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Confused Pied Wagtail.


Confused Pied Wagtail.
Photo Information
Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3387 W: 343 N: 9480] (30807)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-12
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, Digital RAW 200
Exposure: f/8, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds and Animals in the Snow [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-04-15 11:21
Viewed: 1368
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today’s post is a Pied Wagtail. I took this for 3 days ago and you can see the snow is still here. It’s strange to see a Wagtail in the snow and I think it is a bit confused what it’s walking on. A lot of spring birds have arrived but the ground is still covered with snow, there are only some green spots. I have seen Starlings, chaffinches and wagtails. I hope they can find something to eat, there are no insects yet. The night's has been warmer with + degrees and the snow is melting faster now but still no spring.

This will be my last post for at least 14 days. We leave early tomorrow morning for a 2 weeks vacation to Mallorca. We need some sunny and warm days after the long winter.
Maybe the spring has arrived when we are back.
See you soon.

More Info about the Pied Wagtail


Canon 70-300 IS USM
ISO 200, Raw-format, manual-mode, Al-auto focus.
Convert, Levels, Contrast, Crop, resized to 800 pixels, Smart Sharpen on the B/W channel in lab-colours. I used Adobe Photoshop CS2 for PP

jmouche, shazzy, wallhalla15, marhowie, Aramok, jeanpaul, eruyanik, coasties, Janice, mogens-j, nardophoto, Luc, Alex99 has marked this note useful
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Hello Gert!
Very nice capture.POV,framing and composition are wonderful.TFS..José

A very nice crisp sharp image.Would love to see this in colour if possible.

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 792 W: 138 N: 1312] (5642)
  • [2006-04-15 11:48]

poor wagtail, came to sunny sweden for
breeding and now...snow! *g*
hi gert, excellent capture,
good pov & details.
nice colors..colors? actually nice black and white and grey.
take care & have a wonderful vacation, thor.

Nicely captured Gert,
Good detail, colours and sharpness. Composition and lighting are good. Good POV and framing.

Thanks for posting. Have a good relaxing break in the Sun.

Hello Gert,
great moment you captured, great work. Excellent sharpness, details, colours and composition. Thank you for posting.
Merry Easter my friend and I wish you happy holidays with a lot of sunshine at Mallorca.
Greetings
Heinz

Hi Gert,
Excellent shot of this wagtail in that frozen wasteland they call Sweden!!
Very good DOF, sharpness, detail, and composed well..About as close as you can get to B&W..without it actually being so..
I hope you have a great time mf.
Perhaps I'll join you...(it will make it harder for the IRS to find me) ;-)

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  • Aramok Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 886 W: 101 N: 1425] (4931)
  • [2006-04-15 12:59]

What a fantastic capture, so clear and sharp.

very nice and enjoy the holiday...

TFS

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5452 W: 594 N: 3651] (10033)
  • [2006-04-15 13:16]

Hi Gert
Go and enjoy your vacation and bask in the sun. Hopefully by the time you return spring will great you with the sights and sounds of new life.
You are so right to be concerned with the arrival of the migrant birds while everything is still snowed under, for it could result in serious losses if they cannot find sufficient food to eat.
Your photo is great with an excellent composition, lovely colours, great detail through the spot-on DOF, and brilliant exposure control showing amazing contrast even in the pure white snow.
Great work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-04-15 13:30]

Hi Gert
I see that you still got snow there.Great crisp sharp image and perfect detils.

Well seen and Well done my friend

osse

Bonjour gert
Je n'ai rien a dire sur les couleurs,la mise au point et les détails tout est parfait très belle la composition ,felicitations.
Bravo et au revoir,bon week end...JP

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 637 W: 32 N: 792] (3084)
  • [2006-04-15 13:50]

Hi Gert great shot with excellent detail, exposure and colour. Well caught, I never seem to be able to get close enough. TFS.
Dean.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-04-15 14:53]

Hello Gert!
Wonderful capture.POV,details,sharpness and composition are perfect.TFS...:-)

Hello Gert,
Great and distinct pose of this wagtail. This is the first wagtail that I saw in the snowy place. Clear shot! Thank you,
Ersin

Hi Gert

An great shot that is well composed, with good clarity and sharpness. Detail is spot on. A big tick for this shot! :-)

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2006-04-15 16:51]

Snow!! Oh Gert, I thought you'd be into spring flowers and green grass. But, when you come home in 2 weeks it should be different for you - well I hope so! Have a wonderful holiday in the sun.

Your Pied Wagtail shows up well against the snow, very good exposure and clarity. Another good job forom you! Well done...
Janice

Some people are still swimming here - the brave ones. But it is still hot and no sweatshirts or jumpers are worn yet... Enjoy Mallorca.

Another great shot Gert.
Great details and the color is perfect to reflect winter in this shot.
Excellent POV and the BG is great.
Regards
JC

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3067 W: 231 N: 6165] (21068)
  • [2006-04-16 3:13]

A beautiful bird, Gert, but I can see he is very surprised by all this snow.
Have a wonderful vacation in the sun, my friend.
You deserve it after that long winter. : )

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2006-04-17 7:23]

Wonderful photo Gert. Exposure is amazing, considering the snow you had to cope with. Sharp details and well composed. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

A clear and sharp picture. A lot of story. I love the composition. Thanks for posting.

Oh, this must be really cold for his feet. Excellent capture Gert with very clever handling of the light. Great sharpness with plenty of details. Perfect composition.

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 755 W: 31 N: 20] (5032)
  • [2006-04-22 3:14]

Hi Gert,
very good quality of photo. I like the sharp and colours. Nice a bird. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2006-04-25 16:59]

Hi mob&f Gert!
I hope that you have good vacation time at Mallorca in Spain. Maybe you will read these words at your return. Without any doubt, you must have brought your equipment with you... I hope so...
Take care my friend.
Luc

Hi Gert,
somehow I missed this nice bird, I like it very much. I can understand that you like to go to a warmer country, hope you enjoyed you trip to Mallorca. Tomorrow I'm also leaving for a 3 week trip to Myanmar/Burma and Thailand. Hope to be back again safe and with fresh shots, bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hi Gert,
Lovely capture. I love the monochrome colours. Great exposure, sharpness and DOF.
TFS
Paul

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3585 W: 143 N: 5672] (18539)
  • [2006-12-28 3:32]

Hi Gert.
First of all I want to congratulate you with the coming New Year and wish you Happy holiday time. Thank you for role that is played by you at TN life, your outstanding pictures, notes and comments. Healthiness, happiness and well-being to you, my dear friend.

This winter shot is beautiful as your all pictures. Great reproduction of grey-white colour tones. Excellent details and sharpness. Precise DOF and impressive POV. Nice diagonal composition. etc.

My best regards, TFS and greetings.
Yours Alexei.

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