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Pheasant in snow

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted December 23, 201086 views9 comments

I braved the minus 14 temperatures today to head over to my local WWT establishment.

Understandably everything was frozen and there were surprisingly few birds about, probably due to the lack of food and water.

I did find this chap braving the elements.

C&C welcome.

Canon1DMk4, f8, 800mm, 1/1250, ISO400.

Cheers

Austin

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Simon Litten on December 23, 2010 at 1:38 PM

Wonderful! The reflected light from the snow has really enhanced the plumage

Simon

Registered on June 22, 2006, 24 Posts, 275 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Cole on December 23, 2010 at 2:25 PM

a lovely shot Austin, fantastic colours and detail.

Matt

Registered on February 18, 2008, 17 Posts, 267 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on December 23, 2010 at 4:22 PM

lovely shot Austin especially with the snow shows off the colours

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Justin on December 23, 2010 at 4:23 PM

The white, snowy setting suits the bird particularly well, giving full emphasis to that colourful plumage.
The added advantage is the light being thrown up to evenly illuminate the pheasant's chest.
Good one.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 106 Posts, 1697 Comments

Comment posted by Maggie Campbell on December 23, 2010 at 5:08 PM

Wonderful detail and lighting Austin. Was worth braving the elements for.

Registered on April 15, 2009, 8 Posts, 124 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 23, 2010 at 6:15 PM

A great capture, he stands out really well against the snow

Merry Christmas.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 24, 2010 at 3:37 AM

Not too shabby for a 'grey' import Austin.

Seriously a very striking and rich image, with great colour & detail in the plumage and the setting of the snow as a BG really makes this stand out extremely well. Look forward to more with the new toy, how are you finding it compared to the 500?

TFS
Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by Austin Thomas on December 24, 2010 at 5:21 AM

Thanks all,

@Steve. It is not grey.Canon UK supplied it. So far I have only had this one session when the light was well on my side, which makes any lens look good. Focus is a lot faster than a 500mm with 1.4 and it gave some incredibly sharp images yesterday. Taking it to the coast for high tide today.

Cheers

Austin

Registered on March 7, 2008, 45 Posts, 207 Comments

Comment posted by David Kjaer on December 24, 2010 at 5:32 AM

Lovely portrait Austin.

David

Registered on January 4, 2006, 128 Posts, 4170 Comments