Plain Prinia

Posted by Griffin on Tue Dec 16, 2003 10:06 am

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Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
EOS 10D, EF300mm f/2.8 L USM, EF2xII TC, Sidekick, C1LE, FocalBlade, no crop.

Taken at TsimBeiTsui, Sat the week before last.

[Edit2]Here is the crop, thanks for the advise, Jill.[/Edit2]

Your correction and comments are welcomed.

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[Edit]Sorry for the worng id!

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by Alan Melle on Tue Dec 16, 2003 11:08 am

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It looks like a nice image of the bird, although it's quite small in the frame. I'd prefer to see this as a vertical by cropping just right of the tip of the tail and cropping just left of the reeds. The space on both sides of the bird and reeds is pretty much dead space. I think the resulting image would be very nice!

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Dec 16, 2003 11:40 am

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A nice shot - the head looks just a bit soft to me but I like the light very well here.

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by BrianS on Tue Dec 16, 2003 11:43 am

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I am impressed with all warbler shots and this one is done quite well. I agree with E.J. on the softness.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Dec 16, 2003 12:32 pm

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Griffin, I agree with Alans crop idea. I imagine this is not an east Warbler to get out in the open. great shot.

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by Bob Boner on Tue Dec 16, 2003 1:44 pm

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Nice image. I haven't even seen a picture of this bird before, let alone the bird itself. It looks to me like it is focused on the top part of the perch rather than the bird's eye. I think I would like to see a little of the right side cropped out so the bird is not quite so centered. Still a nice image and one that I would be proud to have. Thanks for sharing.

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by digimies on Tue Dec 16, 2003 1:55 pm

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Nice picture but this bird is definitely not Dusky Warbler. Dusky Warbler has shorter and 'simpler' tail, smaller bill and different plumage pattern.

My quess for this one is some Prinia -specie, but not sure of specie.

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by Bill Whala on Tue Dec 16, 2003 4:33 pm

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A nice image of a cool looking bird.

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by Griffin on Tue Dec 16, 2003 8:26 pm

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digimies wrote:Nice picture but this bird is definitely not Dusky Warbler. Dusky Warbler has shorter and 'simpler' tail, smaller bill and different plumage pattern.

My quess for this one is some Prinia -specie, but not sure of specie.

Jussi, you are correct -- this is a plain prinia. Sorry for the mistake.

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by Griffin on Tue Dec 16, 2003 8:35 pm

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Alan Murphy wrote:Griffin, I agree with Alans crop idea. I imagine this is not an east Warbler to get out in the open. great shot.

Alan, thank for your kind words. I am going to work out the crop issue and the sharpen. I think the slight blur is caused by head movement of the subject.

That day, I heard some "twik, twik" noise in the bush. So I whistled to lure it out -- tt turned out there were 4 such birds inside! One of them was curious so it was "caught" in the frame.

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by Jill on Wed Dec 17, 2003 1:07 am

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A very good catch, Griffin. I'd also vote for vertical. Love its tail !!!

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by Matthew Whitley on Wed Dec 17, 2003 8:54 am

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Interesting bird... too bad about that one twig coming into the head, but thats minor. I think the vertical suggestions are good ones. Nice shot!
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by Griffin on Wed Dec 17, 2003 8:58 am

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Jill wrote:A very good catch, Griffin. I'd also vote for vertical. Love its tail !!!

Thanks everyone.

Here is my 2nd attempt, hope I did it right this time!

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by Jill on Thu Dec 18, 2003 1:54 am

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You've now got a fantastic image, Griffin!!! What a beautiful gem!!! I'd suggest putting "reposted" alongside Plain Prinia so others may revisit this glorious morsel.