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Recent content by Swampy Sam

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    Getting back to drawing...

    Excellent Drawings!!! Remember if you're not having fun doing it! Your doing it wrong!
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    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.
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    Comment by 'Swampy Sam' in media 'Grey Nightjar'

    Great photo! That would have been easy to miss.
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    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...
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    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?
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    Zeiss eye candy....

    Wow!!! Wonder what the Grand total on that is!
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    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...
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    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.
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    Spotting scope aperture and heat waves. Seeing?

    Just wondering what you guys thought? Smaller aperture show more details than larger aperture on hot days?
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    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.
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    A few neotropic bird paintings

    Ahhh... Now that looks more familiar.
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    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...
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    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..
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    A couple of field sketches from the backyard.

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