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An assortment of wetland birds
delia todd

An assortment of wetland birds

I'd have called this "Lakescape" but that's Aloks title and would have got too confusing LOL.

This is where i really struggled, both with taking the picture with the bright sun reflecting off the water and trying to sort it in post-processing. [I]Think[/I] the result is just about passable. I'm not sure if I'd have got a better result in AP... anyone?

There's mostly Mallard, some Black-headed Gulls and Greylags. Those with sharper eyes may pick out something else!

Sports Mode settings
f/5
1/320 sec
ISO 400
Exp bias +0.7
Focal length 37 mm
Max aperture 3
Metering mode pattern
Habitat
Inland town loch
Location
Forfar Loch, Angus
Date taken
11 September 2015
Equipment used
Fuji Finepix HS50 Sports Mode
Opus Editor
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A cracking 'Lakescape', Delia ... thank you for giving me the copyright, LOL ... I simply love these scapes ... great work ... tfs ...
 
A very idyllic scene Delia...I used sports mode on my old Nikon D70 when I first started taking bird pics. I have noticed a distinct improvement (Or at least I think so, LOL) since using aperture priority.
 
Still a fine shot of this lovely mix, Delia!! tfs. I would go for AP Mode with settings of f/8, ISO Auto 400 & some -ve exposure bias if need be.
 
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Maybe Pond Scape instead? Lovely scene under harsh lighting Delia! I goofed on the scientific name, should be and left it out of keywords! lol!! I'll make amends! tfs this one!
 
Looks great to me Delia, a super mixture of birds you got there, well done, tfs.
ps. hope to get up to Kinnordy when it brightens up a bit, thanks.
 

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