Pica Pica

Gallery: AvianPosted August 16, 2012116 views6 comments

The Eurasian Magpie.
Taken in The Hague in the dune forest by the sea.

sony a550
400mm Tamron 200-400 F5.6
F 7,1
1/1250
no tripod

The Tamron lens really can be a bit a challenge. Often there is really bad CA but it is the only 400mm that in a preloved state came in range of my budget. In the right condition and with practise it can however deliver some nice shots.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on August 16, 2012 at 8:00 AM

Nice photo of the magpie. I like the way you have it framed between the branches. I do wish you had posted a larger image, it is difficult to judge sharpness in the smaller one. Have not used the Tamron 200-400 but I had a 28-300 which I really had to struggle with to get sharp focus. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ester van Dam on August 16, 2012 at 8:18 AM

Tried to upload a bigger shot but not sure how to ; (

Registered on August 30, 2011, 50 Posts, 103 Comments

Comment posted by Lennart Augustsson on August 16, 2012 at 8:25 AM

Really nice with the black and white Magpie surrounded of the blurred branches. For me the picture would have been even better with the Magpie placed a little to the right.

Registered on July 29, 2011, 21 Posts, 137 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on August 16, 2012 at 9:32 AM

Well done on black and white color issue.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 16, 2012 at 5:34 PM

The compositions is fine and the light works. You also have a nice catch light in the eye.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 16, 2012 at 8:55 PM

Nice job, Ester. The detail looks pretty good at this size. A little cropping from the right and top would de-center the bird a bit and make it larger in the frame.

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