Reed Warblers

After losing 54 RAW files due to a 7 Day Shop 32GB dying on me after 5 weeks (the 2nd to do so), these were the favourites of what I had left after swapping back to the Sandisk Extremes!

All taken @ 600m with 1 & 2 at 1600 ISO, 3 at 640 ISO.

1.
[IMG]http://www.dannyewers.com/Photos/Birds/Reed_Warblers/Reed_Warblers_1.jpg[/IMG]


2.
[IMG]http://www.dannyewers.com/Photos/Birds/Reed_Warblers/Reed_Warblers_2.jpg[/IMG]


3.
[IMG]http://www.dannyewers.com/Photos/Birds/Reed_Warblers/Reed_Warblers_3.jpg[/IMG]

I think your struggling to get decent shots with that lens, I'll take it off your hands for half what you paid

I like No. 2, and the white space gives the last one character as well. At 600mm - how do you focus these?

I was watching a prog on tele this week, and apparently these bird are difficult to find..So great captures..No 3 for me is a winner..

Great captures. No.2 is a cracker.

Best regards

Very nicely captured.

John

Awesome, super shots well done. and i love them all but i do really like 3

Unlocker, your first two images are not worthy of being shown compared with the beautifully composed and photographed bird in your third image.
It really is a well executed photograph and you've captured the bird very well in the frame, albeit with a need for a crop, I must say...

...I know it's an obvious thing to do, but i've cropped it just so that I can marvel at the impact and symmetry this image has with the subject on the 'rule of thirds'.
The space on the left side of the original file causes your eye to wander and so this is another reason for the crop...

A shot like this can win competitions and who knows, be published...



Reed Warbler

[IMG]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j159/paulyrichard/Reed_Warblers_3.jpg[/IMG]

I like #3 best. The background has no clutter. Also these guys are very hard to capture in the open. So very well done mate.

I like Paul's crop, but I think he has gone a tad too far. The space in itself is part of the story for these birds.

Wasn't expecting so many comments so fast, thank you!

Number 3 is my favourite as well and is currently my wallpaper on my desktop which partly explains the crop but also because I like the simplicity of the background, Tring reservoirs have never looked so good!

@ pauly, thank you very much! There are an awful lot of crop options for this shot and I was going for the rule of thirds based on the birds eye. You are right that it is cropped but I didn't want to get as close in as you have as I would lose size / quality etc.

It was shot to the left of where I was setup so possibly twice the distance or more as the 2nd one and will go back to try and get a lot closer which would give me more latitude with these options. As an example, this is what the master fie looks like.

Number three for me too - it is a stunner!. I rather like Paul's crop as well. Really well done!

Regards

Great set !

I like Fatspider's idea too

I can see you're still having trouble with that old fashioned (F series lens I think) so if you're ready to sell it, I have £500 waiting for you

Well deserved praise for a subject that I know is very difficult to photograph. Well done.

Oh dear, I didn't realise you had already cropped the shot...

Personally - I like the first one - the wee bird is nicely in proportion with the leaves [ ? ] on the reeds - it gives a better idea of his size .

I think the third is a real cracker