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by nigpd
Thu May 26, 2011 10:44 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: oh no, not another Common Blue on a stick
Replies: 11
Views: 1250

Re: oh no, not another Common Blue on a stick

Taken with Canon 7D and Canon EF 100mm f2.8L Macro IS USM handheld f8, 1/125th sec, ISO 200 Thank for posting the image details along with a brilliant photo. It's helpful to numbskulls like myself to see what can be done. Was it manual or AF and viewfinder or live view? I always use manual focus wi...
by nigpd
Mon May 23, 2011 5:36 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: oh no, not another Common Blue on a stick
Replies: 11
Views: 1250

Re: oh no, not another Common Blue on a stick

Thanks for your positive comments. I was quite surprised too by the lack of response. I was beginning to think that it was a photo that instilled indifference in the viewer for some reason, although I thought it was pretty good :wink: I use Photoshop CS4 to resize my images to a standard 1024 x 689 ...
by nigpd
Sat May 21, 2011 6:20 am
Forum: Photography
Topic: oh no, not another Common Blue on a stick
Replies: 11
Views: 1250

oh no, not another Common Blue on a stick

I'm afraid so :D

Image

Taken with Canon 7D and Canon EF 100mm f2.8L Macro IS USM handheld
f8, 1/125th sec, ISO 200
by nigpd
Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:44 pm
Forum: Guestbook
Topic: Hello from a newbie
Replies: 9
Views: 3046

Re: Hello from a newbie

Hi Charles.

Thanks for your kind comment on my pics.

I hope not seeing any Small Heaths at Monks Wood didnt have anything to do with me putting small ink dots on their wings every time I netted one! :?: :?:
by nigpd
Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:31 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: British Wildlife Photography Awards
Replies: 6
Views: 475

Re: British Wildlife Photography Awards

Paul

Dragons in flight is a real tester as you probably know. They can be so infuriatingly uncooperative!! But brilliant when that one shot in 100 comes good :D

Nigel
by nigpd
Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:55 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: British Wildlife Photography Awards
Replies: 6
Views: 475

Re: British Wildlife Photography Awards

Thanks for the post John. I hope to get something good enough to enter :)
by nigpd
Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:35 pm
Forum: Guestbook
Topic: Hello from a newbie
Replies: 9
Views: 3046

Re: Hello from a newbie

Thanks for the kind welcome guys. I'm looking forward to getting stuck in
by nigpd
Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:08 am
Forum: Guestbook
Topic: Hello from a newbie
Replies: 9
Views: 3046

Hello from a newbie

Hi, I thought it was time I said hello after joining a couple of weeks ago. Just a little about me and my past experiences with butterflies. I had the opportunity in 1975 as part of my degree course (Applied Biology), to spend 6 months with Ernie Pollard at the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology at Mo...

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