Pheasant

Discussion

10 replies

Posted by Maggie Campbell on December 20, 2009 at 11:22 AM

Set up for photographing small birds yesterday and typical this fellow pops up

D300
300mm f2.8 + 1.4 TC
1/250s
f8
-0.3 EV
ISO 400
Tripod

Posted by Major Gilbert on December 20, 2009 at 1:35 PM

Lovely close up with some great detail, and it goes to show just how detailed they are.

Major.

Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on December 20, 2009 at 1:44 PM

Hi a lovely close up Maggie.

Phil.

Posted by Jeroen Stel on December 20, 2009 at 3:23 PM

Amazing detail and wonderful pose!
Love it!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Posted by Andy Snape on December 20, 2009 at 4:08 PM

That's brilliant Maggie, Mark will def be after that lens!!!

Posted by Ian Mason on December 20, 2009 at 5:26 PM

Detail is great and the eye contact is spot on. Nice!

Posted by John Robinson on December 20, 2009 at 8:01 PM

Great "in your face " close up .
My wife will by me that lens with my life insurance !!
Cheers
JohnR

Posted by Andy Astbury on December 21, 2009 at 12:18 PM

Now who does this remind me of??

Johns got that right - IN YA FACE - quite a shock when it first pops on the screen.

Bags of detail Maggie - nice

PS - stop cropping and shot for comp

Posted by Guy Rogers on December 21, 2009 at 1:44 PM

Hello Maggie.

Cracking portrait and the detail is excellent.

Posted by Maggie Campbell on December 21, 2009 at 5:35 PM

Thanks everyone. John I don't how much use the lens will be if bought with your life insurance

Andy I'm not sure who you are referring to. I hope you are not comparing the beak to my nose

Posted by Ron McCombe on December 22, 2009 at 5:49 PM

Hey Maggie,

Lovely image, fine colours, very sharp and well exposed. I like this a lot.

I particularly like the little spike of feather on the top of its head

Well done

Ron