Your Pics
Hi Dave
I must say that those photo's of yours are pretty good for a point and shoot.
You must be choughed !
I guess that you share the same experience of trying
to get one good one out of a multiple frame shoot. ?
I take it that it is that a female stonechat , by the way?
Lesvos was great (visit the vacational reports Levos thread) though not as good as last year , since many wetlands and rivers on the island had dried up.
Apparently 10 days rain since June 2006 which is unusual, since it normaly buckets down and sonws in winter - read Carol Drinwater's "the Olive Route".
Still it's probably the most safe,enjoyable and accessable European birding destination for Spring migration, despite the fact that it peaks mid - late April
(no package flights then though).
re the Camera - overall I'm still a little disapointed, particularly since the macro wasn't great either. Some thing's can't be helped, like the Roller appearing over the middle of a main road, against the morning light.
It's at its most usfull as a identification tool, for instance the cincerous bunting photo attched , which was taken at distance of about 40 - 50 metres. GIven that, for an hand held Camera it's probably not too bad.
Good luck with the SLR - please post some photo's.
Still will not auto focus lock on moving objects though ( raptors)
Regards
Mick
Mick
thanks for those-I'm really glad you posted them as you must have had an enjoyable time. It's great to see birds we could never see at home.
You mentioned the distance-if you read the comments of the DSLR boys most of the good photos are really close from a hide. Keith (who seems to get a lot of excellent photos) takes a lot in a bird sanctuary which is a free flying but netted enclosure-still brilliant photos but I think closer than you were.
Take a look at these from last week end. All taken while I was on a cliff walk around Anglesey but probably 10-15 metres.
PS I've just bought a D30 and ordered a 100-400 but I will still use the Oly for general walkabout.
