Excellent, what equipment did you use?

Especially love the last, great angle and detail. All are really well framed and have good colours and sharpness 😎

A few from moi

Help From Nan by danjama, on Flickr

Across The River by danjama, on Flickr

Thames Sunset by danjama, on Flickr

Huddled On A Bench by danjama, on Flickr

Taking Off by danjama, on Flickr

Bokehlicious by danjama, on Flickr

Eyes by danjama, on Flickr

Overgrowth by danjama, on Flickr

Old Friend, Neglected by danjama, on Flickr

You say a new lens, which have you been using? What body do you use?

I find the Canon lens sample forums to be very useful.

Maybe consider the Sigma 150-500mm lens. Great focal range, and if you search through this thread, i think you’ll be quite impressed.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=514846&highlight=sigma+150-500mm

I was looking at the 100-400L as well, but then came across the Sigma and now i’m getting that instead. The sigma stopped down to f6.3 or f.8 is incredibly sharp.

As I said, the Lens Samples forum is great to browse through.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=107

Very useful as you can search within threads for say ‘airshow’ or ‘aircraft’ and see what people got.

Personally, I have a EF 70-210 f4 which is fantastic. Haven’t been able to use it at an airshow yet though. The autofocus is a bit slow but should be good enough. The only reason i’m looking at other lenses is for a longer reach. This lens can be had on ebay for £100 which is a bloody bargain. There’s also a 3.5-4.5 version with USM focus, which is probably more suited to airshows and can be had for roughly the same price.

Here is a sample thread for the 100-400.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=373778

I think the firing order would be decided by what is necessary to keep an even load on the crankshaft/s and other components. (although I could be very wrong).

Have to get to Dux soon! Great photos. Loved catching up in this thread.

The flipside of the above is the basic question about what the camera is actually used for?
If your hobby is Photography, and spend hours taking pictures and even more hours editing / messing about with them in Photoshop or similar….then go for the entry level DSLR.

If however (And I think this is you) you want to take quality pictures of everyday things and would just like a walk-about camera, then consider a Bridge type like you have already done. But don’t stick to the Canon, look at Panasonic (My preference) too. And Sony.
There are a lot of advantages to having one lens. I had a Bridge for 4 years and won several photo competitions (In a Camera Club) with the results from it.
Further flipside…..once you see the quality that is capable of these cameras, you may want to go for a DSLR!

Very good point. It’s widely acknowledged that to get the best results out of a dslr, at least minor post-processing is required (example, adjustments to vibrancy/clarity). That is at least when shooting raw. However, modern dslr’s have creative modes as well as manual modes, so you have the convenience of a bridge, but with the option to go manual later on if you feel like it. Of course, lenses tend to vary in size in weight, but I think the difference is negligible and worth it.

As said above, Panasonic have excellent bridge cameras, if you don’t want the versatility of a dslr. The Lumix range have good reviews, such as the Fz48.

Yep, what he said ^ Click on a group you like the sound of. Then click on join group. A few groups will require approval by a moderator, but not many. Then groups also have their own discussion areas etc. It’s all good fun and interesting, and will get your pictures seen!

As for tagging, I know it might sound a bit messy, but I just tag photos in a set with all the same tags. You can add tags in batches too, if you don’t mind that some might not be exactly spot on.

As an example, many of my Duxford photos share the same tags. Things like “Duxford, Airfield, Cambridge, Aircraft, Vintage, Warbirds, Spitfire, Hurricane, Historic…” etc etc. Not all of the photos necessarily contain those specific items, but people searching for those things will almost certainly be interested in relevant photos, so in my mind, it doesn’t hurt to batch tag a group of similar photos. I hope i’ve described that clearly. On the other hand, you may be quite tidy and fussy and want only exact tags on your photos. I just know it saves a lot of time the way I do it.

p.s. I really enjoyed your photos 🙂

p.p.s If you’re into historical London, I was absolutely mesmerised by a book I looked at recently called ‘Lost London’. I literally sat in Waterstones for an hour+ just breezing through it. Cannot recommend enough.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-London-1870-Philip-Davies/dp/0955794986/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322690225&sr=8-1

Another one I just purchased, is a photographic memory of Brighton/Hove. Again full of fascinating photos from the late 19th century to late 20th century, if you’re interested in historical British seaside resorts I recommend it. I’m really loving it so far.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seaside-Album-Photographs-Memory/dp/0856675601/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322690312&sr=8-1