Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

[Jonathan Ashton]

An unexpected colour palette awaited me today at the local bird reserve

Hand held OM System : OM-1
Focal length in 35 mm film : 1202.0mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
ISO : 1600
Exposure compensation : +0.7 EV
Shutter : 1/2500 sec
Aperture : F8

[Dorian Anderson]

That color would have been incredible in better light! Not sure I woulda gotten into it to get low though! This is one of my favorite shorebirds. I've seen many in the UK and three as vagrants here in the US, all in Massachusetts.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon .... interesting to see !!!
looks good in terms of color and the design with the red curved .... stuff .
tfs A