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Spotted Flycatcher

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Posted by Barry Southon on May 26, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher doing what they do best.

During a brief period of sunshine found this little fella working hard.

1D3 ISO400 500mm hand held f/6.3 1/500th sec.

RAW to lightroom resized for posting in PS3

Critique and comment most welcome.

Thanks

Barry :wink:

Eastbourne
Posted by Brian McGeough on May 26, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Think this might be a dunnock Barry :wink:
Posted by jack chapman on May 26, 2008 at 2:42 PM
nice perch and background, it is a dunnock though
Posted by Barry Southon on May 26, 2008 at 2:58 PM
There you go just testing.

Barry :wink:
Posted by John MacTavish on May 26, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Stretching it a bit handholding the 500 at this speed with the mk3. Focus could land just about anywhere.
Like the perch but I'd be looking for a touch more DOF to get the outline of the head sharp too.

John :toast:
Posted by Ian Mason on May 26, 2008 at 6:40 PM
Barry - I would have believed you! Nice image though. A bit more light on the head would have been good.
Posted by eric weight on May 27, 2008 at 3:01 AM
A nearly shot for me, with all the nits mentioned. For such a common bird, they are not the easiest, especially now that the leaves have opened.
:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by Paul Inglis on May 27, 2008 at 6:44 AM
Hi Barry,

Nice capture of a skittish Dunnock!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on May 27, 2008 at 9:10 AM


Nice Dunnock Barry :biggrin:

Andy... :biggrin:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on May 27, 2008 at 11:02 AM
Nice one Barry..............would have been nice to have caught a glint in its eye, but looks like difficult conditions!

Alan