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One of the local badboys

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted September 21, 2011205 views6 comments

Magpie (Pica pica) - Essex, UK
Canon 7D, 600/f4, Gitzo 3530LSV, Wimberley WH2, 2x 580EX II speedlites.
Manual exposure mode f11 ;1/250, iso 125.
RAW image processed in ACR; sharpened in Photoshop CS5; noise reduction using Noiseware Professional Imagenomic; full frame.

Shot with off-camera flash to provide some fill and to bring out the feather detail.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on September 21, 2011 at 1:12 PM

What a great feather detail. I really like the colours on the tail feathers. Lovely and a very well executed image.

Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Ellard on September 21, 2011 at 3:29 PM

Look at those colours, like petrol on water, wonderful shot, it is easy to overlook what attractive birds these are as they are everywhere and evil

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

Comment posted by Neil Burton on September 21, 2011 at 3:34 PM

Corbids are cool, they survive umong us....I guess for that you have to be evil ;) Love it.

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

Comment posted by John Robinson on September 21, 2011 at 4:01 PM

Brilliant colours ! Whats he after ? Is that the woody stump?
Teeny bit big in frame but no big deal.
Cheers
JohnR

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

Comment posted by Phil Mclean on September 22, 2011 at 2:04 PM

That flash certainly brings out the wonderful colours.
I guess you were set up for the Green Woodpecker,hence the size in the frame.
Another good 'un,Phil.

Phil.

Registered on March 16, 2010, 30 Posts, 153 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Whippey on September 22, 2011 at 3:37 PM

Its amazing how the flash brings out all the different feather colours. Superb. I love magpies, evil or not

Registered on September 16, 2011, 16 Posts, 69 Comments