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My wife and I had a lovely week in Cornwall in early October. Here’s one of my favourite pics from the week.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/john_starkey/, thought you might like to see some of my wildlife images, regard's John.

Hi All,for those who may be interested google have come up with a site similar to flickr,it's called 500px,the quality of the image's are excellent,if you need inspiration then go take a look around, John.

Two dragon fly's for you to look at, hope you like them, John.

Just a few from yesterday's outing, Common Tern Kingfisher. Goldfinch Goldfinch Thanks for looking John.

Hi All, i had to show you these quite rare bird's for the uk,they come here from europe and west africa to breed,then return home to over winter, Male Pied Fly catcher Male Red start Female Red start Male Pied Flycatcher Male Pied Fly catcher Female Redstart And a good old Nuthatch...

Hi all thought i would show you this image of a Brimstone butterfly, Lens was the Canon 100mm f/2.8 is L cheers john.

Here,s a link to this video,its really cool http://youtu.be/AYOx-iCMZhk regards john.

These my not be to everyone,s taste,s,my PP skills are very limited but this is what i settled for after a little play in lightroom 3, Honest opinion and C&C welcome, john.

Tried these today,if anyone can give any c&c to help please do, i tried back lighting on some of them, john.

Hi All,whilst i was sat in a hide at the weekend waiting for a particular bird to show,i noticed how these tree sparrow,s squabbled over the perches,so i thought i would try to catch the moment, hope you liked them, john 

Hi All,i just had to show you these images from yesterday a first on all counts for me,the thing i am angry with is in my excitement i forgot to change aperture for a more sharper overall image,so the depth of field is not what i would have liked,but still happy to see one its called a STONECHAT...

I am thinking of getting some lighting so I can get better shots indoors,I have looked at some by proline ,they do a set called Apollo 300 £350 ish,and set called the 180,just different light strengths,jessops have an offer on on a set they do ,reduced to £199 from £250,any one using some they...

I have been going through some of my kingfisher shots from last year,here,s one a bit different, thanks for looking, John.

Thought you might like to see these,BIF,S are my favourite style of photography at the moment, Hope you enjoy them, regards, john.

Hi all,i haven,t posted much of late, i was ill for 4 weeks over xmas and new year so never got out much,anyway i got the heads up from one of my toggin mates about a GOLDCREST being in the area near my home ,now if you guys have seen a JENNY WREN you will think its a small bird,well i can tell...

Hi all,i am trying to improve on my BIF shots,so i went to slimebridge wet lands trust yesterday as its a good place to practice,These are Black-Headed Gulls hope you like them, regards, john.

Hi all,i spent last weekend up at Donna Nook with some mates,here,s a few pics i took,all my pics were taken behind the fence,some toggers feel they need to go to the water line ignoring the wardens pleas not too,what price a picture ? AN ABANDONED SEAL PUP :evil: , thanks john.

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Hi Does anyone have a copy of CS 4 available please,i don,t mind paying for it, regards, john.

This the first one i have ever got in flight,not as good as you can see not perfect focus but a decent record shot, regards, john.

Hi all,i have been after these all summer,i finally found i place where i can get quite close,i got quite a few good ones but these i liked because of the fish in the mouth, i hope you enjoyed them, regards, john.

i took this on sunday 24th oct,focal length was 700mm,i just wondered if you think it is sharp, as some say its not,it looks sharp on my laptop,just wanted to know what it looks like on your PC,s, regards, john. thanks john.

Hi all,i went watch Dan today,i must say i found it quite difficult as i couldn,t find a spot close enough to get the shots i wanted (health and safety)the catch ropes were 4 wide,anyway heres a few pics of dan in action,he,s the passenger on bike no5. thats all for now regards, john.

Hi All,yes i know more pics but i am very bored stuck in the house :roll: :lol: , I took this hand held no filters or nothing lens was canon 10-22mm,at 17mm,ISO 100,f/14,shutter speed 1/60 sec, this one i quite like except for the light in the sky in the right side,if i knew how to use...

Hi all got home from hospital today after a minor op and a three day stay due to excessive bleeding,i took a few macro shots on tuesday before i went in so thought i would load them up for you to see,as i am very bored sat in the chair, regards , john.

Hi all,i have just received my new 100mm is L macro lens,so straight out into the garden for a little play,crap light over this way today but i still had to have a go,hope you like them first time trying these little things in flight,room for improvement i think,cheers john. and a static...

Hi All,took these yesterday at a local pond,taken with a canon 70-200mm f/4 L +1x4 extender hand held,one or two were taken with a canon 100mm 2.8 macro non is hand held,hense not real close up macro (forgot my tripod :oops: ) Hope you like them, regards, john. Thanks for...

Hi All, took these yesterday just outside worcester,i was using a new hoya pro 1 digital polariser for the first time,certainly adds vibrance and saturation to the colours,these are straight off the camera except for a small crop and resize,lens was a canon 10-22mm. hope you like them...

Hi All,after weeks and weeks of being at loggerheads with the wife she has finally given in to my constant wanting of the above lens,i will be placing the order next week,the bargain price of £4669, happy days, :mrgreen: , regards ,john.

Hi All just a few holiday snaps :roll: ,croatia is very nice but very expensive. sorry it was pic heavy, regards, john.

Hi All,since i have been into photography i have used an online company called DSCL for my printing,mostly i have been pleased with there results but not always,i have been considering doing my own printing up to A3 size,i calibrate my laptop using spider elite 3,so i do get a little annoyed...

Hi All,tried my hand at some motor sport photography on saturday,most of these cars are V8s,they reach speeds of 100mph on these mountain tracks,the championship leader in the series so far is a guy called Tim Dilworth (cheif designer for bmw racing, hope you enjoyed looking...

(nuthatch) (male pheasant) (bull finch) (male chaffinch) (dunnock) (yellow hammer) (great tit) (female chaffinch) (female sparrow) (male sparrow) (great spotted woodpecker) (partridge) (mistle thrush) (and a greedy squirrel :lol: ) sorry there was so many,hope you...

Hi all,i have been after one of these elusive little birds for some time,today i spent four hours trying to get just one shot,these little fellows do not sit still for a split second,the lighting was very poor and it was peeing down this afternoon, hope you like it,regards,john.

Hi all,i am hopeless with computers and i want to load a flickr link to my ukaps page ,how do i do it please :oops: , cheers john.

Hi all,i had a day out in mid wales yesterday to a place where you can get some great pics of red kites,they were sooo hard to get a good shot,but i hope you like them and i know there is room for improvement,john. This one is a rare white red kite. Sorry it was pic heavy.

Two shots from my garden regards john.

Hi all, the wife and i had a long weekend in london so i tried some long exposure shots for the first time,hope you like them, regards john.

hope you like them, regards, john.

hope you like them, regards,john.

Hi i tried some macro pics today,nothing thats not been done before but my first go at it, The watch face was really tiny so quite pleased with the shot, The water drip shots were fun but harder to get the timing right with the remote control, regards john.

Hi all, i took delivery of my new 100-400 mm L today so i went down to the river severn in worcester for an hour just to play,these are the best two pics i got, hope you like them, regards john.

Here are a few pics i took whilst out walking with the wife yesterday, and heres a pic of the lens my friend rich uses for wildlife/bird photography,out of my league price wise i am afraid, regards john.

Hi all,i went to slimbridge wetlands centre yesterday,these are my first attempt at birding photography,the main thing i learnt from the day was the zoom lens i have doesnt have enough reach,anyway these are some of the better ones,straight off the camera, regards john. Thanks for looking.

Hi all,i got a wide angle lens on thursday for landscape pics but its also ideal for full tank shots, A few macro pics. img]http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z267/johnnybegood53/IMG_3233.jpg[/img] thanks for looking,regards john.

, Took this a few days ago whilst out walking with the wife, regards john.

Hi all,i have put my flickr link in my sig so you experts can give me some comments on what you think, not many pics yet but give me time :lol: , regards john.

Hi all, here's a question for all the serious photographers on here,my wife says she will get me one of the above flash units,580ex or the 430ex mk 2,for Xmas.being just a serious ametuer would I be any better off long term getting the 580ex as I think the 430ex will be good enough for what I...

Hi all, I will be getting a mac book soon,can you guys recommend an photo editing program, regards john.

Hi all, i will be looking to add some extra lenses at some point,can anyone recommend a macro lense,wide angle lense,and a zoom lense, i dont want to pay the earth but i dont mind paying for something half decent,is it possible to buy lenses that do macro and zoom,or is it best to have dedicated...

Hi all,I've been trying to upload some pics to my journal tonight but photo bucket is so slow it's doing my head in, Is image shack any better or does anyone recommend a site Regards john.

Hi All,thought i would let you all know about Amanos photography web site is now up and running,regards john http://www.amanotakashi.net

Hi all,i have just read about this new camera and i think its one of the most exciting things to happen in photography for years,i cant wait to read some reviews on it,its due for release on november 1st,i think the nice thing about it will be its compact size and interchangable lenses,regards john.

Hi All,what is a hybrid camera? regards john.