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MuttleMcTuttle

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  1. Kay, the best thing to do would be to chat up someone who has both lenses in canon fit and try them on your camera or take your camera to a shop & ask if you can try the lenses before you make a decision. That way you'll be able to see exactly what will fill the viewfinder at different focal lengths.
  2. Save a bit longer and get the 2.8... go on... you know you want to!!!!
  3. I was joking when I said about the rats being snake food!!!! My friend keeps snakes and she is very careful about their food source... I think there would be a danger to the snake if they got bitten by a rat? Don't think they would have the same hunting skills as a wild snake... I wouldn't fret too much if the snakes ate the spider though...
  4. The 18-55 lens is good for landscapes, but you won't be able to focus very close and it won't be much good for bugs. 70-200 or 70-300 would be more suitable for flowers, bugs, and wildlife, and also for the dogs running and sporty stuff. That's the problem with dslrs - you really need several lenses for specific purposes, and it's a bit of a faff carrying them around with you and changing them. You can almost certainly guarantee that you will see the rarest bird on the planet when you have a wide angle lens on the camera I'd probably go for a 70-300 lens with macro facility, althou
  5. I like the lizard shots and the first couple of snake ones, but things kind of rapidly deteriorated after that as far as I was concerned... EEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!! The rats are cute I hope they are not dinner for the snakes
  6. Yes, I know... I am exceedingly dull
  7. You know where you can see my pics, Al... here - http://www.ephotozine.com/u12357 but I'm sorry, I don't do "art" anymore Afraid I haven't had time to update my website lately... too busy taking photos, which is what you should be doing...
  8. I've made several bottles of sloe gin/vodka already. I've found it's most important to test it daily, straight from the bottle, but you do need to top it up to hide the evidence
  9. Alan, why don't you put some more up? You show me yours... snigger
  10. So we can assume that there has been no amending of the rules, and you will be getting rights to all images entered, not just the prize winning photos? Also that you will be entitled to use the images in any way you see fit, including selling them to other publications, and using them for your own publicity with no payment or credit to the photographer? Luckily most photographers have a sense of humour too...
  11. Everybody knows Americans are paranoid... just like everybody knows the aliens have already landed, took one look at us lot, and spontaneously combusted... As for concentration camps... I wonder where they got that idea from?
  12. You could always try sending them an invoice for using the images, but I wouldn't hold out much hope...
  13. What is really really annoying is when someone nicks one of your pics off the internet and enters it into a competition in their name, or uses it on their website...
  14. these are taken with a canon power shot A470 Kay with the camera your using your getting some really stunning shots. I wonder what the shots would be like if you had digital slr with a quality lense?? You have a good eye for a photo and that IMO is the most important part in Photography and it's something that comes naturally as it's very hard to teach. You have a gift, if ever your up my way give me a shout and i'll let you use one of my cameras for a couple of hours. Believe it Kay...
  15. What make are they? I'm looking for some similar boots, I'd prefer nubuck leather, but I like the look of the soles on those. Price for that style of boot can vary from £40 to £200 upwards
  16. Nice close ups Kay What camera are you using now?
  17. It's wise to read all competiton rules carefully, and if you don't like their terms, don't enter. Personally I think it's fair if the competition organiser uses the shortlisted & winning pics in their magazine, or website, or whatever, to promote the competiton, but for all entries to be stuck in their image library for future use, with no payment to the photographer doesn't seem right to me Even worse, when they claim the rights to sell the images to other publishers worldwide... just not on really. Hence I don't enter many photo competitions, and I'd advise anyone how has a really
  18. Well I just hope they stay there... And I hope you've got the kennels as secure as they possibly can be... Might be an idea to fit up some security lights or a simple alarm system? Must admit Id always assumed dogs were burglar deterrents, not the targets. Comes from being brought up with mental collies I spose - "Yes mate, sure you tar spray the whole yard, but you'll have to get past the dog..." cue snarling ball of fur and teeth whistling past them at ear height
  19. Happens with a lot of competitions though... the BBC used to be one of the worst offenders I guess for the competition organisers it's a great way to get thousands of images for free... Most people are so thrilled to see their photos in magazines that they don't consider what effect this kind of rights grabbing has on pro photographers who are trying to make a living from selling photos...
  20. Super portfolio, one I'll be adding to my epz favourites
  21. Glad to hear you enjoyed it, even the quietest old nags can have their moments though... My sweet little pony is always trying to chuck me on the ground (and often succeeds...) But she looks so cute...
  22. That's a heartening tale - so often the police don't take stolen dogs seriously, they just treat them as a regular lost dog, "see the dog warden, are you sure it hasn't just run off? etc etc" I'd take it seriously if someone was loitering around eyeing up any of my animals. Get no. plates, photos, descriptions, etc, and make sure your dogs are safe wherever they are.
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