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Bad hair day !

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Posted by John Robinson on June 30, 2010 at 6:03 AM
Bad hair day !
Jay
Managed a short session in the stoney field pool yesterday and didn't get much but this jay performed well. As they always do in water. Sun was a pain though - very harsh.
D200 Sigma50-500
400 ISO
200th sec @f11
Contrast down -1 EV -down 1
From a landscape shot 40% of frame
Levels. Shadows/ Highs.
JR
Posted by Karen Summers on June 30, 2010 at 6:26 AM
Still a good one John made me smile, looks like me in the morning :razz: :biggrin:
Posted by Cliff Young on June 30, 2010 at 6:42 AM
Nice one John! :smile:
Posted by John Robinson on June 30, 2010 at 7:14 AM
Thanks both.
Karen - you mean you've got blue eyes ! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :toast:
JR
Posted by Frederic Desmette on June 30, 2010 at 9:15 AM
Square picture... :smile:
Posted by keith mitchell on June 30, 2010 at 9:58 AM
Nice one John.
Mitch.
Posted by Tom Smit on June 30, 2010 at 12:27 PM
Great shot John. Really likke this one.
Also razor sharp.
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Mason on June 30, 2010 at 3:23 PM
Brilliant! I'm amazed at the variety you get. These are so skittish in my area.
Posted by Shaun Simpson on June 30, 2010 at 3:25 PM
Nice shot John you get really sharp shots with that sigma of yours, obviously a good one! :toast: :toast:
Posted by Heath McDonald on June 30, 2010 at 3:31 PM
Great shot John, I really like close-up portraits like this, great colours and a slightly comical look. Looks like you have found the sweetspot on the Bigma, never really got on with mine.

Heath :toast:
Posted by Simon Litten on June 30, 2010 at 3:51 PM
I'm not really a fan of this kind of shot (I like wildlife photos to reflect the beauty of the subject) but this did make me chuckle :biggrin:


Simon
Posted by John Robinson on June 30, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Thanks all. I must admit the longer I use that lens the more I like it - especisally lately with insects. It s great in a hide because if I am say 15 feet fom my pool I can rack in to 50 mm and see whats coming in through the camera without using the hide peephole which can crick an old nech after a few hours !
Cheers
JR
Posted by Dale Sutton on June 30, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Nice one John, reminds me of Chris Packham in his early days.

Dale :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on June 30, 2010 at 4:21 PM
Another cracker John. Stunning detail. What about Marmite? You haven't mentioned him of late. Is he still around?

Dale that Jay is much better looking than Chris Packham :biggrin:
Posted by John Robinson on June 30, 2010 at 4:36 PM
Dale - Everything is better looking than CP- even me.
Maggie- He 's back and forth every day but not brought any young to the garden yet.
Fraid the old martins and Owls have meant marmite is teporarily forsaken :frown: :frown:
JR
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on July 1, 2010 at 2:00 AM
This one certainly made me smile. Very nice. :smile:
Posted by Matt Cole on July 1, 2010 at 5:51 AM
well taken John, certainly not a standard Jay portrait. You've got to laugh... :smile:

Matt :toast: