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 Topic: camera for bee, wasp and hoverfly id? |
Shane
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 Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Mon Jul 15, 19 5:05 am Subject: camera for bee, wasp and hoverfly id? |
Direct sunlight will toast the sensor on most digital cameras, so you'd need to avoid a situation where it's pointing directly at the sun.
They can also overheat if left standing in direct sunlight ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
Shane
Replies: 365
Views: 124242
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Mon Jul 15, 19 5:02 am Subject: Wildlife |
| Just been watching a pair of peregrines wheeling about in the air between the skyscrapers against a backdrop of the Arabian Gulf in the sunshine. Rather a pleasant way to take a 5-minute break from my ... |
| Topic: camera for bee, wasp and hoverfly id? |
Shane
Replies: 20
Views: 1045
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Jul 10, 19 4:27 am Subject: camera for bee, wasp and hoverfly id? |
Yep, but you get what you pay for. Transfer speed is half that of the Samsung. My philosophy when buying/building a PC is to spend a little extra for a lot more performance, as it can postpone the i ... |
| Topic: camera for bee, wasp and hoverfly id? |
Shane
Replies: 20
Views: 1045
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Jul 10, 19 4:26 am Subject: camera for bee, wasp and hoverfly id? |
| Add a tripod to the list - pretty essential if you want sharp images, especially with a macro lens. No need to push the boat out with the budget unless you want the latest carbon fibre must-have tripo ... |
| Topic: camera for bee, wasp and hoverfly id? |
Shane
Replies: 20
Views: 1045
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Jul 09, 19 4:32 am Subject: camera for bee, wasp and hoverfly id? |
64 bit with an OS that lets you install as much RAM as possible and an SSD as the OS drive
Pah - regular SSD hardrives are sooo yesterday! You want an [url=https://www.groovypost.com/howto/install-nv ... |
| Topic: camera for bee, wasp and hoverfly id? |
Shane
Replies: 20
Views: 1045
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Jul 03, 19 3:56 am Subject: camera for bee, wasp and hoverfly id? |
| If you've got the skills, the 5D Mk IV is awesome. I'd love one, but I think I need to outgrow the 80D first before I can justify it! Would still keep the 80D, though, for those safari moments when yo ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
Shane
Replies: 365
Views: 124242
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Jul 02, 19 5:29 am Subject: Wildlife |
| [url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/02/rise-in-population-of-crows-and-avian-predators-linked-to-pheasant-shoots]In a similar vein, the decline in ground-nesting birds is being linke ... |
| Topic: camera for bee, wasp and hoverfly id? |
Shane
Replies: 20
Views: 1045
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sun Jun 30, 19 3:47 am Subject: camera for bee, wasp and hoverfly id? |
| I've got an 80D as well - very, very capable stills camera, and also highly-rated for video making if you decide to stray down that route. I use a Canon 100mm macro lens for photographing bugs in the ... |
| Topic: Joined Up Thinking by HMRC |
Shane
Replies: 5
Views: 698
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Tue Jun 25, 19 3:26 am Subject: Joined Up Thinking by HMRC |
| Am I the only one that gets incredibly annoyed by [url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/24/hmrc-pushes-massive-vat-increase-for-new-solar-battery-systems]this? |
| Topic: Wildlife |
Shane
Replies: 365
Views: 124242
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Mar 28, 19 3:38 am Subject: Wildlife |
| Just make him feel all loved again, I'm going to champion the [url=https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/reptiles/smooth-snake]smooth snake - very rare in the UK, but a native species nonet ... |
| Topic: France before Brexit |
Shane
Replies: 26
Views: 84633
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Forum: Downsizing abroad Posted: Wed Jan 23, 19 3:39 am Subject: France before Brexit |
| 14 miles from my parents, according to t'internet. Nice area. |
| Topic: Life after BREXIT |
Shane
Replies: 80
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Forum: Downsizing abroad Posted: Thu Jan 17, 19 3:47 am Subject: Life after BREXIT |
| Me. Watching from the outside in despair at what my country has become (a world laughing stock, for one) as I wait for my application for French citizenship to go through. |
| Topic: How Different US States Generate Electricity |
Shane
Replies: 28
Views: 21926
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Mon Jan 07, 19 11:13 am Subject: How Different US States Generate Electricity |
| Good idea that, dpack - if they take enough energy out of Yellowstone they could also stop the planet being obliterated when it finally blows! |
| Topic: Wildlife |
Shane
Replies: 365
Views: 124242
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Dec 06, 18 3:28 am Subject: Wildlife |
| Maybe they're from NIMH? |
| Topic: Nifty dashboard of the UK grid |
Shane
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Views: 5714
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Nov 14, 18 3:21 am Subject: Nifty dashboard of the UK grid |
| The main gas interconnector to the continent runs from Belgium to Bacton (I was on the design team). Agreements on how much gas flows in which direction are currently the subject of commercial agreeme ... |
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