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Common Teal, Nam Sang Wai
Digiscoped using a Swarovski ATS 80HD scope, DCB, 20-60x Zoom eyepiece & Casio Z55 camera
I don't really know where I am going with this, but this is one of about 40 of my fathers slides that I have re-photographed. I like this one because it was his occupation to sit and stare at a screen like this for about 20 years. It was my occupation to repair these stations when I was in the military. I want to find a way to use these images as an overlay on current images. I didn't include the rest of the slides because they are not any where near a finished project.
The many layers of glass in a site seeing scope inspired this one. I was lucky to have another spectator around willing to brave the waterfront chill for this one.
Image made with Swarovski spotting scope attached to my camera.
I made the trip out to the Beaverhill Bird Observatory with Lu Carbyn, owner of The Wildbird General Store (at the time). The scope was his inventory and he was keen to see if it could be effectively mounted to my dSLR.
The final image looks OK but the RAW image reveals a critical lack of sharpness. Nothing to do with the optics of the scope, rather it was due to inexperience on my part and with falling daylight. You really need good light and a sturdy support to properly use a spotting scope.