Really depends on what you're going for and the kind of lense you've got.

I get the better results from an open aperture, lowest ISO possible because noise and the exposure depends on what you're going for, can either do trails or instant.

I usually set my WB to tungsten lights (hot light) because, when shooting the night sky in a city, you'll get a lot of light pollution and can get better results if you compensate for so, like, I can see it on your image because the clouds get this "orange" tone. Try it out.

Shooting fireworks is fun but tedious and also a tripod and remote are a must, otherwise you'll just be moving your camera while shooting at a very far away object that is also moving very fast.

10/10 costume.

Aww thanks. If I wasn't overheated from work I would've had the hood on. Physical labor is a good way to not be cold I guess.

Yeah I would definitely have brought a tripod and remote release if I'd planned to be taking photos that night. I was kind of caught unawares with my camera in a bag (I'd taken some photos for a Halloween house party) and thought "I've never tried fireworks before!" It was very much a case of bracing the camera so it was as steady as possible, pointing it at roughly where I thought the fireworks would explode, hitting the shutter release and hoping.

I will have a play around with the white balance. Without any neutrals and having missed the fireworks I wasn't even sure what colour they were meant to be.

I did get some better photos from the weekend but they were mainly of people.

I agree, a sharp long exposure is a feat often underestimated.

Will, you should try astro.

Those are not mine, but they are so great I had to share:
http://imgur.com/gallery/3IRTM

I think we all can learn something here on how to take pictures.

is this a thread where one posts colored ink applied to parchment photocopied to an electronic telegraph terminal operated by cranks to be forwarded to the world wide web????????

ok!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


btw these are >3 years old because AA batteries are expensive and I don't use the camera any more than that (after we got evicted trivial things like taking photos of cats never happen anymore)


gray fluff, likes to massage arms and make loud noises


gray fluff that perches dangerously close to external drives. That dust buildup is from a week btw.


fluff nugget, this is the little girl that now has worn a cone of shame since 2014 and nearly died innumerable times to chronic eye ulcers. She now takes 4 drugs twice a day forever and it costs every penny I will ever possess. I would do it all again. These cats are my only thing in this world. She still spends all day sitting next to me purring and getting her feet tickled.


Always thought the insane dust buildup that is evident in every photo was the major cause. Turns out persians just can't handle herpes like other cats can. Both cats have issues, the gray cat's just aren't anywhere near as severe.




double fluffs during better days

I've not taken that many photos lately.

I'm home for Christmas though and found these memories:


I remember I got the guides with the game as some kind of bundle deal which I'd pestered my parents to get me. This was before I discovered UMS maps of course, and I'd got hooked on Starcraft after having had the demo for a long time. I couldn't afford games as a kid so I had demos mainly. Until, uh, LimeWire came along, and before that a little known file-sharing platform called Hotline.

A skeletal tree:


Some autumnal colours:


The local park at dusk:


And finally, a pigeon:


I think my technical ability has improved a little, but I still have a long way to go especially regarding composition.

Awww kitties

That's a pigeon, dummy.

hahaha prima starcraft strategy guide, I remember reading that cover to cover when I was 13

pity it was a load of rubbish xD

I still have two copies of each. They're hilarious to read.

One more before I leave my hometown to go back to London.



Our boiler broke down over the holidays so it's sometimes been warmer outdoors than in, and I've spent quite a lot of time out with the camera as a result. I caught this crow perched in the setting sun. I'm pretty sure the white balance was way off but I prefer how it looks uncorrected.

A random crowd shot at the League Cup Final yesterday. We lost. I thought the guy in the old-fashioned team shirt stood out against a dreary background on what was a typical English day (overcast).

I made a few attempts at photographing in fairly thick urban fog. My camera unfortunately was not really up to the task (without a tripod at least). But I thought some of the shots were interesting.


The fog was thick enough that, with a light behind me, I cast a shadow into it. I think it looks a bit supernatural. It's a shame about the image quality. Out of sight in the fog is the River Thames.


This one is from my hometown, not London.


This isn't a fog one - but this is where I live.

This is from a festival I was at earlier today:



And because it's been a long time since I posted a photo which is actually of me:

I finally have a usb hub so I can plug in my camera!!! I had to find some AA batteries... but I did!!

That means I can become a photographer again!!

Alright, today I will post a look at a genuine Mesk breakfast!!

Bird food and half a cup of ... coffee?

I laughed so hard LMAO