Here's my attempt at the displaying male, not such a clean shot, but more like the normal views I have had of this species - ie singing/trilling high in the oak canopy
Canon 1DsII, 500 F4.5 plus 1.4tc, tripod and sidekick, iso 400, 1/250s at F6.7. cropped and image reversed to look to the right
Interesting you reversed the image so the bird looks right. I normally feel an image looks better if the bird is looking to our left. If the bird is looking right there is something about following the birds eyeline and then having nothing to stop the eye drifting off the image that bothers me. Wonder if it's anything to do with me being left handed?
Sorry for the minor hijack, its still a cracking image and very typical habit
No problem Kev, funny old world, I tend to prefer all my birds to look to the right - but I am right handed (good to see another insomniac/long distance commuter up at the crack of dawn
On my Recce on Thursday there were none on the slope overlooking the visitor centre, but I located 3 singing males in nearby woodland managed by the RSPB (no general public access except by a lane running along the edge of the wood)
Saturday morning I counted 5 singing males along the zig zag path/centre wood.
We were treated to 2 males displaying very close to each other with the occasional chasing flight, this male was settling unusually low on a bare branch, hence the picture that Paul posted a couple of days ago, my efforts were taken from too low an angle and partially obscured by foliage.
last year it was the other way round on my Thursday recce I photographed WW, but by Saturday they had fallen silent or moved on through
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16 repliesCanon 1DsII, 500 F4.5 plus 1.4tc, tripod and sidekick, iso 400, 1/250s at F6.7. cropped and image reversed to look to the right
Sorry for the minor hijack, its still a cracking image and very typical habit
Brian
John
David
Nice shot, either way, although I slightly prefer the one looking left. And I`m right-handed!
On my Recce on Thursday there were none on the slope overlooking the visitor centre, but I located 3 singing males in nearby woodland managed by the RSPB (no general public access except by a lane running along the edge of the wood)
Saturday morning I counted 5 singing males along the zig zag path/centre wood.
We were treated to 2 males displaying very close to each other with the occasional chasing flight, this male was settling unusually low on a bare branch, hence the picture that Paul posted a couple of days ago, my efforts were taken from too low an angle and partially obscured by foliage.
last year it was the other way round on my Thursday recce I photographed WW, but by Saturday they had fallen silent or moved on through
Didn't I mention I saw the otter after leaving Elan before getting to Gigrin?!
Gavin
A nice one to be proud of.
Major.