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Heathers in Bloom - Stonechat (female)

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Posted by Tom_W on August 8, 2007 at 5:38 PM
Heathers in Bloom - Stonechat (female)
Well the heather is finally in flower.
Taken this evening in Dark Peak. Female Stonechat.
The wind was up (Force 4) so I only saw a few Grouse but when the wind droped the midges were fierce so a real Catch 22. Midge Suit being sought from Garage for next trip :biggrin:
There is a lot of JPEG compression to get this under 200KB i.e. level 8 was required. :frown:

600mm/TC1.4/Tpod
250ASA/160'/F5.6
Minimal PS/FF
Posted by PhilH on August 8, 2007 at 5:53 PM
Nice one Tom, great comp, just a thought, I would like to see this with the contrast slightly lower, but a lovely shot.

:toast: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on August 8, 2007 at 5:56 PM
A colourful well composed image-usual high standard then :toast:
Posted by Tom_W on August 8, 2007 at 6:02 PM
Phil,

Good call mate... cleans the background well

Posted by Graeme Lee on August 8, 2007 at 6:06 PM
Hey you're full of great suggestions tonight Phil :smile:

Prefer the repost Tom. Nice image :toast:
Posted by Paul Hillion on August 8, 2007 at 6:14 PM
Lovely image Tom, I too prefer the repost. :toast:

I posted off your McClamp this afternoon so you should have it in a day or two :smile:

Paul
Guernsey
Posted by Mark Fellowes on August 8, 2007 at 6:20 PM
Another vote for the repost - lovely shot, great colour.

Mark :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on August 8, 2007 at 6:47 PM
Hi Tom,
Lovely shot , like everything about it.

Kind regards
Andy... :smile:
Posted by David Kjaer on August 9, 2007 at 3:59 AM
Hi Tom

Nicely composed image - the repost has the edge!

David :toast:
Posted by Philip Kirkham on August 9, 2007 at 4:05 AM
Hello Tom
Ditto the repost, lovely image.
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on August 9, 2007 at 4:09 AM
Repost does it for me too Tom :toast:
Posted by Helge Sorensen on August 9, 2007 at 8:32 AM
Gordious shot with incredible colors - another vote for the repost. :toast:
Posted by Paula Graham on August 9, 2007 at 9:25 AM
Wondeful colours and composition, repost does the trick for me too.
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on August 9, 2007 at 12:28 PM
Repost for me too,really nice image

:toast:
Posted by David Taylor on August 9, 2007 at 12:36 PM
My vote is for the repost too. Very, very nice.

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Justin on August 9, 2007 at 12:49 PM
Stunning :toast: :toast:
Posted by Sean Bolton on August 9, 2007 at 3:42 PM
Hi Tom

Nice composition, lovely colours, I see you now have your 600mm lens then, I bet that's fun lugging around the Peak District :smile:

cheers

Sean
Posted by Tom_W on August 9, 2007 at 4:27 PM
Sean, easy-peesey. It is part of my weight loss program - I'm losing pounds... :wink:

In all seriousness it isn't that bad at all. Just be careful what you carry; those "Big Glass" bags are 1.5 kg less than a Pro Trekker so it is swings and roundabouts. The bag also carries better than in a lowepro Pro Trekker and I aint tempted to stuff more than I need in.

T
Posted by Vincent Jones on August 9, 2007 at 5:06 PM
I echo the above Tom, cracking shot epecially sat on the flowered heather.

I would love to go to Scotland, dead jealous:rolleyes:

Vince :toast: :toast:
Posted by Marko Trebušak on August 10, 2007 at 2:46 AM
Very attractive image. I colour of flowering heather add a lot to its impact.

Cheers,
Marko
Posted by Elliott Neep on August 10, 2007 at 3:21 AM
Hi Tom. A great contextual photo. Love the composition and the proportional size of the stonechat. The colours really work through the image. :toast: :toast: