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Sedge warbler in song

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Posted by Dave Bartlett on May 2, 2009 at 5:12 AM
Sedge warbler in song
Spent some time here trying to isolate the bird against a clear background whilst maintaining some vegetation and a sense of where the bird was. Got that far, but now wondering whether I the leaves to the right really work or are just a distraction .. thoughts?

Dave

1DMkIII + 500mm + 1.4xTC
1/800sec at f/5.6 and ISO200; + 1 1/3 EV
Full vertical from horizontal
Posted by Craig Jones on May 2, 2009 at 5:53 AM
Very nice image, love the light on the bird, BG is fine, and the singing is great, well done :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Dave Bartlett on May 2, 2009 at 6:23 AM
Just for interest, this is the same bird at the top of the same stick, and was what I was trying to get away from.

Dave
Posted by John Robinson on May 2, 2009 at 6:47 AM
Prefer the second one.
They never pose like this for me !
JohnR
Posted by Mike Smith on May 2, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Likewise I prefer the lighting in the second shot, the first image suffers from very harsh contrast lighting and really needed a burst of inifll flash to soften the harsh shadows
Posted by Brian Davis on May 2, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Like them both and would be happy with either.