Scamander

**Repliconics** · 14th June 2016, 06:07 AM

Really windy and overcast here yesterday.
There wasn't much around the place to take a photo of so I took a drive down to Binalong Bay.
My thinking was with all the wind the waves would be right up and make for some good time lapse shots.
I was a bit surprised to find the ocean was fairly flat all things considered, but the wind was more than enough to also blow me and the camera off the rocks.

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I got some really nice long exposures out around the 20 to 30 second range, but the wind was moving the camera to much so I packed it in.

Back home it was the same high wind low light.
At one point there was a patch of sunlight hitting a tree in the garden, lucky for me there was a Herbert bird and a Tassie Thornbill hanging around.

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Of cause it was only a couple of minutes before the clouds covered the sun again.
It was about then "I don't know why" I thought it would be fun to turn the flash on the camera.
I found out very quickly that a birds eye does not take well to a flash!.

Still I didn't let that stop me and rattled off some more frames.
Later when I went back through the shots I found a few that although not shape by any means where I'd say interesting.
I really don't know quite what to make of them, but can we say a little artsy perhaps!.

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I don't know what do you reckon?.

Cheers
Trev.

**Treecycle** · 14th June 2016, 10:59 AM

Even though your camera was getting blown around a bit, the photos of the rocks came out reasonably sharp.

**Keith_1** · 14th June 2016, 10:28 PM

I really like the photos Trev

The last 3 are fantastic shots.

Charlie

**Repliconics** · 15th June 2016, 06:26 AM

I'm really happy with some of the shots from yesterday.
Not so much because of their quality more because there's a couple of people who should enjoy them.

Of cause the first shots are of a Herbert Bird and that's pretty much just for me.

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Next is a little splash of winter colour for Dave.
I was more than happy with these photo's when it comes to clarity.
Their right on the money I don't think the lens could take a sharper image.

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Unfortunately the Golden Whistler I managed to get was a fair bit further away.
But hopefully it puts a smile on Charlie's face.

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I think the last two photo's maybe of the female Whistler.
The two where never that far apart.

And here's some nice colour in the sky the other morning.

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Cheers
Trev.

**Keith_1** · 15th June 2016, 09:00 AM

Thanks Trevor,

Great photos - I see what you mean about the clarity of the shot on the blue wren and the sharpness on focus on the feathers. Top Shots.

Enjoy the Brough today - hope it's not too cold in the shed

Regards

Charlie

**Repliconics** · 16th June 2016, 04:56 AM

Not a lot around yesterday just an Eastern Spinebill and a Scarlet Robin.
And a snap of one of the big boy's high over the hill.

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Cheers
Trev.

**DaveTTC** · 16th June 2016, 07:27 AM

Some awesome pics there Trev in yesterdays collection.

Todays are good too

Thx

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

**Treecycle** · 16th June 2016, 08:42 AM

So how far away was the little blue fellow in yesterday's shots?

**Keith_1** · 16th June 2016, 10:06 AM

Great shot of the eagle / hawk or whatever it is (don't know birds much)

Regards

Charlie

**Repliconics** · 17th June 2016, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by Treecycle

So how far away was the little blue fellow in yesterday's shots?

The sweet spot on the 600 Sigma is around the nine and a half to ten foot mark.
I caught the Blue Wren in todays photos around the same range.
The Herbert bird wasn't far off the mark either.

Originally Posted by Keith_1

Great shot of the eagle / hawk or whatever it is (don't know birds much)

Regards

Charlie

Good Grief!.
That's borderline un Australian mate.
It's like saying what's a Kangaroo look like?.
I don't know "City Slickers".
That Charlie Boy is a Wedge-tail Eagle!.

The wind got up pretty well down here yesterday.
Plus I'd taken Charlie's advice and spent a fair amount of time on the Brough.

But still found a few to snap!.

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Cheers
Trev.

**DaveTTC** · 17th June 2016, 08:10 AM

The blue returns. ... good times ahead

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

**Keith_1** · 17th June 2016, 09:52 AM

Hey Trev,

A bit like a kangaroo or Wallaby ?

Regards

Charlie

**Repliconics** · 18th June 2016, 06:09 AM

I was having great fun yesterday on my brand new (probably more like 5th hand than second hand) ride on mower.

Kool As it's a Victor Rancher 2 from back in the day.
A little old, A little run down, A little retro suits me just fine.

The point being I think I scared off most of the birds during the day!.
One brave soul stood his ground though.

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His an Eastern Banjo Frog (Great Name Hey).
Poor fellow was hiding under a piece of wood I didn't want to mow over, I'm just glad he was able to get home and tell everyone of his near miss.

I did get a couple of shots of a Wren singing in the morning, and a Herbert Bird doing his thing a little later on.

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Cheers
Trev.

And a late addition: sunrise the other morning.

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It looked like the valley was on fire.

**DaveTTC** · 18th June 2016, 07:06 AM

Go the wren

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

**crowie** · 18th June 2016, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by Repliconics

I was having great fun yesterday on my brand new (probably more like 5th hand than second hand) ride on mower.

Kool As it's a Victor Rancher 2 from back in the day.
A little old, A little run down, A little retro suits me just fine.

The point being I think I scared off most of the birds during the day!.

Yes Trev, that's what happens when you go tearing around the yard in a hot rod mower.....

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