Recent content by exalto

From a relatively sophisticated modern viewpoint, it's amazing how any of the old spy gear worked. It was so crude and bulky. I know the world was more naive back then, but I can't help thinking that when the guy was handed that, he must have thought "В&#1099...

They are both fabulous. The little blue guy's fur reminds me of Monsters Inc.

Thanks for the AT-AT link. Really made my day. :)

How did you get on?

Thinking low-tech, would a hot water bottle suspended under the tripod not work? It could be refreshed from a thermos. ...Prepares for a flaming

That investigation is going to hurt.

I behave as I would as a pedestrian. Manners cost nothing and I believe in karma - what goes around...

Good luck!

Its a wonderful bit of kit. Sad to be selling mine. :(

there is no spoon

Managed to procure a copy of this. Here's my effort. Original shot was through an 11-16mm @ f8 so was little blur to begin with... Overall, I was impressed with the subtlety of the result. I was aiming for the effect of miniturising the subject as if it were a macro model shot. The hardest...

Sorry CT, I'm referring to the car as it approaches, firing at 45˚. I got the furthest half of its flank 90% of the time. Rereading your post, I think it's my panning technique. Going to go up to the dual carriage way and practice my swing... brings a whole new meaning to driving range :bonk:

Printed. Pinned. Thank you very much indeed.

Thats brilliant info, but I have a bit of a problem. When I was rummaging through my Oulton panning shots, a lot of them were either soft focus or had a narrow depth of field that seemed to be focussed halfway along the car. My set-up was ISO100 (for cropping later), multi point focussing on...

Number 14: impoverished maybe, pleased to see you definitely