Posted by John Robinson on April 18, 2010 at 5:58 AM
Song Thrush
Nice to see one of these again.Quite a rarity around here these days.
Woodland Pool No 1 Hope the dry spell continues , as it should bring some good stuff in. (Until the leaves get open of course then it'll get too dark.)
D200
Sigma 100-300
500ISO 125th @f8
JR
You've got some subtle and attractive lighting on the subject, John. If you contrived this well done; if it is a lucky accident, then I wish you more good luck.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on April 18, 2010 at 6:32 AM
Great lighting on this one John, thats one super sharp eye too.
Posted by John Robinson on April 18, 2010 at 6:39 AM
Thanks all
Phill- Not sure how you "contrive" a picture of a song thrush in a puddle.
Its just a case of sitting there in the hide for a few hours and grabbing what comes ! The light changes constantly as it moves behind trees and branches etc and the gear is always left on low contrast as it can get prety harsh when the light is directly on the pool .
In this pool the light always comes from the right and gets pretty low by 5 oclock at this time of year.
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by jack chapman on April 18, 2010 at 10:38 AM
lovely shot, beautiful lighting and plenty sharp
Posted by Andy Gregory on April 18, 2010 at 11:36 AM
Great shot John
Posted by Phil Mclean on April 18, 2010 at 2:48 PM
Beautiful shot with lovely lighting.
My only small nit would be to see a little more at the bottom,to see a bit of space below the head reflection in the pool.
Phil.
Posted by David Sewell on April 19, 2010 at 4:30 AM
Nice lighting, and always a pleasure to see this species.
David
Posted by eric weight on April 19, 2010 at 6:43 AM
It's a sad day when seeing a song thrush has become a surprise. It's a beautiful shot though John - no doubt about it.
Posted by Karen Summers on April 19, 2010 at 8:45 AM
Discussion
10 repliesNice to see one of these again.Quite a rarity around here these days.
Woodland Pool No 1 Hope the dry spell continues , as it should bring some good stuff in. (Until the leaves get open of course then it'll get too dark.)
D200
Sigma 100-300
500ISO 125th @f8
JR
Great lighting on this one John, thats one super sharp eye too.
Andy...
Phill- Not sure how you "contrive" a picture of a song thrush in a puddle.
Its just a case of sitting there in the hide for a few hours and grabbing what comes ! The light changes constantly as it moves behind trees and branches etc and the gear is always left on low contrast as it can get prety harsh when the light is directly on the pool .
In this pool the light always comes from the right and gets pretty low by 5 oclock at this time of year.
Cheers
JohnR
My only small nit would be to see a little more at the bottom,to see a bit of space below the head reflection in the pool.
Phil.
David