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| Posted: Fri Jan 4th, 2019 18:26 |
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Robert
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blackfox wrote:another p.o.v of the merlin I think this is a nicer pose, the plumages shows better. I really envy you being able to get so close to birds I never see. We have at least two established Badger sets within a mile and many more in the locality, apart from the occasional encounter I have never been able to even see them near their sets, let alone photograph them. I realise Badgers aren't birds but they are still beautiful wildlife. I was once driving along a country road near my home, very early one morning and saw two little animals leaping and doing acrobatics in the middle of the road, smaller than Squirrels, larger than Mice, perhaps Stoats? I just stopped in the middle of the road and watched them for a few minutes, they carried on as though I wasn't there, then suddenly they ran off into the grass. It was a beautiful display, about 20 feet away, I will always remember it.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 5th, 2019 02:42 |
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blackfox
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Probably stoats ,Fox brown with a black tip to the tail , got thousands of pics of them , on my way to the reserve yesterday I thought a dog was running down the middle of the road , it turned out to be a very large hare , probably got it on dash cam LOL
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| Posted: Sat Jan 5th, 2019 03:16 |
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Robert
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There you go you see! You have thousands of pix of Stoats, I have only ever seen those I mentioned, even living in pretty rural surroundings. I must be missing something. Perhaps I go to the wrong places or don't observe nature with the care it deserves.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 5th, 2019 04:08 |
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blackfox
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Look at my forum image rob , that one was blown up to poster size and used by springwatch in one of there series where they were office based , so every night the program came on it was right there on the screen in front of me .... I did e.mail the girl that had asked me for permission to use it and asked if it could be sent to me after the program .yes was the answer ,I'm still waiting
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| Posted: Sat Jan 5th, 2019 04:49 |
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blackfox
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I know this is the birds section , but I'm sure no one will mind me posting this as rob started it . a mother stoat taking a rabbit back to the nest for her kittens to feed on . I had to run along a river bank for about half a mile shooting all the way what a day that was .later on the kits came out to play .if you look on flicks its had 5466 views to date . the start of the run (EXPLORED) by jeff and jan cohen, on Flickr
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| Posted: Sat Jan 5th, 2019 05:03 |
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Graham Whistler
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638 great Curlew thank you Eric hope you can find one for me later this month! V1 will be with you Monday. Dramatic Stoat pix almost too sharp!
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| Posted: Sat Jan 5th, 2019 07:37 |
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647th Post |
Robert
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blackfox wrote:I know this is the birds section , but I'm sure no one will mind me posting this as rob started it . a mother stoat taking a rabbit back to the nest for her kittens to feed on . I had to run along a river bank for about half a mile shooting all the way what a day that was .later on the kits came out to play .if you look on flicks its had 5466 views to date . Amazing Jeff, thanks for posting. I think what I am trying to get at is that nature photographers, birds or mammals have an affinity with their subject, now which comes first, the affinity or the excellent photography I don't know. I tend to be more drawn towards large large, heavy machines but I really enjoy and appreciate nature photographers work. I have spent most of the morning clambering over a scrap yard.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 5th, 2019 08:00 |
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Eric
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Robert wrote:blackfox wrote: My personal experience was being initially drawn to the outdoor to watch nature.....using biniculars and scopes. I didn't even own a camera back then! After getting involved with the RSPB in Norfolk in the early 70, I took up filming birds...mainly because I had more intimate knowledge and special access to key locations in the area. ie I was able to get closer than the general public. I didn't get a still camera till 1975! Even then I stuck with movies for wildlife preferring to do black and white photography for everything else. Fast forward through the professional years and its only now that I have rekindled my interest in bird watching....and apart from a few garden bird photos over the years the bird photos on this forum are the first I've ever taken. I have to say it's harder than product, interior and architectural photography....the subjects move.  So in my case the affinity with the subject came first.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 5th, 2019 11:14 |
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blackfox
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my actual journey started a few years back ( 4mp was the top limit so go figure) I have always had good cameras through my life ranging from 35mm sir through to 2 and a quarter square mamiya c330 with a full set of lenses . own darkroom etc but apart from a brief few years doing studio work bringing up a family etc I never settled into a niche . fast forward a few years to the birth of digital and the lad was a teen at the time I realised that this was fascinating and combined with interest from the lads at work I got my first digital camera it took digital pics had no memory card or screen so very hit and miss about 0.5mp if I remember , chopped and changed a few times and found a niche photographing coins and artefacts for the lads in the metal detecting club by this time having progressed to a 3mp spy type camera with 1 cm close focus . then a holiday to Egypt and the chance of diving in the Red Sea saw me getting a underwater housing for a 4mp canon compact I had at the time . totally loved it but still no itch.... however I did take photos of some of the birds on the beach (feathered ) and when I posted one with the wrong name it got me investigating further that was it I was hooked ... little did I realise how specialised it was and how much I would spend over the years on a hobby 
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| Posted: Sat Jan 5th, 2019 12:05 |
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Eric
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blackfox wrote:... little did I realise how specialised it was and how much I would spend over the years on a hobby Ain't that the truth! Met a lady some years ago with a Leica M6, her camera bag was bristling with thousands and thousands of pounds worth glass. In response to my “wowâ€, she said “ I know, I know I shouldn't, but I just love buying presents for my cameraâ€
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