Soggy Magpie.

by Guy Rogers

Gallery: AvianPosted May 24, 2011627 views20 comments

Canon 1D MK 1V, Sigma 300-800mm, iso 400, f 7.1, 1/100-2/3ss, tripod.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Dan Sorochan on May 24, 2011 at 8:40 AM

Well done. I especially like the streaked rain drops.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on May 24, 2011 at 8:47 AM

Great stuff !
Love the holy perch too !!

JohnR

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Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on May 24, 2011 at 10:03 AM

Hi Guy,

I feel the cold rain on Soggy Magpie's mood. The long exposure made a wonderful effect. Well done.

Registered on May 16, 2011, 15 Posts, 301 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 24, 2011 at 10:16 AM

I love the mood of this Guy. You can almost feel the birds frustration with the down-pour. My only small nit is I wish you had a touch more room on the right. It feels a little tight....but for me, that is a usual problem shooting birds with long tail feathers.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 24, 2011 at 4:15 PM

Excellent shot, I like everything about this, the rain drops, perch, background and the pose and look from the magpie. The larger version has nice detail and color, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by David Williams on May 24, 2011 at 4:36 PM

I like this one a lot, Guy. He really looks forlorn in the rain, and that fence post is a nice touch......well done!

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Comment posted by Steve Heironymus on May 24, 2011 at 8:44 PM

Love the shot Guy! Well exposed in challenging light conditions.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 24, 2011 at 9:08 PM

Love the water drops and the hole in that perch, sweet shot Guy

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 24, 2011 at 10:12 PM

Terrific! Very nice technicals; great mood; solid composition.

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on May 24, 2011 at 11:02 PM

I agree with adding room to the right. However, that is very, very minor, because the lighting, foliage, perch, rain, and pose make this a great photo!

Registered on November 30, 2008, 114 Posts, 790 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on May 24, 2011 at 11:12 PM

Very well done. Like pretty much everything about this one. Great mood. Great muted colors in the background and of course the streaked rain.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 25, 2011 at 8:00 AM

Great shot Guy - love the perch, deatil and dull mood

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on May 26, 2011 at 9:41 AM

Splendid shot Guy, the falling rain really adds to the overall impact, very nice indeed :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on May 26, 2011 at 6:48 PM

Very cool capture Guy. Love that you can see the rain and also see the look of displeasure on the face of the magpie.
May

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 1, 2011 at 5:44 PM

I shoot these guys all the time Guy and have never gotten anything even close to this. Best magpie image I recall seeing.

pat

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 1, 2011 at 6:56 PM

A well-deserved EP, Guy. Congratulations!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 2, 2011 at 12:14 AM

He definitely looks wet and a little dejected!
Great pose, Love the fencepost and hole, and great BG.
Congrats on a fine WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 2, 2011 at 3:09 AM

Congratulation on the well deserved recognition Guy :^)

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 2, 2011 at 1:10 PM

Congrats Guy

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on June 4, 2011 at 8:38 PM

A beauty!!

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