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Gropper(Grasshopper warbler
Grasshopper Warbler(Known as Groppers by the twitchers)
A very elusive bird at the best of times – never mind to photograph.. was working a sedge warbler at the time, in one of my home made pop up hides and this little fella turned up and started “reeling” 6 foot from the hide Managed to grab a couple before he skulked off. Trouble is this was taken straight into the sun. I quite liked the light in the end though. They never did nest so he must have been passing through. Before he went by the way he started sunbathing which allowed me to get some once in a lifetime pics.
D7100
640 ISO
640th second @ f9
70-300 Nikor @ 240 mm. Crop from horizontal.
One or two bright stems calmed down a bit.
Thanks for comments on my last pic.
JohnR
Good work on an uncommon bird
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John Robinson
Grasshopper Warbler(Known as Groppers by the twitchers)
A very elusive bird at the best of times – never mind to photograph.. was working a sedge warbler at the time, in one of my home made pop up hides and this little fella turned up and started “reeling” 6 foot from the hide Managed to grab a couple before he skulked off. Trouble is this was taken straight into the sun. I quite liked the light in the end though. They never did nest so he must have been passing through. Before he went by the way he started sunbathing which allowed me to get some once in a lifetime pics.
D7100
640 ISO
640th second @ f9
70-300 Nikor @ 240 mm. Crop from horizontal.
One or two bright stems calmed down a bit.
Thanks for comments on my last pic.
JohnR
Nicely done John. I envy your opportunity to get the shot.
I think the WB is slightly on the warm side. I'd consider removing the bright green leaves that frame the bird, but of course that comes down to your retouching philosophy. Highlights could be toned down, too. Any chance you could reposition your blind to put the sun at your back?
All that said, I don't have a grasshopper warbler shot and I wish I did. Good job!
Russ Norwood