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Northern Wheatear, female


Northern Wheatear, female
Photo Information
Copyright: Ivan Kruys (Argus) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 190 N: 11348] (34987)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-22
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Canon EF 300 f4L + Canon 1.4 converter
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/640 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-09-25 4:14
Viewed: 739
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
There are over a dozen species of Wheatear in Europe. This species is perhaps the most common and is found in practically the whole of Europe where there is open country with stones or boulders.
This individual has lost its grey summer plumage but as it has brown instead of black behind the eye we can see that she is a female.
I took this shot with my camera hand-held while on the look-out for migrating birds. She stuck her head up from behind a boulder 5 meters away, just long enough to take this shot.
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elefantino, Hil, coasties, ramthakur, nainnain, Janice, nardophoto has marked this note useful
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Nice close up, really detailed and colorfull.
Andrea

Hi Ivan,
This is a beautiful close-up of this Weathear. Great capture with excellent details and very good lightning. Nice details on the feathers and a nice light in its eye. Well done! TSF,
Claudine

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  • Zeno Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 451 W: 0 N: 975] (8383)
  • [2006-09-25 13:14]

Hi Ivan,

Nice portrait of this beautiful bird. Very natural capture and nice pose!

regards,
Zeno.

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 705 W: 13 N: 1405] (5027)
  • [2006-09-25 13:37]

Hi Ivan,

Superb shot, nice composition and the pose is really lovely, the detail is sharp and clean with beautiful colours and a great BG.

TFS Hilary :o)

Hi Ivan

What a little sweetie she is too. Lovely soft colours. Nice pose with a twinkle in her eye. TFS.

Very charming portrait of this lovely female Wheatear, Ivan.
You have managed a very good hand held shot here.
TFS.

hi argus
beautiful picture, good detail it is bird
edith

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2006-10-08 4:19]

Hi Ivan, what a ute little bird. I love it how she's sitting up there like that. Very good clear details. Well done,
Janice

Hi Ivan,

Lovely picture. I like the sharpness of the birth and contrast with the OOF BG. Color are also good and composition very nice.

Merry Christmas in Sweden!!!

Mauricio

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