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Redstart Part 11

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Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on June 24, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Redstart Part 11
One from today.

Phil.

D200 sigma 500 + 1.4 nikkor tc 1/30 @ f5.6 iso280 auto iso.

PP in NC442 & CS2.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Andy Bate on June 24, 2008 at 4:15 PM
lovelly phil, no nits here
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on June 24, 2008 at 4:40 PM
You did a very fine job Phillip.
The bird is from beak tho feet perfect in DOF.
Great detail around the breastfeathers and the head.
contrats, :toast: :toast:
Greetings,
Bertl
Posted by Justin on June 24, 2008 at 4:59 PM
I like it Philip but ideally would have prefered the bird a bit further towards the top right corner.
I've obviously no idea on how the shot came about so this may be easier said than done if it was a fleeting oppurtunity.
Nice pose, colour and backdrop.
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on June 24, 2008 at 5:14 PM
Hi Justin that would be possible as I cropped about an inch from the bottom and half an inch from the top, what you can't see is it just landing there just before it pops in to its nest site which is in the bottom left-hand corner.

I position my portable hide so I could get the best angle with the lighting conditions, the male always called just before as it was sitting in a branch to the left-hand side higher up then landed for one or two seconds before shooting into the nest, I do have some with a lot more room around them as I took some with just the straight 500 as well.

Phil.

Ps I took about 800 images in a round 7 hours.

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Posted by Danny Green on June 24, 2008 at 5:28 PM
Hello Phil

Only 800 shots in 7 hours are you slowing down my friend :wink: :biggrin: . Great shot of a real beauty and one which you sadly don't see too many of these days. Great stuff.

Danny :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Justin on June 24, 2008 at 5:31 PM
Hi Philip,
Thanks for explaining :cool: :wavey:
Posted by Stephen Boyd on June 24, 2008 at 6:13 PM
Hi Phillip

Great shot, the only change I would make would be to consider cloning out the twig in the top right corner

Wish it were mine!

Stephen
Posted by Nigel Blake on June 25, 2008 at 2:29 AM
Lovely, I'd lose the top right twig too, but thats such a minor point.
Posted by Mark Sisson on June 25, 2008 at 3:38 AM
Certainly a bird well worth making a trip for :wink: :smile:

Super stuff

:toast:

Mark
Posted by Alan Woolnough on June 25, 2008 at 1:26 PM
Thats a beauty Phil...............looks like he is checking you out :eek:

Well timed moment, catching such crisp detail at that shutter speed :toast: :toast:

Alan
Posted by Magnus Hird on June 26, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Fab detail Phil, only suggestion is the twig which has already been mentioned.

Seems like this guy was pretty busy for you to get that many shots if he only alighted for a second or so each time!