Pied Flycatcher

Gallery: AvianPosted May 9, 201791 views5 comments

Pied Flycatcher
What can be worse than a black and white bird in a dark puddle beneath trees !!
Fist session in the pool for quite a while and this comes down before I,m really set up.. These have become quite uncommon in the forest this past few years.
Its really dark now the leaves are on the trees around and above.. The exposure is usually(on a decent day) about80th @f8 on 800 ISO. The only way out is to take lots of shots if possible and bin most of them. Higher ISO is not really an option.
D7100
Nikor 70-300mm
80th @f8
80% of frame.
Levels
Vimas image guru,
Cheers
JohnR

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5 comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on May 9, 2017 at 7:08 PM

Really nice detail in the Flycatcher John with a sweet head turn and catchlight. I like the color that the rocks and leaves give to the image. The subtle reflection in the water adds too imo. I think I need one of those pools. enlightened

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on May 9, 2017 at 8:07 PM

Even with the given conditions, a very nice image, John. Well done.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on May 10, 2017 at 4:41 AM

Thanks both. Its been the dryest April for years they reckon so good for pool stuff.
Got to rain soon.
Cheers
John

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 10, 2017 at 5:52 PM

Cool, John. I've never heard of these. An interesting color for a flycatcher. Excellent job on the exposure.

devil

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 12, 2017 at 3:37 AM

You sure have a wide array of beautiful birds coming to your pond!
Have never seen this one - very beautiful, excellent handling of the whites, bright eye, and those great pebbles.
Sandy

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