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[Elmdon80slad]

Just had a really quick look (at work) .
Some really good photos on there

Thank you kindly.

E.

 

[Brummiegem]

Also had a look Elmdon80slad.
Particularly like the birds of prey.That happens to be one of my favourite photography subjects.
Keep up the great work

 

[Elmdon80slad]

Also had a look Elmdon80slad.
Particularly like the birds of prey.That happens to be one of my favourite photography subjects.
Keep up the great work

Thank you so much.

E.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Some wonderful photos there Elmdon80slad. I haven't looked through all of them yet, but was very impressed with the B1 and B52 shots.
Looking through the headings, it seems that you have very similar interests to myself (aviation, wildlife and astronomy).
It would be interesting to know what camera kit you use and any special techniques.

Regards

Kevin

 

[Elmdon80slad]

Some wonderful photos there Elmdon80slad. I haven't looked through all of them yet, but was very impressed with the B1 and B52 shots.
Looking through the headings, it seems that you have very similar interests to myself (aviation, wildlife and astronomy).
It would be interesting to know what camera kit you use and any special techniques.

Regards

Kevin

Thank you kindly kevin for those very kind words,

I use a Nikon D7100 with an older screw drive Nikkor 300 f4 AF ID lens, nothing overly special about how I took the photos - with the airshow and bomber deployement to Fairford, it was all down to the gear I just kept the shutter speed up 1/1600sec and just framed the shots, my lens has no IS or VR so I need to keep the shutter speed over 1/1000sec to avoid motion blur.
Editing is done in Lightroom 5 and Topaz de-noise , kind of a ongoing learning curve - as most things are these days, I set the website up to see if any of my jpeg files might be sellable, and to see what happens.

Thnaks again.

E.

 

[wolfheze]

For any warbird/photography buffs the victory show cosby, leicestershire is on in two weeks time. Not often you get to Hurricanes, Spitfires, Mustangs etc plus a Dakota take off, display and land on a makeshift grass airstrip. This year there's also supposed to be a parachute drop from the Dakota.

 

[58terminus]

I'm sure a lot on the forum will have noticed the new format on FR24 when you click on an airport to
look at arrivals/departures.Has anybody else noticed that when you then click on routes Birmingham is not shown on the map? Manchester, Liverpool,Glasgow and Edinburgh are but not the UK's second city.
Anybody know how to complain?

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I'm sure a lot on the forum will have noticed the new format on FR24 when you click on an airport to look at arrivals/departures.Has anybody else noticed that when you then click on routes Birmingham is not shown on the map? Manchester, Liverpool,Glasgow and Edinburgh are but not the UK's second city.
Anybody know how to complain?

I certainly don't like the new format, with the arrivals/departures now being shown on a slim window to the left of the main view.
With regard to viewing the BHX routes, I see -

Perhaps there was some delay in all UK airports showing up after the update.
Many might be forgiven though, for thinking that the above network is from Liverpool (as 'Birmingham' or 'BHX' is not shown).
More work needed FR24!

Kevin

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Thank you kindly kevin for those very kind words,

I use a Nikon D7100 with an older screw drive Nikkor 300 f4 AF ID lens, nothing overly special about how I took the photos - with the airshow and bomber deployement to Fairford, it was all down to the gear I just kept the shutter speed up 1/1600sec and just framed the shots, my lens has no IS or VR so I need to keep the shutter speed over 1/1000sec to avoid motion blur.
Editing is done in Lightroom 5 and Topaz de-noise , kind of a ongoing learning curve - as most things are these days, I set the website up to see if any of my jpeg files might be sellable, and to see what happens.

Thnaks again.

E.

Thanks Elmdan80slad

Your Nikon D7100 sensor's 24MP puts my ageing D200's 10.1MP in the shade. I guess that the 300mm lens' screw drive can be a bit slow in focusing, but you obviously know what you're doing as shown by your excellent photos.
On my part, I always shoot in RAW and mostly use Nikon Capture NX-D/Nikon ViewNX-I for processing.

Regards

Kevin

 

[Elmdon80slad]

Thanks Elmdan80slad

Your Nikon D7100 sensor's 24MP puts my ageing D200's 10.1MP in the shade. I guess that the 300mm lens' screw drive can be a bit slow in focusing, but you obviously know what you're doing as shown by your excellent photos.
On my part, I always shoot in RAW and mostly use Nikon Capture NX-D/Nikon ViewNX-I for processing.

Regards

Kevin

Hey kevin the D200 is still excellent (I had one and loved it) mine was let down by the lens and my lack of editting skills that only time have hepled me.
I have just found soem of my old files and decided to re edit them in my normal way, but I was supprised - time and experience by using them over and over have made a big difference.
Like they say "you never stop learning"

Kind regards

E.

 

[58terminus]

Many might be forgiven though, for thinking that the above network is from Liverpool (as 'Birmingham' or 'BHX' is not shown).
More work needed FR24!

I agree with that Kevin but what i got my back up is that the the map without any route network displayed
does not show Birmingham at all but does the other cities i mentioned.

 

[Brum X]

I agree with that Kevin but what i got my back up is that the the map without any route network displayed
does not show Birmingham at all but does the other cities i mentioned.

BBC weather map on the news always has Brum sitting proudly in the centre of England and features none of them northern cities mentioned on fr24. I try and not get too bothered about stuff like this anymore, they can't feature all cities every time and somebody is going to get upset but hey ho

 

[Brum X]

I'd rather have no Birmingham featured than have Birmingham positioned in the wrong place as is the case a lot of the time.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Thank you kindly kevin for those very kind words,

I use a Nikon D7100 with an older screw drive Nikkor 300 f4 AF ID lens, nothing overly special about how I took the photos - with the airshow and bomber deployement to Fairford, it was all down to the gear I just kept the shutter speed up 1/1600sec and just framed the shots, my lens has no IS or VR so I need to keep the shutter speed over 1/1000sec to avoid motion blur.
Editing is done in Lightroom 5 and Topaz de-noise , kind of a ongoing learning curve - as most things are these days, I set the website up to see if any of my jpeg files might be sellable, and to see what happens.

Thnaks again.

E.

Hi Elmdon80slad

I've just been having a look at some more of your excellent photos. I'm really impressed with your two shots of Jupiter, showing the Galilean moons. Did you take those with your 300mm F4 lens?
Also, if I may be so bold - in your section 'Static Birds', you have one labelled 'Robin'. I'm pretty certain it's a Chaffinch.

Regards

Kevin

 

[Elmdon80slad]

Hi Elmdon80slad

I've just been having a look at some more of your excellent photos. I'm really impressed with your two shots of Jupiter, showing the Galilean moons. Did you take those with your 300mm F4 lens?
Also, if I may be so bold - in your section 'Static Birds', you have one labelled 'Robin'. I'm pretty certain it's a Chaffinch.

Regards

Kevin

Hiya Kevin,

Yep both Jupiter shots where with my 300 f4 its a steller lens in just about every department, but there are a mix of other cameras I have owned in there like Nikon D90, D200 and Canon 30D with a mix of Nikkor 55-300VR, Nikkor 70-300VR and Canon 55-250.
I thought it was a Robin but you might be right.

I was hoping to post my site in a more visable place on here, but not sure where would be best?

Regards

E.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Hiya Kevin,

Yep both Jupiter shots where with my 300 f4 its a steller lens in just about every department, but there are a mix of other cameras I have owned in there like Nikon D90, D200 and Canon 30D with a mix of Nikkor 55-300VR, Nikkor 70-300VR and Canon 55-250.
I thought it was a Robin but you might be right.

I was hoping to post my site in a more visable place on here, but not sure where would be best?

Regards

E.

Thanks for your reply Elmdon80slad.

I'll have to give astrophotography a go!. I have a Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VR along with both Nikon 1.4x and 2.0x tele-converters, which should give an effective 400mm (600mm compared to FX sensor). I know that my D200 can't match the digital resolution of your D7100, but hopefully I'll get some results.
I assume that you used a tripod and boosted the ISO, as there is no blur to the planet or moons.
Now I just need to wait for Jupiter to be visible in the northern hemisphere (and clear skies).

Regards

Kevin

 

[Elmdon80slad]

Thanks for your reply Elmdon80slad.

I'll have to give astrophotography a go!. I have a Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VR along with both Nikon 1.4x and 2.0x tele-converters, which should give an effective 400mm (600mm compared to FX sensor). I know that my D200 can't match the digital resolution of your D7100, but hopefully I'll get some results.
I assume that you used a tripod and boosted the ISO, as there is no blur to the planet or moons.
Now I just need to wait for Jupiter to be visible in the northern hemisphere (and clear skies).

Regards

Kevin

Hi Kevin,

That lens of yours is a cracker and very sharp esp in the center of the frame, I tried one wonce and was amazed my its IQ but could not afford it at the time, I also used to have a D200 and loved that camera, with the two you should get some really good shots of astro things.
What I would say (this is what I do) use back button focusing and try to trap focus on the moon if its out, as AF will not work on Jupiter sized objects - the focus will give un reliable results, use a sturdy tripod and a remote if you have one or if not use the timer relese say for about 10sec(try to keep everything real still).
With the exposure try different shutter speeds from say 1sec - 1/20sec, and with the Aperature use your lenses sweet spot - I guess its about f4-f5.6 with yours? and try varying the ISO due to dark pixel noise or read noise - say between 800 and 1000 +
Oh and with the AF I would set the center single focus point.

I llok forward to seeing your shots - here's to clear nights with pleanty of planets to photograph.

Kind regards

E.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Commonwealth Federation judges picked Birmingham ahead of rival Liverpool, impressed by the range of sporting facilities and infrastructure in the city. The city will now work with Government to firm its proposals ahead of the international contest.

http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/bir...g-commonwealth-13584225#ICID=sharebar_twitter

 

[Ray Finkle]

A big well done to all concerned.

This is only phase one so the hard work needs to continue

 

[Ianbutty]

Bostin news. Stage one done.