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Grey Wagtail in snow

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14 replies
Posted by David J Slater on February 7, 2009 at 5:27 PM
A bird I've been after for some years - well, a sharp shot at least! The snow conditions in the Forest of Dean are amazing at the moment, but it's melting fast. A low viewpoint to get the oof foreground was on purpose to get that bleak and surreal feeling. I preserved the bluish white balance of the shot as this is how it came out the camera and how it felt at the time - cold!

What do you think?

Canon 5D mkII, 600mm. ASA 320. F8. 1/250sec. Full Frame.
Posted by Ray on February 7, 2009 at 5:37 PM
A cracking shot, works exceptionally well, everything is right on the button. Nice one
Posted by Bob Cox on February 7, 2009 at 5:44 PM
What a striking shot, with just the minimum of colours, the blue and yellow, it is a very colourful shot.Great .
Posted by jack chapman on February 7, 2009 at 5:47 PM
beautiful, the diffused foreground and lighting really make this a wonderful shot
Posted by Lee Newman on February 7, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Nice one

Lee
Posted by Dave Bartlett on February 8, 2009 at 5:06 AM
Really like it, especially the nice simple colour palette.

Dave
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on February 8, 2009 at 6:35 AM
I like it David, the color contrast is amazing.
Bertl
Posted by Mark Hamblin on February 8, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Beauty. One of my favourite birds too. Low viewpoint and comp. colours are superb. Great stuff. Mark
Posted by Richard Peters on February 8, 2009 at 10:08 AM
I really like this one, nice colours, nice graduation from the bottom of the frame and simple colours with the yellow from the GW adding just the right amount of colour to break things up nicely :toast:
Posted by Barry Southon on February 8, 2009 at 12:32 PM
David

Cracking shot colour couldn't be better.

Barry :wink:
Posted by Major Gilbert on February 8, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Love the colouration and POV on this one.
Only thing for me is the eyelight but I am sure if this were a bigger image you would see it. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Dawn Monrose on February 8, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Great colours, amazing. The low viewpoint is great too!
Posted by Ian Mason on February 8, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Superb image! The colours are exquisite.
Posted by Tom_W on February 10, 2009 at 11:09 AM
I like this as it is a refreshing difference having the lightest tones at the base of an image; the shadows of the bird hold good detail as well.

T
Posted by Danny Green on February 11, 2009 at 5:43 AM
Very nice Dave, nice to see you posting again will look forward to seeing one next year :wink: :biggrin:

Danny :toast: :toast: