Both brilliant photo stories Matthew and Vlad. Great work.

After a break from photography I recently bought in a Sigma 150-500mm lens second hand on eBay. I didn't really appreciate the full size and weight of the lens until I used it for an hour without a t...

Adrian. I haven't been to shuttertalk for quite a while, but I wanted to let you know that your new site looks amazing. From a client's point of view I think you've nailed it. The opening screen wit...

Toad - I know it's been a long time between posts. My photography activity seems to peak when I'm on annual leave! Another recent experiment: http://www.shuttertalk.com/forums/images/upload/45261...

Thanks for your comments. I know what you mean about the 'cut and paste' appearance of her face, I had the same thought as I did the post processing. Has anyone used any of the cheap Ebay / Yongnuo ...

After putting the camera down for a while I've found some new inspiration in experimenting with off camera flash. I bought some cheap ebay wireless triggers (Yongnuo RF-602) and started to really enjo...

Thanks everyone. Dennis - I know what you mean about changing lenses. I normally have three lenses with me everywhere I go but rarely use more than one lens at any location... It is laziness but al...

I've been guilty of watching the site without contributing lately so here's an update... More recently I've been into a combination of techniques including wide angle, night photography, black and wh...

Rob - I stopped posting regularly here a while ago for similar reasons but I find that I still check in occassionally (like today) to see if anything is happening. The reason I first joined here was ...

The filter arrived the day after I ordered it but today was my first chance to test it properly. Waterfall Gully, Second Falls - South Australia. The ND400 filter allowed these images to be taken at...

Great examples Matthew. The movement is very cool and is the sort of thing I would like to experiment with.. I found a 77mm Hoya ND400 online for $149 and ordered it today.

Yes the Hoya is 9 stops. I've seen another 'B+W ND3.0 (1000x)' which is 10 stops.

I first saw this filter mentioned in an article by Lee Frost in the March issue of Digital SLR Photography (UK mag). Heres a few other examples that interest me: http://www.redbubble.com/people/flor...

I've often been frustrated trying to use my ND8 (3 stop reduction) to take longer exposures in daylight... Even by forcing the lowest ISO and narrowest aperture the maximum possible exposure often ju...

Amazing video - 1000 frames per second is hard to even comprehend...

Wonderful black and white conversion Matthew. I strongly prefer this over the yellow.

Kombisaurus Wrote: -- Enjoy the 50D too. :) -- Its an amazing camera but everything feels backwards. It's going to take a while to feel comfortable with the dials and menus...

It turns out that I shouldn't have been so suspicious. Today I received a cheque by airmail regarding the book cover. Even the website owner came through and paid my requested fee by PayPal. It was e...

Very inspiring. You found some amazing view points. The first one and 'In the mountains of Andalucia' are my favourites..

Very nice. Road to Island Harbour is my favourite of the collection. I imagine it would be stunning in a big frame on the wall.