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Common Redstart

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Posted by Lewis Thomson on June 29, 2010 at 1:13 PM
Common Redstart

Hi all,

One from a week or two ago. I found a couple of pairs nesting in an abandoned factory this year, makes a change from struggling to photograph them under a dense dark oak canopy, and there were lots of interesting perches around.

Thanks for looking,

Lewis.
:toast:

Canon 5D mkII
Canon 500mm f4 IS + 1.4x
Tripod
Dome hide
Mealworms
ISO 200
f10
1/350
90% of full frame
DPP & CS3.
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on June 29, 2010 at 1:33 PM
Congrats Lewis, you mastered the exposing perfect.
Looks fine on my monitor.
BG and comp is spot on. Still no photo from this beautiful bird in my collection. :frown:
:wavey:
Bertl
Posted by Phil Mclean on June 29, 2010 at 2:20 PM
No nits from me Lewis,on what is a very good image.

Phil. :toast:
Posted by Dale Sutton on June 29, 2010 at 2:42 PM
Super shot Lewes of this smart looking Redstart.
how do you find the 5d mk2?

Dale :toast:
Posted by Dale Sutton on June 29, 2010 at 2:43 PM
Super shot Lewes of this smart looking Redstart.
how do you find the 5d mk2?

Dale :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on June 29, 2010 at 3:00 PM
A lovely well executed image and an interesting (unusual) perch. Top drawer.
Posted by Heath McDonald on June 29, 2010 at 3:16 PM
Great shot Lewis, particularly like the way you have used the barbed wire in the composition.

Heath :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on June 29, 2010 at 3:48 PM
A lovely image Lewis. Can't say I'm made about the perch though :smile:
Posted by keith mitchell on June 29, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Lewis it rocks my boat,excellent!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Keith.
Posted by Shaun Simpson on June 29, 2010 at 4:11 PM
Great shot, well done :toast:
Posted by Simon Litten on June 29, 2010 at 4:41 PM
Top drawer shot :toast:


Simon
Posted by Danny Green on June 29, 2010 at 5:02 PM
Cracking shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Danny :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on June 29, 2010 at 6:09 PM
Hi Lewis,

Looks to be bob on no nits from me :toast:
Posted by Shaun Boycott-Tayl on June 30, 2010 at 4:45 AM
Superb shot! :toast:

Shaun :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on June 30, 2010 at 7:19 AM
Good stuff. I always like them on barbed wire - in the forest here thats what they use.
Forehead a bit bright but then that's one of the problems with the bird.
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Dave Bartlett on June 30, 2010 at 7:36 AM
Fine shot Lewis. I like barbed wire perches - as long as its rusty enough!
Posted by Karen Summers on June 30, 2010 at 1:33 PM
great shot i love the perch