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Starling in Snow
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Starling in Snow

by John Robinson

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted January 27, 2011165 views10 comments
Usual set up through room window during the snow.
These birds are actual a rarity in the forest
D200
Sigma 100-300mm
500 iso
125th @f8
Crop from landscape.
Levels - Paintshop Pro 7
sharpen czm
JR

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Ian Haskell on January 27, 2011 at 5:56 PM
Hi John, different starling shot. Nice snow setting. I want more snow. Dust bunny just diagonally right of the leaf.

Ian
Registered on October 30, 2008, 24 Posts, 673 Comments
Comment posted by Bertl Menegoni on January 28, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Good shot John, love it
:toast: Bertl
Registered on November 19, 2007, 24 Posts, 265 Comments
Comment posted by Jeroen Stel on January 28, 2011 at 4:40 PM
How wonderful an everyday species can be... :toast:
Superp detail in those feathers and love the atmosphere because of the falling snow.

well done!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Registered on November 10, 2003, 366 Posts, 481 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Lawrence on January 29, 2011 at 1:25 PM
Well up to your usual standard John. Not scarce around here at the moment, the foreigners number in their millions at the big roost. We have a small 'gang' that are cleaning out the feeders as soon as we fill them!
Registered on February 13, 2008, 3 Posts, 163 Comments
Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on January 29, 2011 at 4:25 PM
A beautiful bird and a great image :smile:
Luckily I don't have these in my valley, as Robert said, they can be greedy birds.
Well done John.

Geoff.
Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments
Comment posted by Karen Summers on January 29, 2011 at 6:31 PM
like this one John a common bird here, you have caught is well and you can see the colours in the plumage, like the snow
Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments
Comment posted by Alan Bryant on January 30, 2011 at 4:36 AM
Nice selection of shutter speed to get the movement of the snow :cool:

Nice shot John :toast:
Registered on March 31, 2006, 473 Posts, 1081 Comments
Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on January 30, 2011 at 7:50 AM
Very nice settng and great detail. I like it very much. :smile:
Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments
Comment posted by Kim Connolly on January 30, 2011 at 8:22 AM
A beautiful composition John, - love the contrast between the starling and the foliage. The snow makes it just perfect. If you are short of Starlings I can provide you with plenty. :wavey:
Registered on June 18, 2008, 14 Posts, 226 Comments
Comment posted by David Kjaer on January 30, 2011 at 1:48 PM
Hi John

Well composed image and you have captured the birds colours well considering the overcast conditions.

David :toast:
Registered on January 4, 2006, 128 Posts, 4170 Comments