Dave Spencer
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Photographed this weekend in Marrakech. Not quite as cute as the Robin pics. 
Dave.
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Sweet! i take it you used your biggest zoom lens for that shot LOL
Graeme Edwards
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Great pictures Dave!
I remember reading about taking pictures of animals. They say the best way to frame an animal is to give empty space in the direction it is looking, it gives a sense of movement and energy etc, doesn't block the animal in a box so to speak. So if you have the original shots, it might be worth adding/leaving some negative space in the pic to give a better impact.
I like your blah mate.
I remember reading about taking pictures of animals. They say the best way to frame an animal is to give empty space in the direction it is looking, it gives a sense of movement and energy etc, doesn't block the animal in a box so to speak. So if you have the original shots, it might be worth adding/leaving some negative space in the pic to give a better impact.
I like your blah mate.
Great shots, but as mentioned they are too centered unless you cropped them, weel done 
Nice one mate. The open mouth is dramatic. Hope that was taken with the tele
Cheers,
Cheers,
nice one dave, hope it didnt bite your ass
Behold
Member
What camera are you using????
Dave Spencer
Member
You could be right about the cropping, Graeme. These pics were just saved for the internet quickly. I still have the uncropped RAW images to play with.
The snake charmer insisted on holding the snake in the air, so I had to keep moving about to avoid a distracting background. I was pretty chuffed with how sharp the images came out.
The pics were taken with a cowardly 70-200mm.
Dave.
EDIT: Sorry Behold.....camera was a Nikon D700 with a Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8. Most of the pics I took of the snake were at around 100mm.
The snake charmer insisted on holding the snake in the air, so I had to keep moving about to avoid a distracting background. I was pretty chuffed with how sharp the images came out.
The pics were taken with a cowardly 70-200mm.
Dave.
EDIT: Sorry Behold.....camera was a Nikon D700 with a Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8. Most of the pics I took of the snake were at around 100mm.
Behold
Member
They are clear.....
I still can't get my head round F-Stops..... I keep trying!!!
I still can't get my head round F-Stops..... I keep trying!!!
Tom
Member
Nice
I half expected to see a bottle of Cobra beer
I half expected to see a bottle of Cobra beer
aaronnorth
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Goodygumdrops
Member
I thought it was going to be a guppy
I think it's a great photo.
I think it's a great photo.
Behold
Member
aaronnorth said:
Thanks for that. i need to play a bit more i think.
why on a zoom do i loose fstops????
aaronnorth
Member
Behold said:
I am not sure, i have only just started to learn about photography.
Dave Spencer
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Behold said:
The f stop is the ratio of size of the aperture diameter and focal length. On the less expensive zooms ie Nikon 70-300mm you have a maximum aperture of f4.5 at 70mm and f5.6 at 300mm.
More expensive zooms such as the 70-200mm f2.8 have a maximum aperture of f2.8 throughout the focal range. This requires a lot more glass to achieve and, therefore, more weight and more money. This would be termed a fast lens, and you can rest assured that the light they let in gives a lovely bright view finder.
I use a 50mm f1.4 which will let in four times as much light as a standard f2.8, making it fantastic for indoor photography of the kids without having to use a flash gun.
Dave.
