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Chaos !

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted April 23, 2011269 views7 comments

Absolute chaos is the only way to describe it at the sand martin colony at the moment. Well over a thousand birds, - mating, fighting, digging, flying,nest building...... Its impossible to get a shot of birds perched due to the amount of activity.
Great to see though.
D200
Sigma 100-300
400th sec @f11
400 ISO
Some off top and bottom.
Levels Paint Shop Pro
Red reduced

JohnR

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7 comments

Comment posted by Des Ong on April 23, 2011 at 11:52 AM

What's the reflective surface(?) on the right of the frame giving the mirror effect?

Registered on July 12, 2007, 23 Posts, 234 Comments

Comment posted by Nick on April 23, 2011 at 12:16 PM

Think you need the mirror in your camera seeing to John

Registered on November 1, 2003, 96 Posts, 309 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on April 23, 2011 at 12:44 PM

Just to see who's awake

It 's a quirk of CZM - posted the wrong picture.
At least it got two comments which is good these days.

JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Nick on April 23, 2011 at 2:15 PM

Aww, thought you where using a kaleidoscope for a lens while your other was out for repair

Registered on November 1, 2003, 96 Posts, 309 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Davies on April 23, 2011 at 4:24 PM

Looks chaotic , behaviour nicely seen .Needs a focal point for me.

Registered on February 3, 2009, 21 Posts, 327 Comments

Comment posted by Fran French on April 24, 2011 at 11:12 AM

Shame they didn't turn up when we were there lol. Great to see them back again, Nice one John.

Best wishes,

Fran

Registered on June 9, 2008, 4 Posts, 47 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on April 24, 2011 at 6:54 PM

Thanks all. As the title implied the picture was to convey a feeling of chaos at the start of the season at the colony. The picture tried to convey a bit of everything going on.
Mark - you are right there is no focal point as there can't be one -
if you know what I mean.
Any way whatever I was trying to convey failed by the response it got.
Fran
They are there when you want them.
Cheers
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments