Message from Dave Barnes
Hello and thanks for stopping by.
I am an amateur photographer who takes photos of birds through being a frustrated freehand artist. Having given up trying to draw I now get a lot of pleasure from trying to capture the beauty of birds with a camera as I see them. I can only assume that not everyone sees them as I do or whole world would be full of birders! I want to improve the pictures I take so any tips or advice greatfully received ;) For those who have already done that thank you.
I have had been fascinated birds since the age of 6 or 7. This interest faded away at about 14 or 15 and something else took over to age 24 - can't think what that was but it probably got me into trouble.
For the past 27 years I have birded as often as my wife, work and three kids have allowed and visted the USA several times, Sweden, The Gambia, South Africa, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, Israel, Morocco, Thailand and the usual suspects in Europe, Spain including Mallorca, France including Corsica, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, Greece, Italy including Sardinia etc as per the map below. Long held ambitions for future bird trips are a very overdue visit to Australia following the very last gasp abandonment of our family's emigration in 1974 on the '£10 pom' scheme and my number 1 dream birding destination of Antarctica!
The earlier shots on here are digiscoped and I'm not sure how much longer I can tolerate them being on public display so I'll probably remove them soon! Until then the best of what I capture will be posted here - please come back occasionally and check for updates but before you leave sign the 'guestbook' especially you pbasers, that way I can see your stuff too - great for inspiration!
Thanks again and regards,
Dave.
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