Magpie

Gallery: AvianPosted June 20, 2017104 views12 comments

I must appologise for my lack of comments and postings of late but its been busy times. There have been a couple of sea bird trips up North and I,ve re designed two of my bird bathing/drinking pools. The garden and green houses have sapped my free time too !
I decided to get more pics in the can and post later. The tropical temperatures over here have really brought some stuff to the pools.
Anyone who has worked magpies knows what a pain they can be. Not just the black and whites photographically but after generations of persecution they can be nervous to say the least. These at pool No2 are just starting to get used to the hide so I have been concentratuing on them for a day or two.
Nikon D7100
Nikor 70-300 f4
70% of frame 1000 ISO 800^th sec @ f9
Paint Shop Pro 7 Vimas Image Guru
Tried the “in camera” Dynamic Lighting.
Neat Image..
Cheers
Thanks for looking
JohnR

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on June 20, 2017 at 2:37 PM

A nice capture, John. You did a great job with the blacks and whites in this bird. Looks like he has his eye on you.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on June 20, 2017 at 2:56 PM

Thanks Shirley
You are right indeed. he certainly had his eye(and ears ) on me !!
Cheers
John

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Comment posted by Skip Layman on June 20, 2017 at 4:00 PM

Hi John,

It's really a crow in a tuxedo. You did very well controlling the blacks and whites.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 20, 2017 at 5:59 PM

A perfect job on the exposure, John, and the plumage detail is exquisite. I like the branches in the pond. They lend a natural look to it.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on June 20, 2017 at 6:19 PM

Thanks all
Dennis-yes thanks.In actual fact it is about as natural as one can get. The sticks in fact get moved around quite a lot. Especially by birds llke these !
Thanks for your interest.
John

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on June 20, 2017 at 9:20 PM

Great detail in this Magpie, John. I like that pose with the slight head tilt, It gives a nice look at the eye. Your exposure looks dead on, both blacks and whites look great.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on June 21, 2017 at 4:47 AM

Thanks all. Forgot to mention- matrix metering, and EV-down one third of a stop. So that's about right for a black and white bird in bright light. Never going to be spot on for blacks and whites. In the past I,ve been on spot metering and if its on a black or white bit alone the results are terrible.
Cheers
JohnR

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on June 21, 2017 at 1:10 PM

Larger version shows wonderful detail, perfect exposure. What a great job you have done not only for yourself for your photography but for the birds, as well, with your pool setups.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on June 22, 2017 at 1:13 AM

Nice shot of the Magpie, John! The large image makes a big difference as it shows far more detail. The background isn't very interesting but it's sure a nice capture of the bird.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 22, 2017 at 3:04 AM

John.
Great detail in this one devil

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Comment posted by John Robinson on June 22, 2017 at 7:09 AM

Thanks all- must admit, the big one makes a difference.
Cheers
JohnR

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Comment posted by John Robinson on June 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM

Cheers Gary
As a note- I have removed the back stick for the future !
Cheers
John

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