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Redwings and red berries

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Posted by David Sewell on January 4, 2010 at 4:09 PM
Redwings and red berries
It is something that I guess most of us know, red berries tend to dominate any shot that they are in, on the other hand they are a magnet for birds like waxwings and redwings. Redwings have been on my target list for years, and I had even managed a few shots towards the end of last year - but nothing I was prepared to show on here!

Visiting relatives in Woking the other day, I suddenly had the shots I wanted. Unfortunately, many frames are of red berries with a redwing thrown in rather than the other way around. On the other hand, a clear blue sky meant a better background than a busy bush on some shots. This one is, for me, the pick of the bunch.

Happy new year to everybody.

David

Nikon D200, 600mm Nikon, 1.4x Sigma converter, 400iso, 1/640 f9
Posted by Craig Churchill on January 4, 2010 at 4:19 PM
Very nice David,the blue background really works and the berry in the beak is the icing on the cake.


Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on January 4, 2010 at 5:04 PM
A lovely image David. I certainly prefer them perched on a shrub with berries than on the ground. I had one on my Cotoneaster late Sat afternoon but unfortunately there was little light and the french doors were closed. I had the camera all set up on Sun but of course it didn't show :mad:
Happy New Year to you. :wavey:
Posted by Andy Snape on January 4, 2010 at 5:41 PM
Really like this David, nice bg, top shot :smile:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on January 4, 2010 at 5:51 PM
Spot on David :toast:

Lovely shot and great background

So its no nits from me :smile:
Posted by Matt Cole on January 5, 2010 at 2:22 AM
The blue sky sets this one off very well David, nicely taken.

Matt
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 5, 2010 at 4:28 AM
Can't fault it David - and a berry in the beak too - very nice job sir :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Brett Lewis on January 5, 2010 at 5:19 AM
Nice work David and you can even see the detail of saliva in the beak as well. I might be inclined to adjust the gamma in exposure just a little (not much at all) to give the bird that little more punch.

Brett :toast:
Posted by Kim Connolly on January 5, 2010 at 7:12 AM
A beautiful composition David, and best wishes too for 2010. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andrew Parkinson on January 5, 2010 at 7:21 AM
Cracking redwing shot
Posted by Craig Jones on January 5, 2010 at 7:25 AM
Lovely redwing image and the pose captured is brillant,BG sky is beautiful :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Graham Goddard on January 5, 2010 at 7:39 AM
Just what I was trying to get the other day - Lovely image David.
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on January 5, 2010 at 11:08 AM
Colourful and well composed image. I like it a lot. :smile:
Posted by Bronia Klima on January 5, 2010 at 11:42 AM
Great shot David I like it a lot
Bronia
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on January 5, 2010 at 12:27 PM
Hi a great looking image David.

Phil.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Ian Mason on January 5, 2010 at 2:57 PM
Superb! Wouldn't change a thing.
Posted by rosemary green on January 5, 2010 at 2:59 PM
Love it! I failed to nail this kind of shot a few weeks back in Suffolk. One holly bush STUFFED full of redwings and blackbirds. Blackbirds..easy; redwings skittish, flighty, deep in the bush and they all exit from the back of it! Well, I learned a lot about bird behaviour....
Posted by Tim Taylor on January 5, 2010 at 3:18 PM
A berry nice shot. :wink: I managed to get one swallowing a berry some years ago but with a rubbish BG. This is great against the blue.

Tim :toast:
Posted by Colin Crowdey on January 6, 2010 at 4:52 PM
hi David,

this has everything IMO, berry in beak, wonderful background and nice comp with plenty of detail in the bird - love the catchlight too - envious :biggrin:

cheers

Colin