Posted by Dawn Monrose on March 26, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Hi everyone!
Not one from my garden bird project!
Managed to get away to the Peak District the other weekend, saw my first mountain hare (yay!) although it did look like a fluffy white rock on the distant hillside...
Managed a good few images of the jackdaws in the area, it cost me my lunch, but was well worth it, and they seemed to appreciate it!
Posted by Craig Jones on March 26, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Nice image dawn, like the comp, and great eye detail
Posted by Dave Bartlett on March 26, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Not a bird you see too many images of and I like this one. You've caught the eye well and it has a nice inquisitive pose too. The oof wall is quite dominant, but not really an issue for me.
Dave
Posted by John Robinson on March 26, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Nice one dawn. One of my favourite birds.
Cheers
JohnR
Nice one of a rarely posted bird, good position in the frame, good pose and the exposure looks to have been handled well....
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Posted by Mark Sisson on March 27, 2009 at 5:01 AM
Surprisingly tricky bird to photograph - very wary and plenty of exposure challenges at times too.
Well captured dawn - love the bright blue eye.
Mark
Posted by Mark sellings on March 27, 2009 at 5:53 AM
cost you your lunch - I hope you mean they ahd it as opposed to sickness!
Nice shot - the eye really captures you, for me the oof rock is too dominant and barriers the bird for me.
Mark
Posted by David Sewell on March 27, 2009 at 5:59 AM
Nice one, Dawn. As others have already said, not too many jackdaws get posted on here. What do we have against certain species? Collared doves, Wood pigeons, crows etc. are all conspicuous by their relative absence.
David
Posted by Brett Lewis on March 27, 2009 at 6:04 AM
Nice capture of a great bird. Well seen and taken. I too agree about the dominance of the wall so might be tempted to take a small amount off of the bottom to reduce its impact.
Brett
Posted by Major Gilbert on March 27, 2009 at 9:15 AM
Lovely! Nice detail in the blacks - must have a go at these soon.
Posted by Dawn Monrose on March 28, 2009 at 5:32 AM
Hi all, many thanks for your comments! LOL Mark, I wasn't ill, I gave them my lunch in exchange for some photos.....not a bad deal I suppose.
I was quite surprised at these birds, they were pretty habituated, completely ignoring people walking within a few feet of them, but as soon as the lens was pointed in their direction, they were gone, even with my lunch to tempt them.
Perhaps I'll post another later, thanks again all!
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11 repliesNot one from my garden bird project!
Managed to get away to the Peak District the other weekend, saw my first mountain hare (yay!) although it did look like a fluffy white rock on the distant hillside...
Managed a good few images of the jackdaws in the area, it cost me my lunch, but was well worth it, and they seemed to appreciate it!
Techs:
Nikon D200, Sigma 180mm
1/320sec @f4.5 200ISO
Thanks for looking, C and C welcome!
Dave
Cheers
JohnR
Like it
Well captured dawn - love the bright blue eye.
Mark
Nice shot - the eye really captures you, for me the oof rock is too dominant and barriers the bird for me.
Mark
David
Brett
Major
I was quite surprised at these birds, they were pretty habituated, completely ignoring people walking within a few feet of them, but as soon as the lens was pointed in their direction, they were gone, even with my lunch to tempt them.
Perhaps I'll post another later, thanks again all!