This isn't the best of the series, but the one that made me smile the most.
The posture and expresssion just summed up a "I'm having a bad day - it was beating with heat, rained torrentially, the midges where out in force then the wind picked up quite strong - to cap it all of there was this guy with a large lense sitting, fidgeting, nearest the best perch and my feathers are fuffled"
600mm/TC1.4/Tpod
250ASA/125'/F5.6
Just sharpened and it is 50% ( a vertical crop) of my frame i.e 8.3M,
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5 repliesThis isn't the best of the series, but the one that made me smile the most.
The posture and expresssion just summed up a "I'm having a bad day - it was beating with heat, rained torrentially, the midges where out in force then the wind picked up quite strong - to cap it all of there was this guy with a large lense sitting, fidgeting, nearest the best perch and my feathers are fuffled"
600mm/TC1.4/Tpod
250ASA/125'/F5.6
Just sharpened and it is 50% ( a vertical crop) of my frame i.e 8.3M,
The colour behind is the heather.
LoL but that is such an endearing image, I can see why it made you smile..... superb...
A very nice shot with a really nice (cute) looking pose. Love the purple backdrop too.
The tail dragging on the ground adds to the bedraggled feel, and sums up their windswept life in these habitats.
Great shot to compliment any pristine plumaged shots of these chaps!
Alan
Cheers,
Marko
John
Aberdeen