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Just Hanging around

Goldcrest searching for bugs among the twigs - a difficult bird to capture as they are very flighty and shy and quite tiny ...
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Goldcrest searching for bugs among the twigs - a difficult bird to capture as they are very flighty and shy and quite tiny
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NIKON D500

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 4500 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 500/1

location

Mundford, Norfolk, GB

upload_date

Jan, 2019

Views

116

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Awards

Top Shot Award 22

People's Choice in Hanging in the nature Photo Challenge

Top Choice

Peer Award

Ultimate

Nice image and capture. Congratulations on your People's Choice award.

Oh wow - wasn't expecting that - thank you everyone

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Behind The Lens

Location

Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk, UK

Time

Taken around lunchtime 12.30 whilst taking a rest from my walk

Lighting

Natural light only

Equipment

Hand held Nikon D500 with 500mm pf f5.4 lens

Inspiration

I could hear what I thought was a wren rustling in the undergrowth - followed with my eyes to where the noise was and this flew up into a tree not far from the seat I was resting on. As I am doing the 200 bird's in a year challenge it was a great find and to get a good quality picture was the icing on the cake as these are flighty and nervous little birds.

Editing

All my images are shot and downloaded in raw into LR where I process all my images - no other processing application was applied

In my camera bag

Due to my heart condition I travel light. I take just the camera I plan to use that day - if its wildlife it is always the Nikon D500 with either a 300 or 500 prime lens. In addition I have a spare battery, memory card in case one fails, a lens cleaning cloth and an all weather camera/lens cover made to measure.

Feedback

Be prepared to spot the unexpected - patience pays off - use all your senses to discover wildlife i.e hearing, smell, unusual sounds.

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Just Hanging around

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