Fiesty fieldfare

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Posted by Dave Bartlett on January 12, 2009 at 4:47 PM

This fieldfare was not for sharing his apple with anyone! It was an apple that I had placed exactly where I wanted it so a full frame shot would make the bird just the size I wanted .. so the bird pushes the apple along towards me until it was just that bit too close. Next step was to wander over to where I was concealed (so I thought) in a ditch, admire his reflection in the glass by standing about a foot away from the lens hood and then saunter back to the apple. One very cool fieldfare

Dave

1DMkIII + 500mm
1/160 sec at f/5.0 and ISO400 and -2/3EV
Routine adjustments in LR2

Posted by Justin on January 12, 2009 at 4:55 PM

A good image and an amusing story too

Posted by Paul Hillion on January 12, 2009 at 5:12 PM

Lovely shot Dave, wonderful colours. The oof foreground is slightly distracting but a that's very minor nit.

Posted by Tom Smit on January 12, 2009 at 5:25 PM

Nice shot and story. Wel done.

Posted by Ray on January 12, 2009 at 6:10 PM

An excellent portrait. I would suggest cropping off the “mush” in the foreground, as I find it completely unnatural, and adds nothing to the image. After many years of looking thro’ these peepers, I have yet to see this effect across the bottom of my vision. But hey, that’s just me.

Posted by Dave Bartlett on January 13, 2009 at 3:53 AM

I agree Ray. I've now tried it with less oof foreground and it does indeed look much better

Dave

Posted by Lee Newman on January 13, 2009 at 6:13 AM

Nice image & story.

Posted by Drew Mellowship on January 13, 2009 at 6:48 AM

I agree about the minor nit of the FG, nice shot nonetheless

Drew

Posted by Magnus Hird on January 14, 2009 at 5:22 PM

Nice shot Dave, nits covered. Sounds like a proper narcissus!

Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on January 15, 2009 at 3:31 AM

Nits covered but a nice shot nonetheless.