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Copyright ©2005, Jens Birch
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A Magpie (Pica pica) on the back of a horse.

Cheers, Jens.

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Jens Birch
Folder: Jens' Wildlife
Uploaded: 10-Nov-2005 18:40 CET
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Camera: Olympus E1
Exposure time: 1/320 s
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal length: 300mm(600mm)
Lens: Tokina AT-X 300/2.8
Focusing method: Manual
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: no
Image format: SHQ
Processing applied: NI
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Image resized to: 799x799

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Looks like this Magpie was being a little more cooperative!
For me the image is a little soft (which I think is down to this lens) and I would like to see a little more detail in the shadows around the birds face, but a good capture all the same.
Cheers Steve

Steve Elliott at 08:07 CET on 11-Nov-2005 [Reply]

Steve

Steve Elliott wrote:
> Looks like this Magpie was being a little more cooperative!

Well, it sat ther for a split second. The next image in the sequence (1/3 second later), the bird is already on its wings...


> For me the image is a little soft (which I think is down to this lens)

No, the lens is pin sharp. The softness is a combination of my handshake (1/320 sec with 300 mm (real) focal length) - sorry, can't be perfect all the time ;-)

> I would like to
> see a little more detail in the shadows around the birds face, but a good capture all the same.

Yes, I agree, but the B&W nature of this bird in combination with a slight under exposure doesn't allow me to lighten the noisy blacks.

Thanks for your comments Steve. They are highly appreciated.

Cheers, Jens.

Jens Birch at 09:59 CET on 11-Nov-2005 [Reply]