Taken the same day as the sedge warbler I posted earlier in the week, also at Otmoor. I didn't have to play in Photoshop at all with this image. I was impressed to see I could pull the detail out of the whites and blacks of the head with some tweeking in the RAW conversion- I am sure with slide film in bright sunlight this would not have been possible. Cropped to square from portrait. This was a very confident bird that allowed me to advance slowly until I was practically as close as my lens could focus.
D200, ISO160, 500mm f/4 P with 1.4x teleconverter, wide open, 1/350 sec, Manfrotto 055 and 393.
Like this very much Ben, the bird is exactly the right size in the frame for me and in a typical pose which you have caught nicely in profile, the bg and perch are excellent along with the level of detail, some might say that it appears out of context but I often see them in this sort of environment round here...
Lovely shot Ben - I think the background really makes this shot - just the right amount of vegetation to show the habitat. I also like the square format.
A fine image, no nits really. You got the bird positioned and proportioned just about perfectly here but I also feel you could get some great images from a little further back and include a bit more of the surroundings.
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6 repliesD200, ISO160, 500mm f/4 P with 1.4x teleconverter, wide open, 1/350 sec, Manfrotto 055 and 393.
a great picture and I agree with everything that Phil has said.
John
Aberdeen
John
A fine image, no nits really. You got the bird positioned and proportioned just about perfectly here but I also feel you could get some great images from a little further back and include a bit more of the surroundings.
cheers
Sean