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zpyder · **on:** October 11, 2011, 21:53:11 PM

Brownsea

on: October 11, 2011, 21:53:11 PM

So while I'm unemployed, I've been roped into doing some bird photography for Kathryns PHD. I was at Brownsea the other week trying to get decent avocet shots. Having been there from dawn till dusk, it was amazing seeing the difference "golden hour" makes to shots.

Swan by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Avocet lagoon panorama by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Avo group 4 by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Avocets 4 by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Avocet landing by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Godwit landing by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Godwit by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Sandwich turn by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Female red squirrel by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

The light was wrong for this one, with the sun behind the squirrel in the canopy, so I tried swapping to spot metering and using AE-lock on the squirrel, almost worked!

Red Squirrel by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Peacock by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Teal and avocet by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

These guys were watching me on the way to the hide in the morning, had to hand hold so it's a bit fuzzy zoomed in:

Deer by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

And my favourite of the lot, I managed to get the sequence when one Avocet attacked another, making it look like it's pushing the victim over and getting him to face plant

Avocet Attack by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

bear · **Reply #1 on:** October 11, 2011, 22:13:16 PM

Re: Brownsea

Reply #1 on: October 11, 2011, 22:13:16 PM

I like Avocets 4 and the deer

Clock'd 0Ne · **Reply #2 on:** October 11, 2011, 23:22:59 PM

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Reply #2 on: October 11, 2011, 23:22:59 PM

I really like the deer framed by the trees

XEntity · **Reply #3 on:** October 12, 2011, 01:10:18 AM

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Reply #3 on: October 12, 2011, 01:10:18 AM

Love the red squirrel shots and the deer, good work

Russell · **Reply #4 on:** October 12, 2011, 13:28:00 PM

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Reply #4 on: October 12, 2011, 13:28:00 PM

Couple of good ones, the female red squirrel by itself the Avocet attack and the panorama's quite good, nice level of detail to go nosing around in but could do with being a bit taller.

Looks a good spot to go to regularly though, nice selection of wildlife and if there's hides there someplace to well hide!

zpyder · **Reply #5 on:** October 12, 2011, 13:45:46 PM

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Reply #5 on: October 12, 2011, 13:45:46 PM

Yeah, the panorama suffered a bit from being done with my 100-400mm lens. At the end I tried doing a multi-level panorama but ran out of time as we had to run to catch the ferry. Maybe this weekend!

Russell · **Reply #6 on:** October 12, 2011, 19:33:28 PM

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Reply #6 on: October 12, 2011, 19:33:28 PM

Aye probably not the easiest lens to do it with, would dread to think of the amount of photos to give the same as your panorama at 400mm, that should be your challenege for next time, a 400mm panorama...

zpyder · **Reply #7 on:** October 12, 2011, 20:07:58 PM

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Reply #7 on: October 12, 2011, 20:07:58 PM

It'd end up being like in Blade Runner, zooming in and in and in

The original size of the above panorama is something like 20 000 pixels wide

Hmm, it'd be interesting to do a macro panorama, and make it interactive like Google Earth, but instead of the planet, it's a 1mx1m area of your back garden in mega detail...

XEntity · **Reply #8 on:** October 12, 2011, 21:43:25 PM

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Reply #8 on: October 12, 2011, 21:43:25 PM

Quote from: zpyder on October 12, 2011, 20:07:58 PM

It'd end up being like in Blade Runner, zooming in and in and in The original size of the above panorama is something like 20 000 pixels wide

Hmm, it'd be interesting to do a macro panorama, and make it interactive like Google Earth, but instead of the planet, it's a 1mx1m area of your back garden in mega detail...

Do it!

zpyder · **Reply #9 on:** October 12, 2011, 22:13:53 PM

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Reply #9 on: October 12, 2011, 22:13:53 PM

Think I might need to book some time on a super computer to photomerge that many photos ><

XEntity · **Reply #10 on:** October 12, 2011, 22:30:09 PM

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Reply #10 on: October 12, 2011, 22:30:09 PM

Bah! I once put together an image together 1.5m x 15m @ 300dpi on a PIII 500 for a James bond exhibition at Beaulieu Motor Car Museum.

It wasn't quick, but it did it

zpyder · **Reply #11 on:** October 24, 2011, 18:39:32 PM

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Reply #11 on: October 24, 2011, 18:39:32 PM

Some more from a trip we made Thursday night, shooting all day Friday.

I had mega jealousy going on. Whilst we were staying at the wildlife trusts villa there was another guy there who was studying wildlife management at uni, and somehow managed to get known in wildlife photography. Whilst he was sat around the dinner table it was just one big name dropping session. Does anyone else ever feel jealous when they see amazing photos? Not that I don't give the artist all credit where it is due, I mean I just wish I could be as good as them, or have that inspiration they have ><

Anyway...photos. Sadly this time it was only sunny for an hour or two first thing in the morning before the clouds rolled in.

"lucky" shot, the Redshank was shaking its head whilst stationary, causing this faceless effect

I have sometimes wondered how weird birds would look without a beak, this is pretty close.

Faceless Redshank by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

TAKEOFF!

Mute swan takeoff by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Pretty much one of my objectives sat in the hide is to try and get decent images of the birds feeding, and what they're feeding on. I seem to be quite lucky at picking out which birds going to hit the jackpot. Hopefully next time it'll be a bit closer and the light will be a bit better.

Avocet feeding with prey in beak by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Another prey shot, but we think this one is a small shrimp, which is cool if it is

Avocet feeding with small shrimp in beak by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

To me this looks like a "I'm thinking of a number..." moment...

Thinking Gul by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Moorhen by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Spoonbills are pretty rare in the UK.

Spoonbill by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

We're not sure if the Heron caught the flatfish in the lagoon, or if it was dead and dropped by some seagulls.

Heron with flatfish by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Male Sika Deer on Brownsea Island by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Russell · **Reply #12 on:** October 24, 2011, 20:42:39 PM

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Reply #12 on: October 24, 2011, 20:42:39 PM

There certainly doesn't seem to be a shortage of subjects there, the thinking gul is great!

zpyder · **Reply #13 on:** November 07, 2011, 07:22:02 AM

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Reply #13 on: November 07, 2011, 07:22:02 AM

More deer and stuff, this time from the Arne Nature reserve in Dorset. Still stuck in a hide all day

Deer Rush by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Buck by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Bucks fizz by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

And without him flicking mud and roots into the air

Bucks by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Deer bum by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Starlings in flight by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Russell · **Reply #14 on:** November 08, 2011, 13:29:46 PM

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Reply #14 on: November 08, 2011, 13:29:46 PM

Some good shots of the deer there, well of there rear ends anyway! Not much you could probably have done about it but obviously better if they're facing the camera

I'd love to go out and get some deer photos, but I can never be bothered to get up that early, and its awkward trying to find them. I dare say there's plenty of them around in Northumberland, and I know of some areas where they might be but actually finding them is a bit more awkward. One of these days...

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