Wharncliffe Wood

Had a good four hour walk around Wharncliffe Wood this afternoon, would have been a bit quicker if the routes were marked a little better!

The Autumn colours are starting to come through now and the leaves are steadily falling, I'm hoping to get out and catch some of those golden browns over the next few weeks.

Debbie.

Potteric Carr

Had a trudge round Potteric Carr yesterday, loads to see but not a great deal in range of my 200mm lens even with a 2x converter. On the up side, having to use manual focus with the converter wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be, I still need to try it out with the 300mm lens though.

I'm all photographed out today, having a break from it before we head off yet again!

Debbie.

Garden Sunset

We've had an amazing sunset tonight, had to sprint out into the garden with the camera or I'd have missed it!

Debbie.

Askham Bog & North Cave Wetlands

Yesterday we went to Askham Bog and North Cave Wetlands nature reserves, both managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

First up was Askham Bog which was easy to spot from the road, with a YWT van parked there. The only other people there were a group helping out on a volunteer day so we pretty much had the place to ourselves.

Next up was North Cave Wetlands which is easily the best nature reserve I've ever been to. Loads of birds, comfy hides and none of those 6 foot fences some reserves seem to love.

I think we'll be revisiting both these places in the not too distant future.

Debbie.

RSPB Old Moor

A few weeks ago both myself and Paul got a new camera lens, Tamron 28-300 and we've both been having real problems with them. Communication errors kept appearing and when they did work, the results were mostly rubbish. I had to trash a whole days pictures taken on Sunday at Adel Dam Nature Reserve so on Monday morning we took them both back to Jessops.

We were expecting a fight to get them to take them back but the chap didn't seem too surprised and mentioned that they had been recalled which is probably why they've vanished from their web site.

Anyway, I've now got a proper Canon lens, the 75-300mm USM which I took for a try out at RSPB Old Moor yesterday. While I'm still in the early stages of learning how to handle a DSLR, I can still see that the images I got with this new lens are in a totally different league than the ones I've been getting with the one that went back.

I'm really looking forward to getting out and about with this new lens during the rest of our holiday!

Debbie.