Robert Strachan Photography » ken dee http://blog.robertstrachan.com Landscape photography in Ayrshire, Scotland Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:35:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Ken Dee Marshes http://blog.robertstrachan.com/archives/476/ken-dee-marshes/ http://blog.robertstrachan.com/archives/476/ken-dee-marshes/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:16:11 +0000 admin http://blog.robertstrachan.com/?p=476 Today the weather forecast was for sunny spells with any cloud burning off by mid morning.  When we left home it was 9 degrees and rising with a watery sun hidden in a cloudy sky.  By the time we reached the RSPB reserve at Ken Dee Marshes, it was very dull and misty with a max temperature of only 6 degrees.  So much for the weather forecast.  Instead of getting some nice light for a change, I ended up with the same old story here, ISO 1600 and loads of noise.  Still it was another chance to practice with the Sigma 150-500.

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There was a lot more activity on the water today, unfortunately it is a bit further away so a higher crop neccessary.  This Heron decided to turn up before he was chased away by some gulls.

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This was probably my favourite shot of the day.  A pair of Canada geese flying low over the marshes.  The high iso and large crop along with the dull conditions suited a mono conversion to my mind.

canada-geese-mono.jpg ]]> http://blog.robertstrachan.com/archives/476/ken-dee-marshes/feed/ 2 First outing with Sigma 150-500 http://blog.robertstrachan.com/archives/291/first-outing-with-sigma-150-500/ http://blog.robertstrachan.com/archives/291/first-outing-with-sigma-150-500/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:47:15 +0000 admin http://blog.robertstrachan.com/?p=291 I spent yesterday at the RSPB hides at Ken Dee marshes.  The conditions weren’t the best, it was a very dull day with snow on the ground and intermittent  rain showers.  The poor light made it a stern test for the new Sigma and the D300.  All these shots were taken at ISO 1600 and have had noise reduction applied.  For the conditions, I think they have turned out pretty good.

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