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Moor Gold.

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Posted by keith mitchell on October 1, 2008 at 3:49 PM
Moor Gold.
Nikon d200
Sigma 50-500
1/500 sec
f8
iso 250.
Moorland Golden Plover.
Could not make up my mind to remove the little bit of grass in front of this bird or to leave it as it was taken.
Posted by Paul King on October 1, 2008 at 4:06 PM
A cracking picture Keith, with or without the grass.
as the colours involved would support the removal try it and see what they all think.
nice one :toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on October 1, 2008 at 4:18 PM
very nice, not a bird I've ever seen. Nice grassy setting too. The stray blade of grass doesn't bother me.

Matt
Posted by Rob Howard on October 1, 2008 at 4:45 PM
Hi Keith,

Lovely plumage on these. Blade of grass does not bother me, but I do think it could do with a bit more USM.

Regards

Rob
Posted by Colin Crowdey on October 1, 2008 at 5:51 PM
hi

I'd leave the grass as it is as it does not detract from the image. Not sure about the USM, first look seems a little soft in places, but looking closer (with my glasses!!) it seems ok :wink:

cheers

Colin
Posted by John Robinson on October 1, 2008 at 5:55 PM
Hi Kieth This is a great image.
You shouldn't be allowed to take pics like this.! :wink:
Very envious. I'm sure it was stuffed. ! :biggrin:
The grass doesn't bother me and it looks sharp enough to me. Some birds have these cheek feathers that just never look tack sharp.
Great shot.
JohnR
Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 1, 2008 at 6:13 PM
A fine shot and one that needs no tweaking :toast:



Ian
Posted by keith mitchell on October 2, 2008 at 3:03 AM
Thanks for looking and your comments.

Mitch.
Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 2, 2008 at 4:06 AM
Very nice image but i don't like the square crop. Would prefer more on the left, but that's just a personal thing.
Robert
Posted by John Varley on October 2, 2008 at 4:34 AM
I'm envious Keith, its a lovely shot of one of my favorite moorland birds. A slight nit - I would tone down the grass highlights to the left of the neck, otherwise its fine for me.


Posted by Dawn Monrose on October 2, 2008 at 6:36 AM
Very nice! Beautiful bird! The grass doesn't bother me either.

:toast:
Posted by Helge Sorensen on October 2, 2008 at 7:16 AM
Lovely image, leave everything as is :toast:
Posted by jacqui on October 2, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Leave as is.............

A stunner :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on October 2, 2008 at 3:15 PM
Hi Keith

A beauty!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paula Graham on October 3, 2008 at 3:47 PM
Wonderful pic in every way.
Posted by Paul Inglis on October 4, 2008 at 4:46 AM
Hi Keith,

Beautiful image!
:toast: :toast: :toast: