Digiscoping..

Above are two images taken using a technique known as 'Digiscoping'. These two images were produced using a combination of a Contax U4R digital camera and Leica Spotting Scope. It may take over 100 attempts to produce one superb image. Below are a couple of my early attemps. The Great Spotted Woodpecker for example is slightly off focus as the camera's automatic focus decided to hone in on the tree not the bird. A slight shadow on the top right of the Mallard is due to the fact that I haven't zoomed in enough on the bird with the camera and the scope image shadow can still be seen.