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Recovery of files from a faulty memory card.
Today when I turned the 7D on a error-02 flashed up ( connect to pc or something like that also) . Being as I've never seen this before I just turned the camera off and took the unformatted Fujifilm 8gb memory card out and put it back in. Turned the camera back on and it worked fine...never... -
Warbler,South Shields.
A mate of mine called me to try and get some shots of this warbler tonight. Only very brief views of the bird had and these are the best of a poor bunch of shots...is it just a Sedge warbler????- seggs
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Extention tubes
Hi Folks I am thinking about maybe buying extention tubes for my 7D, 400mm 5.6 set up to allow getting closer to Butterflies etc. this year. Looking on the likes of ebay etc. it seems a bit of a nightmare. Can anyone advise please as Ive not a clue. Or should I just save up for maybe a 200mm... -
Skua id?
Spotted this brute taking out a gull at a distance yesterday in the mouth of the Tyne. I'm not great with Skua id especially at this sort of distance. Is it just a Arctic? seems a bit large.- seggs
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Damelfly id
Took this shot last Sunday in Gateshead can anyone help out please id wise.? Still struggle with the critters. ps...sorry typo on the title.- seggs
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- Forum: Insects, Dragonflies, Arachnids, Beetles & More
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Monopod....help please.
After years of hand-holding with camera set ups I am how considering(again) getting a Monopod. Ive viewed ebay and some of the threads on here regarding value wise and best set up for myself being portable enough in the field. Confused.com comes to mind at times. Anyone with advice with a...- seggs
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- Forum: Photographic Tripods / Heads
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Advice needed for a new to digi-scoping mate.
Hi all A mate has phoned me this evening asking for advice regards getting started on the digi-scoping front as he's not on line and is a total novice camera wise. The camera he has asked me to look into is the Fuji advertised here-...- seggs
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- Forum: Digiscoping Cameras
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Pipit flight call
Hi can anyone help regarding a link to a free web site which covers this issue? Today I had a fly over Pipit large-ish in size "calling" as it passed over head, a call ive never heard before in the Trow Quarry, South Shields area or anywhere else. The "rasping" type call was what made myself...- seggs
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Budget lens
A friend of mine has decided to get a dslr set up for the first time to photograph anything to do with nature etc.. He's got a second hand Canon camera body on its way so is now wondering whats the best option for a budget priced lens. I sugguested maybe the 75-300mm as its what I started off... -
Juv. Mandarin duck?
This drake was on a local busy park lake today . At first I thought it might be a drake going into eclipse moult stage but am I right to think this could be a Juv.?. A full adult drake has been seen here and the surrounding areas over the last month or so on and off.- seggs
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Alternative to Mini treker?
Been thinking about maybe a slightly larger backpack type camera bag and looked on Amazon(because I have vouchers for here) buts its a bit of a mine field! The bag idealy would house my camera and 400mm 5.6 still attached which the treker does and packed lunch etc. for the all dayer which is a... -
Shutter noise on 40D
Just the other day my second hand 40D started to make a strange "unhealthy" sound when the shutter button was depressed and continues to do so...more of a "Clunk than a click" Its still working fine (so far) apart from this different sound every time i press away. At first i thought the... -
Roseate tern
Well this year has seen excellent counts of these birds on the North east coastline. One of my local walks has produced the best numbers ive ever seen and the birds have shown so well and still do!:t: Counts from the Whitburn obs. have broken local records!.. So my question is where are all the...- seggs
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- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Whats the best second lens to have?
Upgraded lately from the 350d to a 40d which ive used with the 400mm 5.6 for a few years now with pleasing results. Now the better half has picked up the old camera and is asking about a better lens to put on the 350d, for Butterfly shots etc. and the odd close bird. She is using my 28-90mm... -
Mull 2010
Well it was back to the Magic Isle last Saturday for another brilliant week. Early start again at 4am.,arrived in Oban in just over 5 hours. Straight out of the car and in search of Black Guillemot in the harbour here, a pair showed nicely from the car park. After a very noisy ferry crossing due...- seggs
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- Forum: Vacational Trip Reports
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Help with Shetland
Hi all my better half has her heart set on visiting Shetland next year(we have,nt even got this years trip to Mull out of the way yet!) after seeing some of the excellent Tv programmes shown recently. Ive little idea about the Isles apart from what we have seen on tv./internet sites and in... -
Wader?
Seen this one today and was a little puzzled, seemed too big for a Dunlin and the legs wrong for a Knot. Proberly just a dodgy Dunlin but thought i would post anyway.- seggs
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Help with Tinovids 10x42
This is regarding cleaning the retractable eye cups, because i watch mainly around the coastal area the inside of the cups often get sand in them which is very hard to remove. The sand looks like it worked its way more into the cups as its very hard now to push the cups back in. I know these... -
Unknown Darter
Is this just a Common darter?? still learning with these critters- seggs
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- Forum: Insects, Dragonflies, Arachnids, Beetles & More
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Id?
Seen one or two of these around a local patch today not much idea really with flying insects.- seggs
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- Forum: Insects, Dragonflies, Arachnids, Beetles & More
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Another Redpoll issue
Three birds seen today at Washington WWT. the first 2 birds were female lesser, but the last one kept its distance and appears to be a very pale bird, when it flew off the rump of the bird was also paler..(more of a grey colour). Also it seemed slightley larger to the other two...is it a...- seggs
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Ink for Canon pixma
Hi all Thought i would ask on here about the best places to buy replacement ink cartridges for my Pixma ip 4500. Also are the compatable "non Canon" cartridges any good? as the price difference is tempting!- seggs
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- Forum: Photoshop, Paintshop and Printing
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Sanderling colour banded.
Hi saw this Sanderling on my local beach today, Sandhaven- South Shields First time ive been able to get a photo of a bird colour banded,so does anyone know where to send the photo for info. on the bird?.- seggs
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- Forum: Bird Ringing and Banding
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Parakeet id?
A pair of Parakeets have been reported around Jarrow for the last couple of years this is the first time ive seen them today. So can anybody id them for me?- seggs
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Cleaning inside the camera
Just the last week or so i have noticed specks/small threads on some of my shots, these are only apparent on clear flight shots with a lighter coloured background. Last night i set the camera to auto clean the censer(its a canon 350d used for a year) No joy, so today i changed the lens to make...