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Hiding from the elements

by Edwin kats

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted December 14, 2010210 views14 comments
A great day up in the Cairngorms. It was cold as you can see but working with these birds was warming. Hope to go back some day.

iso 200 1/250 sec. f/5.6 Nikon 200-400/4 with 1.4TC

Edwin

Comments

14 comments
Comment posted by Dave Bartlett on December 14, 2010 at 3:40 PM
That's brilliant - especially large. The snow blasting past makes the image - you certainly picked a good time to be up there for winter images!
Registered on March 9, 2008, 9 Posts, 113 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Rosser on December 14, 2010 at 3:41 PM
Wow that does look cold and uninviting Edwin!! BBRRRR. Great image!! :toast: :toast:
Regards,
Paul Rosser.
Registered on October 25, 2009, 61 Posts, 188 Comments
Comment posted by Karen Summers on December 14, 2010 at 5:03 PM
A lovely shot exposure is great
Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments
Comment posted by Bob Johnson on December 14, 2010 at 5:53 PM
Terrific shot Edwin, a real sense of winter. :toast:

Bob :smile: :smile:
Registered on December 8, 2010, 17 Posts, 169 Comments
Comment posted by Andy Astbury on December 15, 2010 at 3:14 AM
My kind of image Ed :toast: :toast:
Registered on January 11, 2007, 28 Posts, 257 Comments
Comment posted by Shaun Boycott-Tayl on December 15, 2010 at 3:45 AM
Hi Edwin,

A terrific image of an Iconic bird of the high Corries. :toast: :toast:

Great composition and a perfect exposure. The freezing atmosphere you have captured certainly makes the image.

My kind of image! :toast:


Shaun :wavey:
Registered on April 19, 2010, 0 Posts, 67 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Sisson on December 15, 2010 at 4:10 AM
A place I love and that you've caughtthe mood of here: looking forward to revisiting this winter once again!!

:toast:

Mark
Registered on July 6, 2006, 2 Posts, 10 Comments
Comment posted by David Sewell on December 15, 2010 at 6:02 AM
Great image, Edwin, and whether working with the birds was warming or not I bet you suffered some discomfort to get this shot. It would also work well as a panoramic shot, cut off just above the blasting snow.

David
Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Lawrence on December 15, 2010 at 6:06 AM
That is fantastic. It is the blowing snow that really lifts the image too a higher level.
Registered on February 13, 2008, 3 Posts, 163 Comments
Comment posted by Lee fisher on December 15, 2010 at 1:47 PM
A fantastic and atmospheric capture here, top drawer stuff :smile:
Lee :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on September 10, 2010, 13 Posts, 89 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Davies on December 15, 2010 at 2:04 PM
Lovin it.
Even better large
Registered on February 3, 2009, 21 Posts, 327 Comments
Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on December 16, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Great image, full of atmosphere. The blowing snow is really very nice. :smile:
Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments
Comment posted by Edwin kats on December 16, 2010 at 4:54 PM
Thanks all :wavey:

Edwin
Registered on April 24, 2006, 177 Posts, 399 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Mason on December 19, 2010 at 5:55 PM
Fantastic! You've capture everything that typifies the bird. By chance I was there a couple of days ago (in the Ptarmigan restaurant :biggrin: ) I had a very brief look for them, but couldn't see a thing for the horizontal ice blowing. I feel the pain you must have suffered!
Registered on December 14, 2005, 399 Posts, 2305 Comments