tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post1014844211380914844..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-44298196516115328592016-02-04T23:46:35.390+00:002016-02-04T23:46:35.390+00:00Thanks. It was a lucky shot. Haven't seen him ...Thanks. It was a lucky shot. Haven't seen him in that hole for a long time.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-33122953356474054532016-02-04T19:18:33.623+00:002016-02-04T19:18:33.623+00:00That's a smashing little owl picture Ralph. Yo...That's a smashing little owl picture Ralph. You must be pleased with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-21090587230685447992016-02-03T19:20:25.533+00:002016-02-03T19:20:25.533+00:00I have a 1.4 teleconverter which would put my 450m...I have a 1.4 teleconverter which would put my 450mm lens up to 630mm. But these reduce the brightness of the image by an amount in this case equivalent to one f-stop. Today's (Wednesday's) picture was taken at the slow speed of 1/160th second, the slowest I can manage with a handheld camera, at f5.6, the widest aperture available at full zoom. This got the ISO down to 200, so I got a sharp image. If I used a teleconverter I would get an image 1.4 times as big but the ISO would go up to 400 and the picture would be more grainy, so it would actually be less sharp. I may use the teleconverter in summer when there's a lot of light and you don't have to worry so much about ISO, but not in winter.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-60532299497518229882016-02-03T17:08:04.035+00:002016-02-03T17:08:04.035+00:00Enjoyable read as always.
Have you ever considered...Enjoyable read as always.<br />Have you ever considered a teleconverter for shots like this Kingfisher? (Something I am thinking of).L fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274756119129254373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-81782940737485800452016-02-02T23:57:16.899+00:002016-02-02T23:57:16.899+00:00Poor goose. It was inevitable, though. We never kn...Poor goose. It was inevitable, though. We never knew what was wrong with it, but it was in a sad state.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-54166182366277459172016-02-02T19:28:47.482+00:002016-02-02T19:28:47.482+00:00What sad news :-(
It's like losing an old frie...What sad news :-(<br />It's like losing an old friend. I'm so very sorry.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com