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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.

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.

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.

Todays post is from yesterday’s trip to Lochwinnoch RSPB.  A few brighter spells in the morning this time meant that I could get the ISO lowered for the first time to really try the Sigma 150-500 out.  Even though there wasn’t many different birds at the feeder, the ones I did capture looked sharp enough to me.  The D300 isn’t really the best above ISO 800 for retaining detail in birds especially with a heavy crop, so these lower ISO images look far better than last weeks ones

Todays post is from Lochwinnoch RSPB.  These shots were taken yesterday with the Sigma 150-500.  As usual the weather was poor so more high ISO shots.

Yesterday saw me at Bellymack Hill Farm where I managed to get some shots of Red Kites.  These birds are an endangered species that was reintroduced to Dumfries & Galloway in 2001, and now numbers are starting to increase.

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.