Recent content by Callophrys

It's Small Ermine moth, Yponomeuta sp.

I finally took a photo I thought was worth putting on to a large canvas (36" X 24"). Ordered on Monday, arrived on Wednesday. I'm really pleased with the result, and the excellent service from TCP!

I don't post very often on here, but this site has been such an invaluable source of information for me over the years. Thank you for making this possible Marcel, and best wishes to you and the rest of the moderating team, irrespective of what happens to TP. Cheers, Dave

It finally arrived today! I did think that Monday was a little optimistic... Just need the weather and some time off now!

I ordered the R5 with control ring adapter from Panamoz on Thursday evening, and I've just had an email to say it's being delivered tomorrow! Can't wait to try it out! Dave

I'd never even heard of this lens until reading this thread, so I did some googling and read some reviews which suggested it was worth getting. I found one at Carmarthen Cameras which was a discounted "as-new return". I ordered it yesterday morning and got it today, and I've had a very quick...

Thanks all for the comments. If I find a suitable opportunity, like this one, I'll play about with different positions, including backlighting. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but it's always a useful learning experience! It's cannibalised from a Kennet Macroflash bracket which I got...

This is probably teaching most people on here how to suck eggs, but some of you may find this useful! I regularly use off-camera fill-flash when photographing insects. In dull weather it boosts the contrast of the image, and in sunny weather it lightens harsh shadows. If I'm hand-holding, the...

Cheers, I'll have a look at those.

Thank you, that's useful to know. Looks like a bit of a re-think!

Firstly, apologies to Kevin for hijacking your thread! Hope you don't mind too much! I was toying with the idea of getting that RRS tripod for outdoor low-level macro. My current Benro will go down to 120mm (to the top of the plate) but the resulting large footprint can make it difficult to...

These are on offer again at SRS Microsystems, £319 until Sunday, so I've just ordered one!

Thanks for the kind offer Graham, but I think I'm sold! I was already keen on this, but your comments have swung it for me. Cheers, Dave

Thanks Graham, that's pretty much decided it for me!

Hi Graham, what are your thoughts on this tripod? I've been thinking about this one myself, to use with a gimbal head and long telephoto lens. Do you think it would be up to this? Cheers, Dave