No birds around that don't fly away from me so I thought I would take a few that stay still for me -
Catkins flowering well
Then the Gorse
Hey up a flying seagull
On it's way to Manchester I suppose- all good practice
Wait!!!!! birds on path ahead....... my starlings have saved the day
They were having a good old time
Not supposed to take a photo into the sun, but I like the raindrops on the fence and spray from the bathing.
Five egrets in the field in the rain yesterday, here goes if I can find them
I didn't get them altogether of course, but good to see them. I took a couple on "sport" and they turned out black! don't know why
At least they show up more easily!!!
What a day, the cows were certainly cheesed off
At least we had lovely sunshine today even if the birds were non existent :-)
Gaynor
Lot to learn
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Brilliant photos Gaynor, and as for the rule of taking photos facing the sun, well, all rules have to be broken at some time or other, or you just wouldn't have got the photo you did.
The reason why your photo taken in sport mode came out dark is because sport mode utilises a faster shutter speed to capture the action clearly, which in turn means a shorter duration for light entering the camera sensors.
Sometimes cameras struggle with brilliant light, particularly with scenes where glare can be apparent, like sun reflecting from water, or snow, and because sport selects a faster shutter speed, everything else will see the scene as bright, so insufficient light is allowed and the overall picture turns out dark.
Many cameras today have a snow (and or water/sea) scene setting, and that may help to capture the subject a little more clearly.
Try a few, and to ensure you get one photo, use the camera in normal mode as well, and observe the differences.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler