Recent content by Jonathan Shl

Shutter priority (also called Tv) is actually one of the "pro" modes - it allows you to set the exposure time. One of your shots is 1/1300, which means 1/1300th of a second - a very short exposure. Normally 1/500 is ideal, or slightly shorter (about 1/1000) on very bright sunny days. Sport...

I will second the advice for using food - "bird seed" is better for ducks, and will attract a few land birds as well. I generally photograph perched or standing birds with a very narrow angle ("long lens") and I get the occasional take off if/when I pull the shutter at the right moment. The...

My experience is pretty much with with Kenko teleconverters and they certainly don't cause an autofocus lockout at or below F9 fully open. They're also reasonably priced (compared to Canon) and do the job well. The best places to look are Amazon and eBay.

18-135 is a massive improvement on the kit lens - all being well with half-decent light, you might even be able to have working AF on the 300mm F4 even with a 2x teleconverter (which would be 600mm F8) (but I can't promise anything above F6.3).

I've only just seen this, but what about Canon's own Digital Photo Professional (DPP) for converting the RAW?

I'm guessing this is the Scottish right to roam - which covers quite a lot of land. Little risk of that on right-to-roam land in Scotland. It's pretty wide-ranging http://www.mcofs.org.uk/access-law-and-soac.asp

Not quite - it's the other side of the M5.

Oh and some of his details are available here including a possible address http://companycheck.co.uk/director/910549459/MR-ALISTAIR-DANIEL-DEREK-MEAD I'm trusting you not to misuse this. Edit: backup link...

Oh, and here's some dirt on the boss - it's all out in the public domain ;) http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/business_director_in_court_1_3058711 Edit: Here's the sentence http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/rugby_club_parking_manoeuvre_leads_to_driving_ban_1_3288580

Well, it's up on trip advisor - http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g2702689-d663403-r239668045-Puxton_Park-Hewish_Weston_super_Mare_Somerset_England.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT Scroll down to Was this review helpful? and vote yes - now that's going to get their attention. Oh, and find and...

To answer the question, no I'm not a dealer either.

That's as maybe, but if you don't tell them then they never know. Oh, and at least keeping the pressure up helps to encourage efficiencies; do these dealers really need massive sites in the most expensive to rent/buy part of the UK? You wouldn't happen to be a dealer yourself by any chance?

Are you sure you need an apple device? Edit: sorry if I seem facetious - I just don't think they are brilliant value myself.

A bit of a pity about procamerashop - their final dispatch location was the UK, making them the importer (rather than the customer) for legal/tax purposes; HMRC can only go after the importer. Well, they can 'guilt' trip (in the psychological sense) anyone they like, but they don't have the...

If you really want to, there are luggage jackets and other such things available that a lot of luggage to be carried onto the aircraft and then stowed away when on board (like a coat). See http://www.skyscanner.net/news/best-wearable-luggage-jackets-reviewed-beat-airline-baggage-charges for a...