Recent content by JBHphoto

Oh right, thanks for pointing that out Rob! That's my own fault - did not read that properly. What a fool, I've arranged to meet a friend there in march but they won't be running the walks. I am quite enthusiastic about going to Welney anyway as they have some other excellent wildlife so I'll...

That's very kind, thanks for the offer. I actually won't have time to make it this year (work commitments stretching over weekends etc) but I have committed to going up to Welney one weekend. Hopefully I'll be able to get some practice in and take you up on the offer next breeding season! I...

Rob - hare courses trawling the forums is something I wouldn't have even considered! I remember seeing that there's a significant problem with coursing in Cambs in the news a couple of years ago but that had gone right out of my mind. Thanks for the hint about not receiving specific locations...

Hi all, thinking about trying to shoot the hares boxing next month and was wondering if there was any advice as to how to best find hare locations nearby, or if it is just a case of exploring at dawn and seeing what crops up? I am in Cambridgeshire and have seen that Ouse Fen near St Ives list...

Nice wolverine!

I actually really like the macaw, it's not your typical wildlife shot but the strange pose and interesting processing technique really appeal as a sort of abstract(-ish). Good shot!

OK thanks for the help all. I am going to contact the suggested officer from RSPB at the site. Hopefully he will pass on the information to the waterway authorities as the Great Ouse is less than 1 km from where I spotted it and I'd imagine that the information is useful to them too. It's a...

I went to Fen Drayton Lakes today and amongst lots of nice birds I saw a species I've never seen before. At first I thought it was an otter (very exciting) but it seemed too small and upon reviewing my photos the face didn't look otter-ish at all. So I had a little look online and it seems to...

Great shots, I particularly enjoy the way the close up of the black bird (sorry don't know the species!) draws you along to the tip of its beak. Last lemur shot is also brilliant :)

I really enjoy the second one!

Very nice shot, loves the lines and angles you've found.

Seems to be a long-standing problem: there's just not enough light! ;)

So I did a highly unscientific test with my choice of subject being peanut butter... With my bridge camera it seems that there is a change in minimum focus distance (MFD) with zoom. It strongly depends on the camera's focussing anyway and on light conditions I'd imagine. However these should...

I will do the focal test when I get home tonight, seems worthwhile doing. I have a Canon Powershot SX10IS, and on their official specifications they just say minimum focus distance is 0cm from the lens in super macro mode. Not helpful! Quick Googling tells me that the minimum focus distance...

Thanks Cobra, I really appreciate the guidance, and especially for taking so much time to help me. What you've done to those looks great, in particular #3. Is there a way of finding out if I'm inside my minimum focal distance for a given zoom position given that it's a superzoom bridge camera...