first attempt at digiscoping (1 Viewer)

[harris hawk]

Hi everyone
Finally managed to have a crack at digiscoping today after buying a camera(coolpix 8700), then a scope(tsn 3) and then having to buy another camera(coolpix 4500).
What a difference it makes using the right camera. Quite pleased with the results, but any advice welcome.
many thanks

Paul

 

[Andy Bright]

You should be very proud of these shots, even if you'd been digiscoping for years. Top stuff, even more so because the weather was ropey and was obviously fairly dark with shutter-speeds not being that fast.

It's hard to give any further tips, you just keep going along like this.
You may want to download a free noise reduction programme such as www.neatimage.com just to clean up the slightly grainy backgrounds, but that's minor stuff.

cheers,
Andy

 

[harris hawk]

You should be very proud of these shots, even if you'd been digiscoping for years. Top stuff, even more so because the weather was ropey and was obviously fairly dark with shutter-speeds not being that fast.

It's hard to give any further tips, you just keep going along like this.
You may want to download a free noise reduction programme such as www.neatimage.com just to clean up the slightly grainy backgrounds, but that's minor stuff.

cheers,
Andy

Thanks for the comment and the link Andy.
Typically it started to rain as soon as I took the camera out of the car.

Paul

 

[IanF]

You still got Siskin at Seaham? I haven't seen one down here for at least a month now - I'll have to look harder next time I'm out

I'd say you got off to a flying start (sorry) as well. Plenty of detail and exposure spot on. Bright days certainly make for better and easier to take photos - the increased shutter speed alone counts for a lot.

I found the more photos I took the more of a feel you get for digiscoping - though don't expect resutls as good as this every time. Sometimes it seems like mno matter what you do the results aren't as good as you'd hoped - secret is to keep trying

Looks like youi've already got the technique licked though as it was camera shake I had the biggest problems with.

 

[harris hawk]

You still got Siskin at Seaham? I haven't seen one down here for at least a month now - I'll have to look harder next time I'm out

Hi Ian
Thanks for the reply. The birds were actually at a friends house at Wark in Northumberland.

I found the more photos I took the more of a feel you get for digiscoping - though don't expect resutls as good as this every time. Sometimes it seems like mno matter what you do the results aren't as good as you'd hoped - secret is to keep trying

I found this out yesterday. In between the Siskin and the Nuthatch I took about 8 photos of a Blue Tit and not one came out. I think it was moving to quick and the light was poor.

Regards

Paul

 

[L-mike]

Hi harris hawk

Are then taken by 4500? The results are very good!
But could you post some taken by 8700?

Cheers
L-mike

 

[harris hawk]

Hi L-Mike

The photos were taken with the coolpix 4500 .
Could'nt get any photos with the 8700 :storm: , because I had to use max. zoom to get rid of vignetting. All the pictures I took with the 8700 were blurred and so useless.

Hope this helps you

Paul

 

[L-mike]

Thanks Paul