Juvenile Dipper

Gallery: AvianPosted June 28, 2010139 views21 comments

1Dlln, 600 mm f4 is, 1/320s, f6.3, iso 200. Morning sun. Slight crop.

I've recently had my first opportunity to watch dippers and what great fun it has been. The young appear much more frequently than the adults and are attractive in their own right. The background is still water, reflecting distant trees.

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21 comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on June 28, 2010 at 5:53 PM

A well executed image, Ian. The larger image shows a lot of feather detail.

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on June 28, 2010 at 6:15 PM

Thanks for your concern Rich

Are you 100%

Not quite, but a heck of a lot better than I was a few months ago - I'm not working but I can certainly crack on with life now! Made me review my priorities in a big way (after a stroke, to put some context for others)

Ian

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 28, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Gorgeous detail in the plumage, Ian. A lovely composition.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 28, 2010 at 7:05 PM

I still await the day I get the chance to see (photograph) one of these. The hint of habitat is a real nice touch as is the perfect DOF on the bird which is a little surprising at f/6.3

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on June 28, 2010 at 8:23 PM

A lovely image Ian. Pose, perch and background are all nice but what really catches my eye is the way the raised tail allows such nice detail in the plumage below it and also the whites ringing the wing feathers. I still don't have a dipper image, keeper or otherwise...

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on June 28, 2010 at 10:19 PM

Very clean image. Like the way the background colors match the color of the bird.

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Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on June 28, 2010 at 10:28 PM

Beautifully captured, Ian - wonderful detail.

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on June 28, 2010 at 10:32 PM

Beautiful pose and perch. The details look good. I love the BG.

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on June 28, 2010 at 10:32 PM

One of the nicest images of these cool birds that I've seen
The perch and the background add to the image, and the large version really shows of this awsome little bird.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 28, 2010 at 10:38 PM

Very nice - I've not seen a juvie European Dipper before and I like how this softens the white on the throat. A fine clean composition and a nice low viewpoint.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 28, 2010 at 10:57 PM

Thanks for posting this one Ian, I'd never seen a juvi European Dipper before. Gorgeous shot and detail too.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on June 29, 2010 at 12:03 AM

lovely, Ian. nice pose, perch, bg. glad to hear you're feeling better, too.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on June 29, 2010 at 12:31 AM

Beautiful work Ian. Bird, pose, perch, and BG are all beautiful.

Peter

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 29, 2010 at 1:42 AM

Very nice, Ian. First juvenile European Dipper I've seen. Excellent background and perch, and a nice pose.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on June 29, 2010 at 2:59 AM

Beautiful shot, Ian.Great pose.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on June 29, 2010 at 8:51 AM

Really nice Ian. The larger version is a treat.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on June 29, 2010 at 10:16 AM

Very nice to see a juvenile Dipper - very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on June 29, 2010 at 12:40 PM

Ian,
I love these birds, I also had a lot of fun with them. Excellent shot with beautiful detail, pose, background and perch.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on June 29, 2010 at 1:36 PM

What a super image! Great pose, perch and background. As sharp as it can get!

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on June 29, 2010 at 6:11 PM

Glad to see you posting again Ian. This is a nice sharp and detailed image of a young dipper a species I missed out on photographing this year as I lost the use of my camera for a couple of months.Graham

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 4, 2010 at 8:22 PM

Just lovely Ian, I like every thing about it. I would love to get an image of this species one day, think you could send one or two from Scotland to Utah?

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