Sunday, February 10, 2008

Spring is near!







It was such a beautiful day today that I decided to take out my DSLR with me on my morning walk with the dog. It did not take long before I saw the Kingfisher by the river and I followed it upstream for a good distance before losing sight of it. I was quite pleased with the photos as my digital compact is just not able to produce the same kind of results when it comes to depth of field and shooting at high ISO for faster shutter speed. However I have still not got as good a shot of the Kingfisher or Grey Wagtail as I am aiming for. I think there will be a few early rises once we start getting sunnier weather regularly again as that is the best time to photograph these birds.
A little bit of history in the garden today when I spotted a Brambling on the Sunflower Hearts feeder for the first time ever. Previously they have just sat and watched as the other finches fed.