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Long-tailed fiscal shrike

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Posted by Adam Seward on June 4, 2008 at 5:57 AM
Long-tailed fiscal shrike
This is a shot of long-tailed fiscal shrike Lanius cabanisi that I took last year in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania. The same bird was in the May issue of Outdoor Photography but a slightly different shot. I know its not usually the best to have the subject on the middle, but I wanted to keep the nice perch and also the space on the right for the shrike to look into...

Canon EOS 30D
Canon 300 f/4 L IS
Sigma 1.4 EX DG
ISO 400
1/400 at f/6.3
Clapped out dala dala as a hide!
Posted by Alan Woolnough on June 4, 2008 at 8:05 AM
A fine looking bird Adam,

I guess there are a number of cropping options, but i like this as presented!!

Fine shot :toast: :toast:

Alan
Posted by Tim Munsey on June 4, 2008 at 8:08 AM
Yep, a finely presented Shrike and spike.

Tim
Posted by Daniel Read on June 4, 2008 at 8:25 AM
Very fine shot, and i think the composition works fine here, as the branch balances it out nicely :toast:

Cheers,

Dan.
Posted by Helge Sorensen on June 4, 2008 at 10:50 AM
Works fine for me, beautiful image :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on June 4, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Very nice image. No complaints about the composition from me.
Posted by Matt Doggett on June 4, 2008 at 5:29 PM
Looks good to me. :toast:
Posted by Paul Inglis on June 5, 2008 at 6:30 AM
Hi Adam,

I think the image is nicely balanced here! Lovely image!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Elliott Neep on June 5, 2008 at 7:00 AM
Composition works well as you have the space on the right for the bird to look into and balances out the image. Beautifully shot, although a little warm. :toast: :toast: :toast: