Magpies and repost

Gallery: AvianPosted June 22, 201797 views15 comments

As the old saying goes-
"One for sorrow-two for joy"!
This bird was preening after bathing . It must be a full fledged youngster as the parent turned up and fed it. I noticed later the tail was shorter
Nikon D7100
Nikor 70-300 f4
70% of frame 1000 ISO 800^th sec @ f9
Paint Shop Pro 7 Vimas Image Guru
Used “in camera” Dynamic Lighting.
Neat Image..
Cheers
Thanks for looking And comments on last pic
JohnR

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 22, 2017 at 10:34 AM

I like the interactive pose. Fine detail and the birds stand out well against the background.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 22, 2017 at 11:20 AM

John,
I can find nothing to say other than PERFECTION devil

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Comment posted by John Robinson on June 22, 2017 at 11:23 AM

Thanks Allen
You don't often get them this close
(maybe in towns where they are much tamer)
Somebody once said to me that these birds test the skills of the "big boys" in bird photography !
I doubt that !! I once had 7 in front of a hide.
Cheers
John

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Comment posted by John Robinson on June 22, 2017 at 11:25 AM

Ken
Praise in deed ! blush

At least you didn't say"nice one "!!
Thanks
John

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on June 22, 2017 at 1:17 PM

Hi John
Thank you for bring us these Magpies. like the interaction and you handled the blacks and whites nicely.
Peter

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on June 22, 2017 at 3:51 PM

Excellent capture, John. So glad that you were able to capture the two of them together.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on June 22, 2017 at 5:38 PM

Well crafted image John. First, I am a big magpie fan (these look a lot like ours here in the U.S.). Also, I like that you have both birds in perfect focus - great choices with your ISO, aperture, and SS settings. The poses are very good and the birds do not overlap. The open beak on the rightmost bird is a real plus in adding interest. Wonderful natural background. Blacks and whites look great!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 22, 2017 at 11:22 PM

I love the pose of the youngster and the two poses complement one another well, John. Excellent job on the exposure. A fine image.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on June 23, 2017 at 4:42 AM

Thanks all.
Appreciated
JohnR

(Would prefer to thank folks individually but it looks like comment boosting)

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 23, 2017 at 12:30 PM

Very nice interaction and a wonderful setting. Different from what you usually post. And I like that.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on June 23, 2017 at 2:10 PM

I already left one comment John, but after looking at it some more, I think this could use a fairly substantial contrast boost. I believe the blacks and whites would still look good while giving it more pop. Still a wonderful image, either way.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on June 23, 2017 at 2:46 PM

Jim
Have given it a bit but easy to overdo it I reckon. Cheers
John

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on June 23, 2017 at 4:27 PM

A really nice scene you have captured here, John. I love the begging juvie. A great perch with a very natural background. I do prefer your repost with the bit of additional contrast. A great image!!!!

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on June 23, 2017 at 5:17 PM

John, your repost looks great!

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Comment posted by John Robinson on June 24, 2017 at 8:52 AM

Thanks both.
It really is heartening when you consider the PP software I use. I got my free Paint Shop Pro 7 off a Photo magazine and have used nothing else since..
I was even told on another forum to use Photoshop because people could n,t work out what I was doing !! Photography seems like all processing these days.
Cheers
JohnR

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