Moorhen with cold foot.

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10 replies

Posted by John Chapman on March 5, 2010 at 3:30 AM

Moorhen taken recently Aberdeenshire. Canon 1D MK2n 500mm lens 2x conv. 1/640 sec F8 Iso 640. All comments welcomed.

Posted by David Sewell on March 5, 2010 at 4:24 AM

Dark bird on a white background, very tricky lighting, but you have handled it well.

David

Posted by David Kjaer on March 5, 2010 at 4:48 AM

Hi John

Ditto David's comments but I feel you could bring the exposure up at least another half stop as Moorhen are quite brown in good light and the snow could be whiter and still retain the detail you have captured!

David

Posted by Matt Cole on March 5, 2010 at 5:49 AM

certainly a tricky one to expose but I would agree that there is perhaps a bit more detail lurking int the darks of the bird. Very nice though.

Matt

Posted by Justin on March 5, 2010 at 6:28 AM

The anticipated movement is great and I like the snow-covered setting.

Posted by Andy Astbury on March 5, 2010 at 7:47 AM

As Mr.K says John, I think you can bring the bird to life a bit more, especially around the head and neck.

Little sod is really facing the wrong way to the light isn't it, head is partially in the birds shadow.

Nice to get one out in the open on such a good background.

Posted by Rene de Heer on March 5, 2010 at 10:34 AM

Exposure nit mentioned, it is still a very nice image.
Rene de Heer

Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 5, 2010 at 11:45 AM

Nice one John, very nice light on the snow and have to agree that a bit more detail could be pulled out of it

Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on March 5, 2010 at 1:14 PM

Hi John I think this is great.

Phil.

Posted by David Taylor on March 5, 2010 at 1:16 PM

It'll certainly do for me. Excellent.

Posted by Philip Newman on March 6, 2010 at 5:44 AM

Lighting and raised foot make for an attractive image John.