Beginner Dove in dappled sun

[Judi]

One from last may, Hope that you like it


Dove by 1 Jude, on Flickr

 

[Cuddy]

Ive photographed birds for donkeys years, have many rare and hard to see species, but im ashamed to say there are quite a few ive still to capture. Collared doves being one of them. A good capture of a pair of once extremely rare birds that have successfully colonised the UK.

Wonder what this will look like if you crop just the central area, as the birds look sharp enough to stand it.

 

[Judi]

Thank you for looking Brian, here are one or two more from the same week last may, and the newly cropped original


IMG_1754a (2) by 1 Jude, on Flickr


Dove by 1 Jude, on Flickr


IMG_1847 by 1 Jude, on Flickr


IMG_1921a by 1 Jude, on Flickr

 

[Cuddy]

Glad you tried the crop Judi, its stood up well, im pleased to see the detail captured in these photos. Feather definition can be hard to capture in some species, i would be happy with any of these in my bird photos. They are a companionable bird so its a species that tend to stay close as pairs and you have captured that aspect of them.

 

[Judi]

Yes thanks, it worked ok, i borrowed a canon 300mm f4 plus a 1.4 converter for a couple of days, we have a few Collared Doves that feed in the garden all year round