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Male Bluethroat Singing

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Posted by Danny Green on April 30, 2009 at 6:13 AM
Male Bluethroat Singing
I saw my first Male Bluethroat on the Isle of May getting on twenty years ago and ever since I have always wanted pictures of one. I had a good go in Norway a couple of years ago but didn't get anything, so cue Holland and I finally got him. Thanks Ed I owe you one.

Canon 1DS MK11, 500mm Lens, 1.4x, F6.3, 1/400, ISO 200

Danny :wavey:
Posted by Tom Smit on April 30, 2009 at 6:25 AM
Hi Danny, Great shot.
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Posted by David Sewell on April 30, 2009 at 6:34 AM
It was worth the wait, Danny. Fully up to your usual high standard.

David

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Posted by Mark Davies on April 30, 2009 at 6:50 AM
Benchmark in small bird photography.Lucky B$%^$£$D! LOL
Posted by PhilH on April 30, 2009 at 6:55 AM
Nice one Danny... must try to get over there sometime....

Only thing I would possibly do is to tone the perch down a little just so that it draws the eye a little less....

Just noticed ... this is the second image that is not wide open :biggrin:

All the best & speak soon

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Posted by Craig Jones on April 30, 2009 at 7:13 AM
Nice photo,great light/colour well done :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on April 30, 2009 at 8:18 AM
That'll do for me.
John
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on April 30, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Hi Danny
Usual high standard technically and nice behaviour. I find the perch a little overpowering in terms of size and brightness though. Nonetheless, I expect to see it on the cover of a mag at some point. :wink:

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on April 30, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Hi Danny a very nice image.

Phil.

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Posted by Ian Mason on April 30, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Fantastic shot again. Both the bird and the perch are great. If anything I would lose a little of the perch from the bottom - I prefer the overall balance that way.
Posted by Rob Howard on April 30, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Hi Danny,

Top drawer shot again, very very nice!! This is high on my wish list.

You still chasing the Barnies about ???? :biggrin: :biggrin:

Regards

Rob


PS Three weeks then I go to the barbers !!!!
Posted by Malcolm Muir on April 30, 2009 at 1:29 PM
Brilliant

I got my first on the isle of May also but hav never managed a photo.

Malcolm :toast: :toast:
Posted by Billy Fairburn on April 30, 2009 at 3:28 PM
great shot Danny :toast:
Posted by keith mitchell on April 30, 2009 at 4:08 PM
Superb shot Danny.
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Keith.
Posted by Lewis Thomson on April 30, 2009 at 4:55 PM

Fantastic bird! The shots not bad either :wink: :wink: :wink: !! The perch doesn't worry me.

Cheers,

Lewis.
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Posted by Danny Green on April 30, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Hello Rob

I hope you have been saving its going to cost you a fortune, just tell them you have just been let out and they will do it for nowt :biggrin: Resigned from barnies for now but just getting my teeth into foxes infact once you have had your haircut send me some because I am tearing mine out.

Danny :wavey:
Posted by Lee Newman on April 30, 2009 at 6:02 PM
A good looking well detailed bird & nice BG
Good comp & good interesting perch.
A superb looking image :toast:

Lee
Posted by Fran French on May 1, 2009 at 1:39 AM
Love the colour in this Danny. Super perch and such a beautiful bird.

Fran :toast:
Posted by Nigel Blake on May 1, 2009 at 9:50 AM
I like it Danny, but I also feel the perch competes with the bird for ones eye a bit more than would be ideal.
Posted by Danielle Nichol on May 1, 2009 at 11:16 AM
That's a shame, I was hoping that you were going to say, this was a recent migrant on your local patch, because I'm in the middle of packing my bags for a weeks visit down your way, little sis wants to go blue bell hunting at outwoods and I want to do some orchids round ruddington and maybe some grass snakes if I can find them in the area.

Any way it's a wonderful image as usual, and worth the wait I think, you must be chuffed to bits with it, I know I would be.

Dani

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Posted by Austin Thomas on May 1, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Absolute rubbish !

Oh OK then... Superb. Benchmark, Top drawer. . or pick your own superlative for an excellent photograph. You are an inspiration. Thanks for sharing images such as this.

Cheers

Austin

Posted by Danny Green on May 1, 2009 at 4:40 PM
Cheers everyone for your nice comments, it was a long time coming getting an image of this beautiful bird. Some people have mentioned the perch being over powering but this is his favourite song perch and not a perch I have put up for him via a setup so I didn't have any choice and I don't think he would have been best pleased had I chopped it down :biggrin:

Danny
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 4, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Simplicity Danny, that is what makes it for me. But how difficult is it to do?

Steve
Posted by Danny Green on May 4, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Hello Steve

I have tried lots of times over the years but have always failed so to me it has been very difficult but I guess to others it can be easy but thats like many species I supose. The males are beautiful songsters and I think in the next few year they will breed regularly in the south of the UK which would be fantastic!!!

Danny