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Posted by Ian Mason on December 18, 2008 at 7:19 PM
Shortie
1D2n, 600mm f4 is x1.4, 1/400s, f6.3, iso 640.

No new stuff, so here's an old friend from a couple of months ago that I have just found.
Posted by Paul King on December 18, 2008 at 7:34 PM
This is a nice shot Ian, the grass in the forground gives it a good DOF good contrast and brill OOF BG :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on December 18, 2008 at 7:37 PM
Hi Ian
The old stuff is often better !
Lovely shot this. (Reminds me of when I worked these birds at the nest in the old days in B&W.)
I love square crops (always have ) and the grass tops in the foreground are just the icing. .
One of your best in my humble opinion.
Cheers
John
Ps Try dropping the gamma a hell of a lot and look at the dramatic effect !!
Posted by Mark Hamblin on December 19, 2008 at 4:13 AM
Cracker, Ian. Nice one! Good crop too for composition. Mark
Posted by David Sewell on December 19, 2008 at 4:24 AM
Beautifully lit, and a lovely composition.

David
Posted by Liam Pauling on December 19, 2008 at 4:47 AM
Amazing shot, best SEO photo I have seen, love the square format and that the background is nicely out of focus with some leaves in focus, really makes the image.

liam.
Posted by Brett Lewis on December 19, 2008 at 5:43 AM
I have to agree with Liam there.. this really is the best SEO shot I've seen as well.. I too love the subtle detail of the grass in the bottom of the frame as it illustrates very nicely the quartering behaviour associated with such a great bird.. Simply superb composition and execution throughout the frame.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Bate on December 19, 2008 at 5:54 AM
awesome ian, love it a lot!
Posted by kevin Treadwell on December 19, 2008 at 5:59 AM
super super shot Ian

Kevin

Posted by Dave Bartlett on December 19, 2008 at 6:00 AM
Wish I could 'just find' one like it !! Superb .. it's all been said :toast: :toast: :toast:

Dave
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on December 19, 2008 at 6:11 AM
Hi Ian,

This is a wonderful and very well composed shot. The grass in the foreground in combination with the blurry background is just great. Very well done :smile: :smile:
Posted by Ben Simmonds on December 19, 2008 at 12:27 PM
perfect, grasses add environment which is really important
Posted by Ian Hay on December 19, 2008 at 1:43 PM
Just found!! you mean you had lost this!! wow

Just about perfect, amazing what a bit of long grass can add to a great photo

Ian Hay
Posted by Alan Woolnough on December 19, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Thats a corker Ian,

Nicely done :toast:

Alan
Posted by Danny Green on December 19, 2008 at 2:56 PM
A cracker!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Danny :toast: :toast:
Posted by Justin on December 19, 2008 at 3:14 PM
An outstanding image with the grasses at the bottom of the frame being the icing on the cake.
:toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on December 19, 2008 at 3:33 PM


Excellent work Ian and a truly fine looking image :toast:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Colin Pickett on December 20, 2008 at 6:05 AM
Classic nice image. :toast:
Posted by Magnus Hird on December 20, 2008 at 12:52 PM
An absolute belter Ian, the expression on its face, the light coming through the wings and the tops of the grass in the foreground all combine to make this a superb shot :smile: