Starling.
Posted 19/10/2010 - 21:25
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Good shots, I didn't realise how tame they can be until I saw
them on Autumnwatch a couple of weeks ago.
them on Autumnwatch a couple of weeks ago.
Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Posted 19/10/2010 - 22:09
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Everyone knows, don't they, that all our common birds in this country are boring L.B.Js (Little brown jobs)?
Well, not anymore, they don't!!
Wonderful images, Mike.
Thanks for letting us see!
Coker.
Well, not anymore, they don't!!
Wonderful images, Mike.
Thanks for letting us see!
Coker.
The more I look, the more there is to see!
Posted 20/10/2010 - 12:34
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Hi Mike
Excellent shots
The last one is just stunning - a shot to be proud of.
I never seem to get that close to wildlife - I seem to scare them off
I'll try to forget these shots otherwise mine stand a real chance of not making the grade
I'm off to resarch some starling behaviour
Excellent shots
The last one is just stunning - a shot to be proud of.
I never seem to get that close to wildlife - I seem to scare them off
I'll try to forget these shots otherwise mine stand a real chance of not making the grade
I'm off to resarch some starling behaviour
Posted 20/10/2010 - 15:00
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Mike, your first shot is the pick of the bunch, it's a nicely composed photograph of a very common bird. With this image you have showed us how attractive and colourful these birds actually are, with they're ornate plumage and such.
All it needs more is some 'dodging' of the catchlight in it's eye.
All it needs more is some 'dodging' of the catchlight in it's eye.
"All the technique in the world doesn’t compensate for the inability to notice." - Elliott Erwitt
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Posted 20/10/2010 - 16:07
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cardiff_gareth wrote:
TBH to be able to change lens and reshoot without frightening it off is quick remarkable I think
I think that may have had something to do with the tube of superglue I had in my pocket.TBH to be able to change lens and reshoot without frightening it off is quick remarkable I think
Wait till you see the pictures of the starling on the wing mirror while we are doing 110 down the motorway.
Posted 20/10/2010 - 17:19
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They are bang on Mike, 1 probably wins for me> However as tame as that i would settle for any chance like that....
Regards
Paul
Regards
Paul
K5's (2)both gripped, K10d gripped, Pentax 28-90 f3.5, Sigma 18-250mm, Sigma 150-500mm. Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro, Sigma 10-20 f.4-5.6.EX DC, Hoya 135 f2.8, Take on 28mm f2.8 Pentax AF360 flash, 2 fill in slaves. 30 metre remote release, Rt angle viewfinder, Giotto NOT 3261B Tripod with Manfrotto 808Rd4 ball head, Manfroto 4861RC2 monopoly, shoulder stock, various filters etc, Panasonic SET HBS HD Video cam, Tamrac Explorer 8x backpack and a sore back.....
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Starling by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr
It then decided to perch on the wing mirror of the car we were sitting in so changed lenses to the Tamron 90mm macro.
Starling by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr
Starling by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr
Starling by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr