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Mrs Siskin

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Posted by PhilH on March 20, 2006 at 4:12 AM
Mrs Siskin
20D, 400/2.8, ISO400, 1/250 @ f5.6, Gitzo + modified Manfrotto 393, C1pro + CS2.

Hi

Had just a short outing at the weekend, this female Siskin posed nicely for about 2mins, unfortunately Mr. Siskin refused to play...

All the best

Posted by Tim Munsey on March 20, 2006 at 4:44 AM
Beautiful clear shot. How have you modified your 393? Just curious.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by PhilH on March 20, 2006 at 4:57 AM
Hi Tim...

I have modded the 393 by removing the Manfrotto QR plate and replacing it with an Arca-Swiss QR plate on a small riser block, main reasons being that all my kit has Arca style plates on it and I can mount the lens from the top instead of trying to thread it through.....

HTH
Posted by Tim Munsey on March 20, 2006 at 5:12 AM
Sounds good, I bet even Ray maybe impressed, maybe....
Posted by Peter Barritt on March 20, 2006 at 5:31 AM
Lovely bird, beautiful shot and lighting.interesting perch too. :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on March 20, 2006 at 5:47 AM
Hi Phil
a very nice picture of the Bird but not quite sure about the BG. Naturally you have no control over that.
John
Aberdeen :wavey:
Posted by PhilH on March 20, 2006 at 5:52 AM
Hi John..

Yes know what you mean, in hindsight I could probably have opened up more as I was shooting with the 400 bare.

All the best
Posted by Ray on March 20, 2006 at 7:55 AM
Tim said and I quote:

I bet even Ray maybe impressed, maybe....

Don't know what you mean :biggrin: :biggrin:

Nice shot by the way, well seen and captured.
Posted by Vincent Jones on March 20, 2006 at 8:04 AM
Nicely captured Phil & well isolated from bg. Detail & pose is eye catching & its nice to see the birds very relaxed & fluffed for the shot :toast:

Bg looks good for me

Vince
Posted by Mark sellings on March 20, 2006 at 9:59 AM
loveyl lighting and colours, sharp bird and a clean even toned background - all adds up to a great shot - maybe would have liked it portarit but that is just mho

:toast:

Mark
Posted by Dave Courtenay on March 20, 2006 at 10:22 AM
Very 3D works for me
Posted by David Kjaer on March 20, 2006 at 12:19 PM
Hi Phil

BG a little distracting but you have made a really good job on the bird!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Malcolm Muir on March 20, 2006 at 2:00 PM
Beautiful feather detail and colour. BG does make its presence felt but it does suggest 'woodland' so, on balance, I don't mind it. Dof is superb for 5.6 - looking at the twig, you might even have got away with opening up a stop. :toast:

Malcolm
Posted by Justin on March 20, 2006 at 5:02 PM
Very nice Phil.What an attractive looking species this is.The soft light on the bird looks good and shows off those delicate markings superbly. :toast:
Posted by Helge Sorensen on March 21, 2006 at 6:21 AM
Love it Phil. The bird seems extremely colourful for a female. Have you applied much saturation ?
Posted by Colin Pickett on March 21, 2006 at 2:19 PM
Very nice. :toast: