Corn Bunting

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7 replies

Posted by Nigel Blake on July 8, 2008 at 1:28 PM

I have had several days covering the arrivals, show and departures at RAF Waddington, and I'm well and truly Vulcanised as a result!

Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra singing from a tall weed in a Barley crop, this bird has been the secondary target whilst doing the remote controlled wide angle shots of the Lapwings and Wagtails.

Canon EOS 1Ds MkII and 600mm f4 IS plus 1.4X
2008:07:01 16:47:09
840mm
1/640 sec, f/9
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
ISO: 320
AF mode: AI Servo AF
Drive: Continuous: frame 1
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
File size: 14.6MB
Image size: 4992 x 3328
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

Breeze and CS3, uncropped.

Posted by Ian Hardy on July 8, 2008 at 1:55 PM

Hi Nigel,

This is a very good shot i like the perch and the composition. Well done.

Ian Hardy

Posted by Robert Lawrence on July 8, 2008 at 2:27 PM

I like this a lot Nigel. I particularly like the effect of the movement in the grasses. The bird is just right in the image giving a real sense of its environment.
Robert

Posted by Paul Ashton on July 8, 2008 at 3:00 PM

A strong well balanced image with impact where it matters.

Posted by Bertl Menegoni on July 8, 2008 at 4:28 PM

Fine comp, bg, color and pose.
I like it Nigel.
cheers,

Bertl

Posted by Andy Astbury on July 9, 2008 at 3:41 AM

Lovely comp Nigel - very nice

Light is a tad harsh but you can't help that - I think the DoF works brilliantly - very nice image indeed

Posted by Paul Inglis on July 10, 2008 at 1:04 PM

Hi Nigel,

Awesome! Love everything about it!

Posted by John MacTavish on July 10, 2008 at 1:09 PM

Love the contrast between the in focus subject and the almost moving oof background.

John