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A common but lovely bird.

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Posted by Robert Lawrence on June 10, 2008 at 5:25 PM
A common but lovely bird.
Possibly my favourite image from my day out last Friday. I managed quite a few shots of some pied wagtails. This one was perched on a rock which ws on a raised bank next to a mountain steam at about the same level as my eyeline. The distant mountainside was about 200 yards away hence the really smooth background. Have other images of it with head up etc but for me this one grooming was my personal choice.
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Posted by Alan Woolnough on June 10, 2008 at 5:30 PM
I can see why its a favourite Robert!!

Super shot, and although this comp works well, i suspect it would also suit a square crop.

Excellent waggy image :toast: :toast:

Alan
Posted by Adam Seward on June 10, 2008 at 5:48 PM
Lovely image with excellent detail! I agree with Alan that a square crop would suit this picture very well.

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Posted by Ian Macdermott on June 10, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Nice shot but for me a bit too much space on the right hand side

:toast:


Ian
Posted by Des Ong on June 10, 2008 at 7:00 PM
A lovely shot and I like the pose - to me it's more interesting than the coventional 'perfect perch' posture. Having said that, I find the pale, out of focus rock on the right distracting. It may be worth darking slightly or try a portrait crop.
Posted by John Robinson on June 10, 2008 at 7:15 PM
The bird is great , and I agree the big rock in the FG is distracting. A square or upright job would help.
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by eric weight on June 11, 2008 at 12:39 AM
An excellent shot, but the Oof rock lets it down for me. Losing some space on the right to reduce it and then darkening it a little would make a world of difference IMO.
:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by Daniel Read on June 11, 2008 at 3:19 AM
I agree on the foreground rock being a bit too distracting, a square crop would reduce the impact of it considerably.

Cheers,

Dan.
Posted by Pete Etheridge on June 11, 2008 at 4:02 AM
Hi Robert,

The oof rock dominates too heavily for me I'm afraid. However, the bg and sharpness are spot on - just a quick tweak in composition next time round!

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Posted by Paul Inglis on June 11, 2008 at 6:02 AM
Hi Robert,

Stunning image! I do agree with the other comments, with regards to the foreground! A square crop would work very well IMHO! I never used to like square crops now I have to stop myself doing it with every image! :biggrin:
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Posted by Dave Courtenay on June 11, 2008 at 8:10 AM
I quite like the comp as is,The background is spot on and the bird is doing something. The foreground rock is a shame

Dave :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 11, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Robert, I to like the comp as is too and for me the images works very well including the OoF FG rock - you know what they about opinions :biggrin: :biggrin:

I like it just the way it is :toast: