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Muckle black craw

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Posted by Malcolm Muir on March 21, 2006 at 2:46 PM
Muckle black craw
D70 Nikon 80-400 @ 400mm ISO 400 1/250 f5.6 tripod & hide

Last contribution from Sunday's garden bird shoot that I will inflict upon the forum. We have a fairly large rookery in the village and can expect up to 20 of them (and a similar number of jackdaws) to attack the bird feeders each morning. This chap was waddling about on the lawn, looking suspiciously at my hide. Cropped to about 60% of original.

Malcolm
Posted by Tim Munsey on March 21, 2006 at 2:51 PM
Reminds me of Rod Hull's Emu that expression, where's Parkie? Love it, to me the best of your garden shoot so far.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by Graeme Lee on March 21, 2006 at 3:35 PM
Very nice Malcolm. Kept the blacks superbly and nicely composed. BG really aids this shot.

Graeme
Posted by Justin on March 21, 2006 at 4:26 PM
A very fine portrait indeed.Can't fault it at all.
:toast: :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on March 21, 2006 at 4:37 PM
looks good to me
Posted by John Swift on March 21, 2006 at 4:59 PM
Background is nice, framing works well but perhaps another touch of sharpening around the head.
Posted by Paul Schröder on March 22, 2006 at 4:21 AM
Fine image, agree with John on the sharpening.

Paul

NL/Rotterdam
Posted by Simon Hawtin on March 22, 2006 at 10:07 AM
Hi Malcom
Nice portrait with good feather detail and a clean BG.
Simon
Posted by Malcolm Muir on March 22, 2006 at 4:30 PM
Thanks for all the comments - John was quite right about the sharpening. I have adjusted the copy in my portfolio and it is much improved.

Malcolm
Posted by Helge Sorensen on March 23, 2006 at 8:24 AM
Wonderful photo, Malcolm - showing excactly how curious those corvids are :cool: