tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post7488076330623997178..comments2024-03-29T08:25:42.543+00:00Comments on Of Esox & observations : Extended viewsDylan Wrathallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-17815509488625058602015-03-30T13:51:00.020+01:002015-03-30T13:51:00.020+01:00Cheers Dylan ;)Cheers Dylan ;)Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-89771450870173995942015-03-28T12:57:58.613+00:002015-03-28T12:57:58.613+00:00Hi Stewart, cheers for the comment - please don...Hi Stewart, cheers for the comment - please don't think that I am in any way, shape or form, a photographer, I most certainly am not. I use a camera because, unlike your good self, my ability to accurately portray what I'm looking at via the media of pencil/paints and paper is non existent! My camera work is adequate - Jono Lethbridge, Steve Ashton, Chiddy and Marc Heath (to name a few) are accomplished digital camera users and their results speak for themselves.<br />My discovery of a new area of application came about as a consequence of seeing some of the dragonfly stuff that Marc Heath had posted then bumping into him at Stodmarsh NNR and seeing what he was using. Those extension tubes cost me less than £8 off the Internet and have provided endless enjoyment. Everything requires manual focusing and the depth of field is minuscule, so good images require excellent lighting and high shutter speeds. Apart from that it is a walk in the park!<br />I suppose the best bit about all of this technology is that it costs nothing to try - my delete button is probably pressed half as often as my shutter release when I'm messing about with insects. It's all about learning from the mistakes and trying to remember what you'd done when an image lives up to your expectations - that little lens is a quality piece of glass.<br />Hoping all is well in your part of the world? All the best DylDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-88343000138038062752015-03-28T11:22:42.473+00:002015-03-28T11:22:42.473+00:00Good post Dylan. I would never have considered pho...Good post Dylan. I would never have considered photographing wildlife as a possibility for me until about 2005! Even now, looking back from then, my first digital compact camera, to now my beginners dslr ( canon 700d) the improvement is staggering. Even I can take a nice bird photo these days! I might look at some extension tubes too, I have the same small lens as you and would like to get some close ups...<br /><br />Cheers StewartStewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.com