Wheatears in snow

Gallery: AvianPosted September 5, 2010167 views12 comments

This is a pair of northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) on Fair Isle, Shetland, UK. I took it in May, when there was a very brief snow shower. These two were very approachable as they were being fed with mealworms as part of my research!

Canon 1D Mk3
Canon 300 f/4L IS
Canon 2x TC
Handheld, lying on the ground.

1/100, f/9.0, ISO 400

Thanks for looking, comments and critique welcome.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on September 5, 2010 at 9:42 PM

Nice shot, the streaks of snow add to the image. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 5, 2010 at 9:50 PM

I like this as posted. A god sense of time and place; the falling slanted snow adds a lot to the image.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 6, 2010 at 12:36 AM

Welcome Adam, great first post with the falling snow and the male calling. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.

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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 6, 2010 at 4:55 AM

Welcome!

How do you find the 1D and the 300/2x combo?

neat image too by the way, I was almost going to say well done with manual focus, but then saw the 1D bit.

The falling snow flakes certainly add a lot of interest to an already appealing image.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 6, 2010 at 9:25 AM

Adam,
I like this image a lot. Welcome to NPN!

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on September 6, 2010 at 10:29 AM

Lots to like here - the two birds, the singing and the snow. Interesting and well done.

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Comment posted by Adam Seward on September 6, 2010 at 11:17 AM

Thanks for the generous comments, appreciated. I found the 300 f/4 and 2x surprisingly sharp and useable (bit slow AF of course). It was easier to carry this combo about on my study rounds of the island than the 500 f/4 (I tried once), as I was carrying lots of research gear!

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on September 6, 2010 at 11:52 AM

The snow adds interest to this two bird image. Like the pov, and welcome to the site.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 6, 2010 at 2:47 PM

I like the feel of this image Adam. The birds are a bit centered for my taste, but the falling snow flakes behind the birds are nice, so maybe that influenced your comp here.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 6, 2010 at 5:35 PM

Well captured, the snowflakes add a lot to this image

Geoff.

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 10, 2010 at 11:26 AM

Great capture Adam. Welcome to NPN. Love the snow.
May

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Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on September 13, 2010 at 9:44 AM

Hi Adam,

Fantastic image. Love everything about it. Well done.

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