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Another "tick"

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Posted by John Robinson on February 10, 2012 at 8:07 AM
Another "tick"
Grey Wagtail
Another first at the pool. Only got the one shot in appalling conditions but can't always be choosy ! This bird has been feeding under the fat balls in front of the kitchen window. The stream where it comes from is 600 yards away.
D7000
Nikor 70-300mm
800ISO
80th sec @f8
Levels in Paint Shop Pro
70% of full frame.
Sharpness and contrast down in camera.
EV down 1
Thanks for your tit interest and comments
JR
Posted by Bob Johnson on February 10, 2012 at 1:50 PM
Smart little thing Johns :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on February 10, 2012 at 6:32 PM
Nice one John. Yet another bird at your pool! :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on February 10, 2012 at 10:01 PM
Thanks both
Appreciated very much
Why do we bother :confused: :confused: :confused:
I bet if I get a barn Owl drinking it will go down well !!!
Take care
JR
Posted by Phil Ellard on February 11, 2012 at 4:58 AM
very nice, my dad has one visiting his garden from time to time, very smart looking bird, :toast: :toast: btw if you coudl get a barn owl at your pool i would be very impressed ... i would settle for an LEO!!! :toast: :toast:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on February 11, 2012 at 11:42 AM
Very nice image John. Like the snowy background. Hope you don't mind me mentioning but the small stone chips look a little unnatural in the pool. Those are the 6-10mm type used for roughcasting and I think larger stones or pebbles say 20mm+ in size with more of a mixture might look more natural.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on February 11, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Nick
I agree entirely. Trouble is I haven.t made my mind up yet . The gravel is purely to adjust the water level. Eventually the subsrate will be natural for the pool area which is bunter sandstone or even just soil. The oriiginal bottom is below the gravel but was much too deep. May even try a mix of pebbl;es and sand - its all good fun anyway !
Cheers
JR
Posted by David Sewell on February 12, 2012 at 9:41 AM
The substrate does not look too bad to me, at least when you have a grey wagtail on it. I can accept that as reasonably natural-looking. By the way, John, if you had a barn owl drinking at your pools next I don't think any of us would be that surprised!

David
Posted by Robert Lawrence on February 12, 2012 at 2:01 PM
I can agree with Nick that the pebbles look a bit unatural John but on the plus side they do bounce a little light back into the scene. Lovely birds.
Posted by Ian Mason on February 12, 2012 at 2:49 PM
Looks good to me. I like the ice on the pool.