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I went to the beach specifically to get a blurred shot of a bird. The idea was to create one of those artie type photos that are so effective. I used a slow shutter speed to get the wing action knowing that I would have an overall blurred image - even more so with panning (not wanting the...

Here's an interesting video comparing the above lens to the Nikon range of primes. Hopefully this is news to some and not history! https://fstoppers.com/gear/testing-sigma-18-35mm-f18-against-nikons-f18-primes-65901

@wombat this guy is in Oz and is fantastic. Has everything you need. This is his PDF - his site details are on there. http://www.cameracheckpoint.com.au/support/docs/CompleteGuide-v3.0.pdf

Just wondering what the latest firmware version for the D7100 is. When I go into mine it says; "C 1. 02 L 2. 005 Done OK" I can't highlight either of the first 2 lines Is there a newer firmware and if so how do I update? Thanks to anyone who can help

This is a long exposure I tried with my new ND Variable filter - probably the only successful one; the rest came out blue!

I went to Hahei this weekend which is the closest little settlement to the famous Cathedral Cove. It was a gruelling and fast paced walk to get there by sunrise and we almost made it. All in all the walk took about 35 minutes of very undulating terrain and heaps of stairs both up and down. New...

Once spotted though he soon came out and asked for a massage. That looks rather horribly processed on here. Sorry folks.

I spent some time yesterday fine tuning my 70-300mm lens. Its now on +5 but I was all over the place with it. So it needed a test today and I took a walk around the back yard. Found the cat lurking amongst the lavender and was lucky to spot him. Following on a discussion I had with a...

No - I am not a new grandfather. I entered 2 photos in our National competition (Natex) - the top photographers in NZ enter this annual event and it is apparently quite prestigious to get accepted. There were 1847 photos entered in 2 different categories - Open and Nature - and then 2 sub...

I went to the Zoo again today - 3rd week in a row! Not bad for a non-zoo type. A local camera shop had a well known Wildlife Photographer promoting the other brands gear and supposedly giving a few tips. I took this little fellows portrait through glass in a dark interior with my macro lens. I...

I am ultra pleased with this selfie. Taken in very bright daylight! I was testing a method of getting a dark background in bright light with no backdrop. One off camera flash used. Post processing was a crop to get the eyes at the 1/3rd line and a tiny bit of sharpening. No adjustments were...

Quite a title ... I have this combination and want to know how to work out what the flash sync speed is. Is it the same as my built in flash or do I need to make some sort of adjustment?

I took this shot at the zoo as an afterthought but now that I see the colours I think I want to go back and get this fellow to pose properly. This time I won't cut his crown off. That aside I like the composition.

I have decided I quite like this photo of a Cicada that has moved on. The toffee colour is very appealing.

OK for now I have put aside the wound - may have another look later but in the meanwhile ... I found this. So @Blacktop what do you think of this one? Does it pass muster for "texture"?

I have been struggling with finding something different that fits with the theme of this month's competition which is "texture' I saw this weeping wound on a tree and think it has potential. Been at it all day and can't see the wood for the trees now. So I would like opinions. My gut tells me...

I found this video fascinating - hope you like it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02kqgpf

@weebee FYI I found the problem. It is the cable. When I bought my set it came in a set of 4 with 2 cables. I switched cables and it works fine. With the faulty cable attached the responders are talking to each other as determined by one of each having a red light go on when pressed - it's just...