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    Belarus May 2013

    I've got a thread going in the Canon forum on this site about a recent trip to Belarus. This was supposed to be about the Canon SX50 I took with me, but it's rapidly turning into more of a trip report. If you are interested in the delights of Belarus; European bison, all the European...
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    An SX50 goes to Belarus 2013!

    Had a week in Belarus 4-11th May 2013 with Bird Holidays. An excellent week of warm sunshine and good birds, though with very high water levels, especially around Turov, finding some of the special birds and getting good views was as I understand, perhaps more difficult than usual. As leader...
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    Orange-tip butterfly

    I had the opportunity to try out a newly acquired secondhand Canon 7D and Canon 100mmm L IS macro yesterday on an obliging Orange-tip butterfly. The cold weather alternating with burst of warm sun meant it was keen to sunbathe when the sun came out and allowed a close approach almost up to 1:1...
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    Unusual fungus on decaying wood Kent

    I spotted this very unfamiliar fungus on an old and very decayed piece of timber at Kent Trust's Sevenoaks reserve last week. The timber looks like it could be an old sleeper or something similar.
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    ID for Moth Bromley, Kent

    Hi I wonder if someone could please identify this rather pretty moth seen in a Bromley, Kent garden in mid September. Thanks
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    My new macro lens .... the Canon 100-400 L IS!

    Counter-intuitive but the Canon 100-400 L IS is a useful close up lens, if rather heavy and cumbersome for that purpose. Used straight without extension tubes it is fine for larger dragon and damselflies. The first image is a broad-bodied chaser and the second a male banded demoiselle and the...
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    Panasonic G1 high ISO macro

    I thought that because of its smaller sensor and high pixel density on the sensor the high ISO performance on my Panasonic was not so good. I decided I should go back and look at some of my images from last Autumn and see if I could stand this up. I found that though images at ISO 400 and 800...
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    Northumberland, Beadnell Where to go as well as Farnes?

    Hi. We are off to Beadnell for a week shortly and would like some tips of fairly local places to go. We are committed to one or maybe two Farnes visits depending on the weather and a 'castle crawl' for our history obsessive son, but would welcome suggestions for other places of bird/natural...
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    Odd Greenfinch Behaviour

    I've noticed at this time of year that I get an influx of greenfinches, both adults and youngsters onto my rather unkempt lawn. The birds seem to be breaking off and eating small pieces of plant leaf. It looks like a dandelion-type leaf they are choosing specifically. I've never seen them take...
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    Problem with IE8

    I've been using IE8 without problems pretty much since it first came out, but suddenly it's causing problems. It's causing computer hangs, mainly when I try to close it down by hitting the X at the right hand top corner. Task manager isn't opening automatically to say I have a non-responding...
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    Bird photography holiday in Europe ---- Ideas?

    I'm interested in a bird photography trip in Europe this Spring. I don't mean full on £1000's of gear Chris Packham style, just spending more time trying to get some decent photos with a 300mm F4 L and an EOS 40D rather than chasing around for new species every day. Got to be guided or with a...
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    FZ18 -- Handy to have around when somebody unexpected calls!

    Handy to have the trusty FZ18 around when someone unexpected visits the feeders. Lousy light, 1/30th F4.2 aperture priority, ISO 400 full optical zoom plus Nikon X1.5 teleconvertor hand held through a double glazed window. Amazingly the FZ18 still made a decent fist of it. Very grateful as you...
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    Swan,Kent UK

    Saw this swan today at Bough Beech reservoir near Sevenoaks. My first thought was Bewick's becuse of the extensive black on the bill and smallish size, but doubts crept in especially as three Whoopers were seen here at the weekend.
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    300mm F4 L -- A truly versatile lens

    I recently acquired a secondhand 300mm F4 L USM (the old one, not the IS version) from a forum member to go on my Canon 40D, also a forum sales purchase. The lens is the first of that quality I have ever owned, and despite its age, performs admirably. What has amazed me is its shear versatility...
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    Where to go in the Minsmere area --- next few days

    Hi I'm about to go to the Minsmere area, staying in Middleton. I'll have 2 and a half days for birding. Any suggestions of places to visit, especially with photo opportunities, other than Minsmere, Dunwich and North Warren? Thanks.
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    Wood sandpiper at Sevenoaks, Nightingale at Bough Beech

    Nice wood sandpiper at Kent Trust Sevenoaks reserve today. Also nightingale singing and showing well at the beginning of the causway at Bough Beech reservoir.
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    Singing Corn Bunting, Oare

    Went down to Oare Marshes yesterday (15th April) with a group of friends. Not much on the scrape as the water is still ridiculously high, and only a few waders on the mud. Plenty of sedge warblers displaying and a few Sandwich and common terns came up the Swale with the rising tide as did a...
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    Serendipity with the FZ18

    One of the great things about the FZ18 (and FZ28 too no doubt) is that it's light and easy to carry around compared to a DSLR and long lens or a digiscoping setup. That means more chance to grab shots that you can't predict. I was walking around my local patch near Sevenoaks carrying my FZ18...
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    Budget ED Spotting Scopes from Astroscope 'Big Names'

    I've noticed these highly competitively priced ED spotting 'scopes from astroscope big names Celestron and Williams Optics. They look structurally similar to one another and to the Pentax spotting 'scopes. I wonder if anyone has any experience of them in the field, and in comparison with the...
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    FZ18 plus X1.5 convertor vs. Canon dSLR and telephoto vs. Digiscoping

    On Sunday I had the opportunity to compare under similar conditions my FZ18 with Pemaraal adaptor and Nikon TC-15ED X1.5 convertor; my 10 megapixel Canon 400D dSLR with Sigma 170-500mm Apo telephoto. Additionally I took a few photos through my Kowa 614 scope with TSN X30 eyepiece using a...
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    In Focus Optics DCC Adapter

    Has anyone any experience with this adapter with or without the camera sold as a package by In Focus Optics in the UK. Apologies if this has been discussed before. I couldn't find a thread with the search engine. Relevant web sites: http://www.at-infocus.co.uk/digiscoping.html (Top item on...
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    Hallo from Kent, UK

    Hi Everyone I'm David aka Cactusdave. As you might guess one of my other hobbies is growing Cacti! I'm also a keen amateur microscopist. I've been birdwatching since my college days, and that's a few years ago now. I've played around with bird photography and digiscoping since the Coolpix 950...
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