Dipper

by Andrea Marzorati

Gallery: EPA 2009Posted June 3, 20091,432 views30 comments

EPA 2009 - First Honorable Mention - Avian Gallery

Dipper, Nikon D300, 500mm f5.0, 1/3200, ISO 700

Comments

30 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 3, 2009 at 4:15 PM

Wonderful flight/action image, Andrea. You must have found a great vantage point to photograph this bird.

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Comment posted by jamie pringle on June 3, 2009 at 4:23 PM

Great setting and excellent exposure control. Love the water droplet on the head and surrounding the bird

Registered on August 10, 2005, 323 Posts, 1216 Comments

Comment posted by Douglas Graham on June 3, 2009 at 5:22 PM

Really nice capture. Love the water behind the bird and the moss covered rock in the bottom of the frame. Wish you had included the larger view.

Registered on May 14, 2009, 123 Posts, 522 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 3, 2009 at 8:51 PM

A fantastic shot of this elusive bird. The only thing that's not perfect is the blacks below - but in exchange you got a beautiful exposure on the whites, eye and water. Extremely well done

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on June 3, 2009 at 9:04 PM

Andrea: I really like all the different types of action in this shot: the bird, the slow movement of water on the foreground rock, the fast-moving water in the background, and the splashes associated with the water droplets visible around the bird.

Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments

Comment posted by Kirk Greene on June 3, 2009 at 9:14 PM

Excellent flight shot taken in a wonderful setting. You did a good job with the exposure in a tough situation. I would spend a little time in PS pulling some detail out of the dark areas on the bird.

Registered on May 12, 2004, 191 Posts, 1578 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 3, 2009 at 9:38 PM

An unusual capture of a Dipper. Nice timing. The bright water background does tend to pull my eyes away from the subject.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 4, 2009 at 1:47 AM

That's a refreshingly different flight image. Great timing. Is this a large crop Andrea?

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 4, 2009 at 2:10 AM

A brilliant capture and flight shot. Excellent. Your dipper is certainly more colorful than our dipper.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Colin Smale on June 4, 2009 at 4:06 AM

I suspect you have been watching the regular movements of this bird to put yourself in this perfect position so very well done. All those water droplets really do make this sparkle and the wing position is spot on.
If on the other hand this was a lucky shot, surely no one could be this lucky ??

Registered on November 10, 2003, 48 Posts, 1158 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on June 4, 2009 at 5:43 AM

Wonderful avian and aquatic action.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on June 4, 2009 at 8:23 AM

Very well done - great setting for this!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 4, 2009 at 8:57 AM

Wonderful image Andrea - love the action and foaming water and the bird is nice and sharp.

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 4, 2009 at 11:16 PM

Wow, a fantastic image and setting Andrea

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on June 5, 2009 at 5:37 PM

Many thanks to everybody.
Gary, this is a crop of about 3200x2130 pixels
Yes Colin, to observe animals before to photograph them is really important, particularly with this interesting bird.

Registered on December 1, 2005, 86 Posts, 589 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Graham on June 9, 2009 at 12:57 PM

Congrats on the EP

, your study of the bird was time well spent

Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 2, 2010 at 10:11 AM

Andrea,

Congratulations on a being selected for the Editor's Pick Award 2009 in the Avian Gallery! I was busy packing & moving about the time you posted this so I missed it on the first go round. Great shot of this dipper in flight.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 2, 2010 at 7:04 PM

Andrea, Congratulations on your 2009 EPA selection. It's a wonderful image and very worthy.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 2, 2010 at 7:56 PM

Congrats on the EPA. Wonderful stop-motion photography.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by John Williams on January 2, 2010 at 10:21 PM

Wow, now that's stop-motion. Fantastic!

Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on January 3, 2010 at 10:43 AM

Love the flying water droplets. Congratulations on your EPA.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Rogers on January 3, 2010 at 2:38 PM

Hello Andrea.

Congrats on the award.

Excellent action shot and the perfect setting for a Dipper.

Registered on January 16, 2007, 450 Posts, 995 Comments

Comment posted by David Bostock on January 3, 2010 at 4:08 PM

Andrea, this is a terrific shot. Congratulations on the EPA.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 90 Posts, 2778 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 3, 2010 at 4:43 PM

Big congrats Andrea, amazing image.

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Comment posted by May Haga on January 4, 2010 at 3:50 PM

Well deserved pick. Congratulations Andrea.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 5, 2010 at 4:02 AM

Incredible flight capture, Andrea. Congratulations on the EPA win.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on January 5, 2010 at 7:23 PM

Wonderful combination of freezing action and artistic treatment of the subject. Congratulations.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 6, 2010 at 9:33 AM

Super timing! Congratulations

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on January 11, 2010 at 3:48 PM

Many thanks, I am really happy for my 2009 EPA selection.

Registered on December 1, 2005, 86 Posts, 589 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 27, 2010 at 2:54 AM

Congrats on the 2009 EPA! Wonderful image..
Sandy r

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