Sunday, 21 February 2010

What ever floats your boat.

Have been really busy lately so haven't done much birding. Went to Newlyn today for the Iceland Gull, then on to Drift reservoir and Sennen. We did manage a couple of hours on
Friday around Par and got the Bar-headed Goose on the lake.
Don't imagine for one minute that it's wild.













Couldn't resist taking a shot of the Sennen Lifeboat. Have a lot of admiration for what they do.
Everything digiscoped by John except for the Bar-headed Goose.
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24 comments:

  1. Montanagirl21 February 2010 at 18:10

    Absolutely astounding photos. Love them all!

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  2. Chris21 February 2010 at 18:15

    Well for the time you got, this is a beautiful psot. I love the bar-headed goose pictures a lot as well as the iceland gull and the little grebe! Ther is not too much around here at the moment, so you are quite lucky to get so much to see.

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  3. holdingmoments21 February 2010 at 18:21

    Superb set of pictures, and a great variety of birds.

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  4. Arthur21 February 2010 at 18:32

    John, digiscoping is not always as easy as it sounds and I am always astonished with the quality of your images. Three separate elements must come together in the creation of your photographs. Technical proficiency, fine light and an identifiable personal vision. I take my hat off to you!

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  5. Sam and Lisa21 February 2010 at 19:26

    Well I have to go along with mike Anders. Outstanding digiscoping. I am going to have a try at this again. You two are the hardest working retired couple I know, ex S.A.S I reckon.

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  6. Bobbster21 February 2010 at 20:01

    This is a quality set off images well done to you both.

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  7. Anonymous21 February 2010 at 20:57

    Brilliant set of images thank you both for sharing them with us.

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  8. Mark Fellowes21 February 2010 at 21:46

    Very nice images - especially like the Iceland gull!

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  9. swopticsphoto21 February 2010 at 22:29

    Top drawer images John - your photography is improving all the time. The Iceland Gull with yellow background is especially pleasing. Steve.

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  10. Angie Moore21 February 2010 at 22:32

    Great stuff John. I agree with Mike too. DS'ing is not easy, but there are times I really wish I had got the hang of it. I may give it another try in the summer. Lovely images. The Iceland Gull shots are fab.

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  11. Wai Yien21 February 2010 at 22:55

    love the banner, always wanted a shot of them in a group. Great shot

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  12. Mark Whittaker21 February 2010 at 23:01

    Superb stuff. Like all the others have said you make a fine art look easy .. Great shots

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  13. Unknown22 February 2010 at 12:34

    Great shots from the master digiscoper. As you well know I tried it and although I could get worthwhile images shooting out of the kitchen into the garden I could not replicate it in the field. The main reason was I could not see the back screen clearly enough to focus correctly.by the time I had it right the bird had flown. So when I look at your images I agree with Mike and others that you are a master of the art. And boy!! you are so fast. Well done J & S.

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  14. FAB22 February 2010 at 22:22

    You are definitely spoilt with the variety available. Another great series of images. FAB.

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  15. Monts23 February 2010 at 08:26

    Can't pick a favourite out of this set John, I agree with most comments digiscoping is a different style and hard to achive, but you succeed every time. But then I like the Bar Headed Goose, well done Sue your giving him a run for his money.

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  16. Kyle23 February 2010 at 19:15

    Wonderful shots, guys! I especially like those grebes and, of course, the bar-headed goose. Outstanding!

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  17. JRandSue23 February 2010 at 23:00

    Thanks everyone, glad you like the shots.
    As you know we don't think of ourselves as photographers, but birders who like to take pictures. Birding is our first love.
    By the way, we are not retired yet, unfortunately we still have a few years to go.
    John & Sue

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  18. Bill S.25 February 2010 at 13:32

    Beautiful pictures. I love the Bewick's swans as two years ago I took pictures of several in Idaho.

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  19. Scillybirds25 February 2010 at 18:53

    A lovely mixture of shots

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  20. Anonymous26 February 2010 at 11:26

    Nice shots of the BN Grebe and we get the odd Bar Headed Goose occasionally, but I haven't seen one now for a couple of years now. It is usually with a load of Greylag.

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  21. ksdoolittle26 February 2010 at 16:09

    What a nice photo series of some awesome shots! There are birds there that would like to be on my life list for sure!!~ks

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  22. ShySongbird27 February 2010 at 14:02

    Oh dear! I was positive I had commented on this post, I have definitely looked at it before, I think I must have been interrupted.

    Anyway, the photos are stunning! It is difficult to pick favourites but I do particularly like the swan and the Bar-headed Goose.

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  23. Larry27 February 2010 at 17:37

    Your photography is excellent! You really captured great,color, lighting and detail.You also reminded me that sometimes you are better off trying to get a great picture of a more common bird rather than a lousy photo of a rare bird.

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  24. JRandSue28 February 2010 at 17:43

    Thanks Guys for your great comments.
    John.

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