Splish Splash

Gallery: AvianPosted November 3, 2011272 views4 comments

Goldcrest in mid bathe. The colours on the little pool change by the minute. Too dark by about 3:30 these days though and this little fella comes on the dot about that time. Smallest european bird
D7000 Sigma 100-300mm 800 ISO 125th th @f7
70% of full frame. Levels /Paint Shop Pro
ev down one stop contrast down 1

Check the biggie.
Cheers
JR

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4 comments

Comment posted by Tonia Graves on November 3, 2011 at 4:07 PM

John, I really like the action in this shot with the water dropplets flying about! The bird looks very sharp and I also like the feathers standing up on top of his head. (Excuse my lack of avian terminology).

Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 3, 2011 at 6:57 PM

Neat action John. Love the size of those huge flying drops and the "gold crest" sure pulls our attention to the head and eye in these lighting conditions. Angle seems a little steep but it doesn't detract significantly IMO.

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Comment posted by Eric Diller on November 3, 2011 at 8:38 PM

Nice water action...almost comes off the screen! Nice work

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Comment posted by Mark Deibert on November 4, 2011 at 6:43 AM

Great shot, John, and always good to great work by another Sigma user. What's cool is that from the gallery thumbnail, I really didn't know what I was looking at, so it was a pleasant surprise to open up your photo and see this little Goldcrest splashig about...the water virtually splashes off the monitor. Excellent!

Registered on September 30, 2011, 48 Posts, 125 Comments