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Pied Flycatcher 'female'

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Posted by David Kjaer on June 9, 2006 at 4:40 PM
Pied Flycatcher 'female'
Just returned from a week in Wales, where disaster struck. The attached is one of only a few sharp images, most images were fuzzy with strange backgrounds (a little like a mirror lens. I have concluded the 'IS' on my 500 is malfunctioning!

Canon 1D MkII + 500 + x1.4 iso 320 f8 @ 1/125
Posted by John MacTavish on June 9, 2006 at 4:53 PM
Bummer about the IS.
I know many who swear by IS , but frankly I can't recall a situation where I've thought I'd have got the shot had I had IS on my lens. Indeed the only lens I ever had trouble with had IS :confused: But all this is coming from someone who thinks that TD5 Defenders are full of electronic mumbo jumbo.

Your shot is lovely. It has a superb clarity and a great feeling of spring about it.

:toast: :toast: :toast:

John
Posted by Peter Barritt on June 9, 2006 at 4:59 PM
superb.sharp, colourful and beautifully composed.The soft light fits the scene :toast: :toast: Have a feeling that either Guy Edwardes or someone on this forum suggested switching off IS when using the 500mm on a tripod. I've had some disappointing shots of a sea otter in Mull with my 500mm and 1.4, just not as sharp as I would have expected. Peter
Posted by John Chapman on June 9, 2006 at 5:10 PM
Hi David
a great picture and I like the composition of the bird in the frame. Also I like the foliage.
John
Aberdeen :toast: :toast:
Posted by PhilH on June 9, 2006 at 5:33 PM
David,

Sorry to hear of your lens woes, I have always avoided IS, anyway your image.....

IMO this is one of the finest images I have seen posted on this forum, the pose, bg and that superb perch, and of course the icing on the cake is the catch, A superb image in every way.

:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on June 9, 2006 at 5:43 PM
A truly beautiful image-cant fault anything about it,Sorry to hear about your lens problems cant say ive ever had a prob with IS,Hope it gets sorted quickly and cheaply :toast: :toast:
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on June 10, 2006 at 8:15 AM
Superb in every way :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

Barrie
Posted by Major Gilbert on June 10, 2006 at 3:42 PM
Hi David
Like this a lot. Its got everything you could want.
Great BG, superb pose with a beak full and blossom to add to. Magic :toast: :toast:
Major
Posted by John Varley on June 11, 2006 at 2:56 AM
A real corker David - love the airy feel of the shot.

:toast: :toast:

John
Posted by Justin on June 11, 2006 at 9:08 AM
Wow!! Now this is a little bit special.

Beautiful shot in every way.

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Helge Sorensen on June 12, 2006 at 4:23 AM
Hi Dave, a very nice photo of the Pied F. The pose with lifted tail is extraordinaryly good, and likewise is the inclusion of the flowers. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Sean Bolton on June 12, 2006 at 2:36 PM
Hi Dave

It's all been said, superb image.

:toast:

cheers

Sean

p.s. sorry to hear about the IS problems, what a bummer to find this out after a week away on a photography trip :frown:

Posted by Paula Graham on June 12, 2006 at 5:14 PM
What a bore about the IS on your lens.
Great shot though, beautiful composition, pose, bg and all. Could not be better.