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Posted by Rob Howard on September 28, 2008 at 6:14 AM
Canon EOS 1Ds MKII, 600mm f4 IS, 1.4 x conv, f5.6, 1/200, ISO 400, RAW, RSE, CS2, ban bag on car window ledge.
Hi All,
This morning in the fog I went up to my site hoping to catch up with four newly arrived Stonechats, the fog was very thick up until about 10am when I finally managed to get some shots of them, also seeing two Whinchat and a Wheatear but not getting close enough! Whilst I sat in the car watching the Stonechats, I was amazed to see this Snipe sitting on the field edge. Not the sort of place I would expect to see one.
All comments welcome
Regards
Rob
Posted by John Robinson on September 28, 2008 at 6:21 AM
Rob
Very nice indeed.
Great birds. Maybe its the early morninglight but it looks a tiny bit reddish on my monitor. The weed is interesting too - it looks like an introduced crassula/sedum or something which is becoming a pest in some places.
Cheers
JR
Posted by Steve Fletcher on September 28, 2008 at 6:46 AM
Looks to have a pinkish tinge on mine too, which i find extremely difficult to eradicate when the backgrounds are mainly grass.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 28, 2008 at 7:05 AM
Nice shot Rob, like the lighting and the comp although I might be tempted to remove a touch off the righthand side, good work.
Andy...
Posted by Matt Cole on September 28, 2008 at 7:59 AM
nicely captured Rob, I like the composition and strong eye contact. I can see a slight reddish tinge, but to my eyes it looks like early morning light.
Matt
Posted by Simon Litten on September 28, 2008 at 9:52 AM
Great shot, Rob - gotta love that soft morning light!
Simon
Posted by Paula Graham on September 28, 2008 at 12:23 PM
I rather like the pinkish tint...looks like early morning light, which it was I suppose.
Posted by Rob Howard on September 28, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Hi Guys,
Thanks for your comments. It is indeed early morning light, that I toned a down a bit because the original file looked to have a very heavy magenta cast, that did not look natural and not how I wanted it to look. I think as it is I have retained the feeling of first light but it is not to heavy to suggest incorrect colours.
A very lucky sighting / capture and well taken. The fact the bird is on a slightly higher piece of ground has helped to isolate the background and highlights the bird nicely.
Robert
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on September 28, 2008 at 1:18 PM
Such surprises are the salt in the soup,
beautiful light Rob
Bertl
Posted by Tom Smit on September 28, 2008 at 1:55 PM
Wonder full image. I know these birds are difficult to photograph (I succeeded only once).
Posted by David Taylor on September 28, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Serendipity often pays dividends, as it has done here. Excellent.
Posted by eric weight on September 29, 2008 at 1:24 AM
Very, very nice shot Rob. you should be well pleased with that. You never know what is going to appear next in this game do you? Eric
Posted by Paul Inglis on September 29, 2008 at 4:59 AM
Hi Rob,
Very nice shot!
Posted by Dawn Monrose on September 29, 2008 at 2:01 PM
Discussion
14 repliesHi All,
This morning in the fog I went up to my site hoping to catch up with four newly arrived Stonechats, the fog was very thick up until about 10am when I finally managed to get some shots of them, also seeing two Whinchat and a Wheatear but not getting close enough! Whilst I sat in the car watching the Stonechats, I was amazed to see this Snipe sitting on the field edge. Not the sort of place I would expect to see one.
All comments welcome
Regards
Rob
Very nice indeed.
Great birds. Maybe its the early morninglight but it looks a tiny bit reddish on my monitor. The weed is interesting too - it looks like an introduced crassula/sedum or something which is becoming a pest in some places.
Cheers
JR
Nice shot Rob, like the lighting and the comp although I might be tempted to remove a touch off the righthand side, good work.
Andy...
Matt
Simon
Thanks for your comments. It is indeed early morning light, that I toned a down a bit because the original file looked to have a very heavy magenta cast, that did not look natural and not how I wanted it to look. I think as it is I have retained the feeling of first light but it is not to heavy to suggest incorrect colours.
Regards
Rob
Robert
beautiful light Rob
Bertl
Very nice shot!