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    I like sheep. pity they are a bit spread out... can I lend you a collie? Or crop off the sides so there's just 4 sheep leading to the gap in the hedge?
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    No signs of mixy there from what I can see in the pic... Could be mange or some other skin problem, or maybe just scraped fur off trying to dig holes in concrete!
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    Usually a little flower symbol on the camera means it is the setting to use for macro or close up shots. Do you have instructions for the camera? if the horse is fidgety It might be an idea to set a reasonably fast shutter speed , to avoid blurred pics. Set the camera to the macro setting and you'll probably find it'll do the job - best thing is to try it and see I'd think that for horse's teeth a smaller camera would be quite suitable. Certainly would be easier than waving a big camera and lens around near the horse's head, but a 70-300 lens would also do the job. You wouldn't be able t
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    Any of the cameras mentioned would be fine - it's the lens that's important. If you want to do close-ups like Byrons excellent butterfly pic, you'll need a macro lens, like the 60mm one mentioned. The 18-55 is probably the kit lens that comes with the camera, it's adequate for general photography, landscape, portraits, etc, but you'll find that it won't focus very close. Don't be fooled into thinking that more megapixels will necessarily give you more quality... If anything, you may find there is slightly more noise in the image. If the pics are to go on a website, I presume they wil
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    The 90-300 lens should frame the dogs up ok, and sport mode would be the best of the auto modes... Not totally familiar with the 400D, but if you want to have a bit more control over the settings, switch to TV (shutter priority) mode, and set the shutter at 1/500 minimum. Set the shutter drive mode to continuous shooting, and the autofocus mode to AI servo, continuous focus. Best to set the AF point to the centre one, and keep the dog in the middle of the frame to start with else the AF system will focus on everything else! If you find you can't get a fast enough shutter speed, try alte
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    Something in the 70-300 range will be best for running dogs. A 2.8 lens is desirable, but they are expensive. IS is handy, but for action shots it'll be an irrelevance. Even if you can handhold 200mm lenses at 1/6th of a second, that would be bugger all use for a moving target anyway. Even for a fat dog you'll need a speed of 1/500 sec, unless you are panning the shot, and want blurry effects. The bigger the zoom range, the more you have to pay to get a good quality lens... but if you have a good camera, why spoil it by nailing cheap glass on the front?
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    Nice pics - the last squirrel one looks almost cute
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    If you have half an hour to spare you will find some excellent advice here - photography tutorials
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    Ok Kay - I've Read Ghillies' advice, and there is some sense lurking in there somewhere, but unravelling it is a different matter... Basically, something has gone very wrong with your first pic, and it looks like it may be a camera malfunction on the processing side of things... The other pic is horribly over-exposed. Looking at the exif, you have a slow shutter speed and very wide aperture, so you were letting far too much light into the camera. Remember that the bigger the aperture, the smaller the number, so f2.8 is a very wide aperture, for dim light, and f16 is small, for bright
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    I love the cloud shot
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    They are cute
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    Lovely
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    Lovely photos of lovely dogs What sort of camera did you get? Seems to work well!
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    Mr Froggit has hit the nail on the head. Good lenses seem expensive, but you do get what you pay for... Have a look at the Canon 75-300, the Canon 100-400L, or possibly the Sigma 50-500 lenses. It depends how much you are prepared to spend really. Good telephoto lenses are expensive, and the good makes hold their price, so get the best you can afford. Some bargains can be had in the 70-300 mm range, and I wouldn't worry too much about IS (image stabilising) because if you are photographing birds in flight you'll need to use a fast shutter speed anyway. Nothing wrong with a 20D -
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    Nice pics, They are pretty birds. Several pairs around here and they are getting quite tame, but they are a bit noisy!
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    Good pics, but these things drive me crazy too (and mess up the grass)
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    Lovely pics - pheasants have to be among the cutest babies Haven't mangled a chick yet, but I've had a few hen birds with my mower... the daft things just sit so tight and are impossible to see in the long grass The mum & chicks usually hide in the last bit of grass in the middle of the field, then I have to escort them to the rough because the crows and kestrels are loitering with intent...
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    Lovely shots & great to see the dogs having so much fun! Love the water ones
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    Happy Birthday Have a on me!
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    You lot are horrid... Why shouldn't the old 'uns have some fun and live dangerously too? It's those bloody prams and pushchairs that get me...
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    All You Need to Know There is a similar device called "Burrow Blaster" The law at the moment states that burrows must be clear before these devices can be used. It is illegal to kill animals by explosion, so rabbit warrens must be ferreted or gassed until clear of live animals. I think it is unlikely that the holes would be completely empty before collapse... Not seen the thing in action, but word of mouth reports say that it isn't that effective as the bunnies were back digging fresh holes within a few weeks.
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    Agreed, they are lovely pics. I've been on the lookout for a poppy field too, but the farmers round here are all too good at their jobs!
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    Love those pups!
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    I love that twisted tree - could be really spooky in the right sort of light!
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    Lovely shots Kay, and your Mum's garden must be a delight!
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