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Spotted flycatcher

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Posted by Paul King on June 18, 2009 at 8:05 PM
Spotted flycatcher
One from yesterday

D300 600mm f4 + 1.4 TC
ISO 100 at 1/100th

Posted by Michael Southcott on June 19, 2009 at 1:48 AM
Have you used Noise reduction . NI . as the detail in the plumage seems smeared ?
Posted by Justin on June 19, 2009 at 1:59 AM
Is this full frame Paul or a very,very large crop? The detail does seem very 'smeared' as Michael mentions. I thought perhaps it may have been down to too a high a noise reduction setting, but seeing as it was shot at iso 100 this seems unlikely.
A lovely species and an apppealing pose though.
Posted by Mark Green on June 19, 2009 at 8:18 AM
yep i agree with Justins, and michaels comments.. is it highly cropped. or to much NI.
Great subject tho,havent seen one in years.
Posted by Danielle Nichol on June 19, 2009 at 11:40 AM
As all of the above, I also noticed the fence post ish bit on the right has what appears to be compression artifacts on it, and also around the birds tail area.

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