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Spotted Fly.....

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Posted by Graham Goddard on March 3, 2012 at 9:11 AM
Spotted Fly.....
...and an unlucky Wasp.

I've been going through my RAW's from last year recently and came across this one.

These Flycatchers come up to this location each year, breed, then go back to Africa again. This was shot at the beginning of July, in dawn light, using my 4x4 as a hide.

1D MKIII, 500mm @ f4.5, 1/400, iso400
Posted by Rene de Heer on March 3, 2012 at 10:01 AM
A pretty image of this Flycatcher, really like the smooth background.
Rene de Heer
Posted by Bob Johnson on March 3, 2012 at 1:59 PM
Youve nailed that one Graham. Like the head stone portrait and the comp. Hope there back again this year :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 3, 2012 at 3:05 PM
Good setting. Well spotted and caught.
Posted by keith mitchell on March 3, 2012 at 3:34 PM
Graham i do like the headstone and the bg making a perfect setting ,the bird itself looks a little soft to me could of course be these old eyes of mine.

Keith. :smile:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 3, 2012 at 5:00 PM
An unusual image and perch for a SFC.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Dave Bartlett on March 3, 2012 at 7:17 PM
Great setting and perch make for a really interesting shot, especially with the text present.

Dave
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 4, 2012 at 3:39 AM

Super shot, Graham. The lighting and setting make for a very pleasing image.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on March 4, 2012 at 6:53 AM
Superb Graham :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on March 4, 2012 at 7:48 AM
Interesting one Graham. Looks OK genearally but I do feel the stone is too dominant. Hard to explain.
Good story shot though as there does seem to be an affinity between these birds and churchyards.
Cheers
JR