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Whinchat (Buskskvätta)


Whinchat (Buskskvätta)
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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: 2008-06-17
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 40 D, Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM, Digital RAW 400
Exposure: f/11, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Silpa's Favourite Bird Shots [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-06-17 9:14
Viewed: 1407
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
First I will thank you all for the nice comments and words of my previous post.

This is a Whinchat, a beautiful bird who quite common up here.
I took this in an open field, the Whinchat use to sit high up on stick or a tree for a good view of
the neighborhood and some of them are a bit shy but this one let me come near.
Taken with my long Sigma zoom 150-500 attached to my new Canon 40d.
The 1d MII is sold, it was too heavy for my poor wrists . ;-((

PLS.
No points for this, I have given them up like some others. I have turn of the points, so don’t waste your green ones.

The Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It, and similar small European species, are often called chats.
It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in open rough pasture or similar uncultivated grassland in Europe and Asia. It nests in tussocks. All birds winter in Africa.
The Whinchat is similar in size to the European Robin. Both sexes have a yellowish rump and white tail, with a black terminal band. The summer male has brownish upperparts, buff throat and blackish head sides. It has a strong white supercilium. There are white wing patches.
The female has pale brown head sides, a buff supercilium and no white wing patches.
The male has a whistling, crackly song. Its call is a typical chat “chack” noise or a soft whistle.
This species represents a fairly basal divergence of the genus Saxicola (Wink et al. 2002).

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Sigma 150-500mm
ISO 400, RAW-format, AI-servo auto focus, manual exposure, handheld camera
Converted in Canon DPP.
Levels, Contrast, Crop, S/H-filter. re-sized to 800 pixels, Smart Sharpen , all in PS CS3
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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3585 W: 143 N: 5669] (18533)
  • [2008-06-17 9:30]

Hi Gert.
What an attractive pose of the bird you have pictured. I like glance of the bird, simple and so amazing subject and terrific details of the plumage, beak and eye of the bird as well as its prey and twig. Colours of the BG and its blurriness are splendid. Well done and best wishes.
Alexei.

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2008-06-17 10:22]

Hola Gert.
La foto de alta calidad y nitidez, finos detalles a la vista, y hermosos detalles del pequeño insecto en el pico del ave. Hermosa foto Gert.
Luis52.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-06-17 10:27]

Hi Gert,

Yum, yum. What a good meal he has! Beautiful capture of the Whinchat. Colors are beautiful, details are excellent, pose is superb. The blurred background is superb.

Jane

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 261 N: 3035] (13835)
  • [2008-06-17 10:28]

Hi Gert,

So again a camerachange,well as I see other uploads of the 40D it is a good one and I guess you wont be dissappointed,the whinchat stand very clear against the nice green oof BG,well done and tfs this colorfull bird

Paul

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2388 W: 94 N: 5521] (17576)
  • [2008-06-17 10:34]

Hello Gert,
Excellent photo of this Whinchat. Sharpness, colours and composition are great. Very attractive pose. Superb OOF BG.
Regards,
Peter

yet another supershot! perfect exposure, tak sharp, great action and pose, fantastic POV! well done and TFS!

Hej Gert
Nice shot of this common and beautiful little bird.
TFS / Hälsningar
Ralf

Är du nöjd med 40D? Du var på väg att köpa den redan i vintras.

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1373 W: 56 N: 4723] (16252)
  • [2008-06-17 11:24]

Hello Gert,
Great shot of this beautiful bird. The only nit is that the eye is not very sharp. For the rest: great capture.
regards,
Siggi

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  • Tamrock Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 323 W: 0 N: 531] (3107)
  • [2008-06-17 12:07]

hej gert!
mycke fin bild på denna skönhet!
skarp och välkomponerad med ren
snygg bakgrund!
good work mf!

hello Gert

excellent image of this beautiful bird, with very fine POV
and framing, lovely wonderful background, i love the bird's pose,
excellent luminosity on the bird and excellent sharpness and details,
and alos beautiful catch-light at the eye, TFS

Asbed

Hello Gert,
nice capture, excellent composition and point of view, very good sharpness and depth of field, beautiful natural colors, lovely light, nice details in the plummage, and pretty oof green background, well done.
Angela

Hello Gert,
Well done...
Nicely captured Whinchat.
TFS
Annick

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16522)
  • [2008-06-17 23:03]

Hi Gert

Great shot of this stonechat. The pose with the insect is great - I also like the OFF BG too.

JAmes

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2008-06-18 2:16]

Hello Gert, Very beautiful shot of this bird holding the worm. lovely clarity. Ganesh

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2008-06-18 8:44]

Excellent shot of this Whinchat, Gert!
This is very sharp and detailed.
Superb lighting with great colours.
Very well composed.
Brilliant BG.
The 40D is an awesome camera and so is that sigma as you prove here!

Very well done,
Joe

Hi Gert,
Wonderful pose of the bird-n-bug, great POV.
Lovely colors and BG with very good DOF and fine details..
Well done old friend,
Howard

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2008-06-18 22:03]

A Whinchat, it is a a beautiful bird Gert. I like hos colours and thye titbit he has in his mouth looks very tasty.
Well done MF
Janice

Nice catch. Congratulations.
Babujayan

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2262 W: 10 N: 2630] (15565)
  • [2008-06-28 16:18]

Hola Gert,
preciosa captura,
bello foco y pov...
efectivo sigma y bg.
buena luz.
saludos amigo

Hi Gert

Great shot of this species that is new to me I think, I don't recall seeing anyway. The new camera and lens combo have given you an exellent result. I'm thinking about buying this lens myself, everyone seems to get good results with it.
Excellent composition
Excellent sharpness
Great uniform OOF background
Good POV and DOF

Chris :)

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