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Posted by Ian Mason on January 12, 2012 at 4:28 PM
Magpie
1D Mk iv, 300mm f4, 1/200s, f5, iso 800

Loads of these about but I find them very difficult. This one was shaking his feathers in the rain.
Posted by jeff acreman on January 12, 2012 at 4:33 PM
hi ian

great pic of a very hard subject, however you have certainly got the detail and pic right very good final result,these birds provide a real challenge regarding the colour tone of white/black and light available
overall good result

jeff acreman
Posted by John Robinson on January 12, 2012 at 4:35 PM
Cracking work on the blacks and whites. never an easy bird.
Good stuff Ian.
Cheers
JohnR
PS had fourteen down to my farm pool at once last year.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on January 12, 2012 at 5:22 PM
Great image Ian, nice different pose! Don't get these here on the west coast, just hoodies (crows not muggers!). :biggrin:

Nick. :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on January 13, 2012 at 3:20 AM
Very nice Ian :smile:


Excellent control on Blacks/whites .
Posted by keith mitchell on January 13, 2012 at 3:31 AM
Hi ian.
Black and whites already mentioned,i'm a big fan of shots in the rain i like the few drops on the birds head,excellent result.

Keith. :smile:
Posted by Neil Burton on January 13, 2012 at 4:03 AM
Never sit still enough for me. Cracker of a shot.
Posted by Bob Johnson on January 13, 2012 at 4:06 AM
The BG works nicely for me and sets off the well captured bird :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Cliff Young on January 13, 2012 at 6:51 AM
Well taken shot of a skittish bird. As others have said you've also balanced the black/white colours well. :smile:
Cliff
Posted by Dave Bartlett on January 13, 2012 at 7:11 AM
Excellent control of the exposure on a bird that difficult to get close to (at least in my experience). All the hoodies where I live are definitely muggers and not crows .. !

Dave
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 13, 2012 at 3:02 PM
This is a great shot Ian and I have to say I prefer this to the recent pool pictures. For me the background on this is perfect as is the detail on the bird. The rain drops have registered enough to be a feature without detracting from the image and, as has been mentioned, the raindrops on the head are great. Perch is fine. If I could have one wish on this it would be to have just a slight more head turn. . . . but that really is only a very minor nit. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on January 13, 2012 at 4:08 PM
Super shot Ian. Blacks and white are perfect, as are the bg and colours. Rain adds to it as well :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Barry Southon on January 14, 2012 at 8:25 AM
Ian

All been said a real cracker.
:wink:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on January 14, 2012 at 2:18 PM
Hi Ian a cool looking image.

Phil.

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Posted by Paul Whippey on January 15, 2012 at 5:45 PM
Cracker Ian. Difficult subjects as others have said. Great background and sharpness. The raindrops are a nice detail too. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on January 16, 2012 at 1:52 AM
Great shot and you've handled the black and white very wel and the rain drops are a real bonus. :smile: :smile: