Here is another from the current Wheatear project.
I know that this will not be to everyones liking as there is a large amount of what is affectionately called “mush” around the subject. It was taken whilst lying amongst stinging nettles on the edge of a recently ploughed field. The Wheatear would come back to the grassy edge of the field and then scan the surrounding soil. Once it saw something of interest it would then fly back into the field.
If you would like to see this same bird in the same field but with a more conventional presentation then please click HERE
I too like it. Gives the impression of being a real skulker... And adds a somewhat mysterious mood to the image. Lightening the mush should be possible. I think that taking some off the top would help.
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I like this too, Austin. Agree with taking a bit off the top. I really like the sharpness of the bird against the smoothness of the "mush" but also like that there is some texture in it conveying it's grassy content. The angled light really shows up the plumage texture well.
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