One for Sorrow+repost

Gallery: AvianPosted July 4, 2017882 views7 comments

Magpie
Still playing around with Magpies and the camera on 1/3 crop setting. Seems to work quite well. Not a bad little session this morning-16 species in 2 hours. Great whilst it stops dry/
Cropped from landscape.
Was going to remove the piece of thin grass-WDYT?
D7100
Nikor 70-300mm
1000 ISO
1000sec @ f 10
Vimas to lift the blacks a little.
Thanks for looking
JohnR
Have a look at the biggie.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 4, 2017 at 12:56 PM

Nice detail on the bird and you handled the exposure well John. I would have a go at removing the grass blade, at least from the bird to the floating leaf to its right. devil

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on July 4, 2017 at 1:05 PM

Great job, John. Wonderful detail. That s a lot of different species in 2 hours, you must have had a blast. Yeah, that would be nice if that blade of grass wasn't there.

Registered on May 27, 2017, 77 Posts, 844 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on July 4, 2017 at 1:41 PM

Thanks both. Heres a rehash
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 4, 2017 at 4:13 PM

Hi John,

Nice work getting this magpie picture. Colors are spot on. Grass blade could be removed, but I'd be happy with this image as is. I just scanned down and saw your repost--Yes the image looks better with it removed devil

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

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 4, 2017 at 7:50 PM

Nice pose and I like the back-side view, John. It's definitely better without the grass. It's interesting that the reflections in the water give a first impression that you're looking at it through a window.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on July 5, 2017 at 5:10 PM

Much better on the repost with the removal of the distracting items. The pond does seem to attract a lot of interesting birds for both you and Dennis. And you have both done a good job in making it look rather natural. In this image, the colors of the magpie fit in really well with the "natural" surroundings.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on July 6, 2017 at 8:01 PM

Thanks again guys.
Don't often get these too close.! Years of persecution I suppose.
Cheers
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments