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Male Stonechat.

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Posted by Justin on April 25, 2006 at 4:24 PM
Male Stonechat.
Canon 20D, Canon 100-400mm L I.S. @ 380mm with Canon 1.4X Extender,
1/320 sec @ f5.6, -1/3 exp. comp., Raw, iso 200, Gitzo 1548/B1,
Remote release.



Hi,

Photographed this male Stonechat,a couple of weeks ago,up on the clifftop coastal path just before sunset (at least I'm sure the sun was actually shining that day and it wasn't a dream :rolleyes: )

Be interested to hear opinions on whether you'd 'lose' the out of focus folliage.
Posted by Rene de Heer on April 25, 2006 at 4:48 PM
The background isnt disturbing me at all, very nice image Justin. I do think it could be a touch brighter!
Rene de Heer
Posted by Philip Kirkham on April 25, 2006 at 5:04 PM
Hello Justin
Lovely stonechat image, the b/g is good for me, I think the bit at the back stops it being too pristine, I would leave as is.
The brighteness looks OK on my monitors, but I think they could be a bit on the bright side anyway.
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast:
Posted by Major Gilbert on April 25, 2006 at 5:18 PM
Back ground not a problem Justin. Nice looking bird, but does seem a bit over done in terms of colouration.

Major.
Posted by Pete Etheridge on April 25, 2006 at 5:19 PM
I'd keep the out of focus foliage, as it allows you to place the bird in it's surroundings. Nice catchlight too. :toast:

PS - You sure we had any sun a couple of weeks ago?? :rolleyes:
Posted by John Chapman on April 25, 2006 at 5:32 PM
Hi Justin
nice shot of the bird and the BG is fine by me. In my monitor I get a nice feeling of warm lighting which you normally only see early morning or late at night.
John
Aberdeen :toast:
Posted by Tim Munsey on April 26, 2006 at 3:12 AM
I feel the backgound is complementary as echos the reds of the bird.
Like it.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by Dave Courtenay on April 26, 2006 at 3:20 AM
Agree with the above-lovely warm light and a classic stonechat pose :toast:
Posted by PhilH on April 26, 2006 at 3:26 AM
Looks good to me Justin, bg not a problem, I keep looking and I think that it not that it is slightly too dark, I think a slight reduction in contrast would help, not sure as it is hard to tell from a web sized image...

All the best

Posted by David Kjaer on April 26, 2006 at 4:30 AM
Hi Justin

Very nice shot in nice light and I also find the BG fine. Agree with Phil - when I first looked I felt the image was a little dark, but could be down to contrast!

David :toast:
Posted by Rob Ashton on April 26, 2006 at 4:48 AM
Good capture of the classic Stonechat pose Justin. Leave the image BG alone as it works well.

Rob :toast:
Posted by Helge Sorensen on April 26, 2006 at 4:59 AM
A wonderful warm shot, Justin. Love the pose and colour intensity. I might want to lighten it up sligthly as well. :toast:
Posted by Rob Howard on April 26, 2006 at 4:39 PM
Hi Justin,

No probs with the BG. As usual you have produced a brilliant image.

Well Done

Regards

Rob
Posted by Jeremy on April 26, 2006 at 8:00 PM
Not too keen on the OOF bits myself, but I like everything else about it. Wonderful evening light, and I love that deep blue background colour.
Posted by Justin on April 27, 2006 at 2:06 PM
Thanks all for the comments and suggestions.

Lightened the image very slightly using the middle slider on the Levels command.
Posted by Colin Pickett on April 30, 2006 at 10:34 AM
Hi Justin
Really like both shots but I think I prefur the second, love the colour the shot has real punch.

Regards :toast: :toast: