks ago and we did the same -park in Sketty walk down through the park and sat on the beach watching the Red Arrows and the like - awesome

http://www.walesnationalairshow.com/

Took my trusty Olympus camera but forgot to check the batteries - Doh! so had to use my Iphone. Did get plenty of HD footage on the camcorder though

Crappy Iphone shot of Singleton Park


Iphone shot towards city centre


Iphone looking towards Mumbles

I know this is a photography thread so apology's for picture (lack of) quality

[Kev]

I went to the Harcourt Arboretum on saturday. Lovely place to wander round. They have Peacocks wandering round the grounds, sequoia's and lots of other trees.

[trix]

few more here

[Johlsson]

I used a Sony DSC-R1 for many years, but right now I'm using a Canon EOS 60D, bought it just a couple of months ago, and here's a few of the latest I like:

[Daz85UK]

Recently switched to a Canon 60D

[Riad]

Very impressive ^

[trix]

Darrren they are stunning!! intrigued by the coke can one..?

i've just got back from holiday so will try to add some 'interesting' photos of mine from it when i get a chance

[Daz85UK]

Thanks Trix, The Coke can was just an idea I had one night, its two shots Merged together in photoshop using layer masks etc, took a while to do to make it look just right.

[matteeee]

I´ve go a Nikon D90 (but who asks a master chef what oven he has??)

[Kev]

Wasn't too bothered in the cup final today so I went up to Otmoor for a look around.

It's a bit desolate and a long walk but they have a hide to sit in and some reed screens and a reasonable amount of wildlife going on. I don't really have a meaty enough lens to get really good pictures of the birds as they're a bit too small and a bit too far away but I didn't do too bad. No huge flocks of starlings unfortunately. I think the reed beds are a little too dry for them at the moment apparently.