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  1. J

    uk id please bunting ?

    yesterday evening near the river waveny Norfolk sufflok border
  2. J

    1st bird with e-pl5 sw80

    high folks it been a while. and im glad to be posting again ive had it pretty ruff being off work 2013 for 4months and having to sell a lot of my gear im only now getting things back. and not falling for the same mistakes. walk about gears in now 70d with the 400 f5.6 and this year ive got the...
  3. J

    sw80 ed +sony a550

    well as ive got time on my hands being of work . and ive rested up the d300 and af-s300f4 as it for sale . ive got my sw80 out of the observatory stuck on a camera adapter sony a550 manual focus live view check and unfortunately manual exposure. f/distance 18-20ft
  4. J

    my new dslr the d300 and might ed80-600mm

    my new dslr the d300 and mighty ed80-600mm well i havent been about as ive sold up the canon and moved over to nikon. the sole resen for the move was for action as the 40d 9 point focus for small birds in flight was very hard work trying to keep the centre focus point on the subjet. but now...
  5. J

    at last after 30 years THE KING

    hello and i hope every one is well . i cant reply to every one but there been some supper shots and hats of to all . as ive been ingrossed in getting this shot/s with my scope i havent had chance to do anything els. this is proberbly my best shot to date and it has taken me from childhood...
  6. J

    at last after 5 years (bearded tit's)

    yes very excited with these as the condition on the shot day was horrible fog and you can imagin how i felt after planing the day 6months previouse :-C but i had to carrie on with the day and im glad i did . 40d evo 80-600mm teleplus 2xtc hand held on the bird hide window legde. focus vier...
  7. J

    rspb minsmere and garden studio

    at last a day off work and id prebooked this visit for six months. so waiking up to fog was'nt the best off starts . dispit the weather i still cant beleive with some of the image i got. nearly all full frame with only cropping for composition. after owning the skywatcher 600 ed for nearly...
  8. J

    40d-igiscope 600mm

    hello and a happy new year :t: some info on my bird lens skywatcher ed 80-600mm f7.5 (astronomy refractor) works well naked or with 1.4 /2xtc and stacked in order 600mm / 600 +2xtc / 600 +1.4tc / 600 + stacked i know it has'nt got af and its heavy but lighter than canon. and now i...
  9. J

    some uk birds 600mm digiscoped

    well i havent had a lot of time to get out with the camera but when i can i make it worth will getting as many images from my garden studio. 40d and the 600scope. many thanks jason
  10. J

    osprey

    osprey in flight 40d with a ed 80-600mm scope hello hope every one is well . getting back out there now and im very happy to have witnessed the majestic osprey over the local common pond . a very rare visitor shame i only had my 600mm scope on the wobbly pod. this is 1 from a bunch that i...
  11. J

    first shots with the ed80 pro. scope/refractor

    well ive had my skywatcher ed 80/600mm for about 3weeks and i can honestley say it's a dream lens to use for both wildlife and astro photography. as ive had my 350d mounted to the bigma (sigma 50-500mm) i soon found out the distance for birds to get a good print you needed to be about 1/2 the...
  12. J

    my 1st garden warbler?

    hello to all. ive been sorting through last years images and i could,nt believe that i had forgot about this image which i think is a garden warbler. but ive been told it is actualy a white throat? none of my books can confirm this. many thanks jason
  13. J

    refractor for birds?

    Well Ive decided to to get one of these I can get it as an ota so that without the finder and the diagonal no eyepeice required prime focus. http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/madas/B0220ED8020OTA.jpg it's a 80mm /600mm f7.5 ed refractor with FPL-53 extra-low dispersion glass a very smooth...
  14. J

    lesser whitethroat? nfk/sfk border

    i thought id better ask here first before i jump to conclutions but the other day whilst getting goldfinch in my garden a bird id never seen before landed in my Buddleia so i managed to get 2 shots and he was gone. how rare is this bird . many thanks
  15. J

    studio in the wet ( some of my sharpest)

    hello to all well ive returned after getting much needed help with my digiscope about 3years ago . i went the dslr route and ive been a 350d +bigma owner for nealy 2 years and things seem to get better as i learn . some might have seen these but for those who have'nt. theres plenty more...
  16. J

    at last i got one

    hello to all ive not showed these much and im glad im back with my dslr set up . because i would'nt do this with the scope? it seem to be birds , butterflies , dragons and damsels . so im getting my head around doing bats either as the sun sets or with flood lights . heres my first attempt...
  17. J

    hello to all

    well im not new ive just ive jsut not been around ,lurcking in the shadows, since my last visit was when i got my digiscope but now ive had my 350d +bigma for 2years things have change. i dying to show you all some of my stuff. so a big hello from me many thanks jason
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