Recent content by pal53

hi Thanks but I prefer my feet on solid ground :lol:

thanks for the replies guys just going to go and see what happens will hopefully post some pics peter

hello A friend of ours is doing a skydive in September, and as a relative newbie i wanted to take some photos of the jump. Does anyone have any tips for taking photos from the ground as he jumps. I will be using a Nikon D5000 with a Tamrom 70-300 f4-5.6 lens. :thinking: Any help would be...

Im still learning so appreciated your comments and critique. Justplaying about with diffrent settings on camera see what happens, i thought f29 was a bit small but thats what i got. Will keep trying and post esults peter

Hello Hope this is a better crop. Settings as above post as well as shot on a tripod with 2s self timer. peter

Hi hoppy I did resize it but posted the wrong copy. It was taken on a 300mm lens at f29 and 1/50s ISO at 0.7ev under 200 Hope this helps. peter

Hello all Just a quick shot from tonight. The moon was in the right place at the right time. c and cs please peter

Hi scarecrow thanks for comments I was just messing about with the camera functions and the flash settings came up so just had a play withit Peter

Hi all I started this thread a coupe of weeks ago with my first attempt at shhoting the moon, asking for c &cs. But it has taken off - everybody seem to be shooting the moon. Its good to see and thanks for all the comments and settings advice. Here is my second shot, with a recently...

Hi all It seems when i asked about shooting the moon last week and posting my first photo, it seems like i have started something that just keeps growing. its great to see. Just got a tripod so will be out tomorrow and posting a few new shots Peter

hi edryn80 Looking for a tripod i can recommend Redsnapper pods £50 gets you a pod and a 3 way pan and tilt head peter

Hi guys Ordered my redsnapper pod at midnight on Wednesday and it arrived today (friday) at lunchtime. Great quality build and the head is just perfect. Never heard of them before i heard about them on here. Yes it comes with a second centre column that can be switched for low down photos...

i couldnt believe the price as well, tripod and head for £50, equivalent one at high street shop £100 Peter

Hi all Just ordered a tripod from Redsnapper ANyone got one Peter

once again thanks for critique Yes i am an amateur just learning and thats howwe all learn by trying and pratice and patience. I will look at the redsnapper pods thanks Peter