Introduction
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Much
of my birding (and bird photography) is done in
my home county of Oxfordshire. After birding in
this county for many years, I first acquired a
digital camera in 2003 for digiscoping. In 2006,
in search of higher quality results, I upgraded
to a DSLR & 400mm
lens, with some further upgrades more
recently.
Farmoor Reservoir is probably the
best place locally for birds and bird photography,
where waders and other species can often be quite
confiding, especially on the causeway. Visits to
Port Meadow, if it has any water, can also been
quite productive, with the added benefit of more
natural surroundings - no concrete! Various other
sites in the county including Otmoor can be
reasonable at times, but getting close enough for
good pics is a continuing issue (especially with
the DSLR).
I also venture further afield
from time to time, including both elsewhere in
the UK and overseas. Holidays can provide good
opportunities, and I often try to make the most
of various business trips if at all promising in
terms of locality and time of year.
In the summer months, when bird
activity wanes, dragonfly and
damselfly photography is also a strong
interest.
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| Green Heron pic is a BirdGuides
Photo of the Year 2010 runner up! |
Following on from the
Birdguides POTW award on 14 Oct 2010, this
picture was also one of nine runners up in the
BirdGuides Photo of the Year (POTY) competition. To put this in
context, some 50,000 photos were uploaded to
their website in 2010! To see the BirdGuides
citation and the other comments on this pic,
click here.
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Recent trip
Reports
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| An extremely
bird-filled trip to Brazil in April 2004 prompted
me to write a trip report, with some of my pics
taken, including a reasonable one of an exotic Pompadour Cotinga. I've
now added a few more! Links to a selection are
given below: |
Bird
Photographs - Latest Additions
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Dragonflies
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Other Nature
See some photographs of Mammals,
Butterflies,
Flowers
and even a few Fungi! |
Sunsets slide
show
An album with a slide show option for my
sunset photos from around the world (1976-2010)!
To see a simple page of the same photos
click here. |
Equipment
Initial
comments on EOS 7D added August 11
Gives technical details of
the equipment I use, and reviews. |
DLSR
Sensor Cleaning
Describes my experiences
with DSLR sensor cleaning. |
Photoshop
& beyond
Describes some personal
tips on processing digital camera images,
using various software tools including PhotoShop
Elements and NEAT
IMAGE
for noise suppression. |
Measurements
of raw image NOISE levels
Updated with extra info on how its done
Feb 12
Compares quantitatively
the noise levels on raw images from these
CANON DSLR's: EOS 350D, 40D, 50D and 7D
cameras and discusses arising
implications for higher quality
photographs. |
Measurements
of image RESOLUTION
Describes an investigation
into the detail resolutions achieved with
images from two 400mm lenses and the EOS
350D, and 50D cameras. |
Lettice
Ramsey
My grandmother -
obituaries and her photographs of the
famous in Cambridge from the 1930's and
later. |
Contact
Any comments, questions or
requests for prices, contact me by e-mail:
stephen_burchemail
at yahoo.co.uk |
Prints
High quality prints or
even e-mails of the digital originals can
be supplied, subject to agreement on
prices. |
Copyright
All pictures on this
website are copyright © Stephen Burch.
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