Lesser Redpoll

Lesser Redpoll
Through window last week.
Usual setup
JR

Another lovely detailed image John, perhaps a tad more space to the left but thats a minor nit.
Robert.

Thanks Robert. You're right but its about full frame so it would have to be a stretchy job. !
Cheers
John

Beauty! What are your windows made of - optical fluorite?

Dave

You do get some fantastic birds outside your window, John. This is a lovely shot, captures the weather conditions very well.

David

Lovely shot, John. No nits at all.


Simon

Like it as is, size and position in the frame look good.

Through the window! rub it in why don't you when are you holding a NPN meet

Nice work John, nicely framed with the leaves.

I wish I had oak leaves, I wish I had redpolls , I wish I had John window . Another very nice picture.

Bob.

Best redpoll shot yet John very nice!!
Love the falling snow and angle!!

Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk

I like the oak leaves framing this one John, a fine shot.
Eric

John - will you give me the name of your window cleaner

I don't know what impresses me most - what I can see or WHAT I CAN'T

Great stuff John, love the detail on the bird and the environment.

Nicely done,

Brett

Thanks all.
Everest double glazing perhaps !!:biggrin Maybe I should give them a call !
No its duoble glazing but the cheap stuff. Don't forget- the lens end is only 8 inches off the glasss so even if it was dirty it would only lower the contrast a bit !
Just ask any glazier for a piece of plate glass. No problem.
JohnR
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Gorgeous subject and setting, the snow caps it off. Nice one John, like many others I wish I had your window on the natural world!

John, in all seriousness how far from your window is the subject? I've been shooting into my garden trying to capture a pied wagtail thats been on my feeding table during the snow. Its about 8-10 feet from the window, I'm using good kit, a canon 300mm f2.8 Lens and a 450D but the quality of my images are, to be blunt, crap, compared to this. How much photoshopping are you doing and what, If any? The shot is a beautiful shot by the way.

Brian

Thanks again
Brian
In the morning I'll take a shot in daylight so that you can see exactly. I'll see if I can do a drawing to be going on with. Are you sure you have not got a bad spot in the glass. ??
John

Brian
- and anyone else interested. Can you understand this ?
The black felt sheet is to stop reflections and cut down glare as the sun comes fairly straight in early on. It also acts as a blind obviously. At about 3 in the afternoon the sun is 90 degrees to the right.The line of stumps and perches at the back of the table are the ones which are changed all the time and are about 7 foot from the window,

Cheers
JR

Super shot and super bird.

Major

Interesting and helpful diagram of the set-up John. I suspect that the felt is the 'secret' ingredient. I have always found that the hardest and in some respects the most important aspects of wildlife photography are the fieldcraft and getting set-up properly for the shot and they are the things mentioned least; so I for one want to say that I appreciate the time you have taken explaining this.
All the best.
Eric

John,
Thanks for taking the time to do this for me. I have an idea that I have to move my feeder to the right somewhat, I think that shooting through the glass the way that I am is deflecting things, I think the proper name is refraction??

I think I will also get better light on the feeder if I do that, especially in the P.M. I will try in a few days having given the birds time to adjust to the new setting of the feeders.

Thanks again for your assistance, I don't get much variation in my garden but there are some great photo opportunities if I can get it right.

Brian

Hello John

Thats another cracking shot John you don't see to many of these nowdays.

Danny

Corker of a shot John.