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Male Stonechat

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13 replies
Posted by Simon Litten on June 22, 2006 at 5:01 PM
Hi everyone

I've been watching and learning from this forum for a while now and thought that it was about time I threw my hat into the ring.

This little fella I caught hovering in Bushey Park a month or so ago.
They're great little birds to watch, easy to track down thanks to the call, and thankfully very tolerant of prying lenses! Found that the best approach with them was to just sit myself down and wait for them to come to me - females especially seemed very inquisitive, perching six or seven feet away.

Canon 1d Mark IIN, 100-400 with 1.4 extender Focal length 560mm f10 at 1/320 iso 250 Handheld 75% of full frame.

Hope the image link works OK

Simon



Posted by Brian McGeough on June 22, 2006 at 5:10 PM
Hi Simon,

Welcome

Nice image, looks like he is saying "who's knicked my bush, i know it was here last time????????" :toast:

Brian
Posted by Paula Graham on June 22, 2006 at 6:15 PM
Yes, I like it. Not often does one see a little bird in flight like that. Well done catching the moment.
Posted by Jeremy on June 22, 2006 at 6:42 PM
What a great shot to open your account with! Superb capture.
Welsh Stonechats seem to be a lot less confiding, and won`t even come within reach of a 500mm with a 2x T.C. Where is Bushey Park?
Posted by Simon Litten on June 22, 2006 at 6:53 PM
Cheers Jeremy

Bushey Park's in Surrey, just next to Hampton Court. It's a great place for wildlife - shame about all the tourists who insist in creeping into the background of my photo's though!
Posted by Tim Munsey on June 23, 2006 at 3:12 AM
Welcome Simon,
Nice shot, funny as soon as I saw that I thought I bet it's a 1D Mk11 jobby. Looking forward to more.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by PhilH on June 23, 2006 at 3:28 AM
Hi and welcome...

A very nice opening image, no nits here apart from I would like to see it larger.

:wavey:
:toast: :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on June 23, 2006 at 4:16 AM
Great shot-nice colours but like Phil would like to see a bigger version :toast:
Posted by Philip Kirkham on June 23, 2006 at 5:56 AM
Hello Simon
Welcome, and that is a cracking first post, very well captured.
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast:
Posted by Clive_S on June 23, 2006 at 8:21 AM
Great flight shot with just sufficient wing blur to convey movement. Oh and a lovely bg too. :toast:
Posted by Rene de Heer on June 23, 2006 at 9:46 AM
Nice flight shot, but its a bit too small for me.
Rene de Heer
Posted by Simon Litten on June 23, 2006 at 7:59 PM
Thanks all for the welcome and positive feedback. I've changed the link so the size of the image should be larger now.
Posted by Clive_S on June 24, 2006 at 4:48 AM
Great flight shot with just sufficient wing blur to convey movement. Oh and a lovely bg too. :toast:
Posted by John Gardner on June 25, 2006 at 4:18 AM
Excellent capture. I can't get anywhere near these birds up here in Yorkshire :frown:

John