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  1. Swampy Sam

    Getting back to drawing...

    Excellent Drawings!!! Remember if you're not having fun doing it! Your doing it wrong!
  2. Swampy Sam

    Which ones are your dream binoculars?

    Swarovski 10-30x 56 slc zoom binos . With a 100 degree FOV and weight 3 oz... I can dream Big.
  3. Swampy Sam

    Comment by 'Swampy Sam' in media 'Grey Nightjar'

    Great photo! That would have been easy to miss.
  4. Swampy Sam

    Untitled...

    Welcome back to happiness Phil! I stopped drawing for a long time. Got into photography and was more worried about iso, capturing that perfect shot and all the madness that goes into it. Then thought, what's the point. Everyone is taking pictures. I'm going back to drawing. God was it...
  5. Swampy Sam

    Razor first gen spotting scope focal length?

    Just bought a 65mm first gen razor spotting scope,and a Swarovski Astro adapter. I have a few eyepieces was just wandering what the focal length is?
  6. Swampy Sam

    Zeiss eye candy....

    Wow!!! Wonder what the Grand total on that is!
  7. Swampy Sam

    Spotting scope aperture and heat waves. Seeing?

    Thanks Joachim, I often glass with my 10x42 Swarros on my tripod. I love everything about it except the magnification Drop off. everything is razor sharp and no seeing issues at all, unless you are going for miles away.. I've always wondered why some of the bigger bino companies don't make zoom...
  8. Swampy Sam

    Spotting scope aperture and heat waves. Seeing?

    Thanks guys. I have 85 and 65mm scopes the smaller one does seem to give a sharper image on extremely hot days.. of course most of the days are hot in Florida.
  9. Swampy Sam

    Spotting scope aperture and heat waves. Seeing?

    Just wondering what you guys thought? Smaller aperture show more details than larger aperture on hot days?
  10. Swampy Sam

    Razor HD 20-60x85 LOW price…..

    Funny... I have been looking at these, I would love to buy one but can't seem to find the straight version in 85mm. The only thing I can find in a straight version with this focuser is a Kowa ..A bit pricey.
  11. Swampy Sam

    A few neotropic bird paintings

    Ahhh... Now that looks more familiar.
  12. Swampy Sam

    A few neotropic bird paintings

    Once again amazing art. It's funny I watched your video and just watched the lines pop up on the screen. I'm still old school, and just use my pens for the most part and pencils and my beat up sketchpad. Spending a lot of time field sketching .l love the challenge of time vs frantic sketching...
  13. Swampy Sam

    Gray catbird eating flowers

    Funny I came on to ask almost the same question. I live in central Florida and have a male and female Cardinals in my backyard that decided to tear all the flowers off of our honeysuckle the other day..
  14. Swampy Sam

    A couple of field sketches from the backyard.

    One more thing... John laws on YouTube has some great videos on field sketching.
  15. Swampy Sam

    A couple of field sketches from the backyard.

    Great Bryan! I find it very relaxing, I've given up on photography and gone strictly to sketching... I've learned a lot more about birding behavior.. Good luck in your sketching venture. I hope it gives you the happiness I've found in it.
  16. Swampy Sam

    A couple of field sketches from the backyard.

  17. Swampy Sam

    Babies in the backyard.

    I live in the semi suburbs, and my backyard has been a 6 year project to make and attract as may bird's as possible. A few bird feeders two bird baths. Lots of trees and flowering plants. I do most of my birding from my backyard. Most of the work I do in my garden is for the birds. The...
  18. Swampy Sam

    Big guide???

    I live in Florida and was wondering if anyone could recommend a good insect guide? If there is one. I've looked on line and all I can find is children's books. Thanks all
  19. Swampy Sam

    My 115MM Spotter Setup KIT

    All I can say is." I want what you got".
  20. Swampy Sam

    Low or high power hand held?

    Thanks everyone. I was out this weekend with my 6x30 kowa. For birds in flight they are great, birds in trees at a distance not so. I have my 10x 42 SLC s on my tripod . I almost feel not having my swarro s mounted on a tripod as a waste. I bought a pair of Vortex DB 15x56 binos. These are good...
  21. Swampy Sam

    Low or high power hand held?

    Just wanted to get some input from everyone. Hand holding binos? Would you prefer lower power with less shake or higher power more shake. As you are sacrificing magnification of detail. Just wanted too know if anyone else can not let the magnification thing go?
  22. Swampy Sam

    Why is Alpha better than high grade.

    Maybe it's about what kind of bling you have around your neck! Hahaha. I pick out all the problems out on my vortex db's after I look through my swarro SLC's.
  23. Swampy Sam

    Hawk ID Tallahassee, FLA USA Thanks

    Cool thanks. I did notice the banding was thicker in Op's pics.
  24. Swampy Sam

    A few neotropic bird paintings

    Absolutely amazing! You have a fan here... Show more!!!!
  25. Swampy Sam

    Hawk ID Tallahassee, FLA USA Thanks

    Not sure .. I got a pic of what looks to be the same breed of hawk. In central Florida. Short tailed dark morph. Not a common sight .
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