100-400mkii in the dark woods

second day of using /trying out the lens in my local woodland pool its basically filtered sunlight and a good test for any lens/camera combo .. not quite...
 

The 'final' rock club

After posting my freaky handheld assist error, here are a few more of the evening. We knew it was going to be the last rock club this year, but then it...
 

Some Recent Bird Shots

I thought I would share some bird shots taken this month, apologies if there are too many.
The first few are from a trip to RSPB Loch Spynie near...
 

100-400 MKii worth it or not

had a full day out with the lens today on my om1 , in varying light conditions both bare lens and with the 1.4 tc on static birds and birds in flight...
 

Darling Starling





A very clean starling...
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Mainly colourful small birds

I went to one of the dams in the Perth Hills. There is a small grassed picnic area beneath the new dam wall that, on previous visits, has been a spot...
 

Some F-35 shots from RAF Lakenheath

A friend came to stay as he wanted to go for the "Quick Climb Friday" at RAF Lakenheath Suffolk which is not too far from us. We stationed ourselves...
 

Grebe with fish

Horned grebe with catch in the Marquette Harbor

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Chris Smither - more from the Tav

Another 81 year old hero of mine. Campbells' Tavern is a wonderful, intimate venue to see an artist like this. Chris sat with the audience for the duration...
 

Anglesey Abbey - part 2

We went back on Wednesday, hoping that it would be a bit quieter than at the weekend. A little, perhaps, but obviously still extremely popular.
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Red Swamp Crayfish 2

Finally got another shot of this crayfish - he's rarely out of the water.
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Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) from Bedfordshire UK

Has anyone else photographed this one recently? We had some brief clear sky last night and I finally managed to locate this comet before the clouds rolled...
 

Performers at Didcot

Photoshoots organised by Timeline Events usually have re-enactors or performers and the event at Didcot was no exception. Shooting people up close is...
 

British Bird of prey Centre, Carmarthen



Opening day for the centre. Lots of work to be done yet.

But a nice opportunity to photo several birds of prey close up.
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Didcot

Thursday at Didcot for a Timeline event.........got very lucky with the rain staying away for most of the afternoon. Thease are `non model/re-enactor...

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redshank with nikon D500

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A Few from Norway

My son is living in Oslo now so I paid him a short trip a few weeks ago (I drove there - in an electric car !!). It wasn't primarily a photo trip, but...
 

1970 Morris 1000 Traveller

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Careful now...............Dean Forest Railway on Saturday. Lumix GH6.

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tuesdays high tide birds with d500

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