whitethroat 2nd try

Tried posting this last week but been having pc problems.Hope it works now.Taken a couple of weeks back on a nice warm day. He/she was nest building and didnt seem to take much notice of me. They were building in some brambles about two meters in front of me. Im still trying to figure out lightroom yet,so this is my first try using it. Around 50% cropping and a bit of touching up and usm in photoshop.

1dmk11
700mm f/8
iso 320
1/400

Nice shot Matt. I find that even though the males will often show well whilst they're singing, they do tend to pick the most inconvenient perches to sing from. It's almost as though they don't want their photo taken



Paul

Hi Matt,

Nice shot,

Been out today looking for mine, could hear them and see them every now and then but they did'nt pose for a photo.

Regards

Rob

Very nice image Matt.
John
Aberdeen

Pretty shot Matt, compositionly a bit central although the leading in branchs somehow make it work I think. Wish I could find a Whitethroat.



Tim

Thanks tim ,I see what you mean by central. It looks a bit grainy on my monitor i dont know if its a bit oversharpened or just noise. Good luck with your search. Regards matt

Hi Matt

I like this image, IMHO the 3 dimensional feel would be lost if the birds bill wasn't central in the frame.

The exposure is spot-on on my monitor.

Brian