Pied Wagtail

[Dave61]

Well today was beautiful and sunny, so after making a bit of a mess of yesterdays birds, I set iso 800 and went up to the Downs and was glad to see a few Pied Wagtails that did not seem to mind me trying to take their shots. I think these ones are my best to date with the sigma.

Pied Wagtail by David Ore, on Flickr

On the Gate by David Ore, on Flickr

Side view Pied Wagtail by David Ore, on Flickr

Pied Wagtail by David Ore, on Flickr

Pied Wagtail by David Ore, on Flickr

On the Post by David Ore, on Flickr

[antoeknee]

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Well looks like you're getting to grips with the lens some nice detail in the images.

[ctrollen]

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Very good, well done!

[Dave61]

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Thanks Ant, Chris. One thing I forgot yesterday was trying exposure comp, today I tried it, plus I found that I have had the OS on 2. So clicked it back to where it says OS.

[Dawesy]

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Lovely set Dave with some good detail , they are not the easiest of birds to get right due to the high contrast between the black and white .

[Nathaniel]

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Excellent pictures. Well done.

[Dave61]

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Thank you Steve and Nat for the kind words.

[Stan]

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Bit of an image overload Dave, all good but the best is the last one

[antoeknee]

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Agree last is probably the best. Think we can forgive the image overload as Dave is enjoying his new lens.

[Dave61]

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Thanks guys, sorry for the overload was so happy with the results today.

[antoeknee]

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Think we guessed that

[Dave61]

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[Bill53]

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Well taken Dave, all good but the last two stand out for me.

Bill.

[Dave61]

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Thank you Bill

[Brian Sugden]

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A very nice set Dave. The last shot is the stand out one for me, good composition, very nice background, a more natural looking perch and that all important catch light in the eye.