Creating a golden hour of my own...

Finishing work early enough to catch the last of the light isn't just the preserve of summer.  I went down to the feeding station late on this afternoon to try out an idea I'd had... The light was terrible but I used a flash!  Nothing too bright as I had it on low power together with a warm up gel and a 6 inch soft-box diffuser.  The light it put out wasn't strong enough to frighten the avian population but was strong enough to provide a simulated 'golden hour'.

 GT at the feeding station

 LTT defying gravity

 BT at the feeding station - All fluffed up for a rumble

 Lesser redpoll at the feeding station - note the striped beak

 One poser of a robin

On the way back home I thought I'd take a detour and see if the kingfisher was playing out on the canal.  Sure enough she was on a low branch near Crowther Bridge fishing.  In what could be described as gloom I managed to get the photograph below.  This was taken around 5:00 pm in failing light, I think my diffuser rig works!

Waiting for supper

Until next time.

Chris