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Pied Wagtail


Pied Wagtail
Photo Information
Copyright: Robert Brown (Robbrown) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1305 W: 96 N: 2175] (6054)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-14
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D200, Nikon AF-S VR F4 200 - 400mm 1:4G ED, Digital ISO 200
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-06-11 7:38
Viewed: 889
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba Yarrellii) the very common member of the wagtail family easy to spot being pure black and white in colour but a real pain to get a good image of because of the total colour contrast, also they never seem to stop moving,forever chassing around are insects and bobbing up and down in the manner that gives them their common name of wagtail.
People often think of wagtails as a waterside bird, but the pied Wagtail does not seem to mind where it is providing there are pleany of insects for it to feed on, though i have seen them scavanging crumbs in urban parks where people have dropped food.
Their original nesting places must of been limited, as the like to use holes in rock faces and piles of fallen rocks. These days how ever we provide them with dry stone walls old buildings and walls with missing bricks. in our nursery yard the seem to prefer the stacks of bricks and paving blocks stacked ready for use. but they have also used a pallet load of rockery stone so almost a natural spot , to one year they successfully nested in our very large yellow JCB telleport fork lift truck, inspite of it being in daily use most of the time and even with it being driven out to site and back a few times, the parents just seemed to wait till it came back and started to feed the chicks again no matter where it was in the yard.
Shot in Raw and converted in Raw Shooter to Tiff the edited in PS(CS) before being cropped to 800pixels , converted to Jpeg and file reduced to 200k to make it postable to TN
Debz, LordPotty, nglen, deblink, MMM, fartash, marhowie, jaywalker has marked this note useful
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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1696 W: 242 N: 5596] (19883)
  • [2007-06-11 7:42]

Hi Robert,
a very sharp and well composed shot of this wagtail.
Good quality and a brilliant DOF.
Well done,
Joey

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  • Debz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 582 W: 0 N: 866] (3283)
  • [2007-06-11 7:47]

Hi Robert, this is a lovely portrail of the Wagtail, perfect POV and pose. Great focus, exposure, good use of light giving good colour and sharpness. Very beautiful shot.
tfs
debz

Hi Robb,
Nice clean capture of this Wagtail.
Another of those British birds I never got to see when I lived there.
Good exposure and detail.
Great work.
Steve

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1993 W: 5 N: 5571] (21050)
  • [2007-06-11 7:55]

Hi Robert. A fine shot of the Pied Wagtail. very clear detail and colours. with sharp focus. I like the POV and the blue background of the sky. with the light cathing the eye. well done TFS. good notes to,

Nick..

Hello Robert,
Nice soft colours. Very sharp and good DOF, composition and focus.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Robert,
A fabulous image of this superb looking bird. It looks great against the beautiful blue sky. The quality of the image is wonderful too. Wow.
Cheers,
Debbie

Hello Robert,
Very nice portrait on this wagtail. A likeable picture witha nice bird pose and composition. What is it the strange bright around dark shapes? it's a curious effect
Regards
Hernán

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 755 W: 0 N: 1515] (6928)
  • [2007-06-11 9:07]

Hi Robert
Beautiful capture.Nice composition with excellent sharpness and colors.I like the details in the plumage and the catchlight in the eye.
TFS Michel

Hello Robert
Excellent shot of this Pied Wagtail,
Great details,composition and BG,
Fantastic colors and POV,Superb shot.

Regards
Fartash

Hi Robert,
it's a wonderful bird and you catched it in such a nice pose and with good sharpness, thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hi Robert, A wonderfully captured shot of this Pied Wagtail, the light blue backdrop is perfect & stunning clarity, the beautiful detail is superb, I have sat looking at this photo for some time & love it, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

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