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Grey Phalarope

by Ron McCombe

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted October 1, 2011130 views4 comments
On Fairhaven Lake Lythem St Anns Lancashire

I like the reflections in this image of what is quite a rare bird in these parts

Canon 1D MK IV, canon 500mm f4 lend, f5, 1/500 sec, ISO 800

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Jeroen Stel on October 2, 2011 at 5:35 AM
That's a wonderful shot Ron! Do feel it needs a bit of CW rotation though to perfect it.
Love that reflection and the cold early morning feel this has.

well done!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Registered on November 10, 2003, 366 Posts, 481 Comments
Comment posted by Phil Ellard on October 2, 2011 at 4:53 PM
lovely calm feel to this :toast:
Registered on December 17, 2010, 60 Posts, 634 Comments
Comment posted by Tom_W on October 3, 2011 at 3:45 AM
Other than possibly dropping the bird slightly towards the bottom left for composition- this is a cracking shot.

Registered on December 10, 2003, 38 Posts, 87 Comments
Comment posted by Phil Mclean on October 3, 2011 at 5:46 AM
Nice,soft,gentle feel to this Ron.
I would remove the the 2 small dark spots and the feather to the right of the bird though.

Phil. :toast:
Registered on March 16, 2010, 30 Posts, 153 Comments