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Linnet (Male)

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Posted by Justin on May 3, 2009 at 6:26 AM
Linnet (Male)
Canon 20D, Canon 500mm f4 & Canon 1.4X Extender, 1/800 sec @ f6.3,
ISO 200, Raw. Supported on a beanbag hiding behind car's rear wheel :smile:
Small crop behind and above bird.


Hi,

Spent an enjoyable day with a flock of linnets busy feeding on the ground.
Would especially appreciate any comments on whether the images' brightness and contrast looks ok. I'm using an unfamiliar set-up and I'm not sure if the calibration is ok.


LARGER VERSION

All comments always welcome and appreciated.
Posted by Craig Jones on May 3, 2009 at 6:29 AM
Very nice, love the colour to the bird and the detail/contrast is spot on, well done :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Mike Smith on May 3, 2009 at 6:59 AM
Beautiful under-rated birds are linnets, and a cracking image to boot.

Overall contrast is fine but the bright foreground pebbles are a bit distracting. I'm not sure you can do anything about them short of scattering something other than granite chippings down with some seed!
Posted by Lewis Thomson on May 3, 2009 at 7:06 AM

Really nice Justin, looks great to me as is!

Cheers,
:toast:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on May 3, 2009 at 8:34 AM
Looks great Justin.

Phil.

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Posted by John Robinson on May 3, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Excellent bird detail. Pebbles a bit distracting but no big deal
JohnR
Posted by eric weight on May 3, 2009 at 11:34 AM
Looks superb to me, Justin.
:toast: Eric
Posted by jack chapman on May 3, 2009 at 12:19 PM
lovely image, brilliant detail and excellent colours too
Posted by Ben Simmonds on May 3, 2009 at 2:57 PM
nice light i like the white rocks it works well.
Posted by Des Ong on May 3, 2009 at 4:59 PM
Looks great to me Justin, and you've done well with the pale foregrounds. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Malcolm Muir on May 3, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Very nice Justin. Sodt bg colours complement the bird beautifully.

Malcolm :toast: :toast:
Posted by Jon Galt on May 4, 2009 at 3:47 AM
Cracking shot of an under-rate bird. Easily spooked so I appreciate the fieldcraft. Double check that handbrake!

Regards

Jon
Posted by marek szczepanek on May 4, 2009 at 7:27 AM
Great photo
Marek
Posted by Ian Mason on May 4, 2009 at 4:25 PM
Great stuff! I had a go at these last year and got nothing nearly as good as this - very nicely done.