They put a nesting bank for them in Regent's Canal near Limehouse a few years ago.
Joe Blow wrote:
I really like 1, 2, 3 and 4, but I'm wondering if you would consider cropping some of the excess background out. I'm thinking a square crop would suit them better. However, they are very good as is and it's your decision.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your comment. Looking at it now, I agree with you that some could be cropped more.
It was funny to see Great Tits jumping around the twigs right next to the raptor. They must have seen she was not hunting.
Dunnocks in the nearby park.
An interesting thing about the US is how it idolises its soldiers - it's something disturbingly close to the Prussian and Imperial German militarism. By way of contrast, the British, historically, never harboured any illusions of sainthood about its soldiers (Wellington called his soldiers "scum of the earth", Kipling wrote "single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints"...). Americans on the other hand created the myth of the "greatest generation", completely ignoring the historical record (read this for instance: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-not-always-greatest-generation). It's usually just a thing to smile at, but I think it poisons American politics a bit, by strengthening the warmongerers and the military profiteers.
dcampbell52 wrote:
In an older time, she would have been brought up on charges as a traitor, though.
In an older, pre-First Amendment time, you mean?
dcampbell52 wrote:
The Allies used "Partisans" which were people that performed activities that would cause kayos to Axis troops and command. Neither wore uniforms and were not protected from being shot on sight during WW2. However, since the Allies were strongly against the Axis, nothing was said.
I don't know about other anti-Nazi partisan troops, but the Polish Home Army wore uniforms (of varying origin) with Polish insignia (at minimum, Polish national colours on the sleeve). The Germans sometimes respected their rights as POWs, sometimes not.
Yes, it's my favourite too.
Thanks for the kind words!
wdross wrote:
The Panasonic bodies will function the best with a Panasonic lense. The 100-400 Panasonic lense will shoot on the Olympus, but I believe that the lense IS does not function.
No, you have to choose between the lens IS and Olympus' IBIS. Choose the first one. It works well. I use the Panasonic 100-400 lens with Olympus E-M1 II and got a nice sharp picture at 400mm with 1/80s shutter speed, handheld, using the lens IS: