A morning out with Barrie

Blythman
Posted 05/05/2012 - 20:21 Link
Not much about just now. We seem to be in between times. So took some pics of birds we've seen many times before.

Also, I've heard the very bad joke, "What do you call a rat up a tree?" Answer, "A squirrel". Well actually the answer is still a rat. I've got the evidence.

Apparently, Kingfishers have turned up every day this week but Barrie was there today, so say no more !!

One thing that was a bit special was my first ever sighting of a Green Woodpecker. So, I've included what is nothing more than a record shot.

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Blue Tit by Blythman1960, on Flickr

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Robin by Blythman1960, on Flickr

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Pheasant. Close up. by Blythman1960, on Flickr

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Grey Squirrel by Blythman1960, on Flickr

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Rattie in a tree by Blythman1960, on Flickr

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Green Woodpecker by Blythman1960, on Flickr
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Mandrake
Posted 05/05/2012 - 22:15 Link
Rattie has lots of character coming through in his photo! Lovely.
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Gizzernl
Posted 05/05/2012 - 22:24 Link
Very nice work, I always like wildlife. Which lens did you use?
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fatspider
Posted 05/05/2012 - 22:24 Link
some great shot there Alan, the Rat is great.
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bforbes
Posted 05/05/2012 - 22:41 Link
Mandrake wrote:
Rattie has lots of character coming through in his photo! Lovely.
and lots of ingenuity as well.

[IMG]http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv154/bforbes/IMGP4517.jpg[/IMG]

Which lens for which Alan?
Edited by bforbes: 05/05/2012 - 22:44
fatspider
Posted 05/05/2012 - 22:45 Link
I see you were sneaking off on meets without me Barrie, I'm having words with you
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Blythman
Posted 05/05/2012 - 22:57 Link
Hi Giz. Apologies. these were all with the K5 and Sigma 150-500
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Blythman
Posted 05/05/2012 - 23:03 Link
Barrie, all were with my lens. Obviously made a balls up with mounting your lens. Mustn't have had camera turned off and didn't pick up the focal length for shake reduction. I was shooting at 1/160 or thereabouts so shake reduction was needed.

I did turn the camera off when we stacked the TC's and input 800mm as the focal length. Here's the best of them - uncropped. Shown as f5.6

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Dunnock - Tamron SP300mm f2.8, Kenko 1.5x and Pentax 1,7xAF by Blythman1960, on Flickr
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Edited by Blythman: 05/05/2012 - 23:04
bforbes
Posted 05/05/2012 - 23:09 Link
That's better than I was expecting for the stacked combination
greynolds999
Posted 05/05/2012 - 23:15 Link
"A morning out with Barrie" sounds like a new daytime TV show!
K10D
Posted 06/05/2012 - 13:36 Link
Some of the finest images to be shown on this site. You should be very proud of these shots Alan.

Wennington - Wildlife Whisperer.

If your name is not Dr Doolittle, I'll start shooting Canon kit.

I feel proud to be from the North East!

Very best regards
Too far from a shore.
Blythman
Posted 06/05/2012 - 14:09 Link
K10D wrote:
Some of the finest images to be shown on this site. You should be very proud of these shots Alan.

Wennington - Wildlife Whisperer.

If your name is not Dr Doolittle, I'll start shooting Canon kit.

I feel proud to be from the North East!

Very best regards
Thanks Gary
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Northgrain
Posted 06/05/2012 - 17:49 Link
Love the rat in a tree, and the 3D effect from the Robin shot. Exceptional set.

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