You can also use your iPhone with your binoculars to photo birds if a scope is not available. Hold steady!
John Maynard > On Apr 7, 2014, at 10:36 AM, Dick Filby <[email protected]> wrote: > > Further to Rick’s email, > > For those CoBirders who don’t yet know about how easy it is to “phone-scope” > .. > > There are actually great adaptors out there, many specifically for iPhones : > basically a replacement case with a screw on ring that will slip over your > scope eyepiece – which are very easy to use. > > EG: Google “ iPhone digiscoping adaptor “ and look for one specific to your > scope eyepiece – bearing in mind that there is some crossover – eg I tried a > Kowa one that fitted my Swarovski perfectly > > Phone digiscoping is a great way to document unusual birds.. and help with > any subsequent id discussion > > Best rgds > > Dick Filby > Carbondale > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > vorticity (Rick Taylor) > Sent: 07 April 2014 16:00 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [cobirds] Emergency Digiscoping ;-) Franklin's Gull, Marston > Reservoir > Importance: High > > I thought there might be some interest in this. I was surprised to see a > Franklin's Gull at Marston Reservior on Friday the 4th. I didn't have my > camera, so attempted to take a shot through my scope using my iPhone. I was > actually amazed with the result. > > https://sites.google.com/site/vorticitybirds/home/2014-04-04%20Franklin%20Gull%20Marston%20Reservoir.JPG > > Rick Taylor, Colorado Springs, El Paso County > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5484d373-c4c9-4248-a569-e96ca7374409%40googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/BLU0-SMTP4230291A35E7574B0373B72B2680%40phx.gbl. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/A156DB44-90E9-4F57-B58B-0E59A9CBAE4E%40comcast.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
