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Posted by Dawn Monrose on June 2, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Hi All,

Sorry I haven't been around much lately, again. Funny how life just seems to get in the way of doing stuff you like!

Anyway, here's another shot from my recent holiday. Spent ages 'stalking' this guy, but he was always one hop ahead, so I gave up and just sat and watched. Gradually he got used to me and came closer and closer. Not close enough for a nice portrait however as someone (mentioning no names...) came stomping along the path... :rolleyes: I quite liked this environment type shot though. Cropped to panoramic-ish format as it's a bit more interesting and I wanted to lose the 'dead space' top and bottom.

Techs: D200, 500mm f4.
1/180sec @ f8, 200ISO

Thanks for looking! C and C most welcome!

:wavey:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on June 2, 2009 at 5:02 PM
Great comp works very well great image.

Phil.

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Posted by John Robinson on June 2, 2009 at 5:28 PM
I like these sort of shots Dawn. Maybe a tiny bit down on the contrast would make it better for me but its my "head in the right place got to be" monitor again maybe !
John
Posted by Ian Macdermott on June 2, 2009 at 6:27 PM
The crop works well and its a very nice image :smile:




PS John will have to sort out a neck brace to keep his bonce in the same spot :biggrin:




Ian
Posted by Barry Southon on June 2, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Dawn

I like it as is works for me.
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Posted by Major Gilbert on June 3, 2009 at 2:15 AM
Yes that crop works well Dawn. One minor nit is the grass out of the top of the head but know doubt easily removed. :toast:

Major
Posted by keith mitchell on June 3, 2009 at 2:49 AM
Dawn like it just as it is,very nice image.
:toast: :toast:
Keith.
Posted by Scott Tilley on June 3, 2009 at 3:00 AM
Lovely shot Dawn, beautiful light and the composition shows off the birds environment. Spot on! :toast:

Scott
Posted by Tim Munsey on June 3, 2009 at 3:28 AM
It's a cool shot, they are curious creatures and do like to come close always watching, I found the females to be braver than the males. I watched a female take food off the male to feed to its young as the male wouldn't come closer.

Tim
Posted by Mark Davies on June 3, 2009 at 7:54 AM
I like the crop to this and the comp that goes with it .Major covered the only nit I have .
Posted by Lewis Thomson on June 3, 2009 at 9:10 AM

Very nice! Lovely light and comp, the crop is great IMO :smile:

Lewis.
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Posted by eric weight on June 3, 2009 at 1:42 PM
I think that the crop was exactly the right thing to do with this shot and it makes for a lovely image.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Ian Mason on June 3, 2009 at 6:55 PM
A lovely shot with great colour. Have you tried something even more dramatic, by cropping more from the left, leaving the bird close to the edge of the frame? Try it - I think it is great!
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on June 4, 2009 at 3:24 AM
Crop works well for me. Very nice shot. :smile:
Posted by Drew Mellowship on June 4, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Who was that that came stomping up the path ?!

Really like the image Dawn, I'm glad to see you are filling your potential with that hard to work lens of yours !

If that grass was any more blown out it would make the bird look to have a Mohawk !

Great stuff, keep up the good work, really like this one.

Drew :smile:
Posted by Colin Preston on June 5, 2009 at 1:21 PM
Works for me a lovely image.