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Nightingale

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Posted by Rene de Heer on June 23, 2006 at 12:20 PM
Nightingale
Another image from Hungary trip. I have been on many trips but this was one of the best and i have booked for a longer trip next year.It was quite exhausting: getting up 03.15, in the hide by 06.00, back in the hotel by 19.00! I think that it is one of the best countries in Europe to photography the more difficult passerines like Black cap, Hawfinch and the nightingale.
Rene de Heer

Nikon D2X/Nikon 200-400VR/gitzo 1325/black widow/from hide/FF/ARC/CS2
Posted by Dave Courtenay on June 23, 2006 at 12:32 PM
I replied to this earlier then it dissapeared,A bird normally heard rather than seen or seen in the back of a bush so this is amazing,Nice pose and great bg colour-did you manage a portrait mode reflection shot? :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rene de Heer on June 23, 2006 at 12:34 PM
It did disappaear Dave cause i noticed that it had only 500 pixels on the longest site!
Rene
Posted by Nigel Blake on June 23, 2006 at 3:39 PM
Excellent image, although I think the tail is a little to close to the edge of frame personally. Did you get it with a full reflection, that would have been ace!
Posted by Philip Kirkham on June 23, 2006 at 3:41 PM
Hello Renee
That was certainly some trip!
This image is particularly nice for its simplicity, it is also a bird seldom seen, let alone photographed.
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on June 23, 2006 at 4:20 PM
Wow it's not often you see these out in the open - beautiful image. Agree with Nigel perhaps the tail a little close to the edge but that is a very minor nit!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rene de Heer on June 23, 2006 at 8:27 PM
I have them with and without reflections. This is such a superb place!
Rene de Heer
Posted by Clive_S on June 24, 2006 at 6:37 AM
Rene this is simply superb - never even got near photographing one, let alone as well as this! In awe!!!

I did manage to get a good long recording of the song though - a snippet of which I've posted: >>Here<<<

(Includes a bonus Cuckoo... ) :wink:
Posted by Graeme Lee on June 24, 2006 at 9:17 AM
Very nice indeed Rene. Bit tight at the tail end for me as well, but very minor. I've only ever heard these so I appreciate how good this shot is......

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Graeme
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on June 24, 2006 at 1:15 PM
Agree with the rest Rene,absolutley superb,I have only heard one but never seen,very smart looking bird

Regards

Barrie :toast:
Posted by John Gardner on June 25, 2006 at 4:10 AM
Excellent. Good clean b/ground and I would love to see one with the reflection. Tail is close but it would be easy to add a bit in with it being such a uniform colour. Would like to see a bigger version, this appears to be breaking up around the face. Well done. You've stolen my thunder as my next post was going to be nightingale :frown:
John
Posted by PhilH on June 26, 2006 at 3:22 AM
Super... love that setting, would like to see a full reflection one too...

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Posted by Tim Munsey on June 26, 2006 at 8:05 AM
Exquisite, a dream photo. I've never seen one, don't know if I've heard one either. Very similar in pose to a Robin.

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Tim
Posted by Paula Graham on June 26, 2006 at 9:26 AM
Superb in every way. WOW