Recent content by DerekL

Many thanks for responding. What you say makes sense and would explain why I cannot find a match in my books.

Could one of you experts please tell me what this bird is. 6L3A9194 by Degsys Pics, on Flickr Taken in Southport UK.

I just buy SD cards from Tesco. You can get a large high speed San Disk card for a few quid. They work fine in my 7dMkII

Many thanks for the Id. My first time seeing this bird.

978A7718 by Degsys Pics, on Flickr Not 100% sure if these are actually classed as wild.

978A7631 by Degsys Pics, on Flickr I think this is a song thrush but would confirmation. Thanks for looking.

Thanks for the comment. This was taken in March at Martin Mere. There is a hide with feeders so yes I got pretty close.

978A6630 by Degsys Pics, on Flickr

Many thanks for the replies.

A couple of shots taken at Martin Mere of Otters. 978A3340 by Degsys Pics, on Flickr 978A3348 by Degsys Pics, on Flickr

As cleaning the sensor is quite easy could you not get an able bodied friend/partner to do it for you? It would take little time to explain what is required (use youtube) and would save time and money.

As most above I tend to shop online. However my last big purchase (Canon 70-200 2.8 Mk3) I went to Calumet in Manchester. My main reason was WEX gave me a very good trade in deal for 2 lenses (Canon 70-200 2.8 Mk1 non IS and a Sigma 150-500) for which they offered £970. By going into the shop...

Hi LLP Many thanks for the constructive criticism. I did see some of the issues (which makes me wonder why I posted it in the first place.) I will take on board your comments and hopefully my next image may be of a higher quality. Derek

This is my first go at long exposure using a 10 stop filter. IMG_4931 by Degsys Pics, on Flickr

Getting rain drops works best under floodlights 978A8186 by Degsys Pics, on Flickr