Recent content by jerry12953

I was lucky on Iona (or perhaps I should say my fieldcraft was better..... ;)) in that I saw two corncrakes; possibly the same one twice. It was behind the fire station if you remember where that was. I just wish I had an infinite amount of time in the hope of actually getting a photo of one! My...

I sympathise with you over your sharpness problems. I've had a long history of "mushiness" in my bird photos and I've not come to a real solution to the problem. Good, bright sunlight seems to be a real help but not always. Once I had bird detection AF set correctly things seemed to improve...

Congrats! You could maybe brighten it up a little?

I love the spoonbill. The cormorant (pygmy?) is slightly difficult to decipher.

Very nice.

Nice one!

it works well for me.....!

I loved the rooflights inside this building at Lochbuie on Mull

Well worth the short walk if you're heading up or down the A9. Some Some fabulous tall conifers too.

They're beautiful!

Now there's an idea....... !

It's worth noting that some of the most prestigious photo competitions around require you to pay to enter. I found this very strange at first but have done so several times if | felt I had a chance of success. It's like paying for an advert - you don't know if you will pull any punters in but...

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Is that top one a cetti's warbler? If so that's quite an achievement.

Were you on the Fidden campsite?