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Male bluethroat

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Posted by Edwin kats on May 1, 2010 at 2:58 PM
Male bluethroat
Just can't get enough bluethroat at the moment. Almost eating out of my hand. Great fun to be this close to a beautiful male bluethroat.

iso 200 1/250 sec. f/7.1

Edwin
Posted by Michael Southcott on May 1, 2010 at 3:00 PM
WOW ..... simply stunning and very jealous to boot !!
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 1, 2010 at 3:40 PM
Uitstekend Edwin

It looks almost Delft like in it's capture, those legs!!! Just wonder if I would like to see all of the reed to the rhs?

TFS
Steve :wavey:
Posted by Edwin kats on May 1, 2010 at 3:43 PM
I know what you mean Stephen but the bird is just to close.

Edwin
Posted by Liam Pauling on May 1, 2010 at 4:11 PM
Great shot Edwin, but I find the depth of field very strange as you have the legs out of focus but most of the reeds are in focus.

Posted by Karen Summers on May 1, 2010 at 4:15 PM
It is a good shot of a bird I have never seen but have to agree with Liam about the legs they do not look in focus to me,the head part looks very sharp.
Posted by Edwin kats on May 1, 2010 at 4:45 PM
Hi guys,

Understand your questions about the DOF. The bird is within 2 meters from me so DOF is quite narrow. To get the legs in focus I think I'll need f/9 or f/11. Could give it a go when the light is right to do so.

cheers,

Ed
Posted by Kim Connolly on May 1, 2010 at 5:02 PM
Fabulous, wish I could get that close to one when I visit France. The detail on the head is superb, :toast:
Posted by Austin Thomas on May 1, 2010 at 5:36 PM
Superb Edwin,

One day I will get to your country and see this beautiful bird with my own eyes.
Fabulously sharp eye on the bird.

Cheers

Austin
Posted by Justin on May 2, 2010 at 9:26 AM
A stunning species and captured very nicely indeed. :toast:
Posted by Bronia Klima on May 2, 2010 at 1:05 PM
Fabulos shot Edwin hope to see one some day, Bronia
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on May 2, 2010 at 1:53 PM
Hi a very very nice image Edwin.

Phil.

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Posted by keith mitchell on May 2, 2010 at 2:25 PM
Hi Edwin it looks great to me ,don't think i would worry to much about the feet the rest certainly makes up for this very minor nit.
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Keith.
Posted by Guy Rogers on May 2, 2010 at 5:06 PM
Hello Edwin.

Beautiful little bird and you have captured it superbly.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Adam Seward on May 2, 2010 at 5:21 PM
Stunning image Edwin! Hoping some of these will be passing through Fair Isle soon...I'm keeping a look out!
Posted by Matt Cole on May 3, 2010 at 4:19 AM
what a beauty, a great shot Edwin.

Matt :toast:
Posted by Bob Cox on May 3, 2010 at 8:17 AM
All been said but I do like the comp, big in the frame.

Bob.
Posted by Mark Davies on May 4, 2010 at 4:45 AM
That'll do...bloody show off .... :biggrin: