Recent content by ginger.robertson

Chris Malcolm. Nice one mate. As said no flash was used in my shot. And like you say my thoughts were on the camera focus and ISO setting on the darker grass background. I now realise it's possible the camera can focus on me while I set the 10sec timer! So will now try to put lens on m/f. This...

Great shots mr Taylor. I will get the hang of things trust me. It's just a time thing.

Phil no flash was used. Only thing to create problem I think is the dark grass bank and the light sky.

No flash popping up. As mr Sutton said normally setting self timer will focus on subject instantly. But I set focus before hand. I use a bank stick in position I would be posing in and focus on that.

Thanks for all your comments. Where I'm fishing at the moment I've a high grass bank behind me and big grey sky above it. Now with camera on auto I think I picks the dark grass background and exposes more to lighten the shot. But with the sky above it over exsposes. Which is why I'm trying to...

Thanks for advice Richard. Camera will be tripod mounted and set on self timer on AV setting.

Hi,I recently purchased a canon 600d. I'm trying not to use auto setting. I'm trying to use my camera to photo fish I'm holding at close range. Approx 1mtr from lens. I'm still working on aperture settings. Etc. would any body know which settings to use as a starting point. On say a low light...

Thanks huffy and Chris for your help.

Hi, I've a canon 600d I'm led to believe if you buy a remote button for it. You can only use it on the 10 second timer setting. Would this be right

Hi happy new year to you all. New dslr user. Will probably need loads of help.