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Water Redstart

by Simon Bennett

Gallery: AvianPosted March 24, 2014102 views8 comments
I managed to get closer to this female Plumbeous Water Redstart on Doi Inthanon, Thailand.

Canon 5DII, EF500 f/4 I + 2xIII, tripod, f/8, 1/60, ISO 1600, full-frame, digitally disguised a fallen yellow leaf at right.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 24, 2014 at 9:19 AM
Nice, Simon. Excellent sharpness. I've been wondering how the new 2x teleconverter played with the older 500. This looks like it works very well. I don't know if it's just sky reflection off the water, but it looks to me like there might be just a bit of blue color cast to this image.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Alan LaFaver on March 24, 2014 at 9:53 AM
Your stalking skills must be pretty good. Do you use any blind or camo? Former Special Forces member?

Can't see anything I'd fix.
Sharpness looks dead on to me, especially at 1/60s. Nice image and nice species.

Al
Registered on February 28, 2014, 18 Posts, 147 Comments
Comment posted by Allen Brooks on March 24, 2014 at 10:37 AM
Good detail in the bird. The reddish rock (?) in the LUC is a bit of a distraction in an otherwise pleasing background. I like the wet foreground rocks.
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 24, 2014 at 3:54 PM
Lovely shot again Simon. More light on the bird than in your first upload. Like it ! Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 24, 2014 at 7:39 PM
Very cool little bird Simon...don't think I have ever seen this species before. I like the wet rocks in this image and think it tells the story of what he was doing there.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 24, 2014 at 7:59 PM
Cute little dude. A bit of cropping on the sides and bottom might deemphasize the rocks. :toast:
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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 24, 2014 at 8:53 PM
The bird looks like it's contemplating something important... love the "wet" feel this image evokes
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 25, 2014 at 2:50 AM
Wet rocks really add to it - nice one
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