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Well I had a go at sitting in a bird hide down at Westhay nature reserve - no birds and to be honest I seriously doubt I have the patience to be a birder.

This is a genuine shot through the bird watching slot o fthe hide (you can just see the shelf for resting your bins on (I am assured this is a perfectly legitimate thiing for birders to do).

Technical details:

taken at 1/180 sec on F6.7 and Iso 100 - night to day issues not handled brilliantly. Wanted to make the shot look a little like a THE END screen from the cinema because thats how I saw it.

Over-processed intentionally - as is my want - one day I will return to the idea of a light hand on the helm.

Camera:Pentax K10D
Lens:18 x 55mm Kit lens
Recording media:JPEG (digital)
Title:The Bird Hide
Username:ketch ketch
Uploaded:6 Dec 2009 - 8:48 PM
Tags:General, Landscape / travel, Wildlife / nature
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Imagephotographics
6 Dec 2009 - 8:50 PM
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Excellent image - well taken

Chris

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Mynett
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137 forum posts United Kingdom6 Constructive Critique Points
6 Dec 2009 - 8:53 PM
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glorious work

Linda

maryg
maryg (e2 Member)
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66 forum postsmaryg vcard Scotland18 Constructive Critique Points
6 Dec 2009 - 8:54 PM
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Very successful too, it does look like an end shot, great light and love the bright tones.know what you mean I sat in a bird hide for ages the birds were too far awy , none came near, wish I had thought of this
Regards Mary

alighalam
6 Dec 2009 - 8:54 PM
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Stunning landscape shot, very well seeing & captured.
Ali.

Blueberry69
6 Dec 2009 - 8:54 PM
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What a brilliant shot and very well executed.

Its fabulous.

comma
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72 forum posts United Kingdom6 Constructive Critique Points
6 Dec 2009 - 9:15 PM
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classy

colmar
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42 forum posts Scotland35 Constructive Critique Points
6 Dec 2009 - 9:17 PM
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On the thumb I thought it WAS a picture house capture ( for whatever reason ) a grand image well captured the PP is perfect and adds to the wonderful tone of it all, an excellent addition to your PF thanks for sharing Colin

helenlinda
helenlinda (e2 Member)
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320 forum postshelenlinda vcard United Kingdom19 Constructive Critique Points
6 Dec 2009 - 9:21 PM
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Well it gave you a super shot of the view even if you didn't get any birds
Helen

mrswoolybill
mrswoolybill (Critique Team)
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6 Dec 2009 - 9:45 PM
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Best shot I've seen from a hide, by several miles. Who needs feathers?
I had a 'frank exchange of opinions' a while back with a site member who opened his attack with 'I build my own hide and sit in it for five hours, that's real photography.' It put me off birds for life. Sorry, maybe I should rephrase that.
Moira

ketch
ketch (e2 Member)
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770 forum postsketch vcard Turks and Caicos Islands50 Constructive Critique Points
6 Dec 2009 - 11:24 PM
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Thanks all for you lovely comments - very much appreciated (the birders down at Westhay are quite strange I have to say - god I hope there aren't any listening!!).

Cheers

cassiecat
6 Dec 2009 - 11:31 PM
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what a good idea and great execution,lesley

adrian2208
7 Dec 2009 - 1:02 AM
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top notch stuff this is my fav shot of the day by far, great work
adey
big click

photophantom
7 Dec 2009 - 11:49 AM
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top work Team
Dennis

PeterLaw
7 Dec 2009 - 12:16 PM
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A really good shot, well captured.
Peter

mikbee
mikbee (e2 Member)
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mikbee vcard Scotland3 Constructive Critique Points
7 Dec 2009 - 2:55 PM
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Good shot and well presented too.
And thanks for your additional info on my image !!
Mick.

RonnieAG
RonnieAG (e2 Member)
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112 forum postsRonnieAG vcard Scotland102 Constructive Critique Points
7 Dec 2009 - 4:06 PM
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An interesting shot and given the wide aperture, I'm amazed at how sharp the image is from f/g to b/g. I like whatever you've done to the original very much. Well done.
Ronnie.

Roly
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Wales
7 Dec 2009 - 9:37 PM
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Great looking shot.

stevie
stevie (e2 Member)
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1180 forum postsstevie vcard United Kingdom2 Constructive Critique Points
12 Dec 2009 - 12:48 PM
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Nice idea

Platchet
27 Dec 2009 - 6:21 PM
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An interesting image, agree about the end credits look. Not thought about doing this myself despite spending lots of time in them!
best regards
Gary
(Brirdwatcher!) Wink

PaulLiley
31 Jan 2010 - 12:51 PM
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Nice framing idea. Works well. Paul

wood1963
24 Feb 2010 - 10:18 PM
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cool effect. Love the picture too.

hairymonkey
5 Apr 2010 - 4:07 PM
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This is a stunning image..... Absolutely beautiful.

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