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  1. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    You need to befriend someone with a garden feeder in Quedgley so I hear. I've only seen them twice from numerous trips to the forest and never at close quarters. Both times in the tops of tall trees at RSPB Nags Head.
  2. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    That's a stunnig Hawfinch photo, I love the little beads of snow melt in its head. Perfect plane of focus. I thought the temperature difference shooting from a warm house to a cold outdoors would have caused problems, but these look great.
  3. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Now that is skillful! I'm tempted to spend a day with some gulls in training, for the next time a Goshawk does a fly by, so difficult to do!
  4. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Should have mentioned - Nikon D90, Skywatcher 80ED - all ISO200 and 4-500/sec
  5. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Great views of a Bittern yesterday, It was nice not to be the only one limited to manual focus for once! All the reeds made it the only choice.
  6. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    They're on my regular lunchtime stroll, 2-3 times a week for the last 3 years, so I even recognise the specific tuft the snipe are sitting on! The Bitterns have a habit of showing well for 'others'. I've only seen them 5 times, which considering the number of visits I make and the frequency...
  7. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    The Reed Bunting is great, where abouts was it taken? I'd bet my life savings the others were taken at the Martin Smith and Robbie Garnett hides!
  8. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Hi Lee, the focus is maybe slightly off for the BHG but spot on for the other two, which given how difficult it can be get the focus right is a great start. What ISO are you shooting at? To my eyes these pictures look grainy and the 300S should have better high ISO performance than my D90...
  9. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Thanks Jaco, that's pretty much my current tactic - I usually 'double tap' at 5fps and refocus. I think the biggest problem at the moment for tracking is my meagre tripod. It's a pan and tilt designed to find a specific angle and keep it there, not move around smoothly. I often find myself...
  10. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    I was concentrating on resizing the photos and failed to notice it was my wife's account logged in, apologies!
  11. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Hi Dave, regarding your question about finding birds - I literally just have a screw coming out of the front metal ring at the top (it was there when I bought it, something thinner painted in a bright colour would be better, and I've glued 2 small tacks towards the back. I line the subject up...
  12. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Hi all, I've been using my SW80ED for a little over a year now so I thought it's time I shared a few recent images. It really is unbeatable for the price. All taken on a D90 on a recent visit to Edinburgh...
  13. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Fernando, Unbelievably high quality as always. The Barwits in particular from a technical point of view
  14. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Good intimate portraits of the crane and ibis. As you say there is some blue fringing and it looks slightly soft - but all down to the glass I think. What's the crop factor on a 60D?
  15. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Thanks for the advice, I'll read the thread on those. No focus issues on the pic s I put up, but there were on the other 50 or so that were taken! I resorted to firing burst mode whilst slowly moving the focus through - get one or 2 in focus shots for 10 duds! Not sustainable in the long run...
  16. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    And tonight's effort. On a hunch I went to retrieve my broken Sigma 2x teleconverter, which was dropped and ceased to function. As it turns out the optics are fine, so it works perfectly with no electronics. This is cropped square, sharpened a little and colour corrected. I had tot take the...
  17. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Hi all, After being so impressed by your photographs, I've finally joined the club. My set up is very similar to thornlv's, mainly because I bought it from him ;) Skywatcher ED80 with my D90. Very chuffed with the results so far even without a suitable tripod. I managed half an hour at lunch...
  18. Hyrax

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    I'm totally stunned by the results here, they rival top end dedicated manufacturer lenses! If anyone has time could you provide a more detailed breakdown of how to use this equipment, ie do you require camera specific adapters, is it all manual focus etc. I'm seriously considering an...
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