What have you seen
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Grand photos Brue, and great spots OP, & BM too.
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Can anyone enlighten me on this flower variety please? Taken last week walking along the Thames bank towards Iffley. Thanks.
Good to see others are out and spotting wildlife., I see but can't always identify 😉
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BM
Wex did make a mistake with valuation, only half what they initially stated.....still evaluating the lens.
Was going to the seals today, but it's grey and windy, just what my wife hates, also not good conditions for pictures.
I went to Snetterton on Sunday for a bike meeting and produced some top notch pictures. Sunny, bright colours on the bikes and some of the pictures were stunning for me. High speed, panning, the rubbish shots rate was extremely low. Went up the river yesterday and saw a buzzard sitting on low branch, maybe just over 100 yards away, nothing sharp in picture. Took an overall picture of birds sitting on lake, nothing in focus, near or far.
Mystery continues.
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When using my Canon for sport, most pics were sharp. Miedium to large objects with contrasty colours that stand out from the background, much like a brightly coloured motorcycle and rider. It is also predictable where object is moving so the camera can work efficiently.
Compare that to a small object designed to be as camoflaged as possible in its surroundings. This changes what the Canon can handle. Not sure what the lake pics tells you.
What shutter speeds do you use.
For sport I always tried to keep upwards of 1/1000 sec. Birds in flight, 1/2500 for large bird and 1/3200 for smaller ones.
If you are going to the seals, left out of the carpar there were 100+ and right out of the carpark there were 3 bays of seals. About 30 minutes each way.
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GL I continually have problems with birds in flight and the reality I suspect is my incompetence. A professional photographer gave me a piece of advice that if you can get the eye in focus your usually on to a winner. Hope I’m not, as the saying goes, teaching you to suck eggs.
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Probaby head to Cley for late morning and Blakeny mid afternoon.
We were told there were seals at blakeny and would still like to see the Hen Harrier close up if possible, so if you can advise where to see them I would be grateful.
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Seals at Blakeney...very long walk...boat trip not as good as Horsey.
BM ...you are correct about contrasting colours, have put a couple of pic's up from Snetterton.
Birds are designed not to been seen sitting around and Canon is not up to it?
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BM we will go to Cley, will probably park in the the little car park opposite the hill. Will be there about 1130hrs.
If you get the boat from Morston Quay some of the boats drop you off on Blakney point. Last night whilst watching the HH and Merlin I noticed a trip boat returning so they may have had a great view.
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It was a pleasure OP just got in after a very long and narrow trip selected by the Sat nav.
I will have a look when 2 cups of tea have passed my lips.
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OP, my pics were not good either, birds were to far away, but will post some pics from the trip when I get home. Not keen to link my laptop through site wifi as the provider is unknown to me and states it collects and shares data.
Sad to see a man with a gun heading into the marsh as we left, but great to see my first Hen Harriers. Thanks for the directions.
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Yes BM, when I get home I’m going to be writing to the Holkham Estate to ask them to justify why they allow Wild Fowl shooters on their land especially in an area known for its raptor population especially Hen/Ringtail Harriers which are on the edge due to the illegal hunting of them.
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A flash of iridescent blue this morning on the Kennet & Avon. No chance of a photo of a kingfisher though as the camera was in my rucksack as I was riding the bike.
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Whilst out on a trail run this morning in Wappenbury Wood, Warwickshire. Turned a corner and a buzzard was (not to put too fine a point on it) ripping apart a pigeon. It stopped as I came into view, stared at me for a second or two, then flew off with the whole remains of his breakfast clamped in its beak. I’ll be honest, I muttered ‘wow’ to myself. Images of nature can be so cruel, but at the same time fascinating.
I’ve been back from my run for an hour or so now and can’t stop thinking about that huge buzzard who’s mealtime, I disturbed.
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We spent the last week visiting the various nature reserves in Norfolk. Thanks to the suggestion from Greylag, we shared an hour with the seals at Horsey. It was wonderful to watch the interaction between the seals and magical to have a young seal haul itself up towards me while the mother watched unconcerned, the youngster moved up the beach as the tide came in and just settled down about ten feet away as I sat on a rock.
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The visit to Titchwell was a bit dull until we made it down to the beach where there was constant action in the muscle bed.
Oystercatchers everywhere with a large number of Turnstone. The Curlews were squabbling non-stop and and the usual gulls scavenging.
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We arranged to meet up with Oneputt who kindly showed us where to view Hen Harriers which we were privileged to see but to distant to photograph. However the Barn owl came fairly close on the second evening.
We missed OP at Cley, but I was fortunate enough to capture a Sparrowhawk on the hunt.
Many thanks OP we enjoyed meeting up and sharing a couple of evenings of anticipation.
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Thank you for your comments.
Bakers, Hope you are tempted to go for the real thing, I find it a lovely way to spend my retirement.
OP, The Barn Owl came level with the bush we were standing behind on your last visit and hovered before making a vain strike. Sadly only a very distant Hen Harrier.
RedKite, I do not enter comps, as the pics are for my pleasure and to share on this forum. I also put a few on Flickr to share with a group of like minded photographers in my area. It is like a chicken and egg. I like to take wildlife photos, so I go caravanning to visit nature reserves to get exercise then post on here, read about other folks experiences then do it all again. By the way, what food do the Hawfinch take at the feeding station?
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I guess it is the still photo that emphasises the image that the eye cannot see with a moving animal. Also a telephoto lens does magnify and separate the subject from the background, so that a sharp image is intensified. I probably spend a fair bit of time in one place waiting for something to come along.
The pics are often a surprise myself when I review them and crop the unwanted bits,
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Hi OP
I do not use the histogram function, although I know several guys who swear by it.
My preference is to just review the occasional pic to check exposure. I found that reviewing the screen usually meant I missed an important event during a game so I have become used to the quick check if the light had changed or bright or dark background, and only viewing images when back at the computer. There are obviously more lulls in the action whilst waiting for a subject to turn up with wildlife, so I may check more often than I used to.
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