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I don’t think this shows my appreciation for the human element in creating photos, so it is a huge part of it, almost the whole part. I’m just saying that there comes a point where gear does come into it :)

One from last night- Mk1 Focus RS by Niall97, on Flickr

Instead of being a philosophical about camera gear, let's be realistic and say, yes, it is a thousand times easier to get better images using better gear, obviously there are the human factors of actually getting the shot, but two people of equal ability would get different results from...

Re-edited version of the earlier photo- Mk1 Focus RS by Niall97, on Flickr

Not an ideal setup for this shot, I had to lend a flash and then it was just one flash and two exposures that are then blended in photoshop, so some light is missing in areas. Still, I’m pretty happy with it :) (I’m doing some more photos for Jonff another time in the daylight) Mk1 Focus RS by...

I’ve seen load of these kinds of videos, all of the events seem to be abroad too, though I’m guessing if it was over here there would be about 5 police vans outside the gates lol

That’s pretty strange being moved from Princess Dock, I’ve never had a problem there, most of it is public pavement around the sides of it anyway. But yeah, that area is fantastic, I think I’ll go back after Christmas with the new lens and my 10 stop and do some architecture stuff.

It's the No.4 building in St.Pauls Square, not too far from where you got that picture of the plane on the wall with the heart shaped smoke trail. Funnily enough I was being watched by security at the time lol

Some night time fisheyeness from Manchester today- The Printworks At Night by Niall97, on Flickr

I think it could be this one for me, it’s currently my most favourited photo ever on Flickr- Architectural Reflections by Niall97, on Flickr

The world’s most expensive ash tray here...

Yeah I’d do that. I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s overkill, you see many people with beginner DSLR’s like those for holiday photos, it just means you get better quality photos. And yeah exactly, it’s all down to sensor size. A DSLR sensor and lens is far bigger and better, and will give much...

It depends what you class as big and bulky, for me this is practically a compact :p But this is in good condition with all the items you’d want from when it was new for only £165 on Buy It Now, so pretty good...

The bridge cameras will be marginally better than the compacts, although for that budget you could get a mega cheap old DSLR that will get noticeably better photos than a bridge camera could.

What lens was that for? Isn’t your 70-200 77mm?

This is the one I have but at the 58mm size - http://www.digitalrev.com/product/hoya-58mm-cpl-filter/MjI3OQ_A_A

It's 58mm you'll want isn't it?

Haha! I'm never going to live this down am I ;)

Thanks guys :)

He has to be one of the best automotive photographers in the world tbh. Nobody else gets such stunning results in photos that still look like photos rather than digital art (500px stuff is terrible for over photoshopping).

Well, you could use this to light paint (have a google search if you don’t know what I’m on about) or you could buy some flashes, which is the more expensive and (IMO) better option. But I’d just buy a decent LED torch and try some light painting at first :)

It depends on what you’re using it for, it’s no replacement for a flash setup, that’s video lighting for lighting interviews etc. But I suppose it could be used for light painting if it runs on batteries.

Yeah just a trackday, James and I went for something to do and to take a few photos with some new gear.

There was some awesome lighting at Oulton Park yesterday, and the lens flare is genuine lens flare, it look uncannily like the Photoshop render, but there is no fakery here, only a 1/50th pan facing into the sun :) Mini by Niall97, on Flickr

A good camera, probably better than the 450D mentioned above. It depends what system you want to buy into for lenses and things though.

Yeah I’ve wanted to return to Cym Idwal for a while, I went on a school geography trip and thought it’d be a great place for landscape photos.

Cym Idwal by any chance?

Canon? That must have pained you to buy ;)

You hit the nail on the head here. Far too much of the automotive stuff on 500px looks like a graphic from a game rather than a photo :S

I do adjustments in Lightroom, and if something needs cloning out I use Photoshop. In Lightroom I adjust exposure, contrast, clarity, colour such as temp/saturation, sharpness and a crop. So all pretty light adjustments to boost the original photo, rather than completely alter it :)