The Duffers.............

Digitall said:
They really are bum shots :) :)
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Maybe - but masterful bum shots :D

slicemydrive said:
tappilappi said:
I've become a bit of a "specialist" duffer this year ...



its this kind of dedication and perseverance ive come to expect from the members of this forum:D​
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Everyone is clearly trying here.

Trev4 said:
:LOL::LOL::LOL:
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likewise :LOL:

All bar one said:
Great thread - and most of these are better than Ive produced at all when it comes to bird photgraphy.

It got me thinking (but ive had a rest so now i'll continue), would any one within 40 miles of Manchester be willing to teach me a bit about it, cos i'm going seriously wrong somewhere. Have car, willing to travel.

Neil.
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I see that your call has already been answered - good teacher there :clap:

Tom​
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CT said:
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But my all time favourite duffer shot has to be my headbanger Wren! :cool:

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Cheers for posting CT - I reckon this is harder work than your mobile phone competition of the Summer.

Tom
 
I had moved most of my stuff to an external hard drive. Had a quick look for you.

Wonderful use of DOF!!!
 
Here's my offering. A faster shutter speed and it might have been a good one.

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sawman said:
I had moved most of my stuff to an external hard drive. Had a quick look for you.

Wonderful use of DOF!!!
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:nono: very low standard Charlie - you got a some in focus and also some sharp detail.

Must try harder :LOL:
 
bionicsherpa said:
Here's my offering. A faster shutter speed and it might have been a good one.

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Brings tears to your eyes to see quality like this :D

susie said:
This is a great thread, makes me feel right at home :LOL:
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Cheers Susie - glad it is a source of aspiration to you....... please participate.

Tom
 
Some of you are not trying ....

Nice cold day, two pairs of gloves, not realising that you had knocked the focus switch from continuous to single, set up on tripod waiting for that elusive shot, suddenly a large female sparrowhawk flies over your shoulder .... focus ... focus ... focus ... bugger :D

The only PP was a slight crop, no noiseware or sharpening has been applied to this shot. :cool:

Just to add I could have posted another blurred Kingfisher diving out of frame shot, but they are easy :D

Edit: Do you think I should have cloned out the phone line :shrug:

 
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LOL Martyn raises the bar yet again! :D

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Believe it or not this was the one and only time I ever saw a Goldcrest in the garden...

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CT said:
LOL Martyn raises the bar yet again! :D
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Cheers Cedric ... cream always rises to the top ;)

I must admit disappointment in most of the other shots posted, as you can still identify the bird :naughty:

Cedric you need to try harder .... those are sharp and in focus :thumbsdown:
 
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I oddly quite like this one and couldn't bring myself to delete it

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Looks fun, how about this:

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... or this, not a bird of course but... I have several animal-type ones that defy explanation sometimes!

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Arthur
 
Martyn... said:
Some of you are not trying ....

Nice cold day, two pairs of gloves, not realising that you had knocked the focus switch from continuous to single, set up on tripod waiting for that elusive shot, suddenly a large female sparrowhawk flies over your shoulder .... focus ... focus ... focus ... bugger :D

The only PP was a slight crop, no noiseware or sharpening has been applied to this shot. :cool:

Just to add I could have posted another blurred Kingfisher diving out of frame shot, but they are easy :D

Edit: Do you think I should have cloned out the phone line :shrug:

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Good effort Martyn but if I may say its a bit sloppy leaving that phone line in :D
 
Martyn... said:
Its a Giraffe ... I can put my Collins Bird Guide away then :naughty:
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:shrug: Well this one has been foxing me all day Martyn - could find any 4 legged species in the Collins Bird Guide so I am just working on a hunch.........

mind you I havn't discounted that it could be some migrant varianty just blown in. That is of course that this shot was even taken in the UK........

will investigate further........
 
Course it was in the UK - no sun!
 
erding said:
:shrug: Well this one has been foxing me all day Martyn - could find any 4 legged species in the Collins Bird Guide so I am just working on a hunch.........

mind you I havn't discounted that it could be some migrant varianty just blown in. That is of course that this shot was even taken in the UK........

will investigate further........
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Looking closely, it looks a bit wrinkled and creased ... is one of Frac's new hides :cautious:
 
Ambermile said:
Course it was in the UK - no sun!
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:thinking: Not too sure on that one = you managed to get everything else wrong so no sun should not be a problem.......:LOL:

Tom
 
Martyn... said:
Looking closely, it looks a bit wrinkled and creased ... is one of Frac's new hides :cautious:
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Well spotted Martyn - notice Ade has been a bit quite here - so maybe your onto something.........

Tom
 
erding said:
:nono: very low standard Charlie - you got a some in focus and also some sharp detail.

Must try harder :LOL:
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I will try harder. I actually feel a squirrel session coming on for the weekend(y)
 
Busby said:
:bang: :dummy::annoyed:

The most frustrating, soul destroying, annoying and almost perfect shot I've ever took...



Anthony
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I would think that many posters here feel for you here.
 
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