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Yellow Hammer

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted March 8, 2011179 views9 comments

Not to everyones taste but I quite liked the warm tones tones on this one. (Wrong white balance setting ) Call it art !
Usual pool setup. Lots of brown bracken and reflections of it in the water.
D200 Sigma 100-300
640 ISO
80th second f 5.6
PaintShopPro 7
CZM
Crop from horizontal
Cheers
JohnR

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on March 8, 2011 at 8:13 PM

What a cute little bird! I like the colour this way, too. The water and background all add to the image, and the pose and catchlight are perfect! Even his perch is more interesting than most. Great Picture!

I couldn't find this bird in my field guides.

Is there another name they go by? I don't think they live in our area (Alberta, Canada) but I'd love to photograph one sometime!

Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on March 8, 2011 at 8:49 PM

Thanks both
Jenaya - they are a member of the bunting family. Called Yellow Buntings over here.
Cheers
JohnR

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

Comment posted by Larry Reitz on March 8, 2011 at 8:50 PM

Hi John,
This is a great little bird you captured here. Nice color and perch and good sharpness. However, the upper half to third of the image doesn't do much for me. I think you would have a much stronger composition if it were cropped to horizontal around the water's edge. Just my 2 cents, for what ever it is worth.

Registered on September 7, 2007, 32 Posts, 335 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on March 8, 2011 at 8:56 PM

Hi Larry
I agree - I tried it both ways and plumped for this one. I have a wierd love of squarish crops

mainly because you can take some off later !
Cheers
JohnR

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

Comment posted by Neil Burton on March 9, 2011 at 3:39 AM

Exquisite John!

Registered on September 16, 2010, 26 Posts, 461 Comments

Comment posted by Chris O'Reilly on March 9, 2011 at 3:58 AM

Different sort of yellow hammer shot, John. Like it.

Cheers,
Chris

Registered on May 30, 2008, 8 Posts, 65 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Haskell on March 9, 2011 at 4:09 PM

Its art! Well you asked me to!

Ian

Registered on October 30, 2008, 24 Posts, 673 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Macdermott on March 9, 2011 at 5:23 PM

Very nice John

NoNitsFromMe

Registered on January 31, 2008, 15 Posts, 135 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on March 11, 2011 at 1:05 PM

I love the colours in this John lovely image I would have probably took some off the top but its all done to personal taste

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