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by Geoff Powell

Gallery: AvianPosted June 1, 2012247 views7 comments
This was taken at Jekyll Island on my trip early last month. Spring migration for the song birds was great. The campground has a bird bath with a few feeders set up and during the mid day heat some of the birds come and splash around in the water to cool down.

I decided to play with a slow shutter speed and some flash to get some nice motion blur yet freeze some of the detail with the flash. I thought it would make for an interesting shot.

1/250 f/4 iso 400 with flash at 1/16 -2/3

All manual as usual.

This was a fun shoot.

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Ray Whitt on June 1, 2012 at 9:22 PM
Excellent! Love the water drops and the bright crisp colors of the bird.

Ray
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Comment posted by keith mitchell on June 2, 2012 at 4:29 AM
Geoff fun shot maybe! i do think its great ,lovely action and colours.

Keith. :smile:
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Comment posted by Riccardo Rondinone on June 2, 2012 at 12:34 PM
Excellent result Geoff! I like all those different colors and the balance between areas with details and blurred ones!
Thanks for sharing!
Ric
Registered on February 12, 2012, 11 Posts, 10 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 2, 2012 at 11:08 PM
Pretty neat view of this little bather. I am glad an eye is visible too.
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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on June 3, 2012 at 8:55 AM
Fun, fun, fun! This made me smile, and I'm glad he's so happy! Sharon
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 3, 2012 at 9:38 AM
The technique here has produced an interesting look Geoff, nice details at the head/eye.
The flash has made the birds colors pop, love that water spray action :toast:
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Comment posted by May Haga on June 3, 2012 at 8:34 PM
Very, very cool. Wonderful rainbow of colors.
May
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