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April 25, 2011 at 6:20 pm

Was this a stakeout or opportune shot?

Mikka- I know a couple of spots to look, came one evening for a look, came back the next day with the gear.

How far away was it? I wouldn’t have thought stacking converters would have given such a good result.

bigalguitarpicker – I’m guessing 40m-ish approx, roughly, there-abouts…. Sat watching for about an hour, 1st with bare lens, then with 1.4, 2.0, 1.4 & 2.0 etc. She barely moved apart from looking left or right so most pics taken were similar (kind of nice to know I wasn’t any disturbance). Small web size jpeg looks OK, looks less sharp on the full size RAW/Tif. Light was good, bright evening light, 6.30 pm.

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January 9, 2011 at 5:33 pm

The 1st is my favourite. You never know, maybe your method of camouflaging the lens will catch on! :lol:

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December 29, 2010 at 8:59 pm

I agree with everyone else, No3 my fave too. Exposure wise – I think the BG is perfectly exposed the way it is, the Robin & snow look a bit underexposed and could probably benefit fron increase in “exposure” or “fill light” if they’re available and you shot RAW.

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December 24, 2010 at 12:24 pm

I like the 1st one for the way it shows the animal in its environment.

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December 23, 2010 at 10:06 pm

Great shot.

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December 23, 2010 at 6:07 pm

Lovely shot, nice atmosphere to it. There’s something about swans that conjur up images of migration and winter and this sums that up nicely.

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December 23, 2010 at 6:01 pm

Really like No.2 Looks a bit like it’s perched on a big Xmas pudding! :D Keep up the good work now that you’ve got the location sussed.

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December 19, 2010 at 6:26 pm

RAW is definitly the way to go, lots more detail retrievable. Google “exposing to the right” and read a few articles on this, then check your histogram on the LCD after the shot.

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December 19, 2010 at 6:21 pm

All great images, all nice’n’sharp, especially the 1st one 1/30th. Thank god for IS! :) I like all the colours in the 1st shot, they compliment each other well. 2nd one is my favourite, nicely composed, nice texture in the leaves with a touch of frost, yet simple at the same time.

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December 19, 2010 at 6:14 pm

Lovely to see them, amazing little birds. In the 1st shot, I’d give the bird a little more head room so it’s not so close to the edge of the frame. If you’re back tomorrow maybe think about this. The 2nd would be a cracker if it was sharper. Good luck tomorrow, hopefully we’ll get some more images. :D

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December 18, 2010 at 9:46 pm

Reminds me of a travel type photo from India. What would I change…? Maybe have allowed a touch more space at the bottom of the image so the elephants foot is not quite so close to the edge.

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December 18, 2010 at 9:42 pm

I’d agree with Mikka about the robin not being as sharp as it could be (based on your other bird posting). The blackbird however, looks bang on to me. The vast contrast maybe hides this a little. I think the blackbird image could have the exposure increased slightly, looks like you’ve some room to maneuvre there before the white snow starts blowing out and it would bring out a touch more feather detail.

Compositionally I’d prefer both images to be a little different, I prefer if the feeder/food is not in shot if possible – but that’s just me, my preferences. Maybe a small attractive branch in front of the feeder that the bird could rest on before going to the feeder.

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December 13, 2010 at 7:46 pm

Missed this post ’til now. Beautiful shots, great light with the snow.

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December 12, 2010 at 5:26 pm

ive tried to do the wrong parts

There are no wrong parts! Ever! :D Just different opinions :wink: I do think the edited image is improved though with the changes

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December 12, 2010 at 4:41 pm

Looks lovely. Great colours and ornate patterns in the plumage. Looks like someone painted him by hand! Criticism?..Highlights on the breast feathers are blown a touch maybe? Might have looked nicer if that piece of greenery wasn’t on the reflections head?