Recent content by steelydan

Heading to Scotland to Alan McFadden's hides in May (weekend) Then somewhere with the family in July and September

I still have the 1DMKIIn and the charger is somewhere in the attic (with the box i think!)

Use Neewer and found them lasting longer than the Canon (in Battery Pack) Bought a 3 pack with charger on Amazon...

Just bought a Leofoto MP-364C (went through Manfrotto,Gittos and Sirui) for my Canon 500mm wildlife/sports. Best Monopod ive used in years. Sturdy build and solid as a rock

Went last June and stayed on the Island for 3 days, never had so much relaxation time away from all technology. Mine was cancelled from 2020 and 2021 and eventaully got there. Plans are in place already to re-visit , its a magical place.

Mine is the smaller Peli 1510 and the wheels i got from Decathalon are diameter 63mm OXELO 82a I believe these go up to 82mm, and i think the center hole/bearings wont change much ...

I just use CS6 dont need the bells and whistles.

One from The Teifi Marshes Nature reserve

Stopped off there on my way to Skomer its a great hide although the perches were not ideal (the one with the L shape) but did still manage to get Junenile shots. Better than i could get at home,

You could look for areas of the river that might have an interest to wildlife. My favorite would be a wier/lock/eddyRapids(fast moving shallow water). These places are a a hive of activity for Kingfishers,Dippers, Herons,Egrets etc. Dont get hooked up on birds either, if you have a Macro lens...

Sport Photography = 108,000 Other Photography = 117,736

"The Ones The Made It ! "

Brilliant results to be honest, how was transportation ? Does it break down easily?

I think the resulting 12 images are chosen for the amount of calendars that are sold, in other words the images are for cuteness ,rather than capturing wildlife. When they were going through the images it came to a Jumping Spider and it was mentioned that the majority or people dont like...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCDtCJGi1-U But instead of converting it to png i would select "create Brush " and save it, you can then open your photo and just one click place the signature