bobbiel

I will say b, the clincher would be if we could see the talons, complete with the straps on.
Daft its qiute alright, dont be jealous, you can only work with what you have.
I;m quite capable of taking some dreadfull pics with my fousands of dollars worth gear
This one on the other hand is one of my better ones.

lof

cool! (and of course thanks for all the other pics here!)

don't forget the lunar eclipse on wednesday evening... weather permitting... http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2008Feb21.html

daft batty

I photoshopped the jessies off so thats why you can't see them

Are you saying thats a bad photo then, cos I reckon with my Kodak snapper thing its pretty good.

Ok, how do you do the moon shot??

Wannabe

Maybe somebody can help me identify this furry thingamajig?

F6 @ 1/100, 82mm.

Steve_P

...and now for something completely different.

It was my grandson's first birthday on Valentines Day and his party was today. This is a shot of Daniel getting a birthday hug from his cousin Taryn (16 months).

Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
1/125s f/8.0 at 100.0mm iso200

bobbiel

No I didnt mean it that way

minihaha

We had one of these thingymagigs in our yard in Calgary last year. I think its some kind of moth similar to the Wooly Bear in the UK.
Cool isnt he I put ours in some thick bushes so the birdies wouldnt get him, but looking like that he wasnt very hidden.

Lovely pic.

mrs minihaha

Inse

Talking of faces, here's a couple I found earlier.... in the lounge. all my own work too.

bananahammock

Ooh, & while we're naming bugs does anyone know what this is? ....... there were 3 in the garage today

bananahammock

& the same from me .......... (the grassy ones are for minihaha )

bananahammock

Nanaimo/Parksville's claim to fame

bobbiel

Well now you have specifically ask for critique, its a very blurry image, with little detail shown, I suspect it was heavily cropped, which further degraded it.
Personally if my subject doesn't fill at least a third of the frame, I seldom pull the trigger. For birds in flight you need a high shutter speed ,1/000+ to freeze the wings, something your camera probably cannot achieve, so all in all it is no doubt the best you can hope for with the gear you have.
The moon was shot early in the morning when it was at its lowest, with a long range zoom lens, to bring out the detail it was underexposed.
Daft, are you shooting in auto mode? does your camera allow you to select, shutter speed, ISO (film sensitively)aperture manually?

bobbiel

That is (I think)a black widow spider, they have a red "hour glass on the tummy, so if you can see that it will confirm the ID.
I saw loads of them when we lived in Medicine Hat.

minihaha

Thanks bananahammock, the grass is just lovely to see really is.

But keep the spiders to yourself please, that one doesnt look too friendly.

mrs minihaha

daft batty

I didnt ask for a critique at all! What i said was "Are you saying thats a bad photo then, cos I reckon with my Kodak snapper thing its pretty good" That's not the same as asking for your opinion.



I used to use an SLR, develop my own film, print them, blah, blah. Now I take snaps not "photographs".

PS I dont need patronising comments on film sensitivity. I am a radiographer.