• You need to be a registered member of Barbel Fishing World to post on these forums. Some of the forums are hidden from non-members. Please refer to the instructions on the ‘Register’ page for details of how to join the new incarnation of BFW...

Home page photo

David Gauntlett said:
I hate to ask Andrew, 'cos I always end up looking a proper wally...but where is the link to your fish?

Cheers, Dave.
Click to expand...

There is no link Dave - posted the image from my BFW gallery - still don't understand how some can see it and some can't!

The link below should work?! Note the right elbow resting on thigh similar to Nigel - not pushed forward, just a comfortable position.

BFW Gallery
 
Andrew Boyne said:
There is no link Dave - posted the image from my BFW gallery - still don't understand how some can see it and some can't!

The link below should work?! Note the right elbow resting on thigh similar to Nigel - not pushed forward, just a comfortable position.

BFW Gallery
Click to expand...

Right enough Andrew. I wasn't suggesting for one moment that Nigel was holding the fish at arms length...I can see his arm position as well as anyone. My point is, as I said in my post...if you hold the fish towards the camera(rather than slightly to the side, as you have done) and then set the camera/lens at wide angle, you will need to get close to fill the screen (As Nigel said he did) That means the picture will be distorted....you can see the result.

The problem is, it is easy to misjudge what people actually mean on a forum. I had absolutely no intention of criticising poor Nigel, I still feel his pain from the 'three sixteen's' thread. I thought I had made it perfectly clear on that post what my intentions were...but obviously not. I can only hope that Nigel understood my meaning, as he did in 'that other' thread :)

As I said in that post, I have a tendency to do as Nigel did myself, it's a natural instinct...I just wanted to point out that it is NOT the best way to take a picture of a fish. Nigel asked for comments about his photographic technique...that was my offering.Take a look at Phill Smiths shot of the traveller on his book thread, scroll down and you will see how the pro's take photo's of big barbel. Nuff said.

Cheers, Dave.
 
Last edited:
Wide angle lenses are the spawn of the devil as far as photographing people/portraits are concerned, especially if you are using flash, as outlined nicely by others they introduce horrendous distortions but they also put the flash (direct in the case of a build in job) far too close to the subject, resulting in very harsh illumination. Also in Nigels pic the cameras meter is having a hard time coping with the contrast in the scene, i.e bright flash lit reflective fish in the foreground and a background which is very dark.

Anyway enough of that, congrats Nigel, thats a stunner ;)
 
Last edited:
Dave and Andy.I have no problem with the comments i have recieved rearding this thread.In fact they have been very helpful.I've had another play with the camera and realised i wasn't using the auto focus properly.And i think the only way forward is with a remote control.Thanks Nige
 
Nice one Nigel, just glad to see you weren't put off by the other thread - not that there was much wrong with that to be fair!

Phil certainly knows how to get good shot's of big fish but then he has had a lot of practice!
 
Whatever the pros & cons of the picture, I can only congratulate you Nigel on yet another wonderful catch - top angling :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top