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checklg · Apr 13, 2004, 7:38 AM

A female Stonechat by Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. Taken at about 20ft using a 500mm lens. Comments welcome.

Regards,
Graham.

aladyforty · Apr 13, 2004, 7:50 AM

nice photo

photosbyvito · Apr 13, 2004, 8:58 AM

great exposure and feather detail! good use of DOF to blur the bg

good shot

jackrussell · Apr 13, 2004, 9:28 AM

Cute bird, nice shot.

checklg · Apr 14, 2004, 3:14 AM

Glad you like it ! Here's a link to her partner.

Regards,
Graham.

http://www.pbase.com/image/15378016

eric s · Apr 14, 2004, 7:45 AM

Well done. We don't get those here in the US (at least, not near me)... they are cute birds.

And that is a wonderfully non-distracting background. That can be so hard to do at times.

Eric

checklg · Apr 14, 2004, 8:07 AM

Thanks Eric ! I was more or less at the same height as the bird, on my knees with my Gitzo tripod legs opened out at a wide angle. As a result the background (a hillside) was several hundered feet away and nicely out of focus.

Mind you it did show me that there were three dust spots on my CCD, but cloning took care of those in the final picture. Must clean it some time.

Regards,
Graham.

Frank Doorhof · Apr 14, 2004, 11:53 AM

Wonderful detail and GREAT dof.

Greetings,
Frank

digcamfan · Apr 14, 2004, 12:17 PM

Well composed...

Awesome DOF!

Tomsch · Apr 16, 2004, 9:36 AM

Graham,
Would you be so kind as to give the rest of us some tips?These shots are extremely fine. A 500mm lens is a test in steadyness. I know that you use a Wimberley gymbal style mount, but do you lock it down to shoot? I would think that impossible as flighty as birds are. Do you rest your hand on the top of the lens to dampen it? Alot of questions I know but that quest is wht we are all here right? So take us to school if you will, we're listening.

Apr 13, 2004, 7:38 AM	#1
checklg Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 659	Stonechat A female Stonechat by Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. Taken at about 20ft using a 500mm lens. Comments welcome. Regards, Graham.

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Apr 13, 2004, 7:50 AM	#2
aladyforty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 6,964	nice photo

Apr 13, 2004, 8:58 AM	#3
photosbyvito Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,710	great exposure and feather detail! good use of DOF to blur the bg good shot

Apr 13, 2004, 9:28 AM	#4
jackrussell Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,191	Cute bird, nice shot.

Apr 14, 2004, 3:14 AM	#5
checklg Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 659	Glad you like it ! Here's a link to her partner. Regards, Graham. http://www.pbase.com/image/15378016

Apr 14, 2004, 7:45 AM	#6
eric s Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,803	Well done. We don't get those here in the US (at least, not near me)... they are cute birds. And that is a wonderfully non-distracting background. That can be so hard to do at times. Eric

Apr 14, 2004, 8:07 AM	#7
checklg Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 659	Thanks Eric ! I was more or less at the same height as the bird, on my knees with my Gitzo tripod legs opened out at a wide angle. As a result the background (a hillside) was several hundered feet away and nicely out of focus. Mind you it did show me that there were three dust spots on my CCD, but cloning took care of those in the final picture. Must clean it some time. Regards, Graham.

Apr 14, 2004, 11:53 AM	#8
Frank Doorhof Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,320	Wonderful detail and GREAT dof. Greetings, Frank

Apr 14, 2004, 12:17 PM	#9
digcamfan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,422	Well composed... Awesome DOF!

Apr 16, 2004, 9:36 AM	#10
Tomsch Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 442	Graham, Would you be so kind as to give the rest of us some tips?These shots are extremely fine. A 500mm lens is a test in steadyness. I know that you use a Wimberley gymbal style mount, but do you lock it down to shoot? I would think that impossible as flighty as birds are. Do you rest your hand on the top of the lens to dampen it? Alot of questions I know but that quest is wht we are all here right? So take us to school if you will, we're listening.