Bunting in Snow

Canon 1dIII 500mm f5.6 1/500 iso400


Hi all

Thanks for the comments on my linnet shot, always good to get different perspectives. Here's a Reed Bunting from the same session (although the weather had dramatically changed!). They're beautiful birds and a pleasure to photograph as they seem less jittery than many other species. Hope my photo does them justice.

Taken from hide, camera body muffled with scarf, camping stove roaring away next to me, gloves smoldering from where I got careless!


Simon

Lovely image, the snow really makes it magical. Nice to get some eye contact as well


liam.

Good one.
Most of the snow blobs on my stuff yesterday were right in front of heads !
JohnR

The lighting is making the bird almost glow. A lovely image which lacks only a catchlight in the eye to lift it further.
Robert

The pinky-orange light makes the bird really stand out from its surroundings and the snow even seems to be falling in just the right quantity for you! I really like this a lot

I never see these on a branch. Great stuff. Nice warm colors.

Edwin Kats

A beauty! I do see these on branches here, as well as in the reeds. Curiously, I had just been shooting one of these before I came in to see this one - on the ground. I suppose in these conditions, the only way to get a catchlight would be to use flash?

Another good one Simon. As mentioned that catchlight would move it one stop further.

Major.

Lovely shot, with nice warm colours.

Lovely image well exposed

well done

Very nice colour palette and warm tone - makes an interesting contrast with the snow.

Sterling follow up.

Lovely shot

Nicely lit profile, good stuff

Again great lighting!

David