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Magnus Thornberg
04-09-2009, 07:34 AM
https://0dr6la.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pj9E6II_ol7lTlp5vXDNul40CtRTTi_lYrIB2md5AjyO0aqg FkrIdwEzAd04I-ntUea_IddtMIGZfC7-lNFntjQ/_MG_1216-Edit_1024_lom.jpg
Canon Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF400/5,6L USM, ISO 400, 1/1600 sek, f/5.6
This image are created in east of a town called Falun in Sweden!
Randy Stout
04-09-2009, 07:48 AM
Magnus:
A striking image of a bird we don't often see flying. The reflections off the water, the highlighted water droplets and sharpness are good. Cropping very effective.
I wish the upper wing was in fact up a bit, to show it off better. I also wish the green background was just a bit higher, so it didn't merge with the top line of the bird.
Still, I like this one a lot. Loons are one of my favorite species.
Thanks for sharing. By the way, where was this one taken?
Randy
Magnus Thornberg
04-09-2009, 08:20 AM
Magnus:
A striking image of a bird we don't often see flying. The reflections off the water, the highlighted water droplets and sharpness are good. Cropping very effective.
I wish the upper wing was in fact up a bit, to show it off better. I also wish the green background was just a bit higher, so it didn't merge with the top line of the bird.
Still, I like this one a lot. Loons are one of my favorite species.
Thanks for sharing. By the way, where was this one taken?
Randy
Thankīs Randy! I can agree with you about the wing and the green background! The image are taken in the middle of Sweden! The outskirts of a town called Falun! I think this Loon is a juvenile from the same year it was taken!
/Magnus
Randy Stout
04-09-2009, 08:40 AM
Magnus:
thanks for the info, it always adds to my enjoyment of an image. What species of loon is this? I live in Michigan, and we only see common loons here.
Do you see them flying much? Here, it is quite uncommon, as they spend 98% of their time on/under the water!
Randy
Mike Lentz
04-09-2009, 09:41 AM
Being a "Loon a holic" I have to say I REALLY like this image!! Congrats!
Magnus Thornberg
04-09-2009, 10:37 AM
I think itīs called Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata)!
In Sweden you can see them flying pretty much when they looking for food for the chicks! They fly between different lakes/ponds and hunting!
/Magnus
Magnus Thornberg
04-09-2009, 10:41 AM
Being a "Loon a holic" I have to say I REALLY like this image!! Congrats!
Thankīs Mike! If you like Loons you have to look at my two other pictures here in the forums!
http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21413
http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21313
Chris van Rooyen
04-10-2009, 03:54 AM
Great posture and good exposure! You did well to freeze the action at that shutter speed!
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