Recent content by Irish/Rover

Here we go then, round circles of out of focus light and absolutely no irritating foreground subject matter to distract. Maybe next time I'll wipe the rain off the windscreen though.

My effort from a couple of days ago.

TempusV Why are you not back in school? heck of a long free period.:)

Can I make an "off topic" comment on TempusV's post? How remarkably literate it was. If only more posts were like this. Thank you TempusV. :clap:

As I said in another recent thread on this subject: "I use a filter which stays on all the time and a hood made from a child's raincoat, bought from a charity shop. Shorten the sleeve and sew a hem with a piece of elastic in to fit at one the end of the lens. Cut the body of the coat to...

Reading this led to a big wave of nostalgia. I had to go and dig out the handgrip I made for my Mamiya in the seventies. Mrs Irish/Rover kindly took a few quick pics See Here.

Although I have only recently returned to taking photographs on a daily basis after a twenty years or so lapse there was a time when all I did was what we called "candid" shots. Given that when I started the zoom lens a very rare item, my choice was always a 70mm on a 35mm camera and 105m on...

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/xnview/qt/batchresize.htmJust what it says on the tin. I've used this often

I have been taking photos for 50+ years, gonna get it right eventually. I still have my first Pentax 35mm and my 45 year old Mamiya TLR. but the Fuji S9600 I bought last year has given me a new enthusiasm. Old dog willing to learn new tricks.

I have been buying cameras for 50 years. I still have my first Pentax 35mm and my 45 year old Mamiyaflex TL. and many others since then. The Fuji S9600 I bought last year has given me the most fun to date. Unless you want a massive telephoto lens, it will do most of what you will want. Get the...

I use a filter which stays on all the time and a hood made from a child's raincoat, bought from a charity shop. Shorten the sleeve and sew a hem with a piece of elastic in to fit at one the end of the lens. Cut the body of the coat to provide cover for the camera.(your head as well if you want)...