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Seconded Daniel,on both counts,the only thing I'd really have liked was for you to have been a little lower. wonderful little guys aren't they now all you need to complete this are the kids doing that leap of faith from the nest hole

Hope you are good bro

Stu
 
Stuart Philpott said:
Seconded Daniel,on both counts
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Thanks, appreciated!
Stuart Philpott said:
the only thing I'd really have liked was for you to have been a little lower
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There are a few points here, Stuart…
  1. I understand your wish for the practice as I did it for years.
    With time, I changed my views on that quite a bit. I would
    not consider anything over the say 10~20° with a 600mm
    but I definitely raised my position for good. Not only does
    it grant me to have a greater range without obstruction but
    It renders more information on the bird and its habitat, and
    much more details of its plumage… not to mention the bet-
    ter angle to capture the     iridescence of given species.
  2. At this specific marsh, the higher point gives me many op-
    portunities to capture BiF at eye level As I will demonstrate
    in an upcoming thread… I hate to see birds from under!
  3. I just brought back to the hospital the crutches that I had
    to carry around for almost a month due to a fall on ice. My
    left knee was wounded some years back and then the left
    ankle… They built an observation post at one end of the
    marsh (covered and well thought) and I adopted that spot
    since there are so many advantages to shoot from there
    for me.
Stuart Philpott said:
…all you need to complete this are the kids doing that leap of faith from the nest hole
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…yes, that would be something!
 
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nice renditions
great pics , only improvement would be a lower shooting angle imho
 
Cheers for the response mate always love hearing your thoughts on why you have chosen what you have:)

Low pov has it's compromises it's true for me the biggest is the ever present obstructions.he he drive me nuts buddy:D, But there is something I adore about low shot water birds those images appeal to me Daniel, on a huge level . Maybe that is an accepted view point matters not some form of magic happens when one is down there....I like that place ;)

Ahh mate tis a lovely little story of a bird I love , you had told me of the knee,similar I got luckier, sorry bro:( Daniel the important thing is making the images,not every one can get everywhere, I don't think lesser of shooting from a hide or pov,just expressing a preference. Do appreciate the thoughts though mate as always :)

Buddy I have know idea what shooting with a 600f4 is like ,i'd like to know though maybe one day.
take care mate mend well

Stu
 
Bobsyeruncle said:
Sorry to hear about your fall.
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It's behind me now… all movements are not pain free yet
but it's getting better by the minute. Thanks Robert. :)
 
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Lovely series and great return to the forum thread.

#1 is my favourite, I think the females are so pretty and the blue in the dark water really brings out her markings, nicely composed too.
 
Nawty said:
#1 is my favourite
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I can understand that. She appeared somewhere in
December, alone! I was seduced by the powder blues
and violets reflections of her greyish head feathers!
The male showed up in early February.
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nicely composed too
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If you're talking about the same first take, the compo-
sition was inspired by the water ripples that cannot
be appreciated at lower levels

Thanks Ned!
 
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