tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post3414621851461869853..comments2023-12-04T06:47:17.568+01:00Comments on Discovering Alpine Birds: Great places to practice digiscoping 1 - local duck pondDale Forbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17898040644854359126noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post-80443019070915265452009-04-28T20:44:00.000+02:002009-04-28T20:44:00.000+02:00Awesome close ups. Beautiful duck!! I wonder if th...Awesome close ups. Beautiful duck!! I wonder if that "digiscope" stuff would work from a window?? Is it the same as a zoom lens??? I've been thinking about getting a lens for my camera to see further into the woods. Thanks for the tips Dale!!Ginnymohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865222893888430709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post-42010899161673323652009-04-23T08:04:00.000+02:002009-04-23T08:04:00.000+02:00This is excellent post, it’s amazing. Thanks for w...This is excellent post, it’s amazing. Thanks for writing this topic, with so many details. Very useful suggestions.How To Build A Pondhttp://www.howtobuildapondtoday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post-76566492452015800112009-04-23T02:52:00.000+02:002009-04-23T02:52:00.000+02:00Wow!, Beautiful pictures here and thanks for the l...Wow!, Beautiful pictures here and thanks for the lesson.Redzlan aka Tabibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08137628223567014214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post-87935033385219874132009-04-22T08:27:00.000+02:002009-04-22T08:27:00.000+02:00haha Frank. I have not heard the use of bagalist ...haha <B>Frank</B>. I have not heard the use of bagalist in birding circles. I just assumed it was someone who was a strong supporter of the Bagals (a fairly common family name of the Indian and Pakistani Punjab).<br />http://photography.bagal.in/<br />might be the first official bagalist website<br /><br />Sharks are wonderfully fascinating <B>Joan</B>. if you are ever in Durban then you HAVE TO go to dinner at the Cargo Hold restaurant at Ushaka. Normally about 3 big Raggies (Sand Tigers for those uninformed in Sufafikin English) in the tank right alongside the dining tables. Raggies are the very docile and spend most of their time trying to hide from anything that moves (but mostly white sharks - which is why they migrate up to the KZN coast to breed)<br /><br /><B>John</B>, thank you for stopping by again, always a pleasure to have you. The thing is that there are brilliant birds everywhere in the world, you just have to be open to seeing them. An Indian Myna in South Africa is a pest species, but can make a great photographic subject (at least to practice on ;-)Dale Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898040644854359126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post-46079168428230759002009-04-22T05:26:00.000+02:002009-04-22T05:26:00.000+02:00Having some absolutely brilliant birds to digiscop...Having some absolutely brilliant birds to digiscope, as you do, doesn't hurt either. Superb images Dale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post-28632515754062899882009-04-22T03:21:00.000+02:002009-04-22T03:21:00.000+02:00Sounds fantastic Dale. I hope you find it. What ma...Sounds fantastic Dale. I hope you find it. What makes you think it exists? Those Whale sharks are beautilful but after going to the show at the Sharks Board, I am not sure I want to go playing with the raggies. You can see where they got their name. :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post-49493156009000382132009-04-21T23:31:00.000+02:002009-04-21T23:31:00.000+02:00Hi Dale. Great tips as usual & accompanied by ...Hi Dale. Great tips as usual & accompanied by excellent images.<br />Accurate focusing & keeping the whole 'rig' absolutely still is my main objective. Moving objects, well that's for another day (that's why I recently spent money on a DSLR). Keep practising & try to curb the frustration.<br />Cheers Frank.<br /><br />PS. Word verification = "bagalist". Is that a new birding term?FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post-27622573229623731242009-04-21T22:32:00.000+02:002009-04-21T22:32:00.000+02:00You are really a Guru, Dale. Your photos are so fa...You are really a Guru, Dale. Your photos are so fascinating to look at. I really love them so much.ANUAR ZAINhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109947672898412045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post-11785002992356040132009-04-21T21:19:00.000+02:002009-04-21T21:19:00.000+02:00i learnt to scuba dive with the wits underwater cl...i learnt to scuba dive with the wits underwater club in a smelly hole just south of joburg and quickly got in to playing in the big waves and currents of the kzn coast (i had grown up playing on those waves after all).<br /><br />I spent 2006 and 2007 doing research on whale sharks on the island of Utila (Honduran Caribbean), before making a brief stop through SA to play with the raggies, tigers and blacktips, before heading to the alps to look for the mysterious and very elusive (i.e. completely unknown and new to science) Alpine stream shark.<br />I have yet to be successful, but if you dont try, you will never be successful!Dale Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898040644854359126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post-17232030167394197262009-04-21T18:13:00.000+02:002009-04-21T18:13:00.000+02:00About that shark thing - was it off the Durban coa...About that shark thing - was it off the Durban coast, Mozambique? Diving is one of the few things I have never tried and it definitely looks like fun. I love the colours of the coral reefs and fishes. That is a whole new ball game as far as photography is concerned.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post-34900180040250735782009-04-21T15:11:00.000+02:002009-04-21T15:11:00.000+02:00I used to take picks of birds too when I still had...<I>I used to take picks of birds too when I still had my old 35mm and 500mm lens, but...</I> then a water disaster happened and I discovered the joy of not seeing the world through a[n addictive] camera lens. after a short respite in to photographing sceneries, children, bugs, and very big sharks; digiscoping was my next big trip down photography lane. mostly because I had a digital camera and a telescope for observation anyway. it seemed like a logical venture.<br /><br />Chris, you are the photo master. I just try ;-)<br /><br />Hi Sharon, and welcome to the Alps! I am not serious about much. but if you mean that I spend lots of time with my nose somewhere near a shutter release button then you have got me right on the money!Dale Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898040644854359126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post-78334535167321646762009-04-21T14:46:00.000+02:002009-04-21T14:46:00.000+02:00Wow, you are a SERIOUS photographer!! Fantastic s...Wow, you are a SERIOUS photographer!! Fantastic shots of these beautiful birds!! <br />and...thanks for the happy birthday:)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393517097643673337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post-28457046552427519392009-04-21T14:16:00.000+02:002009-04-21T14:16:00.000+02:00Hi Dale,
That is nice to give some advices like th...Hi Dale,<br />That is nice to give some advices like that, especially when they are illustrated by awesome picturesChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16336362938871245037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183715504165424635.post-10309117587539928652009-04-21T10:00:00.000+02:002009-04-21T10:00:00.000+02:00What stunning shots of the mandarin Dale!! WOW!! L...What stunning shots of the mandarin Dale!! WOW!! Love them.<br /><br />I used to take picks of birds too when I still had my old 35mm and 500mm lens, but now I have discovered bugs and digital!! :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com