For those of us who spend a significant amount of time chasing wild game, finding and harvesting a trophy animal is often our top motivation. I recently got to thinking about how often I return home from the deer woods empty-handed. My success rate (or lack thereof) is staggering. I mostly don’t mind because I simply love the process, the … Read More
Take a Hike: How to Earn Better Digiscoped Images
I love to get outdoors, plain and simple. Whether scouting, hunting, fishing, or hiking, life is so much better when not surrounded by walls. Sure, I’m prone to indulge in television sports and an occasional Netflix binge, but it doesn’t compare to roaming outdoor spaces. I also love outdoor photography, specifically digiscoping or phone scoping. Ah, the art of connecting … Read More
How to Capture Better Photos while Digiscoping with a Phone Skope Adapter
5 Tips to Capture That Perfect Moment with Your Phone Skope Adapter Have you ever been sitting in your backyard and a bright, beautiful male Northern Cardinal flies right in front of you and lands on your favorite tree? You wish you could get a photo of it, but none of your images are coming out how you had hoped. … Read More
Digiscoping: The Perfect Outdoor Companion Hobby
The melodic chorus of birds, the sharp chittering of a squirrel, and even the baying of distant livestock. All kinds of outdoorsmen and sportsmen have many things in common, but one thing stands out; they love being in outdoor spaces for these moments and many others. For these folks, being outdoors is better than staying inside and it’s not even close. … Read More
Stop Phone Batteries Dying in the Cold
Common redpolls chowing down on thistle at a bird feeder.Ah winter! Where I live it can bring a host of species we can’t see any other time of year like snowy owls and redpolls. There’s a famous birding destination in Minnesota called Sax Zim Bog. This top winter destination, which hosts a bird festival every February is popular because it’s easily … Read More
Phone Skope Digiscoping Tips – Using Autofocus for Sharper Photos and Videos
The Problem Using your smartphone for digiscoping can be fun and rewarding, but also challenging. One of the the more challenging aspects is locking the exposure and focus in on the subject you’re photographing. If your subject is not in focus, the resulting video or picture can be undesirable. Therefore, figuring out a way to optimize your settings is essential for … Read More
Birdchick – Castle Birding
A White Stork with a nest on a church in Trujillo photographed with Swarovski ATX 65mm scope, iPhone 7 and PhoneSkope adapter. When birders get together and talk about their favorite places to go see birds you usually hear Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador…but me? I like Europe. Don’t get me wrong, going south of the Equator has lots to offer … Read More
Phone Skope Digiscoping Tips – Using Autofocus for Sharper Photos and Video
The ProblemUsing your smartphone for digiscoping can be fun and rewarding, but also challenging. One of the the more challenging aspects is locking the exposure and focus in on the subject you’re photographing. If your subject is not in focus, the resulting video or picture can be undesirable. Therefore, figuring out a way to optimize your settings is essential for producing … Read More
Phone Skope Digiscoping Tips – What should you do with your optic adapter?
We get asked this question frequently. “What should I do with my optic adapter?” The Phone Skope is a two-piece system, a phone case and a optic adapter. The phone case is always on your phone and the optic adapter locks into the phone case. For spotting scopes, the optic adapters are bigger, so they do not always fit in … Read More