Snipe in the Garden
Spotted a snipe in the garden this morning… Managed a blurry photo of it but I have the camera set up ready for its return. Bet it won’t come back now!
Tagged: Photography
Red Kites
I still haven’t quite got the hang on getting pin sharp photos with my longest lens. At 300mm it isn’t really long enough for bird photography either and hand holding it without image stabilisation isn’t easy, but I’ll get there. What I really need is a day out in the hills or along the estuary...
Robin Red Breast
If you look close enough you can see the reflection of me and Morgan in its eye!
A Winter Sunset
Morgan and I spent the afternoon in the dunes on Sunday. Yes, our noses were cold, but it was a lovely fresh, clear day and of course very quiet. We were treated to a nice sunset too.
Winter on the Beach
The beach is lovely in winter. Quiet, relaxed and just as pretty as in the summer.
HDR Photography
I mentioned HDR photography a while back and the fact that I’d like to give it a go. Well, I’ve just been looking at Trey Ratcliff’s HDR photos and they are amazing. The thing with HDR photos is that often they can be overdone and look surreal. There’s nothing wrong with that, afterall photography is...
Stuck in Motion
Just been checking out some of Trey Ratcliffs’ ‘Stuck in Motion video and think they are pretty cool. Basically it is slow mo filmed on a fairly cheap (although not that cheap) digital stills camera that can shoot at 300 frames per second. The footage is filmed at this speed and then slowed down to...
A New Macro Lens
With all this moth-trapping I’ve been doing, it is also nice to take some decent photos of each of the species that we catch. At the moment, the best lens I have for this is a Tamron 70-300mm with Macro facility. The results are OK, but not quite as sharp and ‘macro-like’ as I’d like...
Aberystwyth Twin Peaks Challenge Photo Assignment
It’s the Aberystwyth Twin Peaks Challenge at the weekend. A challenging partly off-road running race covering two of Aberystwyth’s most famous landmarks: Constitution Hill (450ft) to the North of Aberystwyth and The Duke of Wellington monument on Pen Dinas (413ft) to the South. The race is organised by Aberystwyth Athletics club and is about 7...
Forest of Dean Enduro Photo Assignment
I’m not sure what the weather is going to yet on Sunday, but the Forest of Dean Enduro is on, so I may make a day of it and travel down to the Forest of Dean to take some photos. I’m still not up to competing myself, so the next best thing is to make...
