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Erithacus rubecula

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Posted by Paul Rosser on January 29, 2012 at 5:29 AM
Erithacus rubecula
Hi everyone, I spent a few enjoyable hrs in the Hide yesterday, on a lovely cold frosty morning. Here is one of the images taken. All C&C's most welcome, thanks for looking!
Regards,
Paul :wavey:

Canon EOS 7D
Canon Ef 400mm 'L'
Tripod
Cup of hot tea.

f5.6
1/320 sec
ISO 400
Processed in Lightroom 3 & CS4
Beak cleaned up
Full Frame
Posted by Bob Johnson on January 29, 2012 at 5:55 AM
An unusual angle that works ok for me with sky colour :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Paul Rosser on January 29, 2012 at 6:09 AM
Hi Bob, thanks for ur comment. The Blue BG you see is not actually sky, It was a frosty morning, and the ground was white. The BG is a mixture of grassland/scrub, as it was all white, it reflected the clear blue sky. My WB was set to Daylight.
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on January 29, 2012 at 7:30 AM
Hi Paul a nice image ,but I can see a halo around the bird not a sharpening one.

Phil.

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Posted by Ian Mason on January 29, 2012 at 11:50 AM
He looks cold! I thought the background was sky too. I also see the halo. It looks different around the body compared with the beak (which I did think was sharpening). Did you use hightlight/shadows or adjust the contrast selectively? Should be fixable.
Posted by Phil Ellard on January 29, 2012 at 12:01 PM
The halo is there but I am sure reprocessing should sort it. lovely detail in the bird :toast: :toast:
Posted by Tom Smit on January 29, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Nice birdshot.
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Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 30, 2012 at 2:22 PM
Nits covered. Great detail and nice pose.