Ring Ousel

Gallery: AvianPosted January 31, 2015140 views10 comments

Nikon D4
Nikon 300ml 2.8
1/250@f8
ISO 250.

ISO 250? forgot to change my settings

Lucky enough to be able to get a few shots of this visitor to the UK ,this bird migrates from Southern Spain and North Africa and the Atlas mountains in Morocco to breed on the hills in Northern England and Scotland. We do get a few moving up the coast of Lincolnshire in the spring on the way up to their breeding grounds but never been able to get a picture.
Did clone out a few bits on the b/g hope I have not been too clumsy with the clone tool.

Thanks for taking a look and your comments and tips on my last post.
Cheers Keith

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 31, 2015 at 11:45 AM

Good pose, interesting perch and a great BG!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 31, 2015 at 12:10 PM

great details--really nice work with the blacks and whites. sweet perch too. wish it had given you just a bit more of a head turn.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 31, 2015 at 12:12 PM

Great background, unusual perch and a beautiful bird. All adds up to great image.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on January 31, 2015 at 12:37 PM

Hi Keith, you certainly are getting around, no staying in doors for you it seems, LOL.

Good, clean shot, no clutter, great perch, excellent side on profile, really shows the subject off well. The D4 gives such excellent files, noise is almost zero thigh ISO, been comparing it, lovely. Personally I might back off on the sharpening a wee bit. You should be very please with this one.

TFS
Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 31, 2015 at 1:54 PM

Thanks guys, Brian take your point re head turn ,the best I could get I'm afraid, Steve these birds have a very scaly looking plumage which maybe gives the impression of over sharping ,see what others think.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on January 31, 2015 at 2:20 PM

No worries Keith, just basing it on the perch, subject and the plumage and of course the low ISO. If you have a question then you have to raise it, that to me is why Forums are interesting and informative, I could and can be wrong, but I just like to ask.

You know me Keith, I like engagement otherwise things get stale.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 31, 2015 at 4:37 PM

Steve I know your comments will always be constructive and are much appreciated.

Keith

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 1, 2015 at 1:24 AM

A completely new species to me. Thanks! Good bird, good perch and nice background. I might clone out the white bit on the back of the neck, a very minor nit.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 1, 2015 at 2:22 AM

Very nice Keith - great detail and a nice perch

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on February 1, 2015 at 8:12 AM

Excellent, the background and the colorful perch compliment the bird so well.

Ray

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