[steelydan]

September 5, 2017 at 3:21 pm

Still for sale?

[steelydan]

August 5, 2016 at 10:18 pm

Fantastic series and adventure,

[steelydan]

March 11, 2016 at 5:53 pm

Dont know if you like this edit Davy??

[steelydan]

March 8, 2016 at 7:40 pm

Nice Davy, maybe a boost in contrast might life the horsed from the dark background.

[steelydan]

February 1, 2016 at 5:45 pm

Thanks Jenny, Iceland is a great trip, one of our camera club members went there last year and had a blast. Enjoy it and bring plenty memory cards
Landscapes or wildlife in Iceland?

[steelydan]

January 25, 2016 at 6:02 pm

Thanks Dave

A bit of a fluke to be honest, I was photographing the mating swans as they chased each other around the lake, as this one flew past me. I was concentrating on another pair when i heard the “Whoosh” of wings behind me, turned around to grab two shots and this was the second.

[steelydan]

January 21, 2016 at 9:03 pm

Thanks Dave, yes i agree that the red is too over saturated on the second one. it’s one of my favourites from my wildlife set up, that and the reflection one

[steelydan]

October 26, 2015 at 1:28 am

Have you tried Amazon UK

These ones look good enough for speedlights, and not a bad price

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Phot-R%C2%AE-Professional-Adjustable-Aluminium-Studio/dp/B00MXX0P4I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1445822830&sr=8-2&keywords=light+stands” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;

[steelydan]

May 18, 2015 at 6:39 pm

My 7D was front focusing on 4 of my lenses when i had it first, I thought it was a camera problem until i read that you “might have to” Micro Adjust some lenses to the camera. Hang on a minute…. After paying that much for a camera, now I have to fine tune it!!! Fine tuned the said lenses and the camera recognised the lens when i put it on, then adjusted it .

What ever happened to a camera you just bought, and stuck a lens on it and had no issues.

[steelydan]

May 12, 2015 at 5:14 pm

Hi Jenny

No I dont think i was me that had an uncle working on the Portlairge. I do remember passing by this boat(we called it the Mud Boat, as it used to clear gravel off the bottom of the River Suir,more like mud than gravel) But i used to pass this when it was docked in the Waterside (Scotch Quay) in Waterford around 1984-1987. I used to work in O’Keefee’s bakery and have a few film shots of the boat, in my early photography days.

Lovely shot by the way, will have to make my way back down to Saltmills

[steelydan]

May 12, 2015 at 4:01 pm

Decent attempt with a Compact camera. The sweet spot of your set up is the middle drop to bottom drop. It could be to the f5.1 aperture you used. But it has a hazy feeling to it, and remember not all macro has to be sharp all over. have you heard of the LBS or in other words Little Big Shot, its a little invention for compact camera that (to be honest) produces excellent results for around $35

Details here
http://littlebigshot.blogspot.ie/” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;

[steelydan]

January 10, 2015 at 11:05 pm

Thanks Jenny
They have moved in out of the cold these-days,this one was taken at the end of October.

[steelydan]

June 2, 2014 at 4:52 pm

Fair play Padraig for even showing these. Sometimes we get complacent and the simplest of things we overlook and learn form them. only last week i went out and left my box of CF cards at home. Talk about having to “Choose” the shots!!

[steelydan]

May 27, 2014 at 7:38 pm

All shot with the following

Canon 1D MKIV
Canon 300mm f2.8 with Canon 2X converter MK III

Exposure was ISO400/ aperture f5.6 /Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec

Hope that helps

[steelydan]

April 23, 2014 at 7:06 pm

I ended up making one myself this evening, after discovering that the tissue paper i used was too thick, I ended up removing it and having the “angled” end open. I suppose it was trial and error.

The shot below was at the following settings, as i had no insects at 8PM i just shot one of the dying flowers from Easter

ISO400 f10 1/100sec Flash at 1/2 power