Introduction
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Much of my birding (and bird
photography) is done in my home county of
Oxfordshire. After birding in this county for
many years, I first acquired a digital camera in
2003 for digiscoping. About three years later, in
search of higher quality results, I upgraded to a
DSLR & 400mm lens.
Farmoor
Reservoir is probably the best place locally for
birds and bird photography, where waders and
other species can often be quite confiding,
especially on the causeway. Recently, visits to
Port Meadow have also been quite productive, with
the added benefit of more natural surroundings -
no concrete! Various other sites in the county
can be reasonable at times, but getting close
enough for good pics is a continuing issue (especially
with the DSLR).
I
also venture further afield from time to time,
including both elsewhere in the UK and overseas.
Holidays can provide good opportunities, and I
often try to make the most of various business
trips if at all promising in terms of locality
and time of year.
Dragonfly
and damselfly photography is also an interest,
and the DSLR & 400mm lens is useful here as
well as for birds. Check out the Dragonflies link to see the results.
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UK
dragonfly species index NEW!
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| Index of UK dragonflies by species,
including high resolution pics. |
Gallery
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| To see a selection of my better
bird pics from the UK, Europe and the USA at high
resolution, click here |
Trips
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| An
extremely bird-filled trip to Brazil in April
2004 prompted me to write a trip report, with
some of my pics taken, including a reasonable one
of an exotic Pompadour Cotinga. I have since added
various reports from earlier and more recent
trips. I hope some other birders may find these
useful if planning their own trips. Links to a
selection of my trip reports are given below. |
Latest
Additions
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| Oxon
pics |
Ruff Port Meadow
Wigeon Port Meadow
Stonechat Otmoor
Whinchat Otmoor
Grey
Phalarope Farmoor |
11.10.08
11.10.08
03.10.08
03.10.08
06.09.08 |
| UK
pics |
Great
black backed Gull Newquay,
Conrnwall
Skylark Newquay,
Conrnwall
Willow
Warbler Colliford Reservoir,
Conrnwall
Wood Lark Snelsmore Common,
Berks
Tree
Pipit Snelsmore Common, Berks
Dotterel Bury Down, Berks |
27.07.08
26.07.08
26.07.08
14.06.08
14.06.08
26.04.08 |
| Dragonfly
pics |
Common
Darter Shellingford
Pit, Oxon
Migrant
Hawker Shellingford
Pit, Oxon
Small Red
Eyed Damselfly Shellingford
Pit, Oxon
Migrant
Hawker Shellingford
Pit, Oxon
Lesser
Emperor !! Shellingford
Pit, Oxon
Northern
White Faced Darter etc Lake
Annsjon, Sweden |
27.09.08
20.09.08
30.08.08
30.08.08
15.08.08
6 - 9.06.08 |
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Equipment Significant
update August 2008!
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| To
see technical details of the equipment I use,
click here. |
DLSR Sensor Cleaning
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| If
you are interested in my first experiences with
sensor cleaning, click here. |
Photoshop &
beyond
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| For
some personal tips on the raw
DSLR image format, using PhotoShop Elements and
also the impressive NEAT IMAGE software for suppressing noise in images, click here |
Prints
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| High
quality prints of any of the full resolution
originals or even e-mails of the digital
originals can be supplied, subject to agreement
on prices. |
Contact
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| Any
comments, questions or requests for price, don't
hesitate to contact me by e-mail: stephen_burchemail at
yahoo.co.uk |
Copyright
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| All
pictures on this website are copyright © Stephen
Burch. For access to the higher quality originals
see above. |
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