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Pied Wagtail

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Posted by Nigel Blake on May 10, 2008 at 6:04 AM
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii I had to get down on the deck and make good use of the Oilseed Rape Brassica napus in the distant background.

Processed in Breezebrowser Pro and CS3, a blob of poo on the clump of mud cloned out.

More of the sequence here http://www.flickr.com/photos/nigelblake/

2008:05:09 17:47:48
600mm f4 IS + 1.4X and 12mm extension tube
1/320 sec, f/11
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 250
AF mode: AI Servo AF
Drive: Continuous: frame 1
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
File size: 14.0MB
Image size: 3328 x 4992
Color matrix 4: Adobe RGB
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Contrast: -1
Sharpness level: 0
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn 17: Expand AF activation area to 7 AF points
Posted by Paul Inglis on May 10, 2008 at 8:18 AM
Hi Nigel,

Lovely capture of a beautiful little bird! You've managed some very nice detail in the feathers! Lovely perch and complimentery background!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on May 10, 2008 at 11:24 AM
Nicely done Nigel...........great sense of motion, which shows this busy bird in context, and a fine image all round :toast: :toast:

Alan
Posted by Paul Gibbs on May 10, 2008 at 5:49 PM
Very nice Nigel, i like the image and BG is great. Pieds are a pain to get the exposure on, i know!
Posted by Chris Jones on May 11, 2008 at 6:54 AM
Great great shot Nigel, love the foot going up....

Thank you for sharing

Regards

Chris
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on May 11, 2008 at 8:22 AM
Very nice, Nigel, getting the rape in the background was a nice touch. I like to foot in the air, looks as if it's about to take off!

Greg
Posted by Paul Thomas on May 11, 2008 at 8:44 AM
Super pose and great background. Very nice.

:toast:

Paul