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I quite like this. Took it a fair while ago on my phone in the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow:

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[Alloa_Shire]

Fraser_QPFC, on 15 January 2010 - 16:22, said:

PM me if you want any advice or anything.

PM sent Fraser_QPFC, hope you don't mind.

[LOL @ Celtic]

Give ffordes a look for camera gear new and old (based in Inverness) as well as mpbphotographic, look on camerapricebuster as well to take out some leg work if you decide to buy new.

Looking at shooting sports like football with the Olympus (which is a 4/3rds system) you have a crop factor of about 2, which should make things a bit easier (e.g. a 300mm lens is the 35mm equivalent of 600mm) but Olympus lenses can be expensive compared to the Canon/Nikon brands although they do have some glass nobody else has (due to the 4/3 system). Really depends what your budget is, but it's good to see this thread revived.

[Wasperoonie]

Took this about a year ago. Gartmorn Dam near Alloa.

My Border Collie at top of pic wasnt impressed with me faffing about taking pics!

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[Muggy]

Here's a few I've taken fairly recently...

[Tryfield]

Took this at my work a couple of weeks ago. Ailsa Craig and the Heids o' Ayr cliffs. Mucked about with it on Picasa.

[Muggy]

That's a beautiful capture.

[Mackie The Staggie]

Much needed BUMP I think. Got a decent lens so went to the preseason game last wed, here's a few from the evening.


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Also went to into Inverness and took in the Shinty game, look to get those up asap...

[Growl3th]

Mackie The Staggie, on 12 July 2010 - 20:30, said:

Much needed BUMP I think. Got a decent lens so went to the preseason game last wed, here's a few from the evening.

What lens you got?

[Mackie The Staggie]

Growl3th, on 12 July 2010 - 20:54, said:

What lens you got?

Used a Tamron 70 - 300 f4/5.6, really good lens with decent range. A bit slow with the auto focus but I think thats more to do with my Sony than the lens.

[Growl3th]

Mackie The Staggie, on 12 July 2010 - 21:13, said:

Used a Tamron 70 - 300 f4/5.6, really good lens with decent range. A bit slow with the auto focus but I think thats more to do with my Sony than the lens.

Looks good and a decent price. Was looking at getting a 70 - 210 soon but costing a lot more. You've got the alpha 200 if I remember?

[Mackie The Staggie]

Growl3th, on 12 July 2010 - 23:30, said:

Looks good and a decent price. Was looking at getting a 70 - 210 soon but costing a lot more. You've got the alpha 200 if I remember?

Yeah thats right, Sony user yourself?

[Growl3th]

Mackie The Staggie, on 12 July 2010 - 23:49, said:

Yeah thats right, Sony user yourself?

Same camera. That's how I remembered. :-D

[Mackie The Staggie]

I've had mine for over a year now, but have only really started to use it over the past few weeks. It's now with me everyday (often with the standard 18-75mm lens that came with it) in case I come across something, but now look to be doing a lot more in terms of sport photo's, got a welfare game on Wed, preseason game on Thurs and a choice of games on Sat...also took in some Shinty last Sat which I'll add up here later on tonight.

Finally starting to get to grips with the camera and now look to move away from the auto settings and start doing it manually to get a more definitive style to my landscapes and portrait photo's.

[codfish]

Took the camera down to Wimbledon this year - first real "project" since buying the Sony Alpha 380. Fairly pleased with the results...

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[Mackie The Staggie]

Nice set there Codfish got a few good pics there just a shame some of them are a bit dark. out of intreset what lens did you use?


Well heres mine from last Sat from the Shinty in Inverness. For the record Inverness got humped 8-0, hope to see more of the same next season in the SPL

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[codfish]

Mackie The Staggie, on 14 July 2010 - 23:52, said:

Nice set there Codfish got a few good pics there just a shame some of them are a bit dark. out of intreset what lens did you use?

Tough to get the exposure spot on because of the fairly harsh lighting and the fact that the players have to wear white (contrast is a nightmare). Played around with some of the darkest ones and they lift fairly well, so all is not lost.

Shot most of them on a Tamron 70-300mm, although was using a 18-55mm Sony lens for some of the wider angle shots. For tennis, the 300mm end is usually too much.

[Growl3th]

Great shots both of you. Now I really need to get that Tamron lens.

[Mackie The Staggie]

Shinty again, starting to understand it a bit better. A bit different from my other set, gone for tighter cropping, also a bit more of a physical game which meant I got more of these contact shots.

I love my new lens...I fear this may get a tad pricey down the line

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