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Reed Bunting

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Posted by Ian Mason on May 8, 2008 at 3:49 PM
Reed Bunting
1D2n, 600mm f4 is x1.4 TC, 1.500s, f7.1, iso 400, 50% crop.

After an unproductive couple of hours at the local pond, I was walking home when I turned round to see this lovely fellow in the setting sun. I was even luckier, because there was a gale blowing and the top of the reeds were moving several feet both ways. He was obviously getting motion sickness and jumped down to a sheltered bit at camera height. Minimal processing on this one.
Posted by Dennis Alden on May 8, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Superb in every respect - the light is really lovely

:toast: :toast:

dennis
Posted by John Chapman on May 8, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Great shot Ian good setting good comp. and good light.
John :toast:
Posted by Paul Inglis on May 8, 2008 at 6:38 PM
Hi Ian,

I really, really like this image! I love everything from the pose, feather detail, colours, the catch-light in his eye through to the background and composition! Beautiful capture!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on May 9, 2008 at 2:22 AM
Absolutely superb Ian. It just shows that no matter what effort is put in we always need just that little bit of luck. Everything works on this, the composition, the subject, the background and above all else..... the light. Lovely image.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on May 9, 2008 at 2:28 AM


Excellent capture Ian , gorgeous lighting :toast: :toast:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 9, 2008 at 3:09 AM
Flawless image and well composed from my point of view Ian - nice one :toast:
Posted by Andy Bate on May 9, 2008 at 5:33 AM
Lovely shot, is it just me or do people find the heads on these fellas hard to make look right, they always look shabby to me
Posted by Alan Woolnough on May 9, 2008 at 6:46 AM
They don't get any better than this Ian................a real corker :toast: :toast: :toast:

Alan
Posted by Dawn Monrose on May 9, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Superb! 10/10!! Beautiful light! Great comp and pose!

:toast: :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on May 9, 2008 at 6:26 PM
yes - good one.
JohnR
Posted by Guy Rogers on May 10, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Hello Ian.

What a beautiful image to look at, From the composition, background and that lovely light to finish it off. Superb. :wavey: