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21-01-2007, 07:44 PM
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Sounds like you all had a good day, there are some fantastic images on this thread already, I'm looking forward to seeing more of them. |
21-01-2007, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Kev Lewis  The beauty of NOT cropping images  | You stumped me there for a minute or so Kev, until I realised what you were talking about! I didn't post on that thread. 
By the way, I nearly always have to crop. I'm not invisible like you!  |
21-01-2007, 10:43 PM
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Great images from Slimbridge guys, did you manage to see the Bittern? |
21-01-2007, 10:54 PM
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There is a Bittern at Slimbridge? |
21-01-2007, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackdog There is a Bittern at Slimbridge? | sure is, it's been there since before xmas |
21-01-2007, 11:39 PM
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That is an awesome shot Kev of the Woodpecker. Possibly one of the best I have ever seen.
My best shot of the day was one of the wild Pintails near to the In Focus shop. 
I did see the Bittern in the end, and even got a few shots, but they are not really good enough to put in the gallery.
It was good to meet everyone. It's just a shame we spilt up into various groups.
John |
21-01-2007, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Kev Lewis sure is, it's been there since before xmas | Best I get myself up there for a looksee. That will be another one ticked off the to do list |
22-01-2007, 03:28 AM
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"It was good to meet everyone. It's just a shame we spilt up into various groups."
I think that those badges would have made a heck of a difference to the meeting
We do have such very charming and clever people on this site and I look forward to meeting more of you
The quality of Kevs images never ceases to amaze
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22-01-2007, 04:32 AM
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This one gets my vote as my best image of the day. This is going on my wall at 30"x20" |
22-01-2007, 08:39 AM
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Wow - brilliant! But what is it?
Jenny |
22-01-2007, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by jennyb Wow - brilliant! But what is it?
Jenny | It is the arch of a Swans wing(Mute Swan I think) But do not ask me howit was taken......Kev?
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22-01-2007, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by jennyb Wow - brilliant! But what is it?
Jenny | I had the same thought. Maybe we should get up a competition. |
22-01-2007, 01:34 PM
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It's pretty much a straight image. What colour there was seemed to spoil the image so I converted it to b/w.
Imagine a mute swan in an aggressive pose swimming away from you and then look in detail at the arch of the wings and you get this |
22-01-2007, 01:42 PM
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Wow some brilliant photo's. Seems like you all had a great day.. Shame i couldnt make it  |
22-01-2007, 03:37 PM
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Well here's three of mine from yesterday.
The Tufted Duck is probably my favorite, I took a few sequences of this duck flapping and this turned out the best.
The bittern I had to post just to show what Brian and I were doing for the first 2 hours of the morning (and that hide/wind tunnel was really cold)
Finally I thought I would post my version of what is probably the same woodpecker on the same feeders as Kev's, this one was taken at 400mm and is also cropped (shock horror )
Brian has promised to come along later with his shot of the bittern, with a bit of arm twisting he might even post a few others as well.
Bob Bob and Bert's photos   
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22-01-2007, 03:57 PM
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Hi Bob
I actually managed a shot with the Bittern a bit more in the open but it was hard to get an image with so many people in the hide.
I was constantly being banged. I was standing on a narrow ledge and couldn't hold my balance very well and also the wind kept on blowing me off that shelf. Nightmare. Still I did manage a few shots of the bird.
BTW I like that tufty shot
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22-01-2007, 04:12 PM
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Nice shots John,I do know what you mean about those narrow ledges
did someone actually design them?
Where are Andrews images?
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22-01-2007, 05:04 PM
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You guys were so lucky to see the bittern. I am dieing to see one. My Local Nature Reserve had one in 2002 and it doesn't have that many reeds at all  . Unfortunately when i went I didn't see it but it was good to know it was on my local patch. Does anyone know how long it would take to get to slimbridge from South Devon? |
22-01-2007, 05:19 PM
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It is about three quarters of an hour from Bristol if thats any help
try the AA route planner (free on the net)to get a better idea
Check the Slimbridge events for early starts 08:00 early birds get the sightings
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22-01-2007, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bob hastie Well here's three of mine from yesterday.
.... | Great shots, Bob. Good to meet you yesterday, if only briefly. (I was the one without a 1.4x teleconverter )
I actually prefer your GSW. It shows the character of the bird, in a natural setting and at a natural viewing angle - lovely.
Jerry |
22-01-2007, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by jerryh Great shots, Bob. Good to meet you yesterday, if only briefly. (I was the one without a 1.4x teleconverter )
I actually prefer your GSW. It shows the character of the bird, in a natural setting and at a natural viewing angle - lovely.
Jerry | Thanks for the comments Jerry
It was good to meet everyone yesterday if only, as Jerry said, briefly. Brian and I really wanted to get some shots of that bittern and unfortunately that meant we always seemed to be going in the oposite direction to the rest of you.
John, I know what you mean about falling off that small ledge in the Ziess hide, it's just not set up for photographers, which is something it seemed to have in common with a lot of the other hides at slimbridge. Strange considering they have just launched a photography competition for shots taken solely at the reserve. Luckily when we were in the Ziess hide there were only 7 photographers in there so we all managed to get some sort of angle on the bittern without jostling one another.
Gaina, sorry we missed you we were looking out for that Slipknot sticker but couldn't see it anywhere.
Kev, I love that swan image, it's completely different to any that I have seen before, the problem I have is that I just don't see this kind of shot when I'm in the field.
P.S. How many Canon100-400 lenses were there at slimbridge yesterday? My guess is 20+
Bob Bob and Bert's photos  |
22-01-2007, 08:55 PM
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my 100-400 stayed in the backpack lol |
22-01-2007, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bob hastie P.S. How many Canon100-400 lenses were there at slimbridge yesterday? My guess is 20+ | WAB had at least 5 on show. Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev Lewis my 100-400 stayed in the backpack lol | ...and that makes 6. |
22-01-2007, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by bob hastie Gaina, sorry we missed you we were looking out for that Slipknot sticker but couldn't see it anywhere. | Actually there were electric scooters in the entrance so we hired one, rendering my maticulous description of the wheelchair and stickers totally useless! Haha.
I hope we can organise another WAB meet soon because I really enjoyed yesterday and would love to spend more time with you all .
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