Canon 10D, Canon 100-400 @ 400mm, 1/800 sec @ f 6.3, iso 400, Raw,
-1/3 exp.comp.,Gitzo 1548/B1.
Neatimage,cropped all round for web presentation.
Hi,
Got a rare one for a change,a male Subalpine warbler,believed to be a male bird in first summer plumage.
Justin.
Posted by Colin Pickett on April 17, 2006 at 6:12 PM
Fantastic Justin, not only do you see a rare one you got a great shot, love the comp and colours.
What was the location? looking in my RSPB book it's not seen in the UK
Hi Colin,
The location is Christchurch,Dorset. The bird should be in the Mediteranean somewhere normally,although he's been with us for the last 10 days.
Quite exciting this rare bird malarky,must have another try sometime
Posted by Rene de Heer on April 18, 2006 at 2:07 AM
Lucky man! Great shot, great colors! Have you tried to clone out that white piece of wood?
Rene de Heer
Was thinking about popping down to Stanpit myself this afternoon but doubt I could do the bird as much justice as you have done! Cracking shot, I think the wood just adds to the habitat.
Pete
Posted by David Kjaer on April 18, 2006 at 5:46 AM
Hi Justin
A shot any 'twitcher' would be proud of - used to do a bit of it myself some years ago!
Thanks all for the encouraging comments,much appreciated as always.
I cloned out a couple of stray bits of grass but I wouldn't really know where to begin with something as large as that bit of wood.
From behind the camera it looked like a cigarette packet ,so I was quite relieved to discover that it wasn't, and was,in fact,something a little more natural
Discussion
14 replies-1/3 exp.comp.,Gitzo 1548/B1.
Neatimage,cropped all round for web presentation.
Hi,
Got a rare one for a change,a male Subalpine warbler,believed to be a male bird in first summer plumage.
Justin.
What was the location? looking in my RSPB book it's not seen in the UK
Regards
The location is Christchurch,Dorset. The bird should be in the Mediteranean somewhere normally,although he's been with us for the last 10 days.
Quite exciting this rare bird malarky,must have another try sometime
Rene de Heer
Good image of this rare visitor, perhaps try and dispose of the piece of wood, depends really on your point of view, it doesn't bother me too much.
Phillip.
Ps did manage to get a few of the laughing gull that we have locally at the moment.
Fantastic colours and bird. Wood doesn,t bother me one bit.
Major
Was thinking about popping down to Stanpit myself this afternoon but doubt I could do the bird as much justice as you have done! Cracking shot, I think the wood just adds to the habitat.
Pete
A shot any 'twitcher' would be proud of - used to do a bit of it myself some years ago!
David
Tim
Rob
Well caught indeed, I bet there's not many of these photographed in this country.
Best wishes
Phil
I cloned out a couple of stray bits of grass but I wouldn't really know where to begin with something as large as that bit of wood.
From behind the camera it looked like a cigarette packet