Fignon's Ponytail
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Driving home this morning after dropping the Mrs at work, and had to stop at Rottingdean to snap the sunrise. It was only on my phone, but a stunning way to start the day.
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General Photography thread
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Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Hope you don't mind. Just tried to make a lovely photo a little lovelier?
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Nice sunset at the cricket last evening
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Fignon's Ponytail
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Not at all!
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
My favourite butterfly.
Full resolution image here; https://www.flickr.com/photos/128321708@N03/48709870748/in/photostream/lightbox/
Full resolution image here; https://www.flickr.com/photos/128321708@N03/48709870748/in/photostream/lightbox/
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Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
The seal's not mine, but the butterfly is. I don't know what BG looks like but I wouldn't mind being compared to a Long-tailed Blue for some weird reason!
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Took this shot from the i360 on Tuesday. West Pier on a silver sea. Maybe an optical illusion, but makes the dear old lady look really fragile 
Example and software used?
View NX2 is free. https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/sw/20.html
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Please see post 2,202 above. Edited in Camera Raw, part of Photoshop.
studio150
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pasty
A different kind of pasty
This thread seems a good place ask a question....
Mrs P and I are looking at a Kenyan safari holiday next year, and at the moment we rely solely on our phones for holiday snaps, but I think a proper camera would be much better on this type of holiday.
So bearing in mind I know bugger all about photography, and I don't want to spend an absolute fortune, what camera recommendations could anyone make? I'm thinking digital, with a decent quality zoom, and simple to operate.
Mrs P and I are looking at a Kenyan safari holiday next year, and at the moment we rely solely on our phones for holiday snaps, but I think a proper camera would be much better on this type of holiday.
So bearing in mind I know bugger all about photography, and I don't want to spend an absolute fortune, what camera recommendations could anyone make? I'm thinking digital, with a decent quality zoom, and simple to operate.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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No expert, but I'm thinking if you 'know bugger all about photography' you'd be far better off sticking with your phone rather than fannying about with multiple camera settings you have no hope of mastering between now and then, thereby missing much of the experience of seeing that thing you've come all that way to see. Phone upgrade to one with a high spec camera would seem to me to be a far better option.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Just pick from one of these. https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/buying-guides/best-point-and-shoot-cameras
I use a little Panasonic for when I'm not doing serious photography and the results are pretty good. In fact, it is the camera I used for most of the Falmer Watch photos.
And go for one with a longer zoom. You'll regret it on safari if you're stuck with just a digital zoom (a digital zoom is like enlarging a photo on a computer screen, whereas the optical zoom takes a more detailed photo in the first place https://www.dummies.com/photography/digital-photography/the-difference-between-optical-zoom-and-digital-zoom-on-your-digital-camera/).
Also ones with a fast shooting rate (fps - frames per second) are good for wildlife, as you've more chance of getting one just right in focus (the drawback being you have more to delete as you could end up with hundreds of the same thing).
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Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
A great capture. I like the bison in the snow.
