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Garden Starling

by tomkeet

Another one from yesterday.

Uploaded21/12/2010 - 16:09

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K20D

Shutter Speed1/180

Aperturef/4

LensN/A

ISO200

Focal Length300mm

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Date Taken	20/12/2010 - 11:12
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K20D
Program Mode	Program
Metering Mode	Spot
Shutter Speed	1/180
Aperture	f/4
ISO	200
Focal Length	300mm
Lens	N/A

duncanM duncanM

374 posts
16 years
South of Scotland

Posted 21/12/2010 - 16:37 Link

Great photo! Love the way you've used max aperture to isolate the bird and put the background out of focus and create that pretty abstract backdrop.

paulgee20 paulgee20

802 posts
17 years
Sat in Chair

Posted 21/12/2010 - 16:51 Link

Hiya TK, great detail as always...

PG

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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coker coker

1547 posts
16 years
Wiltshire

Posted 21/12/2010 - 18:07 Link

Well, that is beautiful!

Let no one be in any doubt about the excellence of this image. I, for one, have tried..& failed1

Thanks for letting us see.

Coker.

The more I look, the more there is to see!

Stuey Stuey

4772 posts
16 years
Wales

Posted 21/12/2010 - 20:21 Link

Nice shot

K10D, K5 plus plenty of clueless enthusiasm.

My Flickr site link

puma puma

1563 posts
16 years

Posted 21/12/2010 - 20:34 Link

Absolutely fantastic

PPG link

sandinista sandinista

441 posts
16 years
Bollington,
Cheshire,
UK

Posted 21/12/2010 - 22:50 Link

Stunning capture with excellent detail and sharpness

Great simplicity is only won by an intense moment or by years of intelligent effort. T.S Eliot

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Plus Member davidrobinson davidrobinson

277 posts
16 years

Posted 22/12/2010 - 00:02 Link

What a crisp sharp photo. Lovely colours and perfect focus. What lens did you use?

Edited by davidrobinson: 22/12/2010 - 00:03

tomkeet tomkeet

1082 posts
18 years
County Durham,
England

Posted 22/12/2010 - 15:47 Link

Cheers for your kind comments.
Hi David it's the DA* 300mm, lovely lens.

Regards, Tom

K-1ii,K-3iii's.
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SMC PENTAX-D FA MACRO 1:2.8 100mm WR,
SMC PENTAX-DA* 1:4 300mm ED [IF] SDM,
SMC PENTAX-FA* 1:4 600mm IF & ED,
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Edited by tomkeet: 22/12/2010 - 15:47