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Great Grey Shrike

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Posted by Steve Race on October 26, 2009 at 5:05 PM
Great Grey Shrike
I was lucky to have a close encounter with a magnificent Great Grey Shrike the other morning. However it was at 08:10am when daylight was just starting to appear so the light conditions where pretty dull.

Canon EOS 1D Mark III
EF500 mm f/4L IS USM + 1.4x
1/160 sec @ F/6.3
ISO 800

All comments most welcome - thanks for looking. :wink:
Posted by Brian Davis on October 26, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Lovely shot though, in challenging conditions. well done.
Posted by TOMFINLEY on October 27, 2009 at 5:07 AM
A beautiful result if just a tad soft. Great in the conditions you describe.
Posted by John Robinson on October 27, 2009 at 6:38 AM
Good stuff ! The right bush too !
JohnR
Posted by Lewis Thomson on October 27, 2009 at 7:29 AM

Hi Steve,

Not many good shots of this species around, you've done really well to get this! Perhaps a little more room above the bird would have clinched it for me. Super bird!

Cheers,

Lewis.
:toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 27, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Lovely shot Steve,

any nits already covered :smile:
Posted by Fran French on October 27, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Nits covered, such a treat for all of us to see one of these. Nice one.

Fran :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on October 27, 2009 at 3:05 PM


Nice one Steve and I've no need to tell you how gutted I was to miss out this one :biggrin:

See you friday.

Andy...
Posted by Craig Jones on October 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Lovely portrait and colours too,very nice :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Steve Race on October 28, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Thanks for all your comments. Lewis I see what you mean about a little more room on top, which I do have just cropped it a bit tight. Think I will re-process - many thanks all. :smile: :wavey: