Bird on a bard wire

[yeocsa]

Water Treatment Plant Entrance.

regards,

Arthur

[PiroStitch]

Great capture Arthur!

Btw, it's barb wire Unless the wire was reciting poetry...then that's a different story

Just wondering, this is something the bird photographers would be able to answer, how come some of the birds even though they're still, still have their feathers appearing to be blurred? Is it just the shutter speed being slow or were the birds moving? Sorry not meaning to sound rude or criticse the bird images, but just wanted to know

[yeocsa]

I am not sure. The bird was chirping away. Could be camera shake too.
Picture is heavily cropped.

1/160 at f8. Focal Lenght 420mm. Handheld. Flash used.

No chance to use tripod. Several pacific swallows flew away and only this guy remains. Managed at a snapshot before all is gone.

regards,

Arthur

[PiroStitch]

Ahh gotcha Not a criticism against you or your photos Arthur It's just an observation I've noticed over the past few weeks. They are fast moving critters

[yeocsa]

Ahh gotcha Not a criticism against you or your photos Arthur It's just an observation I've noticed over the past few weeks. They are fast moving critters

Hi

No worries. all comments welcome. it helps to sharpen my skills.

appreciate your observation.

cheers,

Arthur

[kipper]

Really depends on the crop factor I find Piro.

I'd like to see how much the Canon guys crop using IS, because I've seen a lot of sharp shots of small critters. Then again most of them using 400, 500, 600 IS with TC.

[kipper]

Btw we're pretty sure that's a White Winged Triller. Correct me if I'm wrong Nicole.

[yeocsa]

Thanks, Darryl for the ID.

regards,

Arthur

[redline]

looks great arthur,
how much cropping was there on this pic? looks a bit soft on the head was it car vibration?

[yeocsa]

looks great arthur,
how much cropping was there on this pic? looks a bit soft on the head was it car vibration?

Hi Redline,

less than 20% of the picture i think. Softness is not due to car vibration. It is due to handholding and bird's movement. The bird was chirping and the body especially near the neck would expand. Shutter speed was very slow at 1/160 for focal lenght of 420mm. No time to up the speed as they all flew away very quickly.

regards,

Arthur

[bouyant_clown]

Yeocsa,
was there much wind around whilst taking the photograph? a moderate breeze would ruffle the feathers, especially as the bird has them puffed out. this may explain the slight blur?

[mic]

Nice Duck Artie

Hope he has good shoes on

Mic.

Nice Little Capture.

[yeocsa]

looks great arthur,
how much cropping was there on this pic? looks a bit soft on the head was it car vibration?

[Nicole]

Btw we're pretty sure that's a White Winged Triller. Correct me if I'm wrong Nicole.

I still think that is what it is. It also goes by the name of Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo.

I think it was a combination of handholding at the shutter speed and cropping. It was a nice start to the morning.

[robboh]

I know this sounds strange, but just looking at the cropping pic you showed, I think that the uncropped original or only slightly cropped version would look great!