Firecrest

Gallery: AvianPosted April 2, 20082,008 views25 comments

Sorry I haven't posted on Avian for a while - I have been very busy and find it difficult at times to be active on both UKNP and Avian.

I was pleased the other day when I managed to get a handful of nice images of Firecrest. This species is very scarce in the UK and I am lucky to have a small breeding population not too far from my home.

1D MkIII + 500f4 + x1.4 iso 800 1/400 @ f6.3

Comments

25 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on April 2, 2008 at 7:30 AM

David ..This is magical .....Fantastic work ..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on April 2, 2008 at 8:21 AM

Superb David. What a great bird - love the pose and the colors.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 2, 2008 at 8:34 AM

Fantastic image David. Great action, detail, and BG. Very nicely done.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 2, 2008 at 10:21 AM

Beautiful bird, David and a great photo of it.

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Comment posted by Glenn Bartley on April 2, 2008 at 10:33 AM

This is really nice David. For me it looks just a bit oversaturated though. I would also smooth out the soft lines in the Bg in front of the birds head. This is an awesome shot and just needs abit more post processing IMHO.

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Comment posted by Paul Inglis on April 2, 2008 at 11:09 AM

Hi David,

Awesome capture!

Registered on October 23, 2007, 26 Posts, 2832 Comments

Comment posted by Gaurav Manglik on April 2, 2008 at 1:01 PM

sweet shot ...

Registered on December 2, 2005, 191 Posts, 2126 Comments

Comment posted by Kai Hui on April 2, 2008 at 1:19 PM

Very nice!

Registered on May 10, 2004, 133 Posts, 574 Comments

Comment posted by Mary McGonigal on April 2, 2008 at 1:38 PM

What a beauty--this is very sweet. Love the open bill.

Registered on September 16, 2007, 103 Posts, 516 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on April 2, 2008 at 2:21 PM

What a killer shot! An incredible bird, and I love the beek open pose you captured. Great b/g.
I might crop (or somehow clone) off the right side of the perch, seems to suddenly end and it catches my eye...but that aside this is an outstanding shot

Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on April 2, 2008 at 2:59 PM

Glorious image David - exceptional detail and background - and well done capturing him calling.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Patrick Lor on April 2, 2008 at 3:04 PM

Amazing photo David! The pose couldn't be any better - crest up, open beak, facing viewer, and you see the wings and back. I would pay to get a shot like this of a firecrest

Registered on January 15, 2006, 91 Posts, 2052 Comments

Comment posted by Colin Smale on April 2, 2008 at 3:39 PM

Wow !!! My heart nearly jumped out of my chest !! What a great shot, beautiful pose, catchlight, singing, super bg, what more could one want ? So difficult to get these critters to stay still for a millisecond, super super shot.

Registered on November 10, 2003, 48 Posts, 1158 Comments

Comment posted by Danny Shelton on April 2, 2008 at 9:35 PM

Very well done. Great image.

Registered on October 2, 2007, 14 Posts, 1029 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 2, 2008 at 11:04 PM

Wow, just terrific David, congrats

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 3, 2008 at 12:08 AM

Excellent, David. A new bird to me.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 3, 2008 at 9:17 PM

Have been missing your great photos, this makes up for some lost ground. Excellent color and clarity. Not too shaby composition as well !!!!

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Dona Hilkey on April 4, 2008 at 6:37 PM

An aptly named bird. Your image is gorgeous. Nice background, the pose with the open bill, just gorgeous.
Dona

Registered on January 29, 2006, 22 Posts, 359 Comments

Comment posted by Dethan Punalur on April 5, 2008 at 12:56 AM

Hi David,
Fantastic presentation…! excellent pose and action with great details..!

Dethan Punalur,
Coonoor, India.

Registered on October 12, 2006, 410 Posts, 562 Comments

Comment posted by John Chapman on April 5, 2008 at 5:21 AM

Absolutely Superb David.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 8, 2008 at 1:22 AM

Beautiful - congrats on the EP !

Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 8, 2008 at 10:10 PM

What a gorgeous bird and wonderful capture. No wonder you were so delighted! Congrats on the EP. Very glad you posted this in Avian so a lot more of us would get a chance to see it. Thanks for the special treat.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Joe Vincent on April 9, 2008 at 7:25 PM

WOW!! Spetacular work David!!!

Registered on August 16, 2005, 69 Posts, 792 Comments

Comment posted by Bradley Esau on April 10, 2008 at 6:19 PM

This is one of the most outstanding song bird images I've seen here for a while. Thanks for posting, David.

Registered on December 10, 2007, 30 Posts, 558 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Wilson on June 12, 2008 at 4:59 PM

Oh, this is just excellent David!

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