SCOTTISH BIRDS Volume 42 (3)
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usual output. After much toing and froing, to find the best combination of birds and reflection, I settled on a group of three Wigeon and took this shot within a series of images about an hour after sunset. Equipment used Fuji X-T20 camera, XF 100–400mm f4.5–5.6 lens, Aperture Priority, 1/250 second, ISO 1,250, f6.4.
Malcolm Quirie, West Barns, Lothian. Email: issymalcs.mq@gmail.com
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September 2022
Plate 217. At certain times of the year the full Moon, when viewed from the west side of Belhaven Bay, rises behind the clubhouse at Winterfield Golf Course. If this coincides with a receding tide the combination of a low orange-tinged Moon and wet sand produces some pleasing reflections. On this particular day, small groups of Wigeon and Teal were feeding and roosting in the bay, close to the sea wall. I figured a shot of a group of ducks silhouetted against the reflected moonlight might make a more ‘arty’ photo than my
Scottish Birds published by the SCOTTISH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ CLUB
VOLU M E 42(3)
SEPTEM B ER 2022