Photo/Photographer thread.

[MariusC]

They work well, but not quite a sharp as a macro lens.

Thanks. So it would then probably do till I can afford a real macro lens

[SeaBee]

Haha, nooo worries, I read it with a smiley! Even for that shot to make that "super fake" it has to be a nice shot to begin with.

 

Marius, shop around and play around. If your normal lens don't have a macro feature, see what you can get simply going in close. On a longish zoom lens you'll also be able to get pretty zoomed and near macro-type shots. I was lucky and got a second-hand 100mm macro for a bargain - love it! Was told that a prime 50mm lens also makes for good macro lens - and as far as lenses go, they're as cheap as you can get.

[Wyatt Earp]

Thanks. So it would then probably do till I can afford a real macro lens

 

Marius, check ODP for used lenses.

Often some great bargains on second hand Tamron and Sigma macro's.

And as Seabee said, they make phenomenal prime lenses.

[RichieT]

Not sure Richie, I would assume you could just pitch, however I would not advise busy times.

I did not see gondolas for bikes.

Give them a shout see what they say, they seem quite big on getting it off the ground.

I finally got hold of somone regarding downhill biking at the Harties cableway. There's nothing in place yet. The problem is a land owner whose land you would have to cross to ride down. The cableway itself is keen, although you have to use the service gondola to get bikes up so it's not arrive and drive!

There is a downhill club working with the cableway and negotiating with the very un-keen landowner, to put on a downhill event later this year. They are hoping to prove to the landowner that mountain bikers are not the Rhino Rally! (which is apparently what he thinks!)

So afraid nothing doing right now. PM me anyone for the Downhill Club's details if interested

[Wyatt Earp]

I finally got hold of somone regarding downhill biking at the Harties cableway. There's nothing in place yet. The problem is a land owner whose land you would have to cross to ride down. The cableway itself is keen, although you have to use the service gondola to get bikes up so it's not arrive and drive!

There is a downhill club working with the cableway and negotiating with the very un-keen landowner, to put on a downhill event later this year. They are hoping to prove to the landowner that mountain bikers are not the Rhino Rally! (which is apparently what he thinks!)

So afraid nothing doing right now. PM me anyone for the Downhill Club's details if interested

 

That's bad news man, seeing they are advertising it and even have a video running when you stand in the queue

[RichieT]

Yeah and they do'nt let you take your bike in the normal gondola in case you scratch it.. (the gondola that is!)

[Wyatt Earp]

Yeah and they do'nt let you take your bike in the normal gondola in case you scratch it.. (the gondola that is!)

 

Seriously, who cares about the gondola

[RichieT]

Indeed!

[The Ghost]

Im shooting a little project this weekend, and I think some of you will like the pics that are gonna come out of it.

I'll try to remember to post some here for you.

[NE1L]

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[NE1L]

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[NE1L]

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[The Ghost]

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Oh the potential of this!

[NE1L]

Sorry guys those last three pics were meant to be posted somewhere else just spazzed out would love to say I took them though

[RichieT]

Thought we'd pop down to the waterhole for a tipple...

 

[Wyatt Earp]

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IMG_3422 by OddPix1, on Flickr