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Cuckoo

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Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on May 19, 2010 at 11:50 AM
Cuckoo
Taken on Mull @ 5:20 am :eek:

Phil.


D300 200VR + 2xtc 1/800th @ f5.6 iso400 HH

PP in Bibble & CS2

:toast: :wavey:
Posted by John Wannop on May 19, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Excellent capture Phil well worth getting up at that time of the morning together shot like this.

John
Posted by Paul King on May 19, 2010 at 12:31 PM
Nicely caught Phil good details and morning light
:wavey:
Posted by Ian Mason on May 19, 2010 at 1:52 PM
Ah - a late riser I see :wink: This is great - very crisp and well framed subject. I'd be tempted to lose a bit from the left and top.
Posted by keith mitchell on May 19, 2010 at 2:55 PM
Great capture Phil :smile:
Ive yet to hear one.
:toast: Keith.
Posted by Austin Thomas on May 19, 2010 at 3:01 PM
Hi Phil,

You deserve to be rewarded getting up at that time. I like the soft light falling on the bird and the eye contact. The position of the near wing I don't find ideal but the far wing position is fine. I would crop it tighter as all of the right hand half of the image is sky. Nice sky, but not worth half of the picture IMHO.

Cheers

Austin
Posted by Maggie Campbell on May 19, 2010 at 5:22 PM
Well done catching it in flight Phil. Agree some off the left and top might make for a better composition. I have actually heard and seen more Cuckoos this year than any other year but have still not managed to get a shot of one. :wavey: :jump:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on May 19, 2010 at 5:47 PM
Nice flight shot Phil :toast:


Heard loads seen none this year :frown:
Posted by Andy Gregory on May 20, 2010 at 5:52 AM
Great capture :toast: