The Photography Thread

[threebikesmcginty]

I just discovered my camera does bracketing and double exposures. Who knew. Not me but I've only had it 9 years. Oh and that button on the side is the white balance. I might read the rest of the manual now.

The rest of it, how far did you get, front cover?

 

[Crackle]

The rest of it, how far did you get, front cover?

You know that page with the arrows on pointing to the different buttons....

 

[tyred]

You know that page with the arrows on pointing to the different buttons....

You have worked out to remove the lens cap, haven't you?

 

[Crackle]

You have worked out to remove the lens cap, haven't you?

I have and I didn't need the manual.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Touchy.

 

[laurence]

Touchy.

love the Wall of Voodoo sig line.

 

[laurence]

around this time of year i go peregrine watching, fledgewatch, to keep an eye on the eyasses (this year only 1) in case they get grounded. it's a great chance to see the youngster(s) in action as they learn to fly, but it can be nerve wracking - the previous 2 years 1 has been lost during the flying lessons, presumably as a result of a collision with a building, such are the perils for urban peregrines.

here are some shots from last night

this is the Family, Tom the tiercel on the left, mum, Charlie is feeding Will the youngster on the right. that is their nest ledge



mum flew off with the remains of the prey, but Will stayed put



dad flew to join her a little while later, he is starting to moult, hence the gap in the tail

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then not much happened for a very long time... the parents sat near each other and the youngster slept in the sun

[url=https://flic.kr/p/nELrpd]



Tom then flew off



presumably for food as he went into a dive as he was directly overhead





and then nothing happened for a long time, until we were kicked out of the cemetary where we watch from as it was closing time (they have to lock the dead in at night)

dad came back with food, then left ( we were watching from a street corner by now)



and soon the youngster decided he wanted to stretch his wings



and also to play at diving



he dived into the cemetary where we had been, at approximately the place we had been standing (it is a semi-open area, so that makes sense) and as we worried where he had gone he shot up from behind the roof of the house in front of us



yes, it's a rubbish shot, but i had a long, manual focus lens and he is the fastes animal on the planet!

he circled and then went back to the building, but looked mischievous. soon he was off again, going low so we lost him behind houses. my friend (who monitors this pair) and i were looking around when i saw him flash by down the end of the road... he then landed on some scaffolding on a house! following him were two magpies, in a very bad mood. last year one of the young ended up on a low roof being harassed by magpies and from then on he would attack corvids whenever he could - it seems this boy doesn't like them either. he dropped down again and flew just over head height towards us, zooming about 5 ft over me before flipping up over a house and turning back. we looked around (all the birds were going crazy with alarm calls by now) and on a chimney on a single storey school right next to us i noticed something..





he was soon joined by his 'playmates'







they were none too pleased with him being there



after this slip he made a rather ungainly exit...



and flew down the street, low, 2nd floor level, before flipping up over a house and vanishing from us - magpies hacking after him, chattering away.

we looked for him, but didn't find him and it was getting dark, so we called off the search, figuring he was ok as mum remained on guard duty, surveying her realm during the whole thing

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[annedonnelly]

around this time of year i go peregrine watching, fledgewatch, to keep an eye on the eyasses (this year only 1) in case they get grounded. it's a great chance to see the youngster(s) in action as they learn to fly, but it can be nerve wracking - the previous 2 years 1 has been lost during the flying lessons, presumably as a result of a collision with a building, such are the perils for urban peregrines.

https://flic.kr/p/nXarWN

Cool! I'm looking forward to seeing the peregrines at Malham in a couple of weeks time. They have four chicks!

 

[laurence]

Cool! I'm looking forward to seeing the peregrines at Malham in a couple of weeks time. They have four chicks!

be prepared for lots of nothing.... then frantic periods of action!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Pictures from my back garden
Delphiniums

aqueligias

 

[betty swollocks]

 

[Cyclist33]

Today's racing

 

[paul04]

A couple of pictures I've took in the garden. testing out the macro setting on my camera

 

[Cyclist33]

 

[Crackle]

I went to Crosby beach yesterday and took a few gormless Gormley statues in the less than ideal midday sun but it was primarily a dog walk and he tried hard to be in the shot.