A few old friends...and a couple of new ones too (13 images)

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Just spent a week at Centerparcs in Elveden Forest. Obviously, the locals are used to being well fed by the visitors, and seemed to be doing the rounds from one 'villa' to the next in expectation...

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A bit of willy waving for the ladies...

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This little fella flew INTO the patio doors which were closed at the time, and rested in the tree to recouperate!

C&C welcome.

All shots taken with 55-250mm IS and processed/cropped only in DPP. Most of the non-water based shots are taken through the patio door glass.

Oh, and a fluffy tailed rat for you...

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm thinking :

1. Blackbird (male)
2. Robin
3. Mallard (female)
4. Pochard
5. Mute Swan
6. Great Crested Grebe (pair)
7. Mallard (male)
8. Great Tit
9. Jay
10. Crow
11. Chaffinch
12. Pheasants (male)
13. Willow Warbler
 
Thanks - considering it was actually taken through the patio doors, it is indeed a noice sharp shot - from memory it was slightly tweaked within DPP (RAW tab), but not massively. Just goes to show the benefits of a) the lens and b) getting down on your belly to take low down shots! (y)
 
great pics, that lens seems fantastic for the money - £170

i think i might just have to buy one ;)
 
Fixed a couple of broken links. (y)
 
Some of these look a bit on the dark side to me. I hope you don't mind but I've tweaked the levels and slightly sharpened your Robin to show what I mean :)

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That works! :)

This shot was indeed taken in a dimly lit (shaded) corner, and through patio doors too - my PP skills are limited to moving a slider here and there in DPP, so I guess that would explain it!

I hadn't really noticed the dark levels until seeing your version - I'll take a look at the original and see what I can come up with. I do get concerned by the potential for the over-processed look though, so tend to stay with the safer elements within DPP.

Thanks for the pointer - much appreciated.
 
No problem, glad to help :)

I'm not overly familiar with DPP but I would imagine you could achieve the same by adjusting the exposure settings / slider (y)
 
I've just been to Cropton Forest last weekend and I got some similar shots using the same lens and camera as you.

Good photos and the lens is excellent for the money.

Must get round to posting some of mine.
 
Spooky, as I'm saving for a nifty fifty - we'll match! :nuts: How tweee!
 
Finally revisited the robin picture this morning. I went back to the original, and started afresh - still only using DPP, but think there is an improvement, based on previous comments:

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Thanks for the advice, much appreciated. (y)
 
Huge improvement! Well done (y)
 
Number 13 is a great shot, it must have been sitting pretty still to get the bird that sharp and the movement in the trees behind, what settings were you using?
 
Not sure of the exact settings, but I'll check against the original EXIF. He was sitting pretty still though, as a few seconds previous, he had flown into the (closed) patio doors, and was slightly stunned at the time!

The picture was actually taken through the patio doors, handheld :p.
 
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