Leonard Shepherd
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Recent reputed to be only the eighth ever Turkish Shrike recorded in the UK - TC-14 E from about a quarter of the image area using a monopod.
Kingfisher (possibly juvenile) from about a 6th of the image area using TC 14 E from a bean bag.
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Leonard Shepherd
In lots of ways good photography is much more about what preparation is make before starting to photograph - as in aiming to be in the right place at the right time, selecting lenses and camera settings, whether to use a tripod etc - than the equipment actually used.

