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(Message started by: Anguslau on Nov 5^th, 2004, 3:30pm)

Title: Common Stonechat 黑喉石即鳥
Post by Anguslau on Nov 5^th, 2004, 3:30pm

Common Stonechat 黑喉石即鳥
Tsim Bei Tsui 尖鼻咀
5/11/2004
1D Mark II

#1 EF600 + 2x, f/11, 1/400s, iso400
http://www.pbase.com/anguslau/image/35959852.jpg

#2 EF600 + 2x, f/11, 1/400s, iso400
http://www.pbase.com/anguslau/image/35959853.jpg

Title: Re: Common Stonechat 黑喉石即鳥
Post by Alvin on Nov 5^th, 2004, 7:27pm

Extremely stunning ! But what makes me surprised is the moth "lying" right below the Stonechat, just sticked on the wooden rod :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D ::) ::) ::)

Title: Re: Common Stonechat 黑喉石即鳥
Post by KK Hui on Nov 5^th, 2004, 7:49pm

Love the complementary colors of the bg and bird, Angus!
The moth is the star actually ... ;)
A tad over in terms of exposure though.

KK Hui ARPS
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Title: Re: Common Stonechat 黑喉石即鳥
Post by Koel_Ko on Nov 5^th, 2004, 8:06pm

The first one's pose is very classy - the stern dominator of the grassland's staring at us! ::)

Title: Re: Common Stonechat 黑喉石即鳥
Post by Anguslau on Nov 5^th, 2004, 9:26pm

Thanks all for the remarks! :) Frankly, I didn't notice the moth until I review the images at home. :P But I love it very much!! ;D

Its a pity I only had time to take these two images before it flew off to another post (urgly and high, bad lighting too!). I lowered my tripod, put on camoflage for both the lens and myself. Waited for more than an hour, he just refused to come back to this post again!!! >:( :(

kk, thanks for the comments. I just reprocessed the image again. Yes, I think I have overexposed it a bit. Not in the original file, but I added too much EV while converting. I tried to open up the dark face and inadvertently overdid it. :P I also made the crop more vertical, I think it looks better. Thanks very much for all the tips! I am learning a lot!! :D Below is the repost:

http://www.pbase.com/anguslau/image/35966069.jpg

Title: Re: Common Stonechat 黑喉石即鳥
Post by madsen122020 on Nov 5^th, 2004, 9:55pm

Wonderful for you,Anguslau ;D

Title: Re: Common Stonechat 黑喉石即鳥
Post by Betty on Nov 5^th, 2004, 10:09pm

I like the more vertical repost.