Bar tailed Godwit

miken · 22 Jan 2011

Taken over the Christmas period.

Best regards, Mike

artyman · 22 Jan 2011

Excellent, how did you get that close or do you have a mega lens.

ringyneck · 22 Jan 2011

Shouldn't this be in the pets section.................LOL.

Amazing detail......out of this world shot.

Keith

u8myufo · 23 Jan 2011

Very good Mike and full of detail :clap:

tony4563 · 23 Jan 2011

Nice image

Jonc · 23 Jan 2011

Great close up, good detail

Big Andy · 23 Jan 2011

artyman said:
Excellent, how did you get that close or do you have a mega lens.

Shows 600mm in exif Ken.

Great shot Mike, have you cropped much as that is close even for a 600mm.

miken · 23 Jan 2011

Ken, as Andy says the focal length is 600mm, that is a 300mm + 2x.
Andy, the crop is not that big. I was too close to get the whole bird in the frame whilst still trying to keep AF somewhere in the right area.
Really I should have switched from AI servo to one shot and used focus lock, or better still, I should have taken the 2X off.
Thanks for all comments and best regards, Mike.

john starkey · 23 Jan 2011

Thats a lovely head shot,

regards,
john.

King of Groove · 23 Jan 2011

What a lovely shot. Very sharp.

jc55 · 23 Jan 2011

Exposure spot on Mike,lovely colours in the beak,detail in feathers very nice,thank you