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Posted by Juan E. Bahamon on Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:44 am

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Canon 1D Mark II 600 Is Lens 1/1600 f10 ISO 400 BB at +1 Gitzo Tripod, Winberley Head.

It was a big surprise 3 inches of snow in Corpus Christi, Texas. Broke a record of more than 100 years. Since I was grounded at home, the reliable Mockingbird was feasting on the berries, the light was harsh but I have learned in NSN that in those cases an strong fill flash helps to decrease contrast.

All brutal comments are welcome, thanks for looking.
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by photosbyvito on Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:48 am
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very nice :) i love the perch!
i like how snow effects bird shots! especially in the way the background looks blurred!
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by Parrothead Pete on Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:49 am
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If you saw my comment on your last post, I mentioned how cool that image would look if you had some powdered snow on it...and now you pulled it off...

love it
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by Lisa Gimber on Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:56 am
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Just Beautiful! :D

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by dash on Sun Dec 26, 2004 1:23 am
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Nothing "brutal" here. Just: yes, yes, yes. Keep 'em coming! Fantastic image. Period.
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by AForns on Sun Dec 26, 2004 6:44 am
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Juan this is as perfect as it can get !!! Love the perch with the snow and the bird position with the berry is very neat!!!! all with a killer complementing bg !!!!! Outstanding !!!! 8) 8) 8)
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by KK Hui on Sun Dec 26, 2004 7:24 am
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Love this one, Juan!
Good use of ff too. The snow and the red berries put this over the top ... :roll:
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by Fabs Forns on Sun Dec 26, 2004 7:31 am
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You found the tail!!!
This is postacard beautiful!!! Congrats! :D
 

by jim monroe on Sun Dec 26, 2004 9:00 am
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Great shot, the perch, composition, sharpness and fill-flash all give me something to strive for. I especially like the fact that while this is perhaps not a spectacular bird seen like this it really has its own subtle beauty.
 

by LHays on Sun Dec 26, 2004 10:08 am
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I'm headed out of town but had to comment on this one. It's gorgeous!! I'm laughing because I think you told me one time that it wasn't fair that you never got snow. LOL.....be careful what you wish for!!! Great shot!!
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by Ethan Meleg on Sun Dec 26, 2004 10:20 am
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Beautiful shot, and well-exposed Juan. The berries are great, give the photo a very holiday feeeling.
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by phurd on Sun Dec 26, 2004 10:56 am
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Wow, this is great. Setting the bar high on this one.
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by AlexC on Sun Dec 26, 2004 11:18 am
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8) 8) 8)
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by Michael Dossett on Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:19 pm
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This is great Juan! Perfectly exposed and great use of flash. I must ask though, any reason for ISO 400?
 

by Jim Neely on Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:33 pm
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Very nice, as usual, Juan.

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by Jack Frank on Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:59 pm
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VBery nice love the snow and berries it really makes the pearch
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by Juan E. Bahamon on Sun Dec 26, 2004 2:23 pm
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Michael:

ISO of 400 in the Mark II has became my default ISO, is practically noise-free and with action shots the resulting faster speed becames handy, also in this case since the background was so distant I wanted to be sure the bird was sharp from head to tail, so I was using an smaller f stop.
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by Mike Wilson on Sun Dec 26, 2004 5:17 pm
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Great with the snow and the tail Juan. An excellent image I would love to have.
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by Jerry Merrell on Sun Dec 26, 2004 6:32 pm
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You captured a great pose and the berries with snow make this special. Very nicely done, Juan.
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Sun Dec 26, 2004 7:03 pm
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Juan,

This is a beautiful shot. I like the pose with the berry in the mouth. The snow adds alot to the image.
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