tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post6704508388405786178..comments2023-11-02T21:28:33.548+10:00Comments on Sandy Straits and Beyond: Beautiful - but frustrating!mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-36219792727273251142010-04-29T04:15:09.574+10:002010-04-29T04:15:09.574+10:00Hi Frank, Thanks for the encouragement. Next time ...Hi Frank, Thanks for the encouragement. Next time I shall check settings before I go out. Out on the water I get too interested in simply documenting what I am seeing to worry too much about technical things. I am a bird watcher first and THEN a photographer!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-12124268983802682992010-04-29T03:27:50.332+10:002010-04-29T03:27:50.332+10:00It may be common but that Silver Gull is beautiful...It may be common but that Silver Gull is beautiful. You are not alone Mick, I've just deleted most of what I took today for failing to check the settings!! Never mind we still have the memories. Cheers FAB.FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-6565706330250855752010-04-28T04:52:47.552+10:002010-04-28T04:52:47.552+10:00Hi Nickolay, it's very nice to hear from you. ...Hi Nickolay, it's very nice to hear from you. Thanks for the encouragement about camera mistakes. I guess it's part of the learning curve!! I hope you have more time for bushwalking and photography sometime soon - and hope you can share some of it with us all.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-78230883959045644242010-04-27T20:34:05.889+10:002010-04-27T20:34:05.889+10:00LOL Mick! I have several tens of thousands very we...LOL Mick! I have several tens of thousands very well-documented mistakes! You have to work very hard to beat me there :) :)<br /><br />Love the gull pic! And love the silver gulls in general. They have so much character and are beautiful, interesting, intelligent sea birds.<br />I'm very sad that recently I've had absolutely no time for bushwalks and photography. My camera shutter will get rusty :( I could accidentally steal a minute to see how you're doing... The most important thing is that you had a good day and SAW these beautiful birds.<br />Best regards!<br />Nickolaytilcheffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-14518206771228991752010-04-27T16:14:49.221+10:002010-04-27T16:14:49.221+10:00Hi Mosura, it's nice to know other folks make ...Hi Mosura, it's nice to know other folks make mistakes with their cameras too - thanks! You're right about only the rare things being valued - we'd miss the beauty of the common ones if we didn't have them.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-26147562313293344332010-04-27T12:39:30.854+10:002010-04-27T12:39:30.854+10:00What should have been the best sea-eagle shots I e...What should have been the best sea-eagle shots I ever took were spoiled because I was unaware I'd left the lens on manual focus. It was circling just a few metres above me. By the time I'd realised what was going on it had moved on. As for Silver (and other Gulls), imagine how differently people would view them if they were rare.Mosurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786494432479216149noreply@blogger.com