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Tag Archives: Paul Harcourt Davies
Season of mists and a bit of mellow fruitfulness. PHD
Our neighbours are clearly worried for, over the last few years, the local weather has become highly unpredictable. Even those who work in the local city are ‘contadini’ (smallholders) at heart: they plant and till by the phases of the … Continue reading
Posted in Notes from the field
Tagged autumn, autumn ladies tresses, climate change, close-up, mists, orchid, Orvieto, Paul Harcourt Davies, sloe gin, Spiranthes spiralis
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The Phototrap™ PHD.
My apologies for the length of this review of the Phototrap ™ but I am well aware of the fact that pennies have to be counted for many of us so I won’t review something superficially and never before using it extensively.. Getting an infrared (IR) trigger seemed to me a way of minimizing my impact on the other occupants of our home since we take the attitude that we are just a part of the history of this place. An internet search came up with a site run by Bill Forbes who has devised, built and perfected the Phototrap ™ a robust IR trigger and I was instantly grabbed by the superb photographs of hummingbirds and bats in flight Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged flash, flight photography, IR detector, lightning, Paul Harcourt Davies, Phototrap, trigger
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Serendipity: a naturalist’s best friend. PHD.
I love being in Italy but there is a downside when the hunting season starts and the local macho ‘cretini’ go out to blast anything with a pulse in the name of sport. I hate guns and especially being jerked … Continue reading
Posted in Notes from the field
Tagged butterfly, Charaxes jasius, close-up, Empusa pennata, feeding, hunting, mantis, Paul Harcourt Davies, two-tailed pasha
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Convolvulus Hawks. PHD.
The task was to capture a convolvulus hawkmoth in flight and, by thinking like a moth (where would I put my proboscis if I wanted nectar…as it were) it was not difficult to work out where to place the camera, the trigger and wait for the action. Getting pin-point sharpness was a bit more tricky and needed persistence… Continue reading
Posted in Notes from the field
Tagged gadgets, hawkmoths, Italy, outdoor flash photography, Paul Harcourt Davies, Phototrap
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Autumnal Arachnophobia. PHD.
There is a guaranteed arachnid invasion of the UK – shock, horror….So while people are safe in doors cowering, why not get out and about with a camera and see what they are missing Continue reading
Posted in Notes from the field
Tagged arachnid, arachnophobia, close-up, garden, Paul Harcourt Davies, spider
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Paul HD bloggin -in
Greetings from on a misty autumnal morn from Umbria, Italy where the first of my Blog entries is about to wing its way through the aether Continue reading →