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Bathing Blackcap

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Posted by John Robinson on October 21, 2009 at 3:10 PM
Bathing Blackcap
Messy backdrop for some but its natural., and you can't be choosy when something like this turns up !
Pool No.2
Usual set up.
JohnR
Posted by Ben Gardner on October 21, 2009 at 3:47 PM
lovely sharp image John. For me personally I don't mind the back drop, it doesn't take away from the shot.
Posted by Justin on October 21, 2009 at 3:55 PM
A good species to have visiting John. No problem with the backdrop either. Nice one.
Posted by Maggie Campbell on October 21, 2009 at 5:05 PM
A lovely shot John. Love the water droplets on her back. I have never yet managed a photograph of a Blackcap and you get them in your pool. Life is so unfair :frown:
Posted by John Robinson on October 21, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Thanks people.
Difficult to know whatto do with man made pools, because if you try to get them too "natural" they look like this one, but then it all depends which bit the birds sit in front of.
Lot of bird hanging on with the mild weather too. This one was feeding on Damsons !
Thanks again
JohnR
Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 21, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Spot on John :toast:


You cannot choose which bit they land in, any way I am jealous as all the blackcaps I have shot have been miles away :frown:
Posted by Fran French on October 22, 2009 at 1:50 AM
A bird I have yet to photograph John, even though there are quite a number my way. Very nice indeed. Green with envy here.

Fran :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on October 22, 2009 at 2:01 AM
Great and very detailed shot, John. No problem with the backdrop either. :smile:
Posted by Jeff Harrison on October 22, 2009 at 4:13 AM
Nice work John :smile:
Posted by Ian Mason on October 22, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Nice! I've hear one but never seen one.