After a lovely sunny day on Sunday, Monday came as a disappointment as it was dull all day apart from a little sunshine early morning. It remained mild again with the temperature reaching 18°C.
We decided on a visit to RSPB Low Moor as I wanted to try my hand at digiscoping. It’s the technique of capturing the image you see through the eyepiece of a telescope with you digital camera. It’s obviously a tricky technique to master getting your subject in focus not only with the telescope but on the camera too. Then keeping everything very still while the picture is snapped.
Herons make particularly good subjects as they stay motionless in the water waiting for an unsuspecting fish to come into range. This was my best effort of the day. Thank heavens for digital photography as virtually all the photographs hit the cutting room floor.
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I haven't heard of that technique before but your photo's come out fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI managed three decent pictures out of 110 attempts. Must do better!
Deletenice shot Sue, I have to say that digital has bought affordable photography to everyone and hooray for that, personally I was always happiest in the darkroom, all the best David
ReplyDeleteNothing to do with me this time David - Martyn is the photographer!
DeleteHi David, all my editing was done in Lightroom and not the darkroom. It mostly consisted of hitting the delete key!
DeleteNice one Martyn I know the feeling
DeleteWhat a wonderful picture. My eldest is an avid birdwatcher and is always trying to take photos down the telescope at Slimbridge.
ReplyDeleteThat image down the telescope can be brilliant but trying to capture it on camera is pretty tricky.
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