Photography....again!

[laurab]

Hi all

I managed to get out with my camera last weekend to the New Forest. I have been trying for years to capture a Nuthatch but my camera was always too slow.

The DSLR really is the way forward for bird photography, what do you think? Look at the size of those feet!!!

[chris]

Hi Laura,

great photo as usual! i haven't seen a nuthatch in ages, don't really get them round here.

Chris;-)

[Waxbillman]

hello Laura

cracking picture there, i too have not seen a nut hatch for a few years,
and thats one we've never had in the garden.

Matthew

[Pyxel]

Wow, fantastic photo Laura, and a beautiful bird also. :wink:

[kenny]

hi laura

fantastic photo mate,really sharp and clear

ken

[josoll]

Hi Laura,Great photo, what camera do you have?

[jimmy]

Excellent photo Laura. :D

Out of interest, how far away were you from the subject ?

[kenny]

hi laura

did you use a tripod or beanbag from the car,what lens did you use and how many mega pixels have you got ,how did you avoid camera shake on these cold days answers on a postcard please:o

ken

[laurab]

Jo, I have a Nikon D70 DSLR

Jimmy, I was 5 or 6 feet away

Kenny, I used a tripod, it is a 70-300 lens and 6.1 million pixels
Thanks for your comments :D

[josoll]

Ah, Lucky you,ive got a Nikon coolpix 5000,at the moment,which is good,but would love a dslr.

[kenny]

my god laura have just seen a canon with 8 milion pixels they just get better ,what do you think of leicas


ken

[dave85]

lovely pic laura!

well worth the money then for a decent camera

thanks
Dave

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Laura,

Great shot mate, Nuthatches are one of my favourite British Birds:D, apparently they are the only Family of Birds that can walk headfirst down a tree.:shock:

Paul.

[laurab]

The weekend is nearly at an end again :evil: My chance for a lay-in, but what do I do? Get up at 6.30am to make sure I see the sun rise on a frost morning down by the river......was it worth it?.....I think so :D

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Laura,

This photograph is excellent mate well done.:D

Which reminds me, my Dad has produced a nice version of this photo for you, I hope you will like it.;)

Paul.

[laurab]

Hi Paul


Where is it?

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Laura,

Sorry mate you can't have it until tomorrow, I'll drop it off to you after work.;)

Paul.

[laurab]

Oops sorry! I thought it was a mod on ephotozine

[Waxbillman]

thats a grand picture Laura, i wasn't aware that you had frosts in the south.

Matthew

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Laura and Matthew,

Laura,

Doh!! Keep popping the pills mate.:lol:

Matthew,

Yes we do have frost in the South, but usually not as severe as the North, this year may be the exception though.:shock:

Paul.:(

[Waxbillman]

hello Paul

i would'nt worry about it too much we haven't had a proper winter for a few years now, they are saying we will have one because they do it all by guess work we haven't had a hard winter for a few years therefore we are bound to have one. then again they said it last year

Matthew

[kenny]

hi matt

it was a stinker last night really cold where i am ,but i dont think it was any worse than last year

ken

[Waxbillman]

no, we will have to see it is forcaste that we will get colder weather but not 'the coldest its been for decades'

Matthew

[Karl-D]

Hello people, here are a couple of pix I took, one on Friday with my little one Keeley and her snowman (yeh I built it lol) and one of my cats kitts.:grin:

[Waxbillman]

hello Karl,

great pictures, i like snow allot its is the epitomy of winter.

coming from a cat hater, that kitten looks very cute, and innocent, if only they stayed that way.

Matthew

[Karl-D]

Hi Matthew all I can say in regards to cats is, none of mine bother the birds as they grow up around them, they keep other cats out of the garden and away from the flights, I also used to hate cats, other peoples as I have lost a fare few birds over the years due to cats on the mesh etc. however since having my own cats I have not had any problems in this area.

[kenny]

hi karl great pictures buddy,iused to have cats of my own aswell and it is curiously funny that they do not bother with the birds in the flights but they do chase other cats out of the garden:lol:


ken

[laurab]

Hello

I've been photographing birds again, what do you think of this Robin?

[Waxbillman]

Top notch Laura

lovely birds are Robins

Matthew

[jimmy]

Thats an excellent picture Laura :wink:

[kenny]

hi laura
thats a cracking picture ,was it in the garden or outside

ken

[laurab]

I took it whilst walking around a Country Park in Poole last weekend.

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Laura,

Great photo mate, I assume because the Robins beak is open in the photo that the Bird was not only posing for you, but singing as well.:wink:

Paul.:grin:

[kenny]

hi laura
just wondered what you think of frank meadow sutcliffe

ken

[kenny]

hi all
here is a copy of a picture of 2 old birds at bishop burton agricultural college,me mother in law and one of her boyfreinds

ken:-)


http://www.feathered-friends.co.uk/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=289&stc=1&d=1140196732

[Waxbillman]

Bishop burton?? don't ever mention that name again!!
nice Tawny owl though

Matthew

[laurab]

Hi Kenny

I hadn't heard of him before, but I have taken a look at some of his shots on the web and I particularly like his rural scenes.

I have some A3 sized photos stored away that I had developed from plates (very old negatives). There is one of a horse plowing a field, an old farmhouse, some countryside scenes and a view of the Seven Sisters ( a range of cliffs). It cost me a small fortune to get them printed and I think they are currently stored under our bed!

I sold my first photo today! :razz:

[kenny]

hi matt
that was taken with the help of my neice who was visiting there in her capacity as east riding dog warden.she was chipping some of the staff:lol: :lol:


laura....i have a calender with a lot of prints of his photos and whitby near me .....the shops are full of his prints i cant beleive the clarity and compositition of some of the photos of his that were taken with a camera that was no more than a wooden nest box on a tripod

ken

[kenny]

hi laura
this pic isnt bird related but its from the calendar and sums up what i said about the compositition


kenhttp://www.feathered-friends.co.uk/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=294&stc=1&d=1140270658

[laurab]

It's lovely Kenny. The toning really sets it off.

[kenny]

hi laura

and there is that special something about sepia,i love it

ken

[laurab]

Hi Kenny

I think with this link http://www.ephotozine.com/user.cfm?user=6876&showcase=off#photos you should be able to look at some of my photos'.

[kenny]

hi laura
just went to the link to view your photos,they are outstanding without a doubt as some of the comments say you certainly have come to grips with your nikon they are truly excellent pics and most of them are of my favourite subject ,landscapes thenks for giving me the link for a truly wonderful experience i didn`t know you had that much talent"david bailey"whos he:lol: :lol:

ken

[laurab]

Thanks Kenny, I am certainly no 'Sutcliffe', but I enjoy what I do and sold my 1st photo this week! :-P

I have also spent some money today on a 2x teleconverter, that should give a boost to my 70 - 300mm! I will now have to start using my tripod.

[kenny]

hi laura
i have a 2x teleconverter for my 28-200 apart from needing a tripod it tends to make the lens rather dark at the longer distances the pictures come out ok but its like looking down the barrel of a gun,unless of course you have a mirror lens

ken