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Snow Bunting

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted January 6, 2011149 views12 comments

Taken today in Kinmel Bay between showers, dog walkers - and two "photographers" who kept after chasing after the 5 buntings which were feeding on the shore

7d+400mm f5.6

Exposure Time = 1/1000"
F Number = F8 Aperture priority
ISO = 400
E Value = -1EV
Evaluative

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Austin Thomas on January 6, 2011 at 4:03 PM

Hi Kim,

Glad to see that they are back on the shores. We have all spent time waiting for a subject to get closer, only to find a dog that has different ideas.

I like the eye contact and you did well to catch one on a rock.

What lens did you use out of interest ?

Cheers

Austin

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

Comment posted by Shaun Simpson on January 6, 2011 at 4:07 PM

Lovely shot and background shows the environment well without being to distracting, nice shot

Registered on June 6, 2010, 12 Posts, 110 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Ellard on January 6, 2011 at 4:09 PM

I like the composition and the background and of course the bunting so all then a lovely portrait

it is a shame people do not realize patience is always the best approach

Registered on December 17, 2010, 60 Posts, 634 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Fisher on January 6, 2011 at 4:14 PM

It can be terribly frustrating when a dog / walker disturbs your subject, but the other day I had a dog push a flock of waders over to me as I was waiting for the tide to push them in!

Nice portrait, I like the composition and the space around the bird.

Registered on October 15, 2006, 1 Posts, 27 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on January 6, 2011 at 4:21 PM

A lovely capture, well done

Geoff.

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

Comment posted by John Robinson on January 6, 2011 at 4:51 PM

Good stuff indeed Kim.
Was it your dog ?

John

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Maggie Campbell on January 6, 2011 at 5:15 PM

Nice composition Kim. Good detail in the bird and the OOF rocks show the environment nicely without detracting from the image.

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

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 6, 2011 at 10:47 PM

Very nice shot! Pretty little bird with good colors, eye, and perch.
To me, the BG is a bit too pronounced. An F 4 or so might have blurred it a bit more, yet left some detail. Now, after the fact (if you wished to) you could run a lassoo around the bird and rock, invert the selection, and then add a touch of Gaussian blur to the BG.
But VERY nice as is!

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by David Sewell on January 7, 2011 at 5:48 AM

Unlike Sandy, when I first looked at the shot, the background was the first thing that impressed me, and I wondered what lens you used for it - you don't say.

I also pursue snow buntings along beaches, and echo your comments. The only good thing is that by the end of winter the buntings are so used to people and animals that they hardly bother to move. A fabulous shot.

David

Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments

Comment posted by Kim Connolly on January 7, 2011 at 6:55 AM

Many thanks for the comments, sorry I forgot to put the camera and lens - have corrected it now!! I appreciate very much any advice and suggestions - but I do prefer a natural background where possible rather than to blur it out - and in this case - I think the background does add to the picture.

Registered on June 18, 2008, 14 Posts, 226 Comments

Comment posted by David Kjaer on January 7, 2011 at 6:14 PM

Very nice Kim - you don't often get these perched up clear of the ground.

David

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

Comment posted by Karen Summers on January 10, 2011 at 6:36 AM

lovely shot Kim the background is ok for me its showing some of the habitat

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