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Still lurking in the reeds ..

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Posted by Dave Bartlett on December 9, 2008 at 4:15 PM
Still lurking in the reeds ..
I'm not sure if this works with the seed head immediately behind the bird or not ... The buntings were very active in the reed heads yesterday rather than doing gymnastics down the stems. Thoughts appreciated?

Dave

1DMkIII + 500mm + 1.4x TC
1/160sec at f/5.6 and ISO400 and +1EV
Posted by jack chapman on December 9, 2008 at 4:25 PM
really like the colours and lighting in this one
Posted by tony flashman on December 9, 2008 at 4:34 PM
I generally prefer uncluttered backgrounds, but I know there are a large number of people that like to see the bird in a more natural environment.
This shot gives enough background info without being distracting to the main subject.

Tony :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on December 9, 2008 at 5:54 PM
Yes I quite like this, and the reed is not too obtrusive. Maybe some blurring of it would help, but all depends on whether you want to "mess around " or not !
Good shot though..
JohnR
Posted by Dave Bartlett on December 9, 2008 at 6:03 PM
Yes, I wondered about that John, but in the end I decided it was more than I wanted to do.

Dave
Posted by Paul Thomas on December 9, 2008 at 7:06 PM
I like it. The background doesn't bother me.

:toast:

Paul
Posted by Chris Jones on December 10, 2008 at 4:19 AM
No problem with the reed head, great colours, I would have parked the bird a tad over to the right.

Nice shot

Regards Chris
Posted by John Chapman on December 10, 2008 at 5:36 AM
Hi Dave for me the reed behind the bird's head is a bit distracting. But other wise a good picture. :toast: