Trevor Carpenter

good capture

After that moment in time it will spend a few days having sex and occasionally eating.  Eggs will be laid and these will develop into the larvae which will spend a year, maybe two at the bottom of ...

Law of reality says I get many more 'great' images with digital then I ever did with film.  And digital wins hands down when it comes to learning the art and technology of photography.

This was 1100 to 1500 so quite civilised.  I don't see many Southern Hawkers and thought I was watching an Emperor but I'm told the Southern Hawkers have come out early this year in response to ...

I visit a few Dragonfly hot spots and always keep my eyes open for the cases on the reeds.  I've only ever watched through for the duration.

For four hours yesterday I watched and photographed a Southern Hawker dragonfly emerging from it's eyes just poking through to first flight.  A few pics that I thought might interest some.  G80 ...

Technique and skill, the equipment but you missed out number three;  knowledge of your subject.  Go to the same places, take the same birds and you will learn their behaviour and what they are ...

There are lots of birds and it's very lovely but the Farnes edges it IMHO in the accessibility of the birds for photographers.

Yes it's a dunnock, just not the angle you normally see it from when it's crawling around your garden

You can make them look a little better with editing but you will get much more improvement by improving your technique.  You're doing fine, we start review, practice, try again, review practice, ...

Focus distance is just a guess but basically I focus on something on the ground that feels about right.  I never manual focus for BIFs, I find the focus ring too difficult to manipulate on all my ...

Great set.  Intersting how we all see the same problem differently.  I don't think focusing can be much quicker it is almost instant once I find the bird.  The problem as I see it is the EVF.  ...

Skomer is an island and seabird sanctuary off then coast of West Wales.  I paid it a visit last week with my G80 and 100-400. Dunnock Guillemot Skylark Meadow Pipit Razorbill All the rest are Puffins

I don't think Iphones are dominant outside of the US.  In the UK while Iphones are fairly common I would guess other brands outnumber them 3 to 1.  It is easy to think that how the US trends is an ...

I think we can say you nailed it

I look to, posts on here to inspire me and to identify the best camera for my needs.  whenever I see yours I think I need an EM!-2.  Then reality sets and I think no I don't because if it was the ...

Thanks, my education continues

can someone explain to me what the difference in effect is between one like this and one which sits over the flash such as this one ...

I like mine so much I have 2