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    Bournemouth Pier

    Hello You really need strong southerly winds to get anything of interest in the bay. Hengistbury head and Christchurch harbour are more likely to be of interest. Cheers
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    Mystery bolete

    In the New Forest under beech has yellow pores ?
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    Evaluative metering vs. Spot metering

    The spot is pretty big so the bird would have to fill a lot of the center metering point for it to work. Its not going to work at all with dark birds on a distant tree against a light sky. When all is said and done you may as well learn how to go manual as it is just easier IMO. PS I think most...
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    Dorset birding

    Pretty good, no one has got number 2 right yet, will put the answers up on new years day.
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    Dorset birding

    Dorset Bird Quiz Test your id skills, twelve pictures thirteen birds to identify. All from this year in and around Dorset. http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/DD/
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    Dorset birding

    The winds are shifting around to the north next week which should bring them into Dorset. It's only a matter of time.
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    Fungi ID requests please

    The first (and possibly the second) is a Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) - much sought after by the local Chinese restaurant. In fact so sought after that sometimes all you see is a field of parasol mushroom stems, the caps having being whisked away.
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    SX40 Super Zoom

    Stunning picture bob, wicked birds Shrikes, impressive it can catch Swallows. When you say decks do you mean its on a ship?
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    Digiscope versus DSLR

    Hello Curt Superbridge cameras are pretty good these days and are comparable to a budget DSLR set up. If you require more reach to photograph fairly static subjects then digiscoping is better. If you require more speed to photograph close fast moving subjects then DSLR and a 300-400mm lens is...
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    DSLR settings for birds in flight against different backgrounds

    Using aperture priority you let the camera control the exposure (shutter speed) and as the OP has found the camera will get it wrong when the subject moves from a light to dark background etc. With manual mode you control both the exposure (shutter speed) and F stop. As long as you have set the...
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    Birding around Poole

    Hello Delia As a resident Poole harbour birder I would suggest Brownsea and Arne as the obvious places to visit. Lodmoor in Weymouth is worth a trip, however Portland is home to the Olympic sailing so is going to be very busy. Wareham forest is worth a visit for Hobbys. With luck there might...
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    Custom shooting modes

    I agree with Roy on this, as soon as you get your camera out switch to manual and set up for the current conditions, use these and adjust on the fly as the lighting/subject colour changes. If you are caught short then just switch to AV and adjust the iso, with a bit of luck the camera will get...
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    Yellow Flower (N WORCS)

    Nettle-esque it is - Yellow Deadnettle also known as Yellow Archangel.
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Burnt tip orchids Two specimens found at Martin down (Hants). Three Greenwinged orchids at a nearby Dorset site. Of note the Corfe Mullen meadow appeared to be devoid of Green wings when normally there are hundreds !. A consequence of the dry March weather perhaps.
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    Canon 30D quandary

    Low light performance and decent reach equals expensive if your going the DSLR route. I would only consider F4 lenses useful for low light work and 400mm the minimum for reach. The DSLR body is less crucial and a 30D would be fine. Realistically a superzoom would best fit your budget you just...
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