Blackcap(female)

[John Robinson]

Blackcap at woodland pool
Has to be one of my favourite birds evn more so than the male. Have started racking out a bit with the zoom and it certainly helps with DOF as long as the image can take a crop. This one is about 80% of full frame.
D7100
Nikor 70-300mm
800ISO
220thsec @f9
Nothingdone to the image apart fr
om Neat image and cropping.
Thnks for looking and comments on last pic.
Cheers
JohnR

[Joseph Przybyla]

Just smiles.... love your pool John. Keep them coming.

[John Robinson]

Thanks Joe. Appreciated.
John

[Gerald Kelberg]

Hi John,

Have to agree that the female Blackcap is a very pretty little bird and this shows her off beautifully. Lovely pose and nice clear detail - down to the drops of water on her tail.

Very sweet - well done.

Gerald

[Karl Egressy]

Very pretty bird indeed. Nice pose, excellent eye contact and nice water with all those colorful pebbles, John.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Another pool specialty image...man it is so productive for you. Neat head turn, and one thing I like about your pool images is the view of the bottom of it (and I say this as someone who normally likes lower shooting angles). Keep them coming!

[John Robinson]

Thanks again,Guys.
Daniel-Thats most encouraging to know my old fashioned methods and such are enjoyed by some at least.You probly know my thoughts on low angles and resuting reflections !
My pictures are dictated by my fairly basic gear in todays terms,so its good to be appreciated. I do tend to get a little overwhelmd when I see the broad range of stuff that can be had by travel which I,m sad to say is beyond me.
Thanks again.
John

[Ed Kelly]

Love the color balance and tone and feel of it John. Might take a little off the left side. Drops on the tail is a big plus.

Ed

[John Robinson]

Spot on Ed !
Thought about it I must admit the body position made it hard to decide ! All depends on that head turn !
Will do
Cheers
John

[Jim Crosswell]

A real beauty John! I like the pose, IQ, details, setting and composition in the repost.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image, simple,sweet and clean.
Superb color, nice details and composition.

Regards,
Satish.