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Spotted Flycatcher

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Posted by David Kjaer on August 9, 2007 at 5:23 PM
Spotted Flycatcher
Taken last month in a friend's garden when despite all the rain the pair fledged four young.

Canon 1D MkII + 500 + x1.4 iso 320 1/80 at f10
Posted by Vincent Jones on August 9, 2007 at 5:29 PM
Now you are just showing off :eek:

You get a brilliantly detailed Flycatcher at a great angle:frown:
Eating lunch too :frown:
You get the perfect perch :frown:
You even get a nice flower to add a touch of class to it all:frown:

SIMPLY OUTSTANDING :biggrin: :jump:

Vince:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on August 9, 2007 at 5:30 PM
Nice pose David and I love the background, however I do find the flowers a distraction to a very pleasing image. A bonus to have something in the beak too!

Steve
Posted by Simon Litten on August 9, 2007 at 5:31 PM
What a corker - absolutely fantastic. A perfect shot!!

Simon
Posted by Andy Astbury on August 9, 2007 at 7:57 PM
Cracker :toast: :toast: :toast:

Not too sure about the flower but a super image - do I detect a tad of fill flash?
Posted by Barrie Harwood on August 9, 2007 at 9:53 PM
Great photo of a wasp - the bird isn't bad either :wink:

Seriously though - outstanding image David

Barrie :smile:
Posted by Helge Sorensen on August 10, 2007 at 2:21 AM
Hi David a very nice image of the spotted. The wasp in the beak is obviously a nice plus. I do feel though that the flower does take the attention away from the bird. :toast:
Posted by Marko Trebušak on August 10, 2007 at 2:21 AM
Wery good image! I like it's pose very much.

Cheers,
Marko
Posted by Paul Ashton on August 10, 2007 at 2:46 AM
An absolute belter. As for the flower I don't have a problem with it but perhaps trimming an inch off the bottom may improve the balance.

Oh if I ever get one as good as this........
Posted by Elliott Neep on August 10, 2007 at 3:15 AM
Hi David. This really is a beautiful photograph. It has great interest throughout with food in the bill, a cracking pose, great depth of field, perfect exposure, diffused background, attractive lichen covered perch, and the alkanet just sets it all off! Fantastic :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on August 10, 2007 at 4:28 AM
Hi Andy

Re 'fill flash' this was not used. I was a little surprised at how vibrant the image was but I think this can be attributed to a fairly light coloured natural stone house to my right reflecting light onto the bird!

David
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on August 10, 2007 at 4:57 AM
Hi a very nice image the only negative for me is that the flower draws my attention away from the bird.

Phillip.

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Posted by Tom_W on August 10, 2007 at 5:00 AM
Lovely photograph, as with others my nit would be the blue flower competing for attention.

T
Posted by Pete Etheridge on August 10, 2007 at 7:07 AM
Hi David,

I actually like the added interest of the flower. With a bit more rooom above the bird's head, it would make a great cover shot

Great work.
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Posted by Paul Thomas on August 10, 2007 at 7:29 AM
Superb shot. I like the flowers too. I think they really add to the shot.

:toast:

Paul
Posted by PhilH on August 10, 2007 at 9:07 AM
Hi Dave,

A touch of Alan Murphy.... :biggrin:

A superb image that is taken and presented brilliantly

All the best

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Posted by Alan Woolnough on August 10, 2007 at 10:57 AM
Classic flycatcher pose David, and a very attractive perch.

I like it very much :toast:

Alan
Posted by Philip Kirkham on August 10, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Hello David,
Yes, I like everything about this image too.
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paula Graham on August 10, 2007 at 4:09 PM
Wow, they don't come better than this. Its a winner!
Posted by David Taylor on August 10, 2007 at 4:56 PM
Great image. The bird with wasp and the blue flower are both powerful images in their own right. I think an inch off the bottom as Paul suggests would balance them perfectly.

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Posted by Sean Bolton on August 10, 2007 at 6:55 PM
Hi David

Cracking image. :toast:

Not sure about the flower, maybe more of a distraction than than an enhancement to the image, when I first look at the photo my eye is drawn to both the flower and the bird.

However this is still a super shot, the light is fantastic, as is the detail and pose of the bird.

Great work, and I think I have seen a preview of another RSPB 'Birds' front cover. :smile:

cheers

Sean
Posted by Brian McGeough on August 11, 2007 at 4:32 AM
I have to say that is one cracking image :toast: :toast:

I for one like the flower, like somebody above said, great cover image.

nice one :biggrin:

Cheers
Brian
Posted by Brian McGeough on August 11, 2007 at 4:32 AM
I have to say that is one cracking image :toast: :toast:

I for one like the flower, like somebody above said, great cover image.

nice one :biggrin:

Cheers
Brian
Posted by Graeme Lee on August 11, 2007 at 6:33 AM
The flower's fine with me too David. Beautiful image :toast:
Posted by Mark Fellowes on August 11, 2007 at 10:39 AM
I like it (a lot!) just the way it is - while you naturally focus on the flycatcher, the flower adds more interest to the picture, making it stand out from similar shots. I am very impressed by the sheer quality of this image, absolutely fantastic!

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Mark
Posted by Justin on August 11, 2007 at 5:17 PM
I think this is a real stunning and eye-catching shot.
Totally agree with Mark that the flower really puts this above the norm. and adds an extra element of interest.
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Posted by John Chapman on August 13, 2007 at 6:57 AM
This is a superb shot David, nice pose, great lichen on the stone and the flowers adds a little more. :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Alan Bryant on August 13, 2007 at 12:31 PM
All been said above.

Awesome :toast: :toast: :toast: