Recent content by JBHphoto

Oh right, thanks for pointing that out Rob! That's my own fault - did not read that properly. What a fool, I've arranged to meet a friend there in march but they won't be running the walks. I am quite enthusiastic about going to Welney anyway as they have some other excellent wildlife so I'll...

That's very kind, thanks for the offer. I actually won't have time to make it this year (work commitments stretching over weekends etc) but I have committed to going up to Welney one weekend. Hopefully I'll be able to get some practice in and take you up on the offer next breeding season! I...

Rob - hare courses trawling the forums is something I wouldn't have even considered! I remember seeing that there's a significant problem with coursing in Cambs in the news a couple of years ago but that had gone right out of my mind. Thanks for the hint about not receiving specific locations...

Hi all, thinking about trying to shoot the hares boxing next month and was wondering if there was any advice as to how to best find hare locations nearby, or if it is just a case of exploring at dawn and seeing what crops up? I am in Cambridgeshire and have seen that Ouse Fen near St Ives list...

OK thanks for the help all. I am going to contact the suggested officer from RSPB at the site. Hopefully he will pass on the information to the waterway authorities as the Great Ouse is less than 1 km from where I spotted it and I'd imagine that the information is useful to them too. It's a...

I went to Fen Drayton Lakes today and amongst lots of nice birds I saw a species I've never seen before. At first I thought it was an otter (very exciting) but it seemed too small and upon reviewing my photos the face didn't look otter-ish at all. So I had a little look online and it seems to...

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but thought it might be of interest to some. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cambridgeuniversity-engineering/sets/72157644383738382/ Some really nice images I think, particularly if you have scientific interests, or even if not! Enjoy!

Thanks both for your replies. Very helpful - like the little tips, I'll see if I have time to prep some black card. I was just worried about whether I would risk significantly underexposing the pictures if I followed DSLR guidelines and the sensor couldn't collect as much light as those...

I am going to a fireworks show tonight and hope to get some shots. I will be taking a tripod so stability is not a worry in this case. However, I am using a bridge camera and much of the advice I have found online about how to shoot relates to SLR photography where sensor size is vastly...

Great, thanks for the info!

My real name is Jon (just thought I'd keep my real name to myself until I'd gauged the feel of the community here - it all seems very friendly so call me Jon!). I was wondering about the etiquette regarding posting photos on somebody's thread - I didn't notice anything about it in the...

Hi everyone, I am JBHphoto and I'm pretty new to photography. I am mainly interested in wildlife and landscape photography but I am shooting anything at the moment to improve my skills. I hope to join a club soon and their website recommended coming here, so I'll just dive in and see what happens!