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Singing Sedge Warbler

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Posted by Craig Jones on July 26, 2009 at 2:19 PM
Singing Sedge Warbler
Photograph of a male Sedge Warbler singing away on this lone bulrush,I loved the splash of colour these great willowherb flowers gave to this image, taken on marshland on the dee estuary.
All Comments And Advice Welcome

Tech;
Nikon D300
Nikon F4600VR
F5.6,1/500
iso 400,+0.3ev
Matrix
PP-CS3,Slight Crop

Thanks For Looking
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Posted by Peter Woods on July 26, 2009 at 3:01 PM
Lovely image, I would be tempted to crop top and bottom by 2 or 3 cm's.
Posted by John Robinson on July 26, 2009 at 3:16 PM
Interesting shot.
I might even suggest a tight vertical crop around the bird.That would lose the willow herb though.
JohnR.
Posted by Liam Pauling on July 26, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Lovely image Craig, I really like the colours.


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Posted by Paul Hobson on July 26, 2009 at 5:13 PM
very punchy colours and great composition, keep the flowers they add a little extra to the image, very nice indeed Craig

Paul

Posted by Bob Cox on July 26, 2009 at 6:07 PM
A difficult one to crop, dammed if you do dammed if you don’t, since the flowers are where they are I go with John on a vertical crop, nice picture though.

Bob.
Posted by Craig Jones on July 26, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Thanks gents, I thought of getting rid of the flowers, then did'nt in the end but as bob said '
dammed if you do dammed if you don’t' just love the colours :cool: thanks again for your imput as this is how we all learn :wink: :wink:
Posted by David Taylor on July 26, 2009 at 7:02 PM
Glad you left the flowers in. A pity there's no sound to go with it. :wink: A cheerful, colourful image.



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Posted by Matt Cole on July 27, 2009 at 2:59 AM
very nice Craig, I think you made the right decision to keep the flowers. In an ideal world maybe the bird would be a bit more to the left but still a very attractive shot with vibrant colours.

Matt
Posted by jack chapman on July 27, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Great pose and setting, i think the green is a bit oversaturated though, i don't mind the flowers but i think the sedge warbler is too far to the right of the frame, try cropping from the left to make it 3:1 vertical
Posted by Jeroen Stel on July 27, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Lovely colors and spring feel to this!
The reed stem seems enormous compared to the bird and makes this different.

Do agree on the composition matter.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Helge Sorensen on July 27, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Lovely image, where the comp. works fine. Too me it seems a wee bit too saturated though! :wavey:
Posted by Fran French on July 27, 2009 at 2:36 PM
Nits covered, very nice indeed and a great setting.

Fran :toast:
Posted by Magnus Hird on July 27, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Maybe a bit too green but that could just be a reflection from my face with envy! Love the way the red mouth draws me eye in :smile:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 27, 2009 at 7:35 PM


Very nice image Craig, like the splash of colour from the Willow herb.

Andy...