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Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on March 21, 2006 at 9:26 AM
Ruff
One from today at martin mere WWT.

Phillip.

Nikon D200
Focal Length: 800mm
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)
Long Exposure NR: Off
High ISO NR: Off
2006/03/21 10:50:47.5
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
White Balance: Color Temp. (5300 K)
Tone Comp.: Low Contrast
Compressed RAW (12-bit)
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
AF Mode: AF-C
1/320 sec - F/11
Lens: 800mm F/5.6 D
Sensitivity: ISO 800


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Posted by David Kjaer on March 21, 2006 at 11:59 AM
Hi Phillip

Nice clean shot - my only minor nit a little tight in the frame for me!

David :toast:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on March 21, 2006 at 12:20 PM
Hi David I really couldn't back up any more as I was in a hide fortunately, I don't use very high iso very often and i'am quite surprised how usable it is with the D200 it is much better than my D2x.

Phillip.

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Posted by Tim Munsey on March 21, 2006 at 2:43 PM
Interesting bird, looks like a redshank has been naughty with a snipe. Fantastic quality for 800 ISO.

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Tim
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on March 21, 2006 at 3:05 PM
Hi Tim yes I was quite surprised myself with the quality at iso 800, I switched all the noise reduction off in camera and in nikon capture then just sharpened it resized for the Web added my copyright and posted it this is the full frame no noise reduction no nothing.

Phillip.
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Posted by Rene de Heer on March 21, 2006 at 3:27 PM
Nice image with little noise. I also find the bird too centered and would have liked a lower viewpoint but nice as it is.
Rene de Heer
Posted by Malcolm Muir on March 21, 2006 at 3:49 PM
Love the feather detail (and Tim's observation on its parentage). Shame that you couldn't have got a wee bit more space around it but alovely shot nonetheless.

Malcolm
Posted by Justin on March 21, 2006 at 4:37 PM
Nice one Philip.It's a pity you couldn't get a low viewpoint,but such is the restrictions when having to use a hide I guess.
This isn't a familiar species for me,so it's good to see what they look like. :toast:
Posted by John Swift on March 21, 2006 at 5:11 PM
Framing is covered above and I would only add that the shadow and top left object distract my eye and detract from the overall impact.