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Th elink I posted comes with the allen key you need. They're security fittings.

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/kf/locking-skewer-and-seat-bolt-set-ec011572?style=23129

New board for pools, bowls and bombing dem hills.

If you like stars, and you haven't seen this; watch it!

Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party on Vimeo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F-CpE73o2M

is it me or do the shadows here look a bit to defined / touched up... they just don't look right

it's so difficult to tell these days with digital camera's

There is absolutely zero photo shopping/touching-up in any of my shots. Only tweaks I make sometimes are contrast and saturation. I get what you're saying though. I think the batman style shaddows come from using a small aperture (f16), and 2 flashes, one on full power, and one on 1/4 power.

Bambi.

Everybody cries when she dies.

It's probably easier to just have a look on flickr, instead of filling this thread with pictures. Skate/Bmx stuff is the most frustrating photography I have ever attempted. There's something to ruin every photo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samdoman/sets/72157623278145726/detail/

Here's one from today:

The shaddow across the face is really annoying though.

I'm just sorting out some more shots, then I'll find the sample I promised earlier.

Ah yeah, I see. I'm using manual lenses, and manual flashes. Everything is fully by hand. It's cool that people have their own style though. I really like your bowl shot. Some of my stuff has a lot more ambient light, and is more composition based. I'll try and find a couple of examples.
I love LaLiLuLeLo's first shot, it's awesome.

Not really. if, for example, the correct exposure for a shot with a flash was f8, 1/125 @ iso100, shifting the iso up a couple of stops to iso 400 would make the correct exposure 2 stops slower, so it would be f16, 1/125. This means the exposure of the background will be the same, proportionally to the exposure on the flash. However, the DoF will be broader. If a faster iso setting had been used, and the exposure settings left the same, the ambient may be exposed better, but the subject in the light of the flash will be over-exposed.
I chose iso 100 for low noise, as I had sufficient DoF for this shot at this speed.
To increase the levels of ambient light, I should have used a lower shutter speed.
I see where you are coming from though.

Have some more recent shots that I'd like some criticism on, I'll stick them up in a second.

The winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award has been disqualified after judges ruled that the featured wolf was probably a "model".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8470962.stm

This is old news. And it's a digital shot?

1:2 = f2

1:1.2 = f1.2

Nice shots on your site. I like the smith on the rail.
These were all taken with my canon 20D, and I use all manual M42 glass. These were taken with a zenitar f2.8 16mm fisheye (I quite like the mild distortion on a crop sensor) and a soligor f2 28mm, but I've also been using my chinon CM3 for some film stuff at the park with the same glass, and a chinon f1.4 55mm.

What are you shooting on? and what was the 15mm lens you traded in?

I'm sure some of the photographgers on here must have tried shooting something at their local skatepark at some point. Anyone want to share their shots in here for some C&C?

I haven't really tried it much before, but I've ended up doing 2 shoots at 2 different parks (1 indoor and 1 outdoor) with some friends this week.
Any feedback would on these shots would be great. I know there's definitely room for improvement, but I can't put my finger on what I'm doing wrong.

Here are a few sample images:

There are some more on my flickr here and here

I quite like Yuletide myself and Tally Ho is pretty awesome too.. I'm originally from Suffolk so was doing some pining by posting that in here. I'll be back for the festive period though so can sample the delights.

Which pub did you manage?

As for organising a ride there, how about sorting something for after the Dunwich Dynamo next summer?

It was the Jolly Sailor in Orford.

That's definitely a plan. The Dunwich Dynamo is the last week of July this year? I'll ride down, then ride back with you guys. Can hit up the brewery/some good pubs at this end. £2.80/pint of Adnams bitter here.

Somebody buy My canon A1 for £150, so I can buy an PaulR's OM1.

canon f1.8 50mm
Miranda f4.5 70-210mm#
Panagor f2.8 135mm
Vivitar X2 teleconverter with macro focusing
Original box, strap and eyecup.
Brand new energizer battery.

That's fair enough then. If anybody wants to buy my A1 for £150 inc postage (ono), I'll buy your OM1 for sure.
I've also got a vivitar X2 teleconverter with macro focusing I can include with it, which will effectively make the longest telephoto lens 420mm.

Pictures of the A1 here. Sorry for the dust, and lack of pictures of the inside, but it has a roll of film in it at the moment. I promise it is pristine. I litereally put a new battery in it this week too.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samdoman/4273608673/in/photostream/

Thanks

Any takers?

Haven't got a Mamiya 7II lying around you want rid of have you?? ;)

Afraid I don't, and if I did I probably wouldn't want to sell it!

That's fair enough then. If anybody wants to buy my A1 for £150 inc postage (ono), I'll buy your OM1 for sure.
I've also got a vivitar X2 teleconverter with macro focusing I can include with it, which will effectively make the longest telephoto lens 420mm.

Any takers?

It looks as though the Canonet is heading to a new home Sam, do you want to try a cheeky offer on the OM1?

Would you consider trading for a canon A1 with a canon f1.8 50mm, a miranda f4.5 70-210, and a panagor f2 135mm?

It's all in great condition, and the body comes in it's original box. I can get some photos if you're interested. I guess the package would go for £150+ on eBay

Would anybody like to buy a rank-mamiya range finder, in great, working condition, for £30 posted?

Hit me up with a PM

Still available. Not desperate to sell it, but there's no point holding onto it, as I never use it any more. I grew out of range finders. I have a rank-mamiya too, if anyone's interested? Selenium metering, beautifully simple camera. Good working condition. £30 posted for that one.

Pictures of the mamiya:

Everything works perfectly, even the selenium metering.

Edit: I really , really wish I could justify buying that OM1. The lens is lovely! Unfortunately, I have too many cameras, and I'm trying to slim the collection down to the ones I use at the moment. Maybe if you still have it in a couple of weeks, when I get bored with my nikon FG.

Thanks, Sam. Hm, that sounds very tempting. If you're determined to sell, I'd be keen to dibs yours if it's still available.

Still available. Not desperate to sell it, but there's no point holding onto it, as I never use it any more. I grew out of range finders. I have a rank-mamiya too, if anyone's interested? Selenium metering, beautifully simple camera. Good working condition. £30 posted for that one.