Feeding Pelicans

[limeydal]

Went fishing today and caught a few Bonita.
Best part though, was the trip back in and feeding the unused bait fish to the Pelicans.
Think the boys prefer that to the fishing!

cheers Dal

[Louise]

Looks like great fun but a bit scary too - having all those big pointy beaks snapping round your tubes!

[MeMe]

.......of a Blackadder one liner. Upon receiving yet another Bill, Edmund Blackadder turns to his faithful man servant, Bauldrik and says. "I feel just like a Pelican, every which way I turn there's an enormous Bill infront of me".

Anyway, here's a pic of the "dragons" feeding the sharks in the Bahamas last year. 5 minutes later we were swiming with them.

[limeydal]

Seems the Pelicans remember our RIB!!
Went out fishing today and were followed everywhere by them.
In fact they were reaching into the boat to get the bait fish and didn't seem at all shy in getting their photos taken.
Gave us a lot of fun and chances to get some close ups of them.
In the end 3 sealions joined them and so we gave up on fishing and just enjoyed the wildlife!
Got to get a camera with less shutter delay though, as the sealions were not as obliging and couldn't get a good shot. Maybe next time.
cheers Dal

[codprawn]

Next time you are after a digicam look at the reviews here

http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html

Easily the best site - very unbiased!!!


I would particularly recommend the Panasonic Lumix FZ20 - the lens is awesome - a Leica 12x optical stablised zoom - and for about £350 or so - with a lens like that you never need another camera! Shutter delay is very small as well for a digi but never as good as a normal SLR.

[Wayne Rogers]

What does a Pelican taste like? is it like chicken?

[limeydal]

Codprawn,
many thanks for the camera site. Made for some very interesting reading.
I am a keen photographer having done some minor publicity stills and event coverage years ago.When the kids came along I demoted the trusty Canon T90 35 mm for a compact Sony DSC-70 (easier to carry on outings )
The Sony has given me some great shots but it is limited, especially with the shutter lag and restricted zoom ability.
Now I have the new RIb I am really looking forward to getting some good action shots.
Main problem is whether to let the wife do the driving or the shooting?
May resort back to the Canon ,shooting transparency film and scanning the images I want to use.
Best wishes to your part of the world. My wifes from Newport and I spent many saturdays getting the hell kicked out of me on the Rugby fields of cardiff and the valleys.
cheers Dal .
P.s. not sure what they taste like;but they smell pretty bad!!!

[Bilge Rat]

Originally Posted by Wayne Rogers

What does a Pelican taste like? is it like chicken?

Probably best to pass this one onto Lord Davies as he seems to shoot and eat anything that flies

[Alan]

Dal,

Howabout a Canon Digital Rebel (which over here is the EOS Digital)? 6 megapixel and will take you Canon lens (possibly?)? I have one and you cant beat a big lens and SLR for action ribbing photography!

Here's one I took earlier......

[Phil Davies]

Originally Posted by Bilge Rat

Probably best to pass this one onto Lord Davies as he seems to shoot and eat anything that flies

The best recipe I have found for pelican is to hang it for a maximum of one week, pluck and gut it, place in a pre-heated oven at gas mark 5 together with a house brick and cook for 2 hours. Remove from oven, discard the pelican and eat the brick

[Daniel TD5]

Originally Posted by Phil Davies

The best recipe I have found for pelican is to hang it for a maximum of one week, pluck and gut it, place in a pre-heated oven at gas mark 5 together with a house brick and cook for 2 hours. Remove from oven, discard the pelican and eat the brick

which brick would be best london stock or a heavy engineeing type

[Phil Davies]

Originally Posted by Daniel TD5

which brick would be best london stock or a heavy engineeing type

I personally favour the yellow variety of brick from the Llanddulas quarry in North Wales which has a softer consistency and mellower flavour than the heavier and more dense engineering type commonly found in damp course construction. London stocks are out of the question - I find the high level of pollutants in London air taint the flavour of the clay quite badly.

[Bilge Rat]

Lord D remember at the weekend you said that next time we go shooting we can eat what we shoot, well i like beef !

[limeydal]

Alan,
nice RIB shot! Must admit I am a Canon nut myself and had checked out the rebel. Trouble is, with just buying the new boat I am broke for the next 5 years(or so my wife tells me!)
As for the brick "saga" sorry guys, but being a black country native, it has to be a Baggeridge brick.Just that right blend of clay mixed with scratchings and the mushy peas they spit in as a mould release agent.
And you know the worst thing about eating Pelican?
Getting the huge bill at the end!!!!
cheers Dal

[BlackCountryBob]

Originally Posted by limeydal

...As for the brick "saga" sorry guys, but being a black country native, it has to be a Baggeridge brick.Just that right blend of clay mixed with scratchings and the mushy peas they spit in as a mould release agent.
.. cheers Dal

Yom rite ther' owr kid..Brikkeridge Bag Works mek bostin bricks...

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by limeydal

Codprawn,

Main problem is whether to let the wife do the driving or the shooting?
May resort back to the Canon ,shooting transparency film and scanning the images I want to use.
Best wishes to your part of the world. My wifes from Newport and I spent many saturdays getting the hell kicked out of me on the Rugby fields of cardiff and the valleys.
cheers Dal .
P.s. not sure what they taste like;but they smell pretty bad!!!

Small world isn't it?

I have been a serious camera nut mfor many years - even got into medium and large format stuff - digi cameras will never get to the quality of slow transparency film - but for sheer ease of use.

My Canon gear hasn't been touched in the last year - the ease of not so much taking as VIEWING the images is amazing - and the quality of a good Epson printer is incredible when you decide to print out that special shot!

Got to be honest though - took over 3000 shots on holiday - as it doesn't cost anything you just zap away = quantity not quality but if you can force yourself to slow down you can get very good results.

Personally I wouldn't spend too much on a digi camera at the moment - the technology is changing too fast - the Lumix I have is not too expensive and gives great results.

A lot of people are lured by the megapixels - don't bother - the lens is the most important part - most people with high res (megapixel) cameras don't shoot onj high qulaity anyway to get more shots on the storage card and make the image easier to handle. My mate has an 8mp camera and never goes over 4mp so what is the point?

[limeydal]

Codprawn,
completely agree with your comments. I use a Sony 3.1 Mp at the moment and do not really need any higher resolution.
What I really miss is the longer lenses ,as its only got x3 optical zoom before going into digital .
Also the delay between setting the focus and shooting is a couple of seconds; which doesnt sound much ;but is a pain when trying to catch a RIB getting air!
Alan ;saw the rebel digital today for about $900 with tax.Is there any noticeable delay when pressing the shutter ??
Was going to stick with my Canon T90 SLR and I put a roll of film through it this weekend when out cruising. Just killed me to wait 4 days for processing after getting spoilt by "instant"photos with the sony digital. Also got the photo CD with processing ;but the resolution is not that high which surprised me.
However was nice to be able to get a longer zoom to sneak up on one of my favorite "quaries" when ribbing; hope you like them
cheers Dal

[codprawn]

what you need is a panasonic lumix like the one I have - it has a 12x optical zoom made by leica - equiv to a 35 - 420mm!!! It also has image stabilisation built in - camera is seriously good value.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/fz20.html