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BIF Yellow Hammer

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Posted by Maggie Campbell on January 3, 2010 at 3:09 PM
BIF Yellow Hammer
One from yesterday. I didn't expect it to come so close and of course had a 1.4 TC on - unlike my recent Blue Tit! Sods law :confused: :biggrin:

D300
300mm f2.8 + 1.4TC
f5.6
1/160s
-0.7EV
ISO 400
Tripod
Posted by Bronia Klima on January 3, 2010 at 3:22 PM
Nice yellowhammer Maggie send him up to Yorkshire
Bronia
Posted by jack chapman on January 3, 2010 at 4:25 PM
great shot love the pose and colours, pity the grass looks so miserable
Posted by Paul Inglis on January 3, 2010 at 4:29 PM
Love the expression here :smile: It has an attitude!
Posted by David Taylor on January 3, 2010 at 4:35 PM
Has it spotted you, Maggie? It has a rather inquisitive expression, IMHO. :biggrin: :biggrin:

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 3, 2010 at 5:13 PM
Disappointed was I - mae wee lassy leads mae to think she's posted a wee Yellowhammer IN FLIGHT :frown: :frown: :eek:

BIF is, or at least used to be, the acronym for Bird in Flight - so perhaps you can understand my thoughts!

Never a fan of small birds head on like this but it's well exposed and processed and the comp is pretty nice too :wavey: :wavey:

So what do you think BIF means then Maggie?
Posted by Maggie Campbell on January 3, 2010 at 5:20 PM
BIG IN FRAME ANDY as well as Bird in flight :biggrin: :wink: You will see quite a few use that on the site :eek: :cool:
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 4, 2010 at 4:30 AM
Quite a few ehh..........mmm... :wink:
Posted by David Sewell on January 4, 2010 at 5:29 AM
You touch on something that is also my experience, Maggie. If you are set up for birds at a distance, you can be sure that some little so and so that you have wanted to photograph all your life is going to come and hop about on your toes. Nice shot of a bird I rarely see these days, and I for one do not it head on.

David
Posted by Kim Connolly on January 4, 2010 at 10:52 AM
It's great - a super shot, and there you were a few days ago - not seen one!!! Love the expression - looks as though he is really posing for the camera - and I have no problems with the grass!!!!!! :biggrin:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on January 4, 2010 at 2:27 PM
Lovely shot of this beautiful bird, Maggie. :smile:
Posted by Andrew Parkinson on January 4, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Good eye contact though I'd be tempted to lose a little off the bottom, just a little though!
Posted by Colin Crowdey on January 6, 2010 at 4:37 PM
nice shot of a bird I have NEVER seen - not usually keen on head on shots of small birds but this works ok with the rest of the comp etc

cheers

Colin
Posted by Graeme Lee on January 10, 2010 at 5:58 AM
I'm with Andy on the BIF :wink: Nice shot of a bird I've had no joy with....along with all the rest of them too!!!