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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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
have since added various reports from earlier and
more recent trips. Links to a selection are given
below:
| UK |
| Scotland (Speyside
and Aberdeenshire) June 2010 (DSLR pics) New |
| Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Sept 2009 (DSLR pics) |
| Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Feb 2009 (DSLR pics) |
| Southern Europe |
| France - Corsica
June/July 2009 (DSLR pics) |
| France - Camargue
Feb/Mar 2009 (DSLR pics) |
| France - Camargue
May 2008 (DSLR pics) |
| Mallorca, October
2007 (DSLR pics) |
| Algarve, August
2007 (DSLR pics) |
| Northern Europe |
| Central Sweden:
Lake Annsjon area, June 2010 New |
| Finland: Oulu
area, May 2010 New |
| Central Sweden:
Lake Annsjon area, May 2009 |
| Central Sweden:
Lake Annsjon area, June 2008 |
| Long haul |
| Dammam, Saudi
Arabia, June 2009 (DSLR) |
| Rio Grande Valley,
Texas USA Nov 2007 (DSLR) |
| HAWAII - Oahu,
Kauai and Big Island July/August 2006 (DSLR
& digiscope) |
| South East Brazil,
Nov 2005 (digiscope pics) |
| Brazil, April
2004 (digiscope pics) |
| Others.... |
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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)! |
Equipment
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. |
Quantitative
measurements of raw image noise levels
Describes an investigation
into the noise levels on raw images from
EOS 350D, 40D and 50D cameras and the
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. |
Contact
Any comments, questions or
requests for prices, contact me by e-mail:
stephen_burchemail
at yahoo.co.uk |
Prints
High quality prints of any
of the full resolution originals 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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