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Stonechat

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Posted by Joe Stockwell on October 22, 2008 at 11:51 AM
Taken on portland, dorset

EOS 30D,
Sigma 170-500

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Posted by Elizabeth Faulkner on October 22, 2008 at 12:08 PM
nice shades of brown on this image and very crisp too. Shame you can't tell birds/animals to move a little as I would've told this guy to move his head to the right for more of a twinkle in the eye.
Posted by John Robinson on October 22, 2008 at 1:23 PM
Hi Joe
Nice Stonechat shot. Some minor nits though. The bird in my opinion would be a little better over to the left of the frame. Presume this was a horizontal shot so you should have some canvas. .Perhaps better landscape format.You don't give all the exif info but I assume a large apperture was used, as just a part of the head is in focus. For some reason birds in my mind always look funny head on !
Can't win em all.
Cheers
John