Recent content by mike68

first of all I have never used the 50d but have used the 40d for the past 6 and half years and have just upgraded to the 7d mkii I know its only early days with the 7d mkii for me but even that does not seem the big leap forward that I was expecting in particular the high iso capabilities. so my...

Good evening all just upgraded to the 7dmkii from a 40d last weekend was my 1st time using it in anger shot a rugby match on Saturday afternoon due to the fading light was shooting in av mode with the iso between 3200 and 6400 and on sunday spent the morning at wicken fen photographing birds on...

I have just come back from a 5 night stay in the area and can highly recommend the bakehouse in seahouses 5 min drive to bamburgh .great hosts , great breakfast well appointed rooms and great location for exploring the area when im back in the area this will be my first point of call

hi all please can you recomemnd some great places to capture autumn colours as im planning a couple of weeks off middle to end of october mainly in england im looking for general areas and places within that area i think 1 week will be in the lake district many thanks

with regards to harry's rocks there is a national trust car park at studland i think it's called south beach but please double check as there are some others further up it's about a 1 mile walk from there to harry's rocks but it's quite a easy walk next to the car park there is a nice pub which...

before they start put in a empty memory card (big capacity) if you have one set the camera to ai servo auto focus sorry not sure what they call the nikon version set a shutter speed of around 1/1000th or above if conditions allow up iso if necessary fire away in short bursts dont always go for...

hi all im off to the isle of purbeck (dorset) in a couple of weeks and would like some idea's of what to shoot i have trips planned to durdle door and kimmeridge bay lined up but are there any hidden gems i should add to the list im staying in west lulworth thanking you in advance

i find a polarizing filter helps for me but thats mostly for the windscreen and you have to be carefull how you use them otherwise you get a nasty rainbow effect in the windsreen all to do with the angle of the sun

hi everyone after a few years of looking through the forums i thought is was about time i joined the tp ranks my main photographic interest are motorsports, slow water shots and landscapes although living in the flatest part of the country these are mostly taken on my holidays