As with any skill that must be learned, the old adage is indeed true – practice makes perfect. Therefore in seeking to continue the improvement of my digiscoping skills, I recently took my complete Swarovski digiscoping rig up to Vernonia Lake in Vernonia, Oregon for a bit of a “work-out” with the local avifauna.
Born Again Bird Watcher Archive
The archive of posts from the original Born Again Bird Watcher blog.
Lucky Shot
In his superb book on the subject, Macro Photography for Gardeners and Nature Lovers, Alan Detrick strongly recommends two things for improved success in recording close-up, highly detailed images: use a tripod to steady the camera, and use a remote or cable release to prevent the minute amount of camera shake that can be caused […]
A Marvelous Wish
Sometimes it takes me a bit longer than others to discover things. Not that this bothers me, mind you. I happen to be perfectly comfortable with my ways; they make me feel as though I’m never rushing into things unwisely. One of the things that most everyone else seems to have long known that I’ve […]
Digiscoping by the Mighty Columbia
With the advancing springtime offering longer daylight hours and improved weather conditions, my family and I took a trip back to our ancestral home of Astoria, Oregon for a week-end stay at the Cannery Pier Hotel. Built on the pier of a former salmon cannery, this hotel offers a view like no other of the […]