Redshank

[DP the Snapper]

On Thursday MicroWyred and I spent a couple of hours in the Concrete Hide at Upton Warren. It was a dull ‘BIF 1,000 x 1,000+’ afternoon and not much was moving. Time flew though as we chatted to Bob, one of the regular Upton Warren birder/photographers. After he left we decided to try the Flashes. Our luck changed. The clouds rolled back and the first bird we saw when we got to the Avocet Hide was this Redshank …………. the next 2 hours flew by!



Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: 70 – 200mm f2.8LIS 11. + 2x
Exposure Time: 0.0015s (1/640)
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 320
Focal Length: 400mm (640mm in 35mm)

Dave

[paulr5604]

Re: Redshank

Nice shot I also like the little ripple in the water from where its beak had entered it

[tesarver]

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Tom

[colin C]

Re: Redshank

Nice shot I also like the little ripple in the water from where its beak had entered it

Me too. Those touches are nice little bonuses.

[DP the Snapper]

Re: Redshank

Thanks Paul Tom and Colin.

Dave

[Coryman]

Re: Redshank

Stunning shot, got to get myself down there.

Ian

[Stan]

Re: Redshank

Nice pose and background colours

Stan

[John_Caswell]

Re: Redshank

Very nice image Dave

[Montana 5]

Re: Redshank

Great shot

Doug.

[DP the Snapper]

Re: Redshank

Thanks for looking and your comments

got to get myself down there.

Ian

It's well worth a visit - once you have been there you will return

Dave

[AndyL]

Re: Redshank

Great pic. A little oversaturated for me, but well done.

[DP the Snapper]

Re: Redshank

Great pic. A little oversaturated for me, but well done.

Thanks Andy. The image is straight from the camera - no exposure etc adjustments at all. It had been a windy and dull afternoon then around 17:00 hrs the sun came out and the clouds disappeared ..... and the Redshank appeared!

Dave

[AndyL]

Re: Redshank

Contrary to popular belief, "straight from the camera" is not the be-all and end-all. Such pictures are perfectly capable of being over-saturated, as well as too light / dark / under-saturated. If shooting in RAW, especially so.

I'm not saying this is anything less than a good image, just that tweaking isn't always a bad idea.

[DP the Snapper]

Re: Redshank

Contrary to popular belief, "straight from the camera" is not the be-all and end-all. Such pictures are perfectly capable of being over-saturated, as well as too light / dark / under-saturated. If shooting in RAW, especially so.

I understand what you mean Andy. But the image is a pretty accurate depiction of the conditions. The sky was cloudless and this is what has given the water the Mediterranean effect.

Dave