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Male Stonechat

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7 replies
Posted by Major Gilbert on May 14, 2006 at 1:28 PM
Taken today whilst out walking a coastal footpath.

D2X + 600mm AFS II + 1.4 conv.
Gitzo + Wimberley head.

Major.
Posted by stewart bradshaw on May 14, 2006 at 2:09 PM
Nice shot Major really good sharpness and colours. Perhaps a little over sharpened ( slight halo on the head) :toast:

Stewart..... :jump:
Posted by Paul Schröder on May 14, 2006 at 4:35 PM
Great shot. Lovely BG colours. I'm with Steward about the sharpness and maybe a little less contrast.

Paul

NL/Rotterdam
Posted by Sean Bolton on May 14, 2006 at 4:44 PM
Hi Major

Great pose on a great perch. I agree the head looks a fraction over sharpened, maybe use selective sharpening on the head to avoid the halo effect.

Superb background with great tones and the transition from the sandy brown to the blue sky looks fab.

cheers

Sean
Posted by Tim Munsey on May 15, 2006 at 3:23 AM
Great clarity and background, I wont mention the halo.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by Elliott Neep on May 15, 2006 at 3:25 AM
Hi Major,

Good pose with the head side-on, beautifully complimentary background colours. Great image. Yes, I can see the halo-effect, but am sure the original is a cracker! :toast:
Posted by PhilH on May 15, 2006 at 4:13 AM
OK no mention of the halo :biggrin: . a great shot of this super bird, the perch is a bit dominant for me and it might be worth while trying to remove the evidence of previous avian visitations...

:toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 15, 2006 at 8:43 AM
Big perch small bird is never the best IMHO and would have liked the head abit more upright,I would crop the metal part of the post off the bottom-Nice colouration in the background