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Solway Starlings

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted December 7, 2010233 views6 comments

The following was taken on the Solway about 2 weeks ago simply as I was passing at the correct time of day.

It is the starting bunch of the Gretna starling roost and they where coming in from the setting sun over the Firth - it was a short window of bright orange then simply grey.

I was completely over gunned for the experience at the roost as all I had on the SLR was a 500mm - you really need to bring a 70-200mm. Managed to get away with it as I had a 28mm with me (will show some later) otherwise options would have been extremely limiting.

T

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6 comments

Comment posted by Ian Mason on December 7, 2010 at 2:29 PM

I love this - no comments?! Very nicely composed and superb background. Most unusual and enjoyable.

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Comment posted by Ian Macdermott on December 7, 2010 at 5:48 PM

Different and all the better for it Tom.

I like the shape of the birds and the sky colour is excellent

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Comment posted by Roy Bailey on December 8, 2010 at 2:21 PM

striking image with superb colour.I am easy to please maybe a peregrine top left.

Registered on November 16, 2008, 24 Posts, 486 Comments

Comment posted by Danny Green on December 9, 2010 at 6:02 AM

So thats where you have been you miserable Git. The Kettles on.

Beautiful colours mate and a different take on the starling flock, love it.

Danny

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on December 9, 2010 at 9:09 AM

Awesome shot !

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Comment posted by Andy Astbury on December 10, 2010 at 4:03 AM

Nowt wrong with it in my book - and what a sky

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