Posted by Nigel Blake on November 4, 2008 at 6:51 AM
Green Heron Butorides virescens with a well stabbed European perch Perca fluviatilis This is the well twitched vagrant bird that turned up on the Military canal at West Hythe in Kent.
Utterly dreadful light dictated 1/50th at f5.6 and fill-flash
full height vertical crop from landscape image.
Canon EOS 1Ds MkIII + 600mm f4 IS and 1.4X, DPP, CS3
This was at 500ISO, I even ventured up to 1600 and I am totally "gobsmacked" at the smoothness of the shots taken at that speed.
2008:11:03 14:13:44
840mm
Subject dist: 9.3m
1/50 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 500
AF mode: AI Servo AF
Drive: Continuous (high)
White balance: Auto
Flash: External E-TTL
Flash exp comp: -2/3
File size: 22.8MB
Image size: 5616 x 3744
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: 0
Contrast: 0
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn III-13: AF point brightness: brighter
I never got down there, a bit tight for me here particularly with those orphaned toes, but great action and well done in the conditions (which seems to have been normal for Kent recently)
Posted by David Kjaer on November 4, 2008 at 9:16 AM
Hi Nigel
W W
David
Posted by Dave Bartlett on November 4, 2008 at 9:24 AM
Great blood and guts shot and what en evil eye to go with it
Very nice, I have some images of 1 I got to see in Wales a couple of years ago it came so close that I couldn't focus on it.
Phil.
Posted by Ian Mason on November 4, 2008 at 5:52 PM
My goodness that's close and gory! Excellent detail. The blood on the ground looks an odd colour - presumably contamintated? I actually think it is even stronger if you crop to exclude the foot.
Posted by Magnus Hird on November 5, 2008 at 1:42 PM
Fantastic action and detail, especially given the conditions you mention. Agree with Ian, the part foot intrudes a little and may be tempted to clone it out as I'd want to keep the amount of neck you have
Posted by Nigel Blake on November 6, 2008 at 3:51 AM
Thanks again!
I tried it without the foot, but I prefered with afterall. the blood on the ground is reflecting the dull grey sky.
Posted by Danny Green on November 6, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Discussion
15 repliesUtterly dreadful light dictated 1/50th at f5.6 and fill-flash
full height vertical crop from landscape image.
Canon EOS 1Ds MkIII + 600mm f4 IS and 1.4X, DPP, CS3
This was at 500ISO, I even ventured up to 1600 and I am totally "gobsmacked" at the smoothness of the shots taken at that speed.
2008:11:03 14:13:44
840mm
Subject dist: 9.3m
1/50 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 500
AF mode: AI Servo AF
Drive: Continuous (high)
White balance: Auto
Flash: External E-TTL
Flash exp comp: -2/3
File size: 22.8MB
Image size: 5616 x 3744
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: 0
Contrast: 0
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn III-13: AF point brightness: brighter
Did you go for the bluetail whilst there or was this a while ago?
Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
I never got down there, a bit tight for me here particularly with those orphaned toes, but great action and well done in the conditions (which seems to have been normal for Kent recently)
W
David
Dave
Great action shot.
Barry
Eastbourne
Fascinating!
Bertl
Never knew we had these over here seen plenty in america, great capture.
Regards
Colin,
It's the 6th verified record of one in the UK, there's been one in Ireland at some point too I think!
Phil.
I tried it without the foot, but I prefered with afterall. the blood on the ground is reflecting the dull grey sky.
Danny