Duke of Burgundy at Noar Hill

Very little showing...walked the entire length of Bokerly Dyke from the road to Blagdon Hill for 4 Peacocks and a Brimstone. One consolation was seeing (and hearing) 2 Cookoos. Noar Hill wasn't much better, 2 male Brimstones, 1 male Orange Tip and the 1 Duke of Burgundy that made it all worthwhile :...

All taken today at Martin Down... 1 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/V6GTO/Flora/AAAA8992.jpg 2 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/V6GTO/Flora/AAAA8997.jpg 3 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/V6GTO/Flora/AAAA9001.jpg 4 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/V6GTO/Flora/AAAA9002.jpg 5 ...

The Duke from today



Martin.

there's something dead weird about your Common Blue.....it's also missing the upperside, underwing "spot" that distinguishes Common Blue from Brown Argus. I've got one of them too, except mine's a male... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/V6GTO/Butterflies/AAAA1005_1006c.jpg Martin.

Meant to put these up days ago...







Martin.

Ahem...posted today (last post)

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB2/v ... f=7&t=1704

Martin.

SOLD

Martin.

the sharpening you've done has removed the smoothness from the background. Of course it has...it's made it sharper :D It's made the final image more like that seen in the first place. When taking that shot Dave didn't see an out of focus background, in striving for one we are not reproducing a true...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/V6GTO/Butterflies/AAAA8979.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/V6GTO/Butterflies/AAAA8985.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/V6GTO/Butterflies/AAAA8962.jpg It was nice to see a herd of Old English Longhorns doing thier bit for butterfly conserva...

Looks like I opened a can of worms with my comments on Simon c's photo, some good comments from members, and I think a separate section would be best, keep the competition entries the same, so our film users can still take part, I myself have some good ideas for making the perfect photo, imagine no...

I'm voting Gruditch!

My concern is that allowing certain practices (composite images, fixing damaged wings, adding artistic effects etc.) is not photography - plain and simple - and that this favours those that are adept at image manipulation using a computer, rather than photographers. This "advantage" prett...

Dave, There has never been an image taken with a digital camera that didn't need post processing. See the improvement just a bit of sharpening can make? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/V6GTO/smalltortoiseshellrestiiw1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/V6GTO/smalltort.jpg Martin.

When I see this government, or any other in the future, actually improve our lot (our being the British public), I will be the first to praise them. Until that glorious day I will exercise my free and democratic right to heckle from my armchair

Martin.

I think let them stay, and let manipulation be as much as you like...believe me, the more you do the worse the final image becomes.

Martin.

padfield wrote: The political system favours cowards and sycophants.

Guy

Hear here !

That's the first time I've ever seen Pine Prosessionary Moths...fascinating!

Martin.

padfield wrote: NEVERTHELESS this is a guide you won't regret buying and you will very soon wonder how how you ever managed without it!

Ordered

they're probably common in Spain but they're not common here! I've certainly never seen one! :( I talked to Matt a couple of days ago (e-mails) and he mentioned he was meeting up with ...I hope you had a friutful time :D Unfortunately he's in my part of Spain a week before I'm going out, still, he'...