Nearly all prefocussing – the AF isn’t fast enough. Some of them (if you click thru to the set) are continuous AF mode (ones with panning mostly), but it seems a bit hit and miss. I need to experiment more to work out which situations it works reliably in.

Some I did try AF on, but I was getting more hits with prefocus. It depends a bit what angle you’re shooting at – shooting into the rider up close at (relatively) wide apertures the DoF aint that large, so you miss focus. Other angles where you keep a more constant distance to the rider it’s fine.

Basically use a bit of common sense and you can work it out. In general, the ones where I pre-focussed I probably would’ve on a “proper” SLR too… but then I’ve not tried any of the more modern properly fast AF pro DSLRs.

Amos – that one of your kid is one of the best I’ve seen. Love it.

Top shot as used by British Cycling

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/mtb/article/mtb20110217-mountain-bike-MTB–Hit-the-North-Report-0

Fame at last (sort of)

Nothing fancy, but one of the first shots I’ve taken with my new 550d.

Cheers IA

Nice one JohnClimber. I have a somewhat lame claim to fame – one of my pics from work was just used in our local paper. Came out ok and a reasonable size so I’m quite chuffed.

Whoa – I saw that photo of David Felt and thought “oh dear, that’s really underexposed”. Except that I saw it last night and didn’t think that at all. Monitor calibration disaster 🙂

A couple of moonlight piccies from last night…

Over a year old now, but only just uploaded them…

Last light by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

Mist and light by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

Afternoon winter sun by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

Moss fronds by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

Mines in the Gwydir Forest by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

Llyn Sarnau by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

Grey Mare’s Tail Waterfall 2 by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

Frosty morning grass by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

Seems like eternity since I took them – had a rare day to myself with a car and camera whilst my wife-to-be was dress shopping with my future mother-in-law

More from the same weekend – cold morning!

Misty fenceline at dawn by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

Dew covered moss by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

Three droplets by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

Snowdrop by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

Whilst out checking the northern sky for a aurora borealis, cloud cover started to draw across the moonlit sky.

No aurora borealis but got this pic of the southern sky as the full moon faded from view behind the cloud.

Pretty proud of it.

Took this on saturday’s ride, the snow was unexpected..

taken today

365/54 24/2/11 Malvern Hills by rOcKeTdOgUk, on Flickr

Zokes – Loving the mist and light one, great work.

Rocketdog – is that HDR? What a strange light. I like.

lone biker by rOcKeTdOgUk, on Flickr

Naughty Naughty, leaving tyre marks on the Malverns by rOcKeTdOgUk, on Flickr

I took this a couple of days ago on my way home from work in the morning with my Nokia 3.2 camera phone. Its the only camera I have but am saving for a TZ8.

February 24th – Rumblefish Night Ride by Johnclimber, on Flickr

Took this one this afternoon. Really rather pleased with it:

Not been taking many shots recently since my photo-a-day odyssey finished in December.

Now on photo-a-week which is proving every bit as difficult…

8/52 by stuartie_c, on Flickr

steps by rOcKeTdOgUk, on Flickr

Some from Guernsey. More to follow…

Down the quay by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

Breakwater by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

One from Slovakia Snowboarding…

IMG_5130.jpg by Ewan Panter, on Flickr

And some from the honeymoon

IMG_1978.jpg by Ewan Panter, on Flickr

One of the cooler things I’ve done. Ragging a 360hp Mustang convertable along a dirt road (complete with 1km tunnel for extra BRRRRUM) with the hood down and no other traffic for 30km at 4am, then running up a mountain, standing where Ansel Adams stood, and watching the sun come up (admitidly he wasn’t a retard and got forgot he’d be taking photos into the sun).

IMG_2035.jpg by Ewan Panter, on Flickr

IMG_2049.jpg by Ewan Panter, on Flickr

Cant believe this thread is still going, 35 pages long – of pure quality!!

A few of mine from Cannock the other week…

Lonely Rider by Karl33to, on Flickr

Drop Off by Karl33to, on Flickr

Selective Desaturation by Karl33to, on Flickr

One of my boys on a pootle round Newcastleton

20110301-IMG_2809 by Grum Wynne, on Flickr

this week i discovered bokeh 🙂

Flickr

I like those Asher – what lens?

George has a trip to the beach! by Mark-Farrell, on Flickr

I like those Asher – what lens?

Looks like a Nikkon 50/1.8 to me.*

*ok so I did the obvious and looked at the EXIF on flickr 😉

February 24th – Rumblefish Night Ride by Johnclimber, on Flickr

I love that pic. Where’d you get the knobcam from?

This thread is about as good as it gets for photography – outstanding. I might have to write a script to download them all and make a DVD or something, then mail them out to STWers.

Has anyone linked to here from a photography forum?

Has anyone linked to here from a photography forum?

Nope, but I can to here if Grumm or any other members haven’t already…

Took this with my 3GS iPhone when I was taking the rubbish out the other day…

Malaga Up by Flamejob, on Flickr

Taken on a 5.2 camera phone.

Copy of 3420829873_5f6ee515b8_b by stuartrider25, on Flickr

3418169772_c9865e71ea_b by stuartrider25, on Flickr

Count Zero – is that Harrogate?

Here’s my submission – nothing clever, just taken with my phone, but captures my daughter’s personality perfectly and I love it…

Wave by andymatthewsphotography.com, on Flickr

Tree | Andy | Emma by andymatthewsphotography.com, on Flickr

Quite proud of this one for “from-a-moving-train”

Cranes by Michael (ffcnimmo), on Flickr