tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post9054546400325487468..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-60651393975223665072013-01-09T18:18:35.150+00:002013-01-09T18:18:35.150+00:00Thanks for your kind words. I don't have an ex...Thanks for your kind words. I don't have an expensive camera. I use a bridge camera, a Lumix FZ200. It does everything I need, has a very quick autofocus -- essential for birds -- and is light enough to carry anywhere. An SLR with a lens equivalent to its zoom lens would give sharper pictures, but it would weigh 15 lb.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-28961586308267894112013-01-09T13:27:22.357+00:002013-01-09T13:27:22.357+00:00Hi Ralph....a great blogg....introduced to me by m...Hi Ralph....a great blogg....introduced to me by my friend - Ulrike. Your images and really great....good definition and pretty accurate color...I took a picture of a kingfisher today (http://www.facebook.com/veryan.weston), but you can see from the image posted up on Facebook that it's quite a blur. Do you have a fancy & expensive camera, or do you have a good steady hand and keen eye?...best....veryanveryan westonhttp://www.facebook.com/veryan.westonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-22706833196980190272013-01-06T23:34:34.230+00:002013-01-06T23:34:34.230+00:00Yes, it is the smallest one. By settling down firs...Yes, it is the smallest one. By settling down first it got the warmest spot in the middle of the huddle.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-77947575508007058712013-01-06T21:35:24.314+00:002013-01-06T21:35:24.314+00:00Such a sweety, that EG! And I agree about the por...Such a sweety, that EG! And I agree about the portrait of QEI. Actually, before I had read your comment, I had been admiring it for its beautiful plummage. I think you get the Nicholas Hilliard prize for that. And I think I can identify it as the smallest, shy one, am I right? It still has a few very pale feathers on the back of its head.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.com