Brambling at pool

Gallery: AvianPosted January 19, 2015185 views14 comments

Brambling. Few and far between this year. Taken at the small woodland pool.
Nikon D200
Sigma 100-300f4
800 ISO
80th second.
70% of frame.
Neat image
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Cheers
JohnR

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14 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 19, 2015 at 9:55 PM

Nicely done, John! The bird has good detail and I like the floating leaves surrounding it.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on January 19, 2015 at 10:14 PM

Nice detail in the bird and a great setting. An attractive color palette as well.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on January 19, 2015 at 10:24 PM

Nice colors through out with the leaves, water and the bird. A sharp image. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 20, 2015 at 12:00 AM

Wonderful colors and habitat, and fine techs, John.

The species is accidental in Alaska and always a cause for excitement when they appear.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on January 20, 2015 at 1:32 AM

A Brambling in the water where they usually are drinking, bathing or both. 1/80th of a second and still very sharp. Very impressive.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 20, 2015 at 3:54 AM

Thanks all. This one had a particularly dark head but still showing detail in the blacks.
Thanks for looking.
JohnR

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 20, 2015 at 2:31 PM

Love them - not many of them here.. Maybe a slightly lower vantage point could have worked even better, but a pleasant image as presented ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 21, 2015 at 3:36 AM

Thanks Hans I' sitting in 9 inches of water as it is !!

John

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 21, 2015 at 8:23 AM

really nice colors and details, John. I agree that a lower angle would be even better, but it sounds like you'd need a snorkel.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 22, 2015 at 8:25 PM

Hi John,

Great reward for your effort. I like the pale edges to the feathers and warm fall colors of the entire scene

....................Jim

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 23, 2015 at 4:39 AM

Thanks both
This low angle comes up time and time again. As I say if I go lower and a bird lands at the front of the pool with its back to me and head turned to camera(my favourite pose), then it is roughly at 45% to the camera. Therefore there is much less DOF thanif the camera is where I have it. Depth is hard to get in the dark pool area so I need every bit I can get. Hope that explains it a bit.
Cheers
John

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 23, 2015 at 6:50 AM

This is a beauty John

I really like how the fallen leaves frame the bird. A very pleasing composition.