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  1. RussB

    FZ330 An Idiot's Guide

    Hi! Not been on BF for some time and then it was all on the art forum. Just got a second hand FZ330 to take record shots, holiday pics and back up for my main passion - field sketching. I've been looking through the threads about this camera and it's obviously well capable of much more than I'm...
  2. RussB

    Sociable Plovers in Gujarat?

    Hi there, Would anyone know whom I could contact who may know of any reliable Sociable Plover sites in Gujarat, India? A big ask, probably, ( I know it's endangered ) but we're travelling here at the end of Jan and it's a most-desired bird. We're staying at the CEDO Lodge for three nights, and...
  3. RussB

    Eyepiece problem!

    Hi, Today, whist vis-migging, I noticed a nasty little cloud of condensation inside my 20-60 Swaro eyepiece! I did get the scope wet yesterday, but the lens cover was in place and it was only whilst carrying it to and from an hide. I assume I'll have to send this off to Swarovski. Trouble is I...
  4. RussB

    Super Zoom advice needed

    Hi there This is my first post on this particular forum. I've been reading several of these threads as I'm contunually thinking about getting myself a compact zoom. I've never used one but I do like the look of 'em! Seriously, I wanting something just to take record shots as back up for my...
  5. RussB

    Bittern observer please come forward, Horbury W Yorkshire

    Hi, I'm trying to contact an Halifax birder I understand had a Bittern along the Calder in the Horbury Wyke area, West Yorkshire late last year. The chap's name could be John Thompson or John Thomas (apologies if I'm a mile off but the info I got was a bit sketchy. I'm trying to get details...
  6. RussB

    Gujarat info

    Hi, Can anyone give me any contacts for a trip to Gujarat, India this winter. A couple of tours I looked at are either full up or aren't going while late 2012. A mate of mine used Backwoods a few years ago but the only info I can find on their website relates to their camp at Goa. I'm looking...
  7. RussB

    Binocular clamp for Zeiss bins

    Hi there, I own a pair of 10x42 FL's and I wonder if anyone knows of a binocular clamp either that Zeiss make or if another manufacturer makes one that would fit. I can't find any reference to one on the Zeiss website. I spend a lot of time sketching birds in the field and the artist...
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  8. RussB

    Ray Turley

    Greetings, Though I'd pay a little tribute to the late Ray Turley. I've just read his obituary in Birdwatch. I only had the pleasure of his company once - a vividly remembered four day stay at the Backwoods camp at Goa in November 2003 - a taster that apparently drew him back time...
  9. RussB

    Seeking Alan Harris contact

    Hi, Happy New Year to you all. Would anyone know if the illustrator/artist Alan Harris has a website or email address. I know he was on the BB advisory panel for a while. If possible I'd like to tap into his artistic expertise! Many thanks Russ
  10. RussB

    Morroco Sketches

    Jeez, it seems aeons since I last visited the site. Some really mouth-watering work has been posted too. Just back from 10 days blistering birding in Morroco where most of the birds were wonderfully obliging. The dilemma with foreign trips is that there's always something else to look at, so...
  11. RussB

    Tripod And Head Compatability

    Hi guys, This has no doubt been asked a hundred times already but here goes: I own a Delta Carbon fibre tripod which I bought from In Focus in 2001. The legs are still in fine working order and are both light and stable. I replaced the original Velbon pH 157Q head last year with a...
  12. RussB

    Recent sketches

    Here's the first of hopefully regular postings of my most recent sketches. I find inspiration on this forum every time I visit it; should have joined years ago! Please feel free to comment and don't be afraid of offering consructive criticism as I'm very keen to develop. Hopefully these will...
  13. RussB

    Thailand Sketchbook

    As promised, guys, more stuff from the Land Of Smiles. Sketching opportunities were fairly limited, especially in the forests of the south, so it was a case of grabbing the moment. Three target waders from Pak Thale or Wader Heaven: Nordmann's Greenshank, White-faced Plover and Great Knot...
  14. RussB

    Spoon-billed Sands - Thailand

    Hi there, Just spent two weeks in Thailand watching some truly amazing birds. A superb mix of the rare, the stunning and the near-mythical. Top target species was Spoon-billed sandpiper, and 4 were watched among hordes of other waders at the amazing Pak Thale salt pans. Sketching...
  15. RussB

    The White Nun

    Today I managed to catch up with a superb drake Smew on the River Calder at Horbury, near Wakefield. This is a bird I've not seen since 1990, but as my interest in drawing as grown, so has the need to seek out birds fit for purpose, and male smew surely tops the (saw) bill - black, white and...
  16. RussB

    Sketching hints and tips.

    Hi there, I'm new to the forum and have just been enjoying some of the threads and the great art work on display. I'm eager to learn how I can improve my drawing. I've been practicing regularly for the last two and a half years and I'm getting to a point where sketching is now...
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