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Summer Red + one for John and Phill

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Posted by Ian Hay on December 1, 2012 at 6:03 PM
Summer Red + one for John and Phill
Ok not what you expected. But one of my favorite shots

Taken a couple of years ago after a summer storm had dumped masses of kelp on a western isles beach. Spent quite a bit of time sat in a gully created by the waves whilst turnstones, dunlin and sanderling ate the millions of bugs that were enjoying the feast of rotting seaweed.

Taken with a 40D an old 600 iso400 F4 1/1600th

C and C welcome

Ian
Posted by Phil Ellard on December 2, 2012 at 5:53 AM
I can see why you like it, I like the colours of the kelp and the almost matching colours of the bird makes for a really striking image... a bit more head turn would have made it perfect :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by keith mitchell on December 2, 2012 at 6:14 AM
Ian i'm a big fan of this type of shot,as Phil says the colours really do look good maybe a tad more on the right if you have it but that's been picky,like it a lot :jump:

Keith. :smile:
Posted by David Sewell on December 2, 2012 at 7:19 AM
Those background colours really do make the shot. Great to see one in summer plumage as well.

David
Posted by Bob Johnson on December 2, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Only its mum or a birder could love it. Its sharp and love the BG & FG colours and the wing plumage but that head, well it looks like Telly Savalas :biggrin:

Bob :smile:

Could be in Hull (my home town) over Christmas Ian :wink:
Posted by Ian Hay on December 2, 2012 at 12:18 PM
Bob

Amazing how far we will go to get away from The land of green ginger, from
Swanland in my case

Do you still shop at 'British erm sters' and greet a sudden thaw with 'err ner thas nerr sner'

Still not a bad place to be a birder

Let me know if you fancy meeting up

Ian
Posted by John Robinson on December 2, 2012 at 9:01 PM
Great stuff but cries out for landscape in my humble opinion if you can do it. Many years since I saw one.
Great complimentary colours.
Cheers
JR
Posted by Nick Mckeown on December 3, 2012 at 3:27 AM
Gorgeous colours Ian and it is great to see a summer plumaged bird too.

Nick. . :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Ian Hay on December 3, 2012 at 3:07 PM
One for John
Posted by Ian Hay on December 3, 2012 at 3:09 PM
and one for Phil

Tighter crop as I can only find the Tiff for this one :redface:

Hope you like

Ian
Posted by Neil Burton on December 3, 2012 at 3:13 PM
A lesson in camo! Wonderful series.
Posted by Phil Ellard on December 3, 2012 at 4:10 PM
Top stuff :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on December 4, 2012 at 3:46 AM
That'll do for me. First of reposts that is.
JR
Posted by Andy Shepherd on December 5, 2012 at 11:19 AM

The first repost for me too, the seaweed and BG colours are very nice, as is the plumage of the Turnstone.

A quality shot, Ian.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on December 6, 2012 at 1:19 PM
First repost for me too Ian, super shot :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey: