Recent content by animal168

I set mine on infinity, or boost the iso and shine a torch on an object then when focused reset to proper settings my first attempt, second one i did i had to much distortion and had oval trails:bonk:

nice one Les I happen to have an old Jessops TTL lead to chop in half :thumbs: Not so much bothered with the plug and socket though, bit of insulation tape should do it. I'm an even bigger cheapskate ;)

my settings are usually tripod with camera bag hanging off the middle to steady it bulb mode 30s continuous with remote release focus on infinity up the iso as high as it goes and take a few test shots to test focus is to 100 fire away for two hours take 10 shots at the end with the...

ouch! saw some interesting shots of bats feeding over a guys garden pond with the flashes triggered by such a system. bit too much for water drops imho but with sound triggers etc there is plenty to play with in the future

you really need to spend some dosh photomatix is my choice, you can try it for free but it puts a big watermark across the results best tutorial.... search for vanilla days

well just bought a 50d myself and still finding my way round it but my 450 will definately not be consigned to the bin or fleabay. i find the 450 a really nice camera for bugging (macro) and as the 50d does not get on well with my sigma macro flash i will continue using the 450 for that.

i have a trigger setup, consistent results so you have more scope for working on ideas and composition imho easy to set up and wire it yourself, costs about a tenner from the states http://go.talkphotography.co.uk/?id=722X1339&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hiviz.com%2Fkits%2Fspg-du_complete.htm...

i use mine most often on landscape shots, great for getting low down shots

Mars Attacks!!

the sturdier the better, which usually computes to more outlay :( you wont regret it

very nice Alby, good start. Looking forward to this 52.....

some hard acts to follow in the macro section but well worth the effort trying and doing lots of posting and getting some constructive crit, it really will help you improve. Hat tip to Alby, he has been inspirational to me this year, its been a pleasure looking at his work and trying to reach...

What the heck, why not a shot i was most pleased with this year

what he sez and my 36mm is nearly always attached. well worth the money

:agree: and a set of kenko tubes is handy oops too late