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Bird on a twig

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Posted by John Robinson on March 24, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Bird on a twig
Dunnock
First of a series from a new farm hide setup.
No windows in the hide either. Late afternoon light.
JohnR
Posted by gary cox on March 24, 2010 at 3:37 PM
A photo that makes a common bird look quite special.
lovely light and great DOF.
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Posted by Tom_W on March 24, 2010 at 3:42 PM
Very sharp, well composed, good head turn looking directly at the camera; a lovely image.

T
Posted by Lewis Thomson on March 24, 2010 at 3:58 PM

Hi John,

Superb shot! I always find these tricky. Love the pose, perch and bg. Processing looks spot on too :wink: .

Cheers,

Lewis.
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Posted by John MacTavish on March 24, 2010 at 4:07 PM
Dainty is the word that springs to mind here.

Great light and background

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Posted by David Taylor on March 24, 2010 at 4:30 PM
I lichen it very much indeed. :biggrin: :wink:

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Posted by Maggie Campbell on March 24, 2010 at 5:36 PM
Lovely image John. Beautiful lighting. Nice to see the Dunnocks in your neck of the woods have got tails :wink:
You forgot to post your tecs :confused:
Posted by John Robinson on March 24, 2010 at 6:27 PM
Thanks all.
Just for you Maggie ! - you did ask !!
Had a job to find it as once I have altered an image I loose it with my software.
Anyway
D200Nikon
Sigma 50-500mm on 350mm
sRGB White balance sunlight.
Contrast down one
EV -0.8+
ISO400
500sec @f9
Aperture Prioity
Matrix metering.
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Andy Gregory on March 24, 2010 at 8:46 PM
Great image John :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on March 25, 2010 at 4:48 AM
Hi John, great capture,comp and lighting. :toast:
Posted by Phil Mclean on March 25, 2010 at 8:01 AM
Superb,and lovely warm colours.

Phil. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Kim Connolly on March 25, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Just perfect John, a fabulous shot, superb colours and detail and a great pose. :toast:
Posted by Bob Cox on March 25, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Thats nice in all the right places.

Bob.
Posted by David Sewell on March 25, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Great image of an often overlooked bird.

David