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Dipper on the rocks

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Posted by Ian Macdermott on November 7, 2010 at 5:27 AM
Dipper on the rocks
One from a very nice days shooting yesterday :smile: Not much light to be had as the sun never shone on us.

We went for Dippers and got em always good. The river was running a bit high and fast.

I wanted to capture the speed of the water and getting a Dipper to stay still while shooting at between 1/80th to 1/160 sec was interesting. It resulted in quite a few blurred water and Dipper shots :smile:

D3
200-400 with 1.4 TC
1/100 sec at f7.1 ISO 400
Tripod low on the deck


Posted by Bertl Menegoni on November 7, 2010 at 5:59 AM
Very well captured Ian. I can feel the mood of low light really good.
You did a fine job with showing the running water and the still bird.
:wavey:
Bertl
Posted by jack chapman on November 7, 2010 at 8:26 AM
excellent setting, really get the sense of a flooded river
Posted by Barry Southon on November 7, 2010 at 10:12 AM
Ian

This is a clever image the dual capture of action and static subject really appeals.
:wink:
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 7, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Mission accomplished Ian :smile:
A great Dipper shot with good composition.
Well done.

Geoff.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on November 7, 2010 at 12:35 PM
Cheers :toast:

I was amazed at how these little birds could swim against the force of the river. They are tough little cookies :smile:
Posted by Shaun Simpson on November 7, 2010 at 12:39 PM
Spot on shot, really like this plenty of movement set off by the static bird:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by keith mitchell on November 7, 2010 at 3:26 PM
Ian you certainly got what you where after with this shot,must agree with above about the running water and the static bird.
:toast: :toast:
Keith.
Posted by Scott Tilley on November 7, 2010 at 5:24 PM
Really like this image. Sums up the bird and his environment perfectly! :toast: :toast:

Scott
Posted by Maggie Campbell on November 7, 2010 at 5:52 PM
Nice movement in the water and good POV. Being a month or two younger you can get lower down than I can (and you chose the spot without the cow pat) :biggrin: :wink: