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Published: 2018-06-09 11:39:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 482; Favourites: 94; Downloads: 7
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Some Scottish WildlifeAll of the following shots were captured, hand-held, with my Canon 5D Mark III equipped with the new to me Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 L II USM lens plus the Canon Extender EF 1.4 III, giving a maximum focal length of 560 mm. This lens/extender combination appears to give excellent quality images from about 1 meter to infinity, even when hand-held. Most of the wildlife shots were taken using the Tv mode at 1/1000th second on normal continuous shoot and at maximum aperture, allowing the ISO value to float on the auto setting. I used spot metering rather than evaluative as an appropriate exposure for the subjects was not necessarily the exposure that would be suggested by evaluative metering. I would be interested to hear from other wildlife photographers about the merits of different metering modes. Images were captured mainly at the Ken Dee Marshes and at Mersehead in Dumfries and Galloway.The Journal should be viewed full screen as should the individual shots for best viewing.
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Marvelous capture! Great colors; and terrific textures! Well done! !!
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Thank you kindly, Linda.
Cheers
David
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That's an old one, Alice! But, thank you.
David
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Not too bad, Steven, just have to have the camera on continuous shoot mode.
Many thanks
David
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Oh Lord continuous shoot mode...you are very welcome David...
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Thank you kindly, Sheri.
Cheers
David
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The bird was looking out for its parents who, hopefully, were bringing food. So, it kept poking its head out and chirping!
Many Thanks
David
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Thank you very much indeed!
Cheers
David
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So adorably captured ... magnificent colors and textures.
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Thank you, Mayumi. Modern cameras and lenses are amazing in the detail that they can capture.
Cheers
David
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Awww, this is so wonderful. By me in the garden is also a bird, but she
is still brooding.
Already for 2 and a half weeks! It is a blackbird.
She is so patient .... It's a fantastic look. That pleases my heart.
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Birds are wonderful - we can learn a lot about how to behave from watching them!
Many Thanks, Pia.
David
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Oh yes, you can learn so many from birds.
It makes my heart so joyful to see such innocent and wonderful nature.
You are always welcome, my dear friend.
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Many thanks, Tricia. I was lucky to find this - another gentleman had found the tree with the woodpecker hole in it and he pointed it out to me.
Cheers
David
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Good point, Lucy. I think this was the only one. No sign of any others.
Many thanks
David
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Maybe she was just hiding her food in there, would be nice
if there were babies in there.
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It is true that clutches of eggs are thought to be between 4 and 6 for these woodpeckers, but I didn't see or hear any others.
David
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Maybe there isnt any and she is just hanging out
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