Yellow Wagtail

Discussion

17 replies

Posted by Terry Longley on April 15, 2009 at 7:33 AM

Had a trip out to Elmley Marsh on Sunday and there were 4 or 5 of this little beauties posing.

Canon 40D
300f4 L IS + 1.4x ext
Beanbag on car window
1/250 sec
f6.3
-2/3
ISO: 200

Posted by John Robinson on April 15, 2009 at 8:18 AM

Excellent ! Nice foreground without being too mushy.
very nice indeed.
JohnR

Posted by Lewis Thomson on April 15, 2009 at 8:21 AM

Hi Terry,

Lovely shot of one of my favourite birds! Looks a little warm to me and the eye looks a little odd, but love the dew and the separation between the bird and background! The oof yellow streak below the birds tail is a little annoying, but may be being overly critical there. Nicely done!

Lewis.

Posted by Greg Hitchcock on April 15, 2009 at 8:42 AM

Nice one Terry, well balanced composition and nicely exposed. I don't have a problme with the eye or colour balance, but the oof yellow streak does draw the eye a bit, unfortunately.

Welcome to the forum.

Greg

Posted by Malcolm Muir on April 15, 2009 at 12:37 PM

Lovely bird Terry - sadly, we've lost them from up here.

Malcolm

Posted by Craig Jones on April 15, 2009 at 1:37 PM

Welcome, very clean , nice image, lovely looking bird and great colours, well done

Posted by Dave Bartlett on April 15, 2009 at 2:17 PM

Welcome to the forum. Nice smart bird. Looking forward to more

Some good stuff on the websire too.

Dave

Posted by Ian Mason on April 15, 2009 at 2:52 PM

Cracking shot! No nits from me.

Posted by Terry Longley on April 15, 2009 at 2:54 PM

Thank you all very much for your comments and warm welcome to the forum.

Terry.

Posted by Matt Cole on April 15, 2009 at 3:38 PM

a lovely shot and a great looking bird. The low viewpoint and dew in the grass give it something special.

Matt

Posted by Brian Davis on April 15, 2009 at 5:11 PM

A lovely bird, I have yet to see one. I love the shot, can't comment on the details as i don't have the experience.

Posted by Justin on April 15, 2009 at 5:29 PM

Hi Terry,
Welcome to the forum and a cracking image to begin posting with.

Posted by Des Ong on April 15, 2009 at 6:55 PM

A lovely image indeed, although it seems to have a yellow cast to it on my screen. Good job.

Posted by Bertl Menegoni on April 16, 2009 at 1:30 AM

Welcome to the forum,
very nice composed shot of this lovely bird.

Bertl

Posted by Major Gilbert on April 16, 2009 at 2:16 AM

Always a great looking bird these and you have done it proud with your first post.

Major.

Posted by PhilH on April 16, 2009 at 2:49 AM

Nice one Terry... minor nit mentioned and welcome to the forum....

Phil

Posted by Terry Longley on April 16, 2009 at 5:18 AM

My thanks once again for your comments and warm welcome to the forum.

Regards
Terry

Posted by Fran French on April 16, 2009 at 8:25 AM

Hi Terry, and welcome to the forum

I too can see a slight yellow cast, but a super nicely detailed image.

Regards,

Fran