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Starling on Berries

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Posted by Vincent Jones on December 24, 2006 at 12:01 PM
Starling on Berries
Taken today whilst topping up the feeders for the Christmas period.

Conditions were dull so out came the flash Xtender to try & add a bit of sparkle & light to these colourful birds.

More or less a full frame shot with slight cropping to frame.

D2X - 600mm AF-S F4
ISO 200, F4, 1/60sec
Using vehicle as a hide

Thanks for looking & a merry Christmas to you all :toast:
Posted by Malcolm Muir on December 24, 2006 at 12:14 PM
Lovely image Vince - fillm flash has really captured the colours.

Cheers

Malcolm
Posted by John Chapman on December 24, 2006 at 12:25 PM
Hi Vincent
nice image of a beautiful Bird.
John
Aberdeen :toast:
Posted by John MacTavish on December 24, 2006 at 1:26 PM
Certainly plenty of detail Vince, but to me it looks overflashed.
I'm sure the boys across the Atlantic would love it, but they're aye overflashing things IMHO.

:toast:
Posted by Vincent Jones on December 25, 2006 at 1:15 PM
I agree also John after looking at this again, under the conditions I had to use something lol.

:toast:
Posted by John Gardner on December 26, 2006 at 4:31 AM
Another nice starling but this one is just a bit overpowered by the strobe for my taste. Prefer the latest shot.

John
Posted by Dennis Alden on December 26, 2006 at 3:32 PM
Superb - you have really captured the beauty of starlings here.

:toast:

dennis
Posted by Major Gilbert on December 27, 2006 at 4:17 PM
In spite of the flash I think it all looks ok apart from the eye.
I am sure you could do something with that Vincent. :toast:

Major.