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Colourful Pheasant calling.

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Posted by Major Gilbert on October 5, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Colourful Pheasant calling.
D3 + 600mm AFS II + 1.4 conv.
1/60 @ f5.6.
ISO 250
Ex Comp -0.7EV.
WB: Auto.
Taken from the car.

Major.
Posted by John Robinson on October 5, 2008 at 7:37 PM
Good one Major. French ring necked. The all black ones fly better and are harder to shoot !! So they are getting commoner with breeders
The whiteish wood on the right drags my eye in a bit but no big deal.
Cheers
John
Posted by eric weight on October 6, 2008 at 1:14 AM
That's a beautifully coloured bird, the variation in these is huge, but we don't see many photographs of the darker birds. It's a nice shot and other than the nit that John has pointed out I can't see anything wrong with it at all. Nice one.
:wavey: Eric
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on October 6, 2008 at 3:23 AM
Colourful indeed! Nice one.
Posted by Ian Mason on October 6, 2008 at 4:55 AM
What unusual colouring. I see loads of these driving to work (often just in time :biggrin: ) but I don't have a decent image.Nice!
Posted by Rob Howard on October 6, 2008 at 5:28 AM
Hi Major,

He is a nice looking bird! Think a front on shot would be nice as well to see all that lovely blue on the breast.

Regards

Rob
Posted by Kim Connolly on October 6, 2008 at 7:04 AM
A lovely image, like it very much. Love the colours!
Posted by Brian McGeough on October 6, 2008 at 1:03 PM
Beautiful colours, you don't see many of those down this way!!
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Posted by Andy Astbury on October 6, 2008 at 1:06 PM
Smart looking image of a smart looking bird Major :wavey:

Just sitting here "twiddlin' me thumbs" waiting for delivery of my 600mm - ahh, it's only money :eek: :eek: :biggrin:
Posted by Major Gilbert on October 6, 2008 at 3:25 PM
Hope your doing your exercises Andy and you have purchased a good supply of back pain relief tablets. You will need it. :biggrin: :biggrin:

Major.
Posted by keith mitchell on October 6, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Superb image,lovely colourful bird.Hope he makes it to the end of the season.

Keith.
Posted by Dawn Monrose on October 6, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Nice! I like the pose and ruffled feathers. We've only got the boring normal coloured ones here... :biggrin:

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Posted by Magnus Hird on October 6, 2008 at 5:33 PM
Cracking colours in this Major :smile: