Redpoll

Gallery: AvianPosted April 4, 201796 views11 comments

Fist bird stuff I,ve done for a while. Makes a change for one of these to be on a rock !
The old Nikon still produces the goods when you get it about right.
D7100
Nikor 70-300 mm
Hide/Tripod -no VR
800 ISO
250th @f9
Paint Shop Pro -Curves
/Levels.
80% of frame.
Thanks for looking.
JohnR

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 4, 2017 at 10:27 AM

Very nice John. Lovely background to compliment the bird.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on April 4, 2017 at 12:56 PM

Beautifully sharp with wonderful color against a superb background. Yes that is a very nice lens and it works well.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on April 4, 2017 at 1:59 PM

Thanks guys.
David- yes not too bad for £25 at a car boot sale !! cool

Cheers
John

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 4, 2017 at 3:31 PM

It sure does produce the goods, John. That's an absolutely beautiful image. I love the detail in the plumage, the head turn and the composition. Well done.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 4, 2017 at 4:52 PM

Excellent.

From the small image I thought this was a Harris' Sparrow based on the colors of the beak, face, and head. I didn't know any of the redpolls had these colors.

Very interesting!

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 4, 2017 at 5:06 PM

Beautiful detail and background.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on April 4, 2017 at 6:34 PM

Great head turn, pose, perch and background. A rare bird in my part of the world. Really nice detail in the larger version.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on April 4, 2017 at 7:24 PM

Thank you all.
The male would have been nice but only one in colour amongst the 10 females !- and he didn't play ball !!
JohnR

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on April 5, 2017 at 12:51 AM

Beautiful John. Nice color, detail and BG. I love those feet on that rock.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 5, 2017 at 7:57 PM

Nothing to say but great shot John! Pose, perch and background all make this a sweet image. Great detail and light.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on April 22, 2017 at 3:29 AM

John,
Just goes to show you do not need the "latest" for superb images, a real beauty

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