photography info

[leon-b]

hi guys im new here
im looking for general info on photographing wildlife and landscapes, i have just bought a fuji finepix s5600 with my christmas money
any info you have will be appreciated
is there some software that i can download for free, all i want to do is crop, write my name in the corner and a few other simple things
im a regular poster over at BCUK so a few of you may know me from there
thanks leon

[yellowhammer]

Hi Leon,

I got the S5600 for Christmas too, I reckon it'll be just the job. Anyway, try Faststone Imave Viewer 2.8, the top one here;

Search results for faststone - Free Software Downloads and Software Reviews - Download.com

and that should sort you out. Let us know how you get on with your camera

cheers,

Ian

[Ollie]

Hi Leon you might also like to try Picasa which is free via Google or Irfanview another free one, just put in a search for Irfanview and you should come up with a few places to download from.
Roger

[leon-b]

i have just downloaded picasa and i am about to download the one that yellowhammer reccomended, either one or the two should do me
thanks and keep the info coming guys
leon

[leon-b]

i just downloaded fast stone and it seems quite good, it seems to have more stuff than picasa.
hopefully i will be taking my camera out tommorow to the river and in the woods, if i post some pics on here please could you give me some constructive critisism
keep the info up
thanks leon

[leon-b]

has anybody here got any tips on how to photograph birds in flight ?
leon

[DaiTheDragon]

Learn to fly and keep a good grip on your camera, especially on landing.

Dai

[speckled wood]

Originally Posted by DaiTheDragon

Learn to fly and keep a good grip on your camera, especially on landing.

Dai

Brilliant idea! This may be the way for me to get some pictures of Purple Hairstreaks, either that or steal an hot air balloon

[speckled wood]

Originally Posted by DaiTheDragon

Learn to fly and keep a good grip on your camera, especially on landing.

Dai

This one is still amusing me, just wondering how you flap your wings and hold the camera at the same time!

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by leon-b

has anybody here got any tips on how to photograph birds in flight ?
leon

yes extensively so , but rather too complicated to explain here - I have pm'd you my phone number and email , if you send me your email i will send you the advice sheet i wrote on this , then you can ring me if you want to talk through it .
That also goes for anyone else who is interested.

I also highly recomend "photographing wildbirds" by Chris Gomersal which gives exccelent technique advice for a wide range of situations

Finally If you want to come along to a WAB meet I (and i'm sure others) would be happy to give you some practical advice etc in person