Goompa

This one needed a lift

Good to see you are on your way SE , I will be acquiring the same model soon

I am sure if you wait MJP will be here soon to fill you in on the latest , an admirable chap and he knows his subject very well , I would like to advise you that many camera makers have just made new entries into the ever expanding market and as a result the predesessors will have dropped in price rather dramatically , 35 k is quite a lot for a compact though

Personally as a user of both Compact and Dslr I would look at the Sony range , many users have only praise to reap about mirrorless cameras , I have a few different makes and personally I find the best colour rendition to be Fuji .

As for zoom capabilities Canon Sx 50 is hard to beat at the moment

Goompa

Nice shot shaggy , out of likes ATM , here is my attempt ;

HDR Hut

I think Manah manah buy the muppets , I just cannot link at the moment .

Maybe a Mark iv Canon with a loud enough mirror slap to wake a sleeping Wilderbeast in Kenya when taking a shot in Athens !

Damn is there a silencer for this thing ? ( I am referring to the Mark iii . btw.) in saying this.

Still fiddling

Just remember Green , it is confusing !

Only you will know what is right for you when , after all the priceless information you have gained from many enlightened professionals here , and sound advice as well , what feels good for your individual style.

And on a second note , whatever you purchase , be happy with it !    Find websites applicable to the camera to let others show you how good a unit it is .

I personally have gained much experience from viewing the great hearted folk on TVF photography forums , and their appraisals . They really do know their stuff !

Thanks to all members for me being able to " stalk " silently , and to those whom I have personally asked for help .

Cheers

Goompa

1405383104259.jpg. Anyone seen these before in our garden. Wife calls them Nantow from India she uses for Soop or Something. 2nd point, that pics from her Apple, and the ones from my Easy Share Kodak , and Sam Galaxy all come out different sizes and my ACDC Pro wont make al my pics the same size.Yet you all seem to post the Same Size no matter what U use...Im feeling a Tad Thick.

Not " Thick " , Ace , and if I may speak for myself , collectively , ... Aahemmm , cough , .. , We all post the same size because we are Old and Boring !

Have your Thai wife boil up a 10ltr pot of " Pickled Mudfish " -plara . palaa , whatever the pronunciation , then see if not only the paint smell remains but if your neighbours do as well !

Just another option !

That is very somewhat similar to what I PP , shaggy , so I went WWWII on the outcome of mine , I hope you don't mind David

Personally I prefer the portrait image , I believe that it has greater impact toward the focal point , the subject , but tonight I hacked out the Landscape one !

Reminds me so much of my ex.....

That is just twisted !, hang on a minute ....... now I get it .

What started out with good intentions soon turned into a competition , I really do not think that this was the intention of shaggy1969 ,

I believe what he intended was to showcase the fantastic images that we all post

I think that we all want to display that we have a " Show worthy image " .

Some of us have the ability and resource to enable this , and some of us have " Heart " .

The factor that gives us the confidence to post amongst others with outstanding images / photos .

We post these images because we want to show our life to you ! To the viewer .

We want for you to view what we see , this is not National Geographic .

Maybe I am speaking alone , but I have a voice .

Maybe other posters feel the same as I do , but don't want to voice their thoughts , maybe others don't care about what someone else thinks.

I say good for them !

COMPETITION IS ONLY GOOD FOR THE WINNER

For what I see everyday when I log in is GOLD , there is always something outstanding to view . and Thank you all.

Yeah , I am just a Hacker , but I am a Hacker with a heart !

Goomps

Just the fact of your post is enough to give a chill up the spine , without even opening the post mate to view mate .

Hey , like my DP , my Avatar ?

come on give me a like for the effort , mate , buddy , pal

Great idea.

Where is Angiud anyway? I follow him on Flickr and he's been posting the most incredible butterfly shots.

I was kinda hoping you would come on board to give us a thrill MJP , could do with a few good shots as you have been away for a bit , hope you got a bit BTW.

Regards , Goempa

Pro's Blowing , out of the water , never a bad thing ( restricted innuendo )

I think the concept is good shaggy , maybe a trial to gain the reaction from the many posters and the many members would be an insight into the fruition of your idea , I think that new submissions to keep the fire burning in different directions would be advantageous to the whole Photography threads here on TVF and maybe bring on board some new and invigorating posters as well , some new blood so to speak

Better you run it by the Mods first , I think

Accepted , I would have been happy with Grampa as well , I think the idea is good on pretext scraggy69 .

I do so however consider that it would end up a little bit messy , and a few hurt feelings with just maybe a ( missed it by that much ) opinion .

The Calendar competition is viewed by many TVF members and somewhat ambiguous to all those that view and vote , I consider that your idea is a fantastic opportunity for all those that post regularly to think about their best ^ shot .

The Calendar opportunity is promoted very well , and open to all as well.

There are many Professional Photographers out there that would blow this out of the water if they were to start submitting

Just my opinion .

Anyway just another mis-guided rant from the Goempa .

I thought it was ANGIUD shaggy

You are right , there are some variances on the design , though the concept is the same . I do not know the name nor am I aware that this spring clip is available as a one-off item . More attuned to manufacturers in a high volume environment I consider .

Yellow Flowered Tree , Ton Luang ," SWAMBO " told me so must be true !

Bamboo Hunter