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Fieldfare in the snow

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Posted by Ian Macdermott on November 27, 2010 at 9:11 AM
Fieldfare in the snow
In keeping with the current weather conditions in the UK




D200
400mm 2.8
1/125 sec at f5.6 ISO 400
Tripod MKII head.

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Larger shot here http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/largephoto.cgi?ref=160793
Posted by Malcolm Muir on November 27, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Lovely shot Ian. The bg complements the fieldfare beautifully and the snow just makes it perfect. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 27, 2010 at 10:38 AM
Nice shot, the snowflakes look great.
Well done.

Geoff.
Posted by John Robinson on November 27, 2010 at 11:06 AM
Good stuff Ian
Maybe the bird a little higher in the frame?
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Ian Macdermott on November 27, 2010 at 11:09 AM
Just for you John :biggrin:

Posted by keith mitchell on November 27, 2010 at 11:33 AM
Ian that's great ,true winter scene the bg and the snow really make it.
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Keith.
Posted by John Robinson on November 27, 2010 at 11:56 AM
Second for me Ian.
Good stuff :smile: :smile: :smile:
JohnR
Posted by PhilH on November 27, 2010 at 12:07 PM
2nd is nice albeit a bit of a crop, also looks a tad oversharpened......

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Posted by Mark Green on November 27, 2010 at 12:58 PM
I prefer the first format , really like this in the snow too.

cracking.

:toast:
Mark
Posted by Justin on November 27, 2010 at 1:03 PM
The first version is my favourite of the two. A good Winters image. The green directly behind the birds head catches the eye slightly but perhaps a slightly adjusted shooting position may not have been an option.
Posted by John Stuart-Clarke on November 27, 2010 at 3:33 PM
First one for me - lovely soft, moody background and a nice pose. The muted colours and subtle light are all very effective elements in this image :toast:
Posted by Karen Summers on November 27, 2010 at 4:26 PM
A lovely snowy fieldfare shot i like the first one
Posted by Ian Macdermott on November 27, 2010 at 5:15 PM
Thanks all for the comments :toast:

It landed in one of the old apple trees in my garden and the green thing in the background is another tree. I too prefer the full frame image to the crop ( sorry John ) and the crop was done in a hurry so may well be over sharpened :smile:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on November 27, 2010 at 5:25 PM
RUBBISH :mad: :mad: :mad: How dare you get a Fieldfare on your appleless apple tree when I have deliberately spiked my cherry tree with apples :confused:

Nice image Ian. Also prefer the first.

Very jealous. (Hope you get a large hole in your pond liner) :biggrin: :wink:
Posted by Paul Rosser on November 28, 2010 at 5:35 AM
Great image Ian, I would plump for No1. :toast:
Regards,
Paul Rosser. :wavey: