The first two pix are with my new camera - it's a Fuji FinePix bridge camera - model S8650. It was around £85/90 reduced from about £130/140. I'd intended getting one of the lightweight, slim ones - easier for carrying - but this one seemed such good value. I love the panoramic facility on it and I'm getting used to the heavier weight of it! Hosta's is a terrific buy - much better zoom than mine. If I'd waited a few months it would have been perfect, but I'd have to have gone back and done all those hills again
My previous one was an Olympus, and I'd had it for many years so it owed me nothing. It was heavier on power - the only drawback. The 3rd and 4th pix were taken with it. I loved it, but it's currently languishing half way down Cam Chreag in Glen Lochy just now
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks Fairy. Mine is an Olympus, but one I can get in my pocket. I'd love to get some bird shots (and dog shots) but they don't keep still. Shame about your other camera ( should have remembered that ) but a new one concentrates the mind.
My Olympus was slightly bulkier than those new ones which aren't much bigger than phones, but it was light, and I could stick it in my pocket if necessary. I'm not patient enough to take good wildlife pix - I'd be on hills even longer than usual! Nice when you get one accidentally though. I just missed a little family of great tits when I stopped for a little break yesterday. They were on a tree on the other side of the river and darted across to a little tree twenty feet from me. I got the camera out, but by the time I had got them in focus they'd gone - as quickly as they'd arrived. Beautiful though
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Fairygirl - I have to say that Fuji make excellent cameras and the the one you have is no exception.
I have a Fuji HS50 EXR bridge camera with a 24-1000mm 42x zoom lens and I wouldn't like to be without it. I think I paid just under £400 for it a couple of years ago, but as is the way with technology, you could probably get it for half that price now.
Sorry flumpy - it looks like I ignored your comment, but it wasn't there when I posted
Buchaille Etive Mor (it means The Big Herdsman) is a very famous walk - in that picture you can only see two of the summits involved - there's four in total along the ridge. Stob Dearg is the best known. Two are Munros, one at each end, and two are minor tops (over 3000 feet but not far enough apart to be Munros in their own right) You ascend where you see the bottom of the 'V' between those two summits. It's very steep and avalanches regularly in winter. It's a fabulous walk of about 8 hours. I took that just before setting off - it was my 50th Munro so it's quite special for me
I'm enjoying the camera now David, but need to spend a bit of time looking at the features on it to get more from it
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Fairygirl - Not sure if you know, but there will probably a neat little feature on your camera called 'Advanced filter', indicated by 'Adv.' on the settings wheel, on the top of your camera.....I'll go further into it, if you wish.
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maureen, I posted this on a bird ID site and the consensus was european blackbird.
A knowledgeable local friend said it was a juvenile blackbird (not european)
In the sticks near Peterborough
Fairygirl they are lovely pictures my favourite is the bottom one
Thank you Lesley - very kind
The first two pix are with my new camera - it's a Fuji FinePix bridge camera - model S8650. It was around £85/90 reduced from about £130/140. I'd intended getting one of the lightweight, slim ones - easier for carrying - but this one seemed such good value. I love the panoramic facility on it and I'm getting used to the heavier weight of it! Hosta's is a terrific buy - much better zoom than mine. If I'd waited a few months it would have been perfect, but I'd have to have gone back and done all those hills again
My previous one was an Olympus, and I'd had it for many years so it owed me nothing. It was heavier on power - the only drawback. The 3rd and 4th pix were taken with it. I loved it, but it's currently languishing half way down Cam Chreag in Glen Lochy just now
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks Fairy. Mine is an Olympus, but one I can get in my pocket
. I'd love to get some bird shots (and dog shots) but they don't keep still
. Shame about your other camera ( should have remembered that ) but a new one concentrates the mind
.
My Olympus was slightly bulkier than those new ones which aren't much bigger than phones, but it was light, and I could stick it in my pocket if necessary. I'm not patient enough to take good wildlife pix - I'd be on hills even longer than usual! Nice when you get one accidentally though. I just missed a little family of great tits when I stopped for a little break yesterday. They were on a tree on the other side of the river and darted across to a little tree twenty feet from me. I got the camera out, but by the time I had got them in focus they'd gone - as quickly as they'd arrived. Beautiful though
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Oh dear Fairy - the one(s) that got away
. What I want and what we need are two different things
. I will get a good one - eventually
Fairygirl - I have to say that Fuji make excellent cameras and the the one you have is no exception.
I have a Fuji HS50 EXR bridge camera with a 24-1000mm 42x zoom lens and I wouldn't like to be without it. I think I paid just under £400 for it a couple of years ago, but as is the way with technology, you could probably get it for half that price now.
I also have a Pentax K50 DSLR.....another excellent camera, with the flexibility of being able to swap lenses - I have just 4. www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/reviews/dslrs/pentax-k-50-review
And (just for the record) a Nikon Coolpix L27 for my top pocket...that's my sum total.
Sorry flumpy - it looks like I ignored your comment, but it wasn't there when I posted
Buchaille Etive Mor (it means The Big Herdsman) is a very famous walk - in that picture you can only see two of the summits involved - there's four in total along the ridge. Stob Dearg is the best known. Two are Munros, one at each end, and two are minor tops (over 3000 feet but not far enough apart to be Munros in their own right) You ascend where you see the bottom of the 'V' between those two summits. It's very steep and avalanches regularly in winter. It's a fabulous walk of about 8 hours. I took that just before setting off - it was my 50th Munro so it's quite special for me
I'm enjoying the camera now David, but need to spend a bit of time looking at the features on it to get more from it
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Fairygirl - Not sure if you know, but there will probably a neat little feature on your camera called 'Advanced filter', indicated by 'Adv.' on the settings wheel, on the top of your camera.....I'll go further into it, if you wish.
I have to admit mine is still set to " auto"
More practice required.