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Bar tailed godwit feeding

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Posted by Dave Bartlett on March 18, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Bar tailed godwit feeding
.. well, once I was trapped face down in the mud by a combination of suction and advanced hypothermia, I thought I had better take a picture of this godwit as it came past ..

Comments appreciated as always.

1DMkIII + 500mm L IS + 1.4xTC
1/250sec at f5/6 and ISO400
Posted by Andy Gregory on March 18, 2010 at 4:15 PM
Nice one. Well worth the effort. :toast:
Posted by Phil Mclean on March 18, 2010 at 4:22 PM
Good,crisp bird with a nice soft feel overall.

Phil. :toast: :toast:
Posted by rosemary green on March 18, 2010 at 4:27 PM
Yup.Doing what Godwits do best. Nice low POV.
Rosie
Posted by Marcus Conway on March 18, 2010 at 5:01 PM
I really like the gentle colours here. It could so easily have been flat but the contrast and hues work really well for me. And the POV too :toast:
Posted by Philip Newman on March 18, 2010 at 5:03 PM
Agreed well worth the discomfort, lovely composition. :wavey: :wavey:

Posted by Maggie Campbell on March 18, 2010 at 5:22 PM
Very nice indeed Dave. Has an overall sepia appearance which works very well. :smile:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 18, 2010 at 6:27 PM
Really nice muted colours and nice low POV :toast:
Posted by simon manning on March 18, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Nasty mud ,cracking image :toast:

Simon
Posted by Karen Summers on March 18, 2010 at 7:08 PM
nice image and good pov
Posted by John Robinson on March 18, 2010 at 7:15 PM
Excellent stuff Dave - but I reckon a few inches higher would have been better . It would have lessened the distinct line of the OOF foreground. Just my humble opinion and I do have strong views on the Low POV
syndrome/craze.
Its not the natural angle that a humam would view things from - but it's different and thats what every one seems to want.
Cheers
John
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 18, 2010 at 7:23 PM

I agree with Marcus on this one Dave, the subtle colours look so good. I'm a big fan of low level shooting, so this is working for me too, top shot.

Andy...
Posted by Tim Taylor on March 19, 2010 at 3:03 AM
Mmmm chocolate. Maybe that's how the birdies view mud? Great work and self sacrifice to get this eye level view.

Tim :toast: :toast:
Posted by Jeff Harrison on March 19, 2010 at 4:29 AM
Nice work Dave :toast: - always nice to reap some reward for suffering for your art :smile:
Posted by John Chapman on March 19, 2010 at 5:26 AM
Hi Dave, well done for the effort to get this picture. :toast:
Posted by Kim Connolly on March 19, 2010 at 8:37 AM
Worth all the efforts - a lovely shot. :toast:
Posted by Justin on March 19, 2010 at 9:25 AM
The slight discomfort was well worth putting up with in return for the intimate viewpoint. :cool:
Posted by Paul Rosser on March 19, 2010 at 11:41 AM
Superb image love the low POV!
Regards,
Paul. :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 19, 2010 at 11:42 AM
Wonderful and well composed shot. I really like the subtle colours and the low point of view. :smile: