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Snow Bunting

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Posted by Danny Green on January 15, 2007 at 6:29 AM
Snow Bunting
I finally got the chance to go out yesterday and spent a great day messing about on the North Norfolk coast. I have done Snow Buntings before but it was nice to get some digital images. I would like to thank Mark Smith who I bumped into because like a fool left my 2x Convertor behind and Mark picked it up :biggrin:. It has saved me the best part of £200 so I owe you a drink or two, cheers Mate.

Canon EOS 1D MKII, 500mm Lens, 1.4x Convertor, F8, 1/250, ISO Rating 200.

Danny :wavey:
Posted by Tim Munsey on January 15, 2007 at 8:57 AM
Hi Danny,
Nice meeting you the other day, I see some Danny Green characteristics in the snow bunting. Great the way it coordinates with the pebbles, nice one.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on January 15, 2007 at 9:11 AM
Hi danny i really like this image the strong side lighting to me it says cold late afternoon down on the beach on a winters day.

Phillip.

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Posted by Rob Fisher on January 15, 2007 at 10:38 AM
Danny,

Great shot,

The lighting is perfect, and I like the OOF FG.

The pebble on the left helps balance the composition.

:toast: :toast:

Rob
Posted by Pete Etheridge on January 15, 2007 at 11:25 AM
Hi Danny,

I like this too - are complete contrast to your last Snow Bunting shot!
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Posted by A.R.D on January 15, 2007 at 11:41 AM
Hello

Very nice image. Like the colours and sharpness is excellent.

Cheers
Posted by Danny Green on January 15, 2007 at 11:42 AM
Hee Hee Tim :biggrin: my wife said the same thing.

Phil

I, like you love messing around on a beach in the winter it is great fun.

My last post was a snow bunting which was photographed in the Cairngorms and the enviroments are the opposite in the extremes you wonder why the birds winter in such a bleak place when the coasts are so much better.

Danny
Posted by PhilH on January 15, 2007 at 11:45 AM
Great Snow bunting, really like the way it seems to be eyeing you up form behind the pebbles.

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Posted by David Kjaer on January 15, 2007 at 2:06 PM
Hi Danny

Lovely image, really like the subtle colours and the OOF FG works very well!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Helge Sorensen on January 15, 2007 at 2:41 PM
Hi Danny, very effectful with the OOF BG and FG :toast:
Posted by Sean Bolton on January 15, 2007 at 3:00 PM
Hi Danny

I like it. I am a fan of the low angle for bird shots and this is about as low as it gets. Good use of the pebbles to create a good foreground and background to the image. Composition wise it would make an excellent magazine cover.

Only minor nit, the eye just looks a fraction soft so maybe a bit more USM on the eye would give it a bit more punch.

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cheers

Sean