I'll come along if the weather holds out. I can't imagine it's much fun trying to hide pricy cameras under coats.
I'll come along if the weather holds out. I can't imagine it's much fun trying to hide pricy cameras under coats.
Fair point, and to be fair if it's lashing down then we can go for a non-camera style ride - but it may not be worth travelling half way across the country for that
<puts hand up>
Yes, I will be there (barring famine, flood and anything else that crops up this week...)
oh, agree, if the weather is poor, camera stays home.... i've just had a £450 invoice for this years annual service and repairs on the D700 & 24-70..... 😯
Back on track - many, many thanks to nbt and MartynS for routerring 🙂
Marsdenman bats for the other side, he's a Nikon shooter. He makes money from it so he must be able to get some good photos from it, imaging what he'd be able to do with proper gear !
Marsden man would like it to be known that he largely makes his money photographing folk who are standing still. People and things wot are moving are a different ball game all together ergo, any decent shots from Sunday will be 100% fluke - a combination of his charm, wit and rad (long forgotten) skillz he picked up on the Seb Rogers course back in the day.
He would also like it known that Nikon is, of course, the only camera system in the world worth using 😉 Seems about 10, from the 1000's of 'togs at the Olympics, agree 🙂
If you are not familiar with your camera <cough> what goes on between Nikki the Nikon and I is our business only!
I'll be honest though, I've still not got to grips with things like second curtain shutter sync and Flash exposure compensation
Now, it is kind of logical to think that, as I make money using my camera, I know everything there is to know about all techniques. This, of course, is not true 🙂
More than happy to do my best to help with advice on stuff I do know, though - just ask 🙂
I fancy popping along but Caz has got dibs on the car for Sunday morning so if any of you kind folk are going past Sale Moor and have space in the car for me and the bike, a lift would be great (more than happy to repay in lift to mid week rides or in end of ride beer)
Dont think i'm up for riding over to Hayfield that early 😀
He would also like it known that Nikon is, of course, the only camera system in the world worth using Seems about 10, from the 1000's of 'togs at the Olympics, agree
I was disappointed to note that Cannon out numbered Nikon about 10:1 at all the events I went to. I have to also confess to photographing all the camera men so I could zoom in on their kit to get model #s and also running a live Getty and PA feed on my iPhone so I could would out who they were from their shots, the good ones (Getty Images) were always on their own away from the pack who stood in the obvious place.
A thought - my first /top tip' ahead of Sunday - based on just about the most popular question I'm asked..
Ever think your photo's look brighter, or darker, when on your computer, compared to what you saw on your camera? It happens, a lot, and this little routine is the 1st step in consistency in your editing...
'Calibrate' your camera viewing screen to your computer screen - often overlooked and, pretty simple to do.
As your computer screen is the done you'll use all the time for viewing and editing, use that as the baseline so.
Check camera instruction book for how to adjust the brightness of the viewing screen.
Turn compter on and let it warm up.
Whilst computer warms up, pop a memory card in your camera, set camera to JPEG. Take a shot of an average scene - pointing it at the houses opposite, with a bit of sky in will do the trick - we're not after 'art' 😉
Upload image to computer screen, display full screen.
Put memory card back in camera, display the picture and then adjust brightness of camera screen to look as close as possible to that of your computer screen.
et-Voila - what you see in camera will look about the same on the computer 🙂
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I fancy popping along but Caz has got dibs on the car for Sunday morning so if any of you kind folk are going past Sale Moor and have space in the car for me and the bike, a lift would be great (more than happy to repay in lift to mid week rides or in end of ride beer)
If you are really keen and have the time, it's an easy flat cycle along the Sett Valley Trail from New Mills to Hayfield
I'll probably be riding from New Mills, doesn't look far.
I use 2nd curtain sync nbt 😉 I may or may not explain why and how!!
re: 2nd curtain flash, don't use it, may try it on Sunday. Can explain it.
(and, as ever, good old Google will pull up a gaggle of examples and explanations!)
Flash compensation - use that quite a bit - happy to explain 🙂
Trails are lovely and dry at the moment. Forecast to stay nice for the next few days...
http://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/hayfield/sk22-2/weekend-weather/713425
Looking good.
Still no idea if I'm coming or not.
Hadn't seen this, was about to say I'll be there, then realised I'm at work. GRRRR. Enjoy you lot, sounds like a good day out.
Is it SS friendly?
You've ridden quite a lot the trails already.
'Far Phoside' is the steep track (we rode it in that cold summer last year) where you filmed the descent, quite a few fallers if I remember, due to slippery, slidey, muddy, rainy fun, so SS will be fine.
Push though to get up 'New Allotments'.
I'm gonna have to bow out I'm afraid, looks like I'm covering a wedding for a mate. Looks like a cracking route!
OK may bring a SS then, not sure I can be bothered to pedal a FS round all day if we're taking it easy and shooting some photos 😉
If we get to New Allotments and Far Phoside I'll be amazed. Twentytrees will be a bitch on SS, and the climb to blackshaw head is a bastard road climb, but other than that it's all just nice riding. Honest.
It's drying out up there. I know because the run off goes into a well and springs around my garden. New Allotments is a challenge to complete with the erosion at the top of the climb.
Twentytrees will be a bitch on SS
Hmmm... quite doable bar the loose bit after the first gate at the very bottom. Especially for a nichetastic singlespeed pro like Mr 'Lah...
Anyway... I may pobble along on Sunday. I'm far from pretty, but my bike is quite attractive. Will there be photocake? 🙂
Really tempted by this, especially as I've just bought a new (well secondhand really) SLR body!!
Unfortunately I'm having problems with the rear wheel of the new bike slicing through tubes!! The furthest I've managed is 20 miles before a tube went! Waiting for a response from On-One!!
So sorry but no Brownies this time!! 🙁
Unfortunately I'm having problems with the rear wheel of the new bike slicing through tubes!!
We've just had this, or more specifically with valves ripping out of tubes. Turns out some numpty (naming no names 😳 ) had not fitted rim tape correctly so the valve hole was uncovered. New rim tape has solved that...
Well it appears that my wheels have been supplied with tubes (as you might recall) but without rim tape!! I'm currently in discussion with the supplier!
Well it appears that my wheels have been supplied with tubes (as you might recall) but without rim tape!! I'm currently in discussion with the supplier!
I've got some spare rim tapes in the box if you want to come along, only takes a few minutes to fit rim tapes. Problem's going to be remembering to pack them and the trackpump...
Thank's for the offer, but I think I need to have a weekend at home sorting a few things out. Also figuring out how to operat my camera!! 😳 😀
Anyway supposedly these wheels can be used with tubes and without tape no problem, this is what has happened to 3 tubes so far:
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Discussions are ongoing!!
I wont be able to come out to play 😥 sorry, other plans have been made for me.
See you next time
I has got a gammy knee so will be bowing out too 🙁 Onzadog and mate Rob still coming though 🙂
Really wanted to make this but I've now got a wedding on tomorrow. I was even half-way fit too (by my own desperate standards).
Looks like the trains are awkward tomorrow so I'll have to give it a miss.
Have a good day guys! Make sure you post up the pics.
If Mrs Scaled get back in the next 15 -20 mins from her sunday morning road ride i'll head over 😀
Bah, sat 5 miles form hayfield waiting do the AA! Hope you all have a good ride.
Nice day out. We took longer than I expected on Middle Moor, so skipped right from there to the watersplash, where Tollah took a tumble. We grabbed a few more snaps while he was escorted back to the car, then we all retired to a local hostelry to prop up the local economy
Things I learnded today:
I am not very fit at the moment. Not very fit at all
I am not great at getting the exposure right
I can't fix the crap exposure in "post" as the software I have installed won't open my CR2 files.
Still, we had an enjoyable day out, people picked up different tips and everyone seemed to enjoy the riding we got in before the rain hit us as we made our way home. Next one will be Darn Sarf in France or the Forest of Den or something
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More: http://www.flickr.com/photos/n_b_t/archives/date-posted/2012/08/12/
If there's a pic of you that you like, give me a shout for the full res version by email
Some good pics there Jules. Didn't realise I was gurning so much through the water splash.
Another top day out.
Tollah, hope your palm grows back in time for your trip.
Cheers for a top day out despite binning it and writing off my hand and 18-200mm lens! Been to A&E to get cleaned up and have to go back Tuesday for dressings to be removed!
Some nice shots there NBT
Oooh, I look spectacularly focused and humourless. A case of art imitating reality - or something like that. I have a few amusing 'watching the photographers' shots which I shall endeavour to extricate from my camera. Cheers for an entertaining couple of hours 🙂
Oh, and get well soon, Sheldon. Sounds painful.
Cheers fellas. People *always* gurn in watersplashes unless they're making an effort not to gurn, or actually *really* enjoying themselves. Look at this
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He was having a great day on a new bike, you couldn't wipe the grin of his face with a bat!
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Dear God, I never realised just how grey my hair looks from behind!
If you want, I can send you the image and you can fix it with Photoshop?
My modest set
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What people do for art.. 😀
Here's the ones from my now written off lens :-/ Mandi is getting used to the camera now, thanks to everyone for riding and reriding letting her practise.
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Hows the head Shedlon?
That was a big stack
Top day, folks and some great shots already posted!
Thanks to one and all for modelling (riding, and then riding, again....!) and for generally good fun and great banter!
Tollah - heal quick + hope you and mandi have a great time in Europe.
No idea (care to let me know?) how too embed a link in a photo so
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Learned loads - mostly what I don't know but, that's the joys of days like today - learning is fun!
edit - full screen shots on flickr not looking too great - just let me know if you want a high res version or I can just upload them all to my website, with an FOC download, and post the link here?
There's some cracking pics in there folks. Couple from Mandi that I particularly like. I've given Rob a nudge. I think It's just his we're waiting for now.
