Busy backdrop

Nuthatch and a waterfall !
There's often a mention of "busy" backgrounds. Now this is what I call "busy "
Its the water feed to my pool in the recent heavy rain sessions. Gets a little heavy at times, but at least it washes the leaves away !
Slow shutter to blurr the water -
30 th cecond @f7.5
640 ISO
D200 Sigma 100-300
Cheers
JohnR

I would expect a dipper......very nice John, a nuthatch in quite a different setting!
Rene de heer

Lovely, and great technique too. The blurred water looks great with the super sharp bird. I don't think I've ever seen a nuthatch sit still for 1/30th sec!! So much detail in there too.

Great capture!

Lovely setting. Next time, ask him to turn round and sit in the bottom left facing the waterfall

Very interesting shot John. You're clearly a master of these sorts of shot, especially going against the grain and always having more a top down view of the subject, as opposed to being very low down.

Thanks all.
Interesting point Tim- again the Low Point of View debate. In this case any lower and I would have got the outlet pipe in as well .
Cheers
JohnR

Never seen a nuthatch like this and it works a treat. The wet feathers almost look metallic and you managed to balance the shutter speed to create the effect and keep the nuthatch sharp. Good stuff again

Hi John
I don't mind the perspective on this one any lower and you would lose most of the water, no nits from me I like it as is.

Do you do field trips to your garden and pools?

Regards

Another great shot Like it very much.

Sandra

Wow John great picture and you have some setup.

What a cracking shot John - I really like this one - very nice

Agreed this is very nice and certainly a different view of a Nuthatch.

Hi John

One of your best posts to date for me. Brill.

Cheers, Chris

Hi John

What an unusual and fantastic image - this one is a bit special!

David

very different to the norm John, great stuff.

Matt

Certainly one of your best John - like everything about it

Dave

Even this is really a busy background and even the BG has nearly the same color than the main object, the bird stands out nearly 3-dimensional.
Very sharp and cracking shot John.
Bertl

What a combination, John! It takes an original like yourself even to think that such a shot is possible! Are you sure you don't have a stuffed Nuthatch that you just position in photogenic locations?

Tom

Now that's something different! Good stuff.



Mark

Hello John

I tell you what that is some picture Mr Robinson. Cracking shot.

Danny

Thanks everyone ! To be honest I didn't think this would go down too well. The bird seemed a little harsh, and I thought the background overtook the general shot. Anyway glad you liked it. I must have twenty species done on the same branch with the same waterfall !!
I,ve just done a count and it seems like I have 1023 nuthatch pictures on file. (Not all at pool)
Its one of the few birds which is almost certain to come to the pool.
Any way thanks again
Appreciated.
JohnR

Stunning shot John, I like this very much