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Title: Weed hunting
Post by: Mike Barrio on 14/10/2012 at 01:18: In amongst the weed, hunting for snails .............

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Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Allan Liddle on 14/10/2012 at 21:05: Troots feeding habits never cease to amaze me, great pic Mike

Allan L
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Mike Barrio on 14/10/2012 at 21:13: They've been doing this a lot this year Allan, some of the larger trout too. I stood watching for ages the other day and you can actually see them mouthing the weed and then moving on while chomping away at whatever they got from it :cool:

Will try to get some better photos if I can, have got a new polarising filter that I haven't tried out yet :wink

Cheers
Mike
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Allan Liddle on 15/10/2012 at 10:37: Hmmm sounds like could be good for a wee bit of ambush tactics?
You still open Mike, might have a free slot this coming weekend?
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: spinner on 15/10/2012 at 11:32: Ambush tactics eh, does that mean hit them wi a big stick Allan :z16
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Iain Goolager on 15/10/2012 at 21:30: Polarising filter on the 'to do' list Mike.

I've had many opportunities to video/photo some nice Browns in the last month in the low clear water............... clear as a bell through the polaroid Vision Spec's but hopeless through an unfiltered lens :z10

Iain
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Matt Henderson on 15/10/2012 at 21:42: We've got one. Not really used it to full affect yet. Went for a circular one so you get more or less polarising as the filter turns. What did you go for Mike?

Matt
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Mike Barrio on 15/10/2012 at 22:06: Hi Matt

I went for a Hoya 77mm Pro-1 Digital Circular Polarizing Filter. I'm told they are very good, but I haven't tried it yet.

Cheers
Mike
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Mike Barrio on 15/10/2012 at 22:11: Quote from: Goolager on 15/10/2012 at 21:30
Polarising filter on the 'to do' list Mike.

I've had many opportunities to video/photo some nice Browns in the last month in the low clear water............... clear as a bell through the polaroid Vision Spec's but hopeless through an unfiltered lens :z10

Iain

Yes, it has been equally frustrating at Haddo Iain, clear through the specs and hopeless through the lens in most lights.

Cheers
Mike
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Mike Barrio on 16/10/2012 at 08:49: Quote from: Dryflee on 15/10/2012 at 10:37
Hmmm sounds like could be good for a wee bit of ambush tactics?
You still open Mike, might have a free slot this coming weekend?

Hi Allan :z16

Yes, I have boats available this weekend. Will close at some stage this month, keeping an eye on the trout and will close when I think they would be better getting some peace :wink

Drop me a PM to book a boat.
Best wishes
Mike
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Matt Henderson on 16/10/2012 at 10:00: Quote from: Mike Barrio on 15/10/2012 at 22:06
Hi Matt

I went for a Hoya 77mm Pro-1 Digital Circular Polarizing Filter. I'm told they are very good, but I haven't tried it yet.

Cheers
Mike

We went for this one

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/87286/show.html

I tried to use it to take pictures of the carp in the mother in laws pond, but the buggers wouldn't stay still to let me get a good photo. When we were choosing it in the shop the shop gadgie demostrated it's effectiveness by pointing it at a van windscreen it would go from totally transparent to fully opaque depending on how far round you turned it.

Cheers

Matt
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Alex Burnett on 16/10/2012 at 10:35: These came out not too bad.

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Alex
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Matt Henderson on 16/10/2012 at 11:28: That second one is awesome!
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Mike Barrio on 16/10/2012 at 11:36: Hi Matt

A polarising filter is likely to not perform well in low light conditions? What type of filter do you keep on your lens for most of the time to protect the lens itself? I was thinking a standard UV filter?

Cheers
Mike
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Mike Barrio on 16/10/2012 at 11:36: Nice pics Alex :z16

Cheers
Mike
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Matt Henderson on 16/10/2012 at 11:44: Quote from: Mike Barrio on 16/10/2012 at 11:36
Hi Matt

A polarising filter is likely to not perform well in low light conditions? What type of filter do you keep on your lens for most of the time to protect the lens itself? I was thinking a standard UV filter?

Cheers
Mike

I've got a UV filter on the lense of the SLR at all times. Hadn't really thought about the polarising one not working in low light but it makes sense.
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Marc Fauvet on 16/10/2012 at 23:35: Quote from: Mike Barrio on 16/10/2012 at 11:36
A polarising filter is likely to not perform well in low light conditions?
hi Mike !
the average polarizer will reduce light input by two f-stops, a 4x light reduction. (or loss of available light)
UV filters do protect the lens, so do lens covers... :z4

cheers,
marc
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 21/10/2012 at 00:38: Hi Mike,
I have a circular polarizing filter on my camera for probably 90% of the photos I take but my camera automatically adjusts the stops (+1 in my case). The polarizing filter helps bring out the blues in the sky, making then darker and clouds whiter, adds contrast to B&W pictures (which I mainly take) and reduces shine when taking images of cars, buildings (windows) and brings out greens in landscapes and helps reduce haze in photos etc. Its a very useful filter to have.

I then have a clear UV over that to protect it as it was not cheap!
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Matt Henderson on 21/10/2012 at 21:14: A bit of a random one here. But how do polarising glasses work? Because with a circular polariser you turn the outer lense you get more or less polarisation but with glasses you can't do that? I did notice that when driving today if I tilted my head from side to side then the sky got more or less blue.

Matt
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Peter McCallum on 21/10/2012 at 21:45: It filters light in one plane only, in glasses it should be (though its not always) in the horizontal plane. If you want to check take two pairs and place one lens of each together and level then look through both. You should be able to see through them. Now rotate the front ones through 90 degrees and it should get darker until, when they are at 90, they should go completely black. :z16
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Mike Barrio on 21/10/2012 at 22:08: I have visions of Matt driving down the road today doing a bit of a Stevie Wonder head roll :z4
Title: Re: Weed hunting
Post by: Matt Henderson on 21/10/2012 at 22:10: You've seen me drive then?!?