Thread: Photos your proud of -not just hunting

a stag in the Scottish Highlands with a typical scrappy Scottish head,

a Red Grouse from heather moorlands nearby, 2014,

and a bitey in South Africa, 2015

a more local friend up the Whataroa, 2014

Finally convinced my Wife that we need a Digital SLR. Wow! The F 801 (sitting in the cupboard for 10 years) will be jealous! Not my best shot ever by a long and the subject is somewhat basic but I can see how the censors have caught film. Watch this space!

Yip, they've come a long way in the last 10 years! What did you go for?

Originally Posted by LOC

a stag in the Scottish Highlands with a typical scrappy Scottish head,

a Red Grouse from heather moorlands nearby, 2014,

and a bitey in South Africa, 2015

Far out those are some nice shots.

Originally Posted by GravelBen

Yip, they've come a long way in the last 10 years! What did you go for?

A Nikon 5200, Light enough for the Wife to use (she hated my heavy 801) and the deal was right.

D5200 Kit 18-55/3.5-5.6 VR II Black

Impressed with the standard lens which took the photo. Now trying to sort my old lenses, at least one is terminal with fungi

I wanted something with servo motor drive ie 7000 series but they are heavy.

Nice, good bit of kit. Know what you mean about wanting servo drive, I went for a D7000 because I have a few old AF-D lenses which need it. Always a compromise between features and weight though. Enjoy

I love the camera already. Yes unfortunately I will be manually focusing my AF-D 70-210 f4, my favorite lens ever (once I get the fungus out). I stripped my 50mm 1.8 to get the fungus out (what a nightmare!!!) still some dust evident but now seems to work ok.

SHHH I spent some of my toy money on a AF-S Nikon 12-24 f4. What a cracker of a lense. Maybe I will just have to get some more AF-S lenses

Mt Peel by evening. My son & I went for a fitness hike...awesome fun.

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

I love the camera already. Yes unfortunately I will be manually focusing my AF-D 70-210 f4, my favorite lens ever (once I get the fungus out). I stripped my 50mm 1.8 to get the fungus out (what a nightmare!!!) still some dust evident but now seems to work ok.

SHHH I spent some of my toy money on a AF-S Nikon 12-24 f4. What a cracker of a lense. Maybe I will just have to get some more AF-S lenses

Buying more lenses is a bit like buying more guns, its easy to keep thinking of another one you want! I have Nikon AFS 18-105, AFD 50 f1.8, AFD 80-200 f2.8, Tokina AF 12-24 f4 and 400 f5.6... mostly bought second hand.

Might get a proper macro lens at some stage too, for macro at the moment I use a $10 reverse adaptor and/or extension tubes with the 50mm.

Originally Posted by K95

The point on the track where the dog says "NOPE".

Awesome shot! Have walked that plank myself a few times now!

Heres a couple @Dundee might like, took some photos of the Mrs to send to her family today with her pet Jersey, Esperanza, she's made the bloody thing so friendly it's a pest! Has tried to mount me on more than one occasion!

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Heres a couple @Dundee might like, took some photos of the Mrs to send to her family today with her pet Jersey, Esperanza, she's made the bloody thing so friendly it's a pest! Has tried to mount me on more than one occasion!

Haha classic, the cow has that "she loves me more than you" look.

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

Haha classic, the cow has that "she loves me more than you" look.

Bloody thing sure gets a lot of attention! Even caught her shampooing it one day! Smells like lavender an honey now haha

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Bloody thing sure gets a lot of attention! Even caught her shampooing it one day! Smells like lavender an honey now haha

that sounds like a Latina type thing to do. Great photos by the way.