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Bearded Reedling

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on February 4, 2012 at 4:44 PM
Bearded Reedling
Hi Guys,

Had a nice day out today with a friend of mine looking for Bearded Reedlings amongst others. The light was sweet and we got away with some lovely shots. Here's one of them..

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark IV
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: F 8
Exposure mode: M
Exposure compensation: + 1/3
Flash:yes + Better Beamer
Flash exposure compensation: -1 2/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 800
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod and Wimberley Head
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Home stewed Sharpening-mix/ Adobe Photoshop CS5

Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on February 4, 2012 at 5:37 PM
Wow that is superb Jeroen. Lovely light, colours, bg, reed, composition, and detail! :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Tom Smit on February 5, 2012 at 2:54 AM
That's really a "toppertje" Jeroen. Magnificient picture in other words.
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Bob Johnson on February 5, 2012 at 3:48 AM
Cool stuff Jeroen. I love the composition and the two tone BG with the reed stalk standing out against the blue :wink:

Bob :wink:
Posted by David Sewell on February 5, 2012 at 7:46 AM
Beautiful composition, a great background, and a nice pose from the bird as well.

David
Posted by David Bartlett _CO on February 5, 2012 at 11:10 AM
That's one incredible image...the composition, the background, the colors, the detail...all are perfect. :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on February 5, 2012 at 2:02 PM
Gorgeous. It has a delightful delicate touch to it. Spot on. :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on February 6, 2012 at 10:04 AM
Beautiful image and love the composition :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on February 6, 2012 at 2:00 PM
Thanks for your comments guys!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel