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Firecrest

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Posted by Brian McGeough on April 2, 2007 at 12:16 PM
I tell you what these ain't easy, they don,t stay still for a second, this is about the best out of 60+ shots.

I have run it through PSCS2 and cropped it about 50%
Be gentle with your comments this was hard work lol :jump:

Model Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Flash Used No
Focal Length 600 mm +2x tele
Exposure Time 1/250 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO Equivalent 400

Cheers
Brian
:wavey:
Posted by Alan Bryant on April 2, 2007 at 12:41 PM
Its always nice to see a bird i've never seen :cool:

And you've done a great job :toast:
Posted by Graeme Lee on April 2, 2007 at 4:26 PM
60 shots :eek: I've only ever managed 2 in total and they were both blurred with the constant movement of these. Well done and a killer image indeed. What I'd give to get 60 shots at one of these :rolleyes:

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Posted by John MacTavish on April 2, 2007 at 4:31 PM
Looks good Brian.
I'm another who's never seen this bird.

BTW you surely took this at f8 and not f4, either that or you've suddenly gotten some monsterous glass :wink:

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Brian McGeough on April 2, 2007 at 4:39 PM
yeah slip of my maths there John :wink: well spotted :biggrin:
Posted by Jim Greenfield on April 3, 2007 at 4:53 AM
Great shot - you deserve some success out of sixty shots. Never seen one either
Posted by Mark sellings on April 3, 2007 at 6:10 AM
yep, hard to see these and I guess like lots of small flight birds they are a nightmare to photograph - only had a couple of attempts at Goldcrests and got nowhere with them as like you say they have ants in their pants the whole time, so although there are some nits (i.e. the branch on right) overall this is a damn good capture, lovely and sharp!

:toast:

Mark
Posted by David Taylor on April 3, 2007 at 9:28 AM
I find blackbirds difficult :frown: I haven't even tried with the Goldcrests in my garden. Obviously perseverance is the key and well rewarded if this shot is to go by. Excelent.

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Posted by Brian McGeough on April 3, 2007 at 9:32 AM
Yeah David perseverance is the way that's for sure, i was standing next to ivy bushes with a twisted neck following it around for about 6 hours to get this shot, but i was quite happy with it in the end.