As i was waiting for the Yellowhammers these little Sparrow looking things appeard so i took them with a usuall f5.6 at1/250sec at400m with an ISO of 320.when i got home i got out my trusted book on British Garden Birds by Collins Nature Guide and low and behold i had bagged my first ever Redpolls .
As i am getting to know more about Cannock Chase i am in awe of just how much wildlife there is there,it covers 26square miles of woods and open land where you will find anything from rere butterflys,snakes,lizards,birds on migration and birds escaping colder weather ,they also have a good head of Red Deer and Fellow Deer,There are at least 2 visitors centres were you can ask a Ranger for any sitings of any species you are after.Cannock Chase is close to Cannok in staffordshire,you can walk,cycle or Drive when there at your own leasure and is always busy at the weekends.The forestry Commision maintain the Chase at a very high level and are always clearing areas and re planting others.The only safety issues i have on the Chase are to take care when walking through the bracken as it does have a lot of Adders and a bite is not uncommon in the warmer months but thney usually slither away before you get to close.Another issue would be to remember your way back as you can soon get lost,but if you do go there you will see a lot of wildlife in its natural habitat and its half an hour out of Burton.
For this last shot i wished i had changed the aperture so both birds would of been in focus ,by changing the depth of field and slowing the shutter speed down the light would of stayed the same but with a sharper image of the second bird.
As i was waiting for the Yellowhammers these little Sparrow looking things appeard so i took them with a usuall f5.6 at1/250sec at400m with an ISO of 320.when i got home i got out my trusted book on British Garden Birds by Collins Nature Guide and low and behold i had bagged my first ever Redpolls .
As i am getting to know more about Cannock Chase i am in awe of just how much wildlife there is there,it covers 26square miles of woods and open land where you will find anything from rere butterflys,snakes,lizards,birds on migration and birds escaping colder weather ,they also have a good head of Red Deer and Fellow Deer,There are at least 2 visitors centres were you can ask a Ranger for any sitings of any species you are after.Cannock Chase is close to Cannok in staffordshire,you can walk,cycle or Drive when there at your own leasure and is always busy at the weekends.The forestry Commision maintain the Chase at a very high level and are always clearing areas and re planting others.The only safety issues i have on the Chase are to take care when walking through the bracken as it does have a lot of Adders and a bite is not uncommon in the warmer months but thney usually slither away before you get to close.Another issue would be to remember your way back as you can soon get lost,but if you do go there you will see a lot of wildlife in its natural habitat and its half an hour out of Burton.
For this last shot i wished i had changed the aperture so both birds would of been in focus ,by changing the depth of field and slowing the shutter speed down the light would of stayed the same but with a sharper image of the second bird.
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ReplyDeleteAs we talked before about seperation from the background you are starting to see how difficult it is to do. And getting the right light and a good pose from the bird so that its best features and feather structures are in detail. Very difficult.
Steve
thanks for the comment,so a clear shot of my subject in a tree (prefably on a single branch)is better than a bird on the ground.Secondly,am i taking too many photos and not doing enough research,as i look at the others work they seem to be researching but not photographing.
ReplyDeleteHi, The reason I am doing lots of research is because when doing level one I found I almost ran out of time at the end. So this time I am not leaving everything until the last minute which is what I usually do.
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