Posted by Jeroen Stel on December 28, 2006 at 4:03 AM
Hi Guys,
This year has beena great year photographic-wise. If i'd had to choose one of my favourites it would be difficult.
I feel like i have been blessed with so many great shots this year. Having had two raptors near my home who let me get very close to them it would have been obvious for me to choose a shot of the Kestrel, or Buzzard. However, last friday i headed out to the North of our small country, to search for some elusive birds, as the Short eared Owl, the Peregrine Falcon, and the Bearded Reedling. The last one was the only of these three i managed to find,and get a photo of! This species is veryy rare in The Netherlands, and i have had very few chances over the last few years to get a decent shot of these, so therefor here's my choice for this year is a male Bearded Reedling.Shot near the Lauwersmeer lake.
I wish all of you a great 2007, in good health, and with lot's of photographic opportunities!
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
p.s: I think Moustached-Reedling would have been a better name for these guys...
Canon 1Ds
Shutter speed: 1/90 sec
Aperture: F 8
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: - 1 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: no
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
ISO: 320
Lens: 500mm F4.5
Focal length:500 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
90 % of Full Frame
Handheld
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Lab-Sharpening
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Good things come to those who wait...
Golden rule in Nature & Wildlife Photography
www.jeroenstel.com
Posted by David Kjaer on December 28, 2006 at 4:48 AM
Hi Jereon
Perfect setting but my main nit is the the head is not sharp!
David
Posted by Rob Ashton on December 28, 2006 at 3:01 PM
Very good to have captured this species as I haven't even seen one so far. However, what David says is true probably due to shutter speed and movement.
Rob
Posted by Graham Bailey on December 28, 2006 at 6:00 PM
A beautiful bird that I've only seen once, and I didn't get anything as good as this. Well done.
Discussion
3 repliesThis year has beena great year photographic-wise. If i'd had to choose one of my favourites it would be difficult.
I feel like i have been blessed with so many great shots this year. Having had two raptors near my home who let me get very close to them it would have been obvious for me to choose a shot of the Kestrel, or Buzzard. However, last friday i headed out to the North of our small country, to search for some elusive birds, as the Short eared Owl, the Peregrine Falcon, and the Bearded Reedling. The last one was the only of these three i managed to find,and get a photo of! This species is veryy rare in The Netherlands, and i have had very few chances over the last few years to get a decent shot of these, so therefor here's my choice for this year is a male Bearded Reedling.Shot near the Lauwersmeer lake.
I wish all of you a great 2007, in good health, and with lot's of photographic opportunities!
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
p.s: I think Moustached-Reedling would have been a better name for these guys...
Canon 1Ds
Shutter speed: 1/90 sec
Aperture: F 8
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: - 1 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: no
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
ISO: 320
Lens: 500mm F4.5
Focal length:500 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
90 % of Full Frame
Handheld
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Lab-Sharpening
_________________
Good things come to those who wait...
Golden rule in Nature & Wildlife Photography
www.jeroenstel.com
Perfect setting but my main nit is the the head is not sharp!
David
Rob