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A near full frame capture of a male Blackbird (Turdus merula) taken in the garden at the end of October against a background of reddening Autumn foliage.

Many thanks for your C&Cs on yesterdays upload. Always very much appreciated Smile

Brand:Canon
Camera:Canon EOS 5D MkIII
Lens:EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Recording media:RAW (digital)
Date Taken:28 Oct 2012 - 3:12 PM
Focal Length:700mm 7.6m from subject, tripod
Lens Max Aperture:f/5.7
Aperture:f/7.1
Shutter Speed:1/100sec
Exposure Comp:0.0
ISO:500
Exposure Mode:Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:Spot
Flash:Off, Did not fire
White Balance:Manual
Title:Male Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Username:teocali teocali
Uploaded:5 Jan 2013 - 11:19 AM
Tags:Bird, Blackbird, Foliage, Full frame, Garden, Male, Perching, Reddening, Turdus merula, Wild, Wildlife / nature
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tilneyg44
tilneyg44 (Junior e2 Member)
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5 Jan 2013 - 11:19 AM
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Great shot Smile

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Meheecho
Meheecho (e2 Member)
275 forum postsMeheecho vcard United Kingdom
5 Jan 2013 - 11:21 AM
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Superb capture
Steve

CarolG
CarolG (e2 Member)
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108 forum postsCarolG vcard Greece12 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2013 - 11:22 AM
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A beautiful capture of this handsome blackird, Sylvia. I always think their name (turdus merula) is most unfortunate Smile. Carol

izida
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Turkey
5 Jan 2013 - 11:31 AM
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Guzel calisma...

Badgerfred
Badgerfred (e2 Member)
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5 Jan 2013 - 11:34 AM
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Excellent, super image with great detail,
Fred.

M_squared
M_squared (e2 Member)
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M_squared vcard United Kingdom
5 Jan 2013 - 11:40 AM
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Beautiful image. Pleasing composition (framing, perch, bg variation). Well captured and presented.

tomcat
tomcat (e2 Member)
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5486 forum poststomcat vcard United Kingdom8 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2013 - 11:49 AM
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Quality Sylvia

Subject and that awesome backdrop really make this


Adrian

Post edit - Please accept my early UA - thought I would give it now, before owt else gets shortlisted and puts me in a quandryTongue

Last Modified By tomcat at 5 Jan 2013 - 11:54 AM
teocali
teocali (e2 Member)
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71 forum poststeocali vcard England18 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2013 - 12:29 PM
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Quote: Quality Sylvia

Subject and that awesome backdrop really make this


Adrian

Post edit - Please accept my early UA - thought I would give it now, before owt else gets shortlisted and puts me in a quandryTongue

THANK YOU so much for your UA, Adrian - really means a lot to me coming from a top class avian togger Wink
Sylvia

Last Modified By teocali at 5 Jan 2013 - 12:30 PM
Maiwand
Maiwand (e2 Member)
6
Maiwand vcard England67 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2013 - 12:32 PM
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A terrific capture Sylvia. The Blackbird, with its all black plumage, is not the easiest bird to expose for.You have succeeded brilliantly here.
Ron

Glostopcat
Glostopcat (e2 Member)
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195 forum postsGlostopcat vcard England1 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2013 - 1:11 PM
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A cracking shot of this handsome **** blackbird, the detail and clarity in the plumage is immaculate and you've captured him against yet another wonderful natural background

Paintman
Paintman (e2 Member)
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654 forum postsPaintman vcard United Kingdom155 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2013 - 1:34 PM
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I never realized how long the claws are on a Blackbird. A superb photo.

Alan.

christinecilia
christinecilia (e2 Member)
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5 Jan 2013 - 2:29 PM
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love it beautiful so clear like from me. christineGrinGrinGrinGrinGrin

Bob_V
Bob_V (e2 Member)
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Bob_V vcard United States2 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2013 - 5:23 PM
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Such great detail in this superb image.
Bob

Norfolkboy
Norfolkboy (e2 Member)
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Norfolkboy vcard England1 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2013 - 5:38 PM
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Superb, Sylvia.
Colin

johnjo58
johnjo58 (e2 Member)
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johnjo58 vcard United Kingdom5 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2013 - 5:47 PM
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Superb Sylvia, a beautiful and often overlooked bird
David

bricurtis
bricurtis (e2 Member)
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1809 forum postsbricurtis vcard England42 Constructive Critique Points
6 Jan 2013 - 11:13 AM
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Lovely detailed Blackbird Sylvia - congrats on the EC.
Brian.

pluckyfilly
pluckyfilly (e2 Member)
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208 forum postspluckyfilly vcard United Kingdom32 Constructive Critique Points
6 Jan 2013 - 11:25 AM
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Love the detail in this blackbird Sylvia, still poorly here but have different anti b as of yesterday

hasslebladuk
hasslebladuk (e2 Member)
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hasslebladuk vcard United Kingdom6 Constructive Critique Points
6 Jan 2013 - 4:16 PM
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Excellent shot
mike

BydoR9
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United Kingdom
6 Jan 2013 - 5:00 PM
0

Superb shot - great metering. Smile

tonyng
tonyng (e2 Member)
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tonyng vcard United Kingdom
6 Jan 2013 - 5:07 PM
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Quality details. Top capture.

WindowonWildlife
WindowonWildlife (e2 Member)
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WindowonWildlife vcard United Kingdom4 Constructive Critique Points
6 Jan 2013 - 6:03 PM
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Now that's just better than good Sylvia Tongue EC worthy and so it should be Wink

MossyOak
MossyOak (e2 Member)
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MossyOak vcard England15 Constructive Critique Points
6 Jan 2013 - 6:45 PM
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Outstanding tonal range and exposure Sylvia.
First class image and so worthy of all the awards
First rate and it proves what hard work and dedication achieves
Richard

chalkhillblue
chalkhillblue (e2 Member)
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134 forum postschalkhillblue vcard United Kingdom2 Constructive Critique Points
6 Jan 2013 - 6:46 PM
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Congratulations Sylvia, a very fine image and well deserved EC.
David

teocali
teocali (e2 Member)
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71 forum poststeocali vcard England18 Constructive Critique Points
7 Jan 2013 - 10:17 AM
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I am truly overwhelmed -thank you everybody for your C&Cs, with a special thank you to Pete for the EC and to Adrian(tomcat), David(Craggwildlife), Dean(WindowonWildlife), Richard(MossyOak) and Brian (bricurtis) for their User Awards. Really appreciated and treasured Smile
Sylvia

Last Modified By teocali at 7 Jan 2013 - 10:21 AM
JuBarney
JuBarney (e2 Member)
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JuBarney vcard United Kingdom1 Constructive Critique Points
8 Jan 2013 - 7:47 PM
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Super image
Ju

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