Hey Laurence,I used to ride myself. Thank you so much for the thoughts and you too Janny,tis very much appreciated,I haven't read the links yet . I've tried a product unbelieveably called " cat crap" it's meant to be good,I do have to be careful with the coatings on my specs and this type of product. But conditions like this can prove my undoing
Laurence yes my face is covered,it's that covering that causes all the problems, steaming up wise. Cheers for the lovely words on FC. It's part mindset,part sneaky b*stard part knowing the quarry. The biggy though is that mindset:it's only a couple of hundred yards on me tummy I can do that". I feel but don't know if many folks will put them selves out that much, !! Obviously one has to be physically able,but that mindset is very important : it isn't a comfortable way of getting an image,but for me way more productive than sit and wait. I do sit and wait,but the craft is there as well,I sit and wait 'erm in a good place.
evaluated by reading the land and all it's clues as well as the observation side I guess one is also reading the animal as well ,although it must be said I didn't have a clue that this little fella would do this.
Jan and Laurence,the eye/glasses problems are two fold iti isn't just that steaming up issue. Wildlife photography can be a few seconds of chance in a whole day,and then that chance might be something moving at full throttle. Mounting the camera to my eye needs to be incredibly accurate. When I had all the eye probs recently the specialist whom checked all was going, well recommended verifocal contacts he was also an image maker,I'm not terribly worried about cost Jan,I just want to be able to be the best Ii can be tis all I guess if I can stand crawling about on my cotswold fields I might be able to cope with contacts,but I'm a bit soft about my eyes
. what a wimp huh
Guys both of you thank you for this it''''s madness at the mo time wise due to work, but I'll come back shortly and dig through your recomendations,.
Cheers for the kindness both
stu