• Members 176 posts
    May 16, 2023, 4:24 a.m.

    Hi Biza43
    Both those images are breathtaking, not only is the scenery great but also the subject in the nest!
    Looking forward to seeing the hatched chicks.
    Nicely done.

    The 70-300 seems to do a very good job, have you thought of adding the 1.4tc if you need reach without the weight of the 100-400?

    Cheers
    Paul

  • Members 176 posts
    May 16, 2023, 5:03 a.m.

    Was intrigued in this sequence of images, by the synchronicity of this black swan pair flying in for a landing on the lake.

    I just wonder how they manage to match the other's stroke.

    I guess it's a common thing in flocking birds

    Just a marvel of nature I suppose.

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    Cheers
    Paul

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  • Members 113 posts
    May 16, 2023, 7:20 a.m.

    Number 1 is really good.

  • Members 113 posts
    May 16, 2023, 7:22 a.m.

    Thanks Paul. My past experiences with converters (granted, not with Fuji) have not been positive. But I have thought about it.

  • Members 55 posts
    May 16, 2023, 8:51 a.m.

    Thanks, Bob.
    I do recall a discussion a few years ago on the "other" site relating to the inconsistent naming conventions of birds on opposite sides of the pond.
    These common buzzards are very widespread here - increasingly so.
    They appear to do a lot of hanging about and are sometimes referred to as Fence Eagles :)

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    Regards,
    Joe.

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  • Members 6 posts
    May 16, 2023, 12:51 p.m.

    I find it mesmerising!
    An impressionistic capture of the rainy weather vibe: as if the droplets of water on the glass make up a snapshot of the downpour beyond - could it be a poetic image of slowing down, capturing the time itself?....if it were a weekend I'd have reached for Dostoevsky; if work hours, an occasional glance through shall cool down & help shaping my thoughts better.
    Long story short - I'd stay inside too. =)

  • Members 535 posts
    May 16, 2023, 1:12 p.m.

    Whereas I’d be donning my oilskins, downeaster, and wellies. I’m not made of sugar. (Rules 9 and 5 apply.)

    ;)

  • Members 33 posts
    May 16, 2023, 3:34 p.m.

    Thank Paulo!

  • Members 128 posts
    May 16, 2023, 5:22 p.m.

    Made in HK....
    Which is (are) your favorite(s)
    c&c welcome
    The original at the end

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  • Members 128 posts
    May 16, 2023, 5:26 p.m.

    Wrong thread, apologies,mods are aware Bob

  • Members 421 posts
    May 16, 2023, 7:41 p.m.

    Jacob, these are all good but this sunset deserves a large print and a prominent place in your house or wherever you want to put it.

    Bob

  • Members 421 posts
    May 16, 2023, 7:45 p.m.

    No problem. In the intro to the Weekly Thread I state members are welcome to post images from their other cams. Feel free to post them here.

    Bob

  • Members 6 posts
    May 16, 2023, 10:40 p.m.

    In our part of the world - Oz/NZ - with its soft dirt we usually do not allow riding in the rain to prevent eroding MTB singletrack - purpose-built by us, mountain bikers.....often in the rain.

    Oh.. and how about Rule 43?

  • Members 421 posts
    May 17, 2023, 12:27 a.m.

    Before Heading to Milan

    A sit down for lunch at a local restaurant....... right in front of a store that sold everything lavender.... didn't ask if the bicycle was for sale.

    Bob

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  • Members 6 posts
    May 17, 2023, 1:48 a.m.

    Yeah, bicycles seem to be deeply rooted in Italian culture with its first known design found in manuscripts of great Leonardo!
    Here is another one I could not resist to saddle up by a small restaurant in Marina di Pisa a previous winter - after an unfriendly remark made by a local Mafioso character, who is BTW not made of sugar also.. like some of us here. =)

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  • Members 33 posts
    May 17, 2023, 2:27 a.m.

    Thanks Bob! Glad you liked it. It is a difficult spot to shoot from; it is very wet behind the waterfall and you have to constantly wipe the water off the lens...
    I hope that you have recovered from your cold. It is a bummer when it happens to you on a trip like this (happened to me more than once...)

    jacob

  • Members 535 posts
    May 17, 2023, 3:30 a.m.

    We have the same rules here —but there’s plenty of gravel. Not to mention non-cycling opportunities.