Few winter pics today... [Archive] - SV650.org

Specialone

19-12-10, 09:42 PM

Went to a local water park today for a bit, well ice park.

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Wifey...

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Speedy Claire

19-12-10, 09:58 PM

Brilliant pics, especially the robin ones and loving the hat Clair x

Specialone

19-12-10, 10:00 PM

Brilliant pics, especially the robin ones and loving the hat Clair x

Yeah took loads of the robin, he was certainly well fed :)
Clair was actually wearing my deer stalker cos its super warm and cosy.

ChrisSV

19-12-10, 10:01 PM

Nice piccies :D
Loving the robin.

Speedy Claire

19-12-10, 10:03 PM

Clair was actually wearing my deer stalker cos its super warm and cosy.

It probably looks way better on Clair than it does on you :D :santa:

Specialone

19-12-10, 10:07 PM

It probably looks way better on Clair than it does on you :D :santa:

Thanks :smt071

dizzyblonde

19-12-10, 10:08 PM

Well Robin isn't short of food is he? :)

Speedy Claire

19-12-10, 10:10 PM

Thanks :smt071

you`re welcome :santa:

Specialone

19-12-10, 10:12 PM

Well Robin isn't short of food is he? :)
Nope, none of the birds are underfed by the looks of it, Clair took some food for them today, mainly ducks and geese doing the scoffing.
There were quite a few limping strangely enough, dont know whether they had damaged their legs landing on the ice or something, wasnt stopping them feeding though.

loonytoon

19-12-10, 10:23 PM

nice pics mate, what you shooting with ?

Specialone

19-12-10, 10:29 PM

nice pics mate, what you shooting with ?
Nikon D90 with the Nikon 70-300 VR lense on manual.
The one pic was a bit dark so done a lazy auto correct and it made the robins red breast really orangey red, not likey :(

loonytoon

19-12-10, 10:32 PM

ah i thought i spied a bit of dslr in them :)
i prefer to keep mine as they are taken to show a true picture of what i have seen

Richie

19-12-10, 10:36 PM

Great Photos :0)

Specialone

19-12-10, 10:36 PM

ah i thought i spied a bit of dslr in them :)
i prefer to keep mine as they are taken to show a true picture of what i have seen

I do generally, thats my preference, but sometimes especially when you have only enough time to get one shot, you have to be quick, also what you see with your eyes doesnt always come out on film.
BTW they aint a pro photographer anywhere that dont do post editing of some sort.

loonytoon

19-12-10, 10:47 PM

thats very true some times its just a quick snap to make sure you get it, a lil tweek to make it look half ok.
yea alot of stuff that pro's do is heavily touched up

Jordy

19-12-10, 11:03 PM

Amazing pics! Especially the Robin close ups. :)

Holdup

19-12-10, 11:09 PM

*ahem* gets out bird knowledge

The robin isnt fat it has puffed its feathers up to keep warm

Actualy i read an article in the sun :stupid:

Cool pics tho

Specialone

19-12-10, 11:14 PM

*ahem* gets out bird knowledge

The robin isnt fat it has puffed its feathers up to keep warm

Actualy i read an article in the sun :stupid:

Cool pics tho
Good point, but he was a lot 'puffed' up more than some of the others :)
Porky robin.

19-12-10, 11:23 PM

View from my back garden today

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Our neighbour's trees

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Wifey

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missyburd

19-12-10, 11:29 PM

Lovely pics, espesh of the robin. You might be surprised to know that despite robins and other wee birds looking round and well fed this year it tends to not be the result of a plentiful diet but more because the poor things have to fluff themselves up to the max to trap as much air as possible in amongst their feathers to keep warm. All the birds in my garden are doing it atm, poor beggars...

EDIT: Really sorry Holdup, didn't read the second page of this thread before posting, you are absolutely right! and I'm most impressed with the Sun newspaper just this once...not the fact you read it however ;-)

AndyBrad

20-12-10, 10:25 AM

i do like a nice robin at this time of year :)

robh539

20-12-10, 11:37 AM

Nikon D90 with the Nikon 70-300 VR lense on manual.
The one pic was a bit dark so done a lazy auto correct and it made the robins red breast really orangey red, not likey :(

great pics mate. so you rate the lens then?
I have been try to decide to buy the tamron 70-300 or a Nikon one. and there the 55-300 to choose from aswell :rolleyes:

Specialone

20-12-10, 01:31 PM

robh539

20-12-10, 01:45 PM

Yeah mate it's way better than me.
My mate has the tamron 300mm but he said straight away with mine he could see the difference ( he has a D90 as well), IMO do what I did, wait until you can budget for the better lense.
The nikon lense also has the VR capability as well.

Awesome. I can afford it, thats not a problem. I just dont want spend the cash if there not much difference. D90 show off lol

If i sell the 200mm i will get the 55-300mm

Quiff Wichard

20-12-10, 02:20 PM

Clair looks like she loves **** Robin....

he does look cute

TC3

20-12-10, 04:55 PM

Some great pics with the D90 and 70-300!!! I also have that combo and really like it.

-Ralph-

20-12-10, 05:08 PM

Clair looks like she loves ****

:shock: Go wash your mouth out with soap Quiffy boy! :smt018

;-)

Specialone

20-12-10, 06:14 PM

:shock: Go wash your mouth out with soap Quiffy boy! :smt018

;-)

Yep, Clair called him a cheeky git when she read it lol

Holdup

20-12-10, 06:32 PM

Good point, but he was a lot 'puffed' up more than some of the others :)
Porky robin.

Should of seen the one in the sun, was mahoosive

Lovely pics, espesh of the robin. You might be surprised to know that despite robins and other wee birds looking round and well fed this year it tends to not be the result of a plentiful diet but more because the poor things have to fluff themselves up to the max to trap as much air as possible in amongst their feathers to keep warm. All the birds in my garden are doing it atm, poor beggars...

EDIT: Really sorry Holdup, didn't read the second page of this thread before posting, you are absolutely right! and I'm most impressed with the Sun newspaper just this once...not the fact you read it however ;-)

:p

it was only because an RSPCA spokesperson had said something, it looked really cute though, havent seen the one that sits on the fence down the bottom of my garden next to my workshop for a while, he/she usually comes to see me when im doing something to my bike :D

1210tech

23-12-10, 05:49 PM

great pics mate. so you rate the lens then?
I have been try to decide to buy the tamron 70-300 or a Nikon one. and there the 55-300 to choose from aswell :rolleyes:

Yeah mate it's way better than me.
My mate has the tamron 300mm but he said straight away with mine he could see the difference ( he has a D90 as well), IMO do what I did, wait until you can budget for the better lense.
The nikon lense also has the VR capability as well.

Philly-babs, I haven't got the Tamron version, I've got the Nikon AF 70-300mm 1:4-5:6 G version, its around the £100 mark from various places.

To be honest, I don't know what the quality of the Tamron is like so I wouldn't rule it out, maybe find someone that sells it and see if you can have a demo of the Tamron and Nikon lenses using your body and then get the pics home and onto your laptop to see the results....don't forget the Sigma range of lenses too ;)

Specialone

23-12-10, 05:57 PM

Philly-babs, I haven't got the Tamron version, I've got the Nikon AF 70-300mm 1:4-5:6 G version, its around the £100 mark from various places.

To be honest, I don't know what the quality of the Tamron is like so I wouldn't rule it out, maybe find someone that sells it and see if you can have a demo of the Tamron and Nikon lenses using your body and then get the pics home and onto your laptop to see the results....don't forget the Sigma range of lenses too ;)

I thought you had the tamron one, so its the nikkor one then ? non VR anyway, correct?

1210tech

23-12-10, 06:03 PM

I thought you had the tamron one, so its the nikkor one then ? non VR anyway, correct?

Yep, non VR :thumright:

how do you post pics? I have used the insert image button and copied the link from my Flickr account but it won't display the picture?????

Specialone

23-12-10, 06:05 PM

Yep, non VR :thumright:

how do you post pics? I have used the insert image button and copied the link from my Flickr account but it won't display the picture?????
Image code, copy paste.
Thought you'd done it here before.

1210tech

23-12-10, 06:06 PM

Image code, copy paste.
Thought you'd done it here before.

yep. thats what i'm doing, perhaps my flickr account is blocking the images or something :confused:

Specialone

23-12-10, 06:09 PM

yep. thats what i'm doing, perhaps my flickr account is blocking the images or something :confused:

*cough* photobucket *cough*

1210tech

23-12-10, 06:10 PM

*cough* photobucket *cough*

better quality on flickr pro, photobucket down sizes, flickr pro doesn't

1210tech

23-12-10, 06:32 PM

ok, finally figured it!

here's a few taken in Brecon during the first lot of snow we had a few weeks ago with a friend and his family, was supposed to go up there again today but my mate couldn't make it so will try and go next week if the snow is still down :cool:

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-Ralph-

23-12-10, 07:36 PM

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I take it that is you and your son?

If so you should get that picture printed and framed and put it on your wall mate, that's a beautiful picture.

Bluefish

23-12-10, 07:56 PM

I take it that is you and your son?

If so you should get that picture printed and framed and put it on your wall mate, that's a beautiful picture.

Agree, lovin the black and white version.

Specialone

23-12-10, 09:44 PM

No guys, pockets ain't got no kids, that's his friends family :)

1210tech

23-12-10, 10:48 PM

I take it that is you and your son?

If so you should get that picture printed and framed and put it on your wall mate, that's a beautiful picture.

Agree, lovin the black and white version.

No guys, pockets ain't got no kids, that's his friends family :)

cheers guys ;)

as the specialone said, its my bestest friends son and missus, like all good photos (or ones that I like to take) completely spur of the moment snap, on auto and point and shoot :D