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Morning Dog Walk: Today All About Wally!

8th April 20198th April 2019Craig Rogers

Wally has been a little unwell for a few days, he has been suffering from terrible sickness and diarrhoea and as he’s a big baby when it comes to things like this, he has been feeling really sorry for himself.

Today he seems back to normal, his appetite is back and was running around like the crazy fool he is, so this morning’s walk, I ignored the Bee-Eaters flying around, ignored Bluey and snapped a few photos of him. Oh and I haven’t seen Roxy for a while so I’m guessing she is possibly now sitting on eggs. In case you are new and wondering what I’m talking about, Bluey and Roxy are a local pair of Blue Rock Thrushes.

Don’t forget, if you fancy some photos of your Dog(s) why not book one of my Dogs-In-Nature Photo Shoots!

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(Birthday) Morning Dog Walk: A New Bird Spot For Me!

1st March 20191st March 2019Craig Rogers

I take a camera along on my Dog Walks to bring you some of the sightings that I see on my morning walks, these photos are rarely going to be great quality as its hard enough keeping an energetic Dog entertained and get close enough to anything. They also help me identify where species are so that I can plan to return.

First of all, a huge Happy 2nd Birthday to my sidekick Wally! We don’t know his actual birthday as of course, we rescued him from the dual-carriageway in Faro. However, we counted back 8 months which is what the vet approximated his age to be when we took him in! Without Wally, I probably wouldn’t get up and about every morning and spot some of the things I do and this morning was a new spot for me, read on……

The Importance Of Clean Equipment

12th February 201912th February 2019Craig Rogers

As you may have read in previous posts, I have recently been having an issue with my Nikon AF-S 80-400mm lens. It was having trouble locking on focus and keeping locked on with Continuous Auto Focus. It would “hunt” making a terrible mechanical noise. I thought it was time to be sent off for a motor service.

I’m not actually sure what fixed the issue, but a full clean of both front and rear elements, a clean of the electrical contacts (which is what I believe to have been the problem) on the lens, a blow with my Giotto’s Rocket Blower and also a blow on the camera mirror itself and as you can see from yet another Wally action shot that everything is back as it should. Remember, for all the electronic wizardry such as Auto Focus and Metering, the camera needs a clear view of the reflected light.

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Dreamy Dog

10th February 201910th February 2019Craig Rogers

As I was having an issue with my Nikon 80-400mm lens, I cleaned the electrical contacts before my morning “Wally Walk” and (as usual) used Wally as my test subject.

Looks like the issue has been fixed, here he is enjoying a rest with his stick of the day!

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Wally Enjoying The Winter Sun

18th January 201918th January 2019Craig Rogers

We took an extended walk today and Wally certainly was full of life in the January sun! It was later than our usual morning walk and therefore not a great deal of wildlife about so Wally became the subject (again!).

Don’t forget that I have 15% discount off a Dogs-In-Nature photo shoot until the end of January, this includes Vouchers and any booking made before the end of the month even if the date is after.

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Wally Backlit In The Morning Winter Sun

21st December 201829th December 2018Craig Rogers

It is a glorious day in the hills of the Algarve today and this morning’s walk was just amazing. Apart from a few areas of mist, a cloud free sky and warm once the sun came up.

We walked up “Eagle Ridge” this morning and on the way up, Wally stopped ahead of me on the track with the sun rising to his right. I couldn’t resist a backlit shot.

In case you are wondering how I got the lighting for this shot, it is 3 bracketed shots and then some masking and blending in Photoshop to show both the highlights and shadows.

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