Photoclubalpha Mag 2009 Issue #3
Photoclubalpha Mag 2009 Issue #3
Latest version of the mag is out. Mine was waiting at home when I got back today. I will not spoil the anticipation by revealing any details . Very nice cover though. I don't suppose the photographer is on the forum and could talk us through getting the shot (once everyone has got their copy of course)?
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Impatiently waiting.
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+1Birma wrote:Very nice cover though
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The adult mice had been released into the wild as part of a reintroduction program-because of this they do not have any great fear of humans,so when young are born they behave like the adults(this is the main reason that the release site is kept low key-so they have as little contact as possible,and thus eventualy become wary and able to survive)
The photograph was taken by putting the camera on a tripod with me sitting in a bag hide next to a nest where the mice had young that where still living in the nest,but starting to explore their surroundings-so focusing on the stems of wheat above the nest and waiting for them to come out and start climbing was the longest part of taking the image .
The photograph was taken by putting the camera on a tripod with me sitting in a bag hide next to a nest where the mice had young that where still living in the nest,but starting to explore their surroundings-so focusing on the stems of wheat above the nest and waiting for them to come out and start climbing was the longest part of taking the image .
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Carl, I applaud your patience, as well as skill with the camera. Thanks for replying to my query. I just love that image . The surrounding context for the main subject is just perfect. For me this is right up there with the awesome Kingfishers from Gustav. I guess with the 50/2.8 you had to be pretty close?
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I think the image on the bottom right hand corner of p23 is amazing.Birma wrote:Latest version of the mag is out. Mine was waiting at home when I got back today. I will not spoil the anticipation by revealing any details .
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Like others I love that front cover photo, it makes me rather guilty thinking of all the harvest mice I trapped in previous years in my garage, because they were eating the rubber covered wiring and foam insulation in my car. You will be pleased to know I no longer try to trap them, it was pointless, because there seemed to be an infinite number of them. Harvest time is coming again and I expect another great wave of mice leaving the field for my garage very soon.
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A photo opportunity then, perhaps? 'The raid of the mice'...braeside wrote:Like others I love that front cover photo, it makes me rather guilty thinking of all the harvest mice I trapped in previous years in my garage, because they were eating the rubber covered wiring and foam insulation in my car. You will be pleased to know I no longer try to trap them, it was pointless, because there seemed to be an infinite number of them. Harvest time is coming again and I expect another great wave of mice leaving the field for my garage very soon.
(Sorry, couldn't resist.. but it would be a scene worth seeing)
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Cracking edition again
Is that an advert for the secret new Sonyma 850.5 on the back cover
Is that an advert for the secret new Sonyma 850.5 on the back cover
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braeside wrote:Like others I love that front cover photo, it makes me rather guilty thinking of all the harvest mice I trapped in previous years in my garage, because they were eating the rubber covered wiring and foam insulation in my car. You will be pleased to know I no longer try to trap them, it was pointless, because there seemed to be an infinite number of them. Harvest time is coming again and I expect another great wave of mice leaving the field for my garage very soon.
Try moth-balls (paradiclorobenzene). They hate the smell. Also pack any entry holes with steel wool. They don't seem to be able to get thru that.
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Thanks Dusty, when the car was new (7 years ago) I was obsessive about keeping it in prime condition and tried everything to keep the mice out of the engine compartment including moth balls, peppermint spray, and other suggestions. Actually I think it seemed to attract them even more. There is no way to keep the garage itself sealed, as they can squeeze through the smallest of holes, even as small as the diameter of a biro pen. They are destructive little things, but I have learned to live with it and they seem less attracted to the car now, perhaps because it has lost its attractive new plastic/rubber smell over time. I have used steel wool to plug up an entry into my house where I once had a mouse enter. Fortunately they have not returned.Dusty wrote:braeside wrote:Like others I love that front cover photo, it makes me rather guilty thinking of all the harvest mice I trapped in previous years in my garage, because they were eating the rubber covered wiring and foam insulation in my car. You will be pleased to know I no longer try to trap them, it was pointless, because there seemed to be an infinite number of them. Harvest time is coming again and I expect another great wave of mice leaving the field for my garage very soon.
Try moth-balls (paradiclorobenzene). They hate the smell. Also pack any entry holes with steel wool. They don't seem to be able to get thru that.
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Are you really talking harvest mice? They are extremely rare. Field mice, which often invade homes, are not rare. I can not understand why we do not have mice. We have a hen, and had hens plural, with food. We have underfloor space, and lath and plaster walls which even 200 years ago were built with a cavity between the inner skin and the 2ft of solid stone making up the structural wall. But in 20 years, I have never seen a mouse. A few rats, but not one single house or field mouse.
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David Kilpatrick wrote:...but not one single house or field mouse
It must be the cats DK - I can't believe you only keep them for low light lens noise tests
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Could be Field Mice David - I didn't realise they were different from Harvest Mice, I confess I didn't give them a close examination in the traps, and it seemed such a shame to kill them, so I have stopped.
No doubt the cat helps in your case. Next door's cat, despite only having 3 legs is a hunter and keeps the rabbits under control, which were an absolute menace before the cat.
No doubt the cat helps in your case. Next door's cat, despite only having 3 legs is a hunter and keeps the rabbits under control, which were an absolute menace before the cat.
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Yesterday I saw one of our cats with a rat in her mouth. Who said cats don't hunt rats?
Unfortunately my camera wasn't near.
Unfortunately my camera wasn't near.
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