Mar 31, 2015, 15:59
I'm loving this thread!
You probably know that the smallest of the UK birds is the goldcrest. He's tricky to photograph because, even if you can find him, he is likely high up in the treetop and he has a frenetic habit of constantly twisting and turning. But there is also such a thing photographer's fortune. Here's my best attempt at capturing a bird that weighs not much more than a tenth of the weight of a large hen's egg (57g). Cropped of course....
(Wikipedia says: The goldcrest is the smallest European bird, 8.5–9.5 cm (3.3–3.7 in) in length, with a 13.5–15.5 cm (5.3–6.1 in) wingspan and a weight of 4.5–7.0 g)
Cheers! Jeff
(Nikon D610+80-400G at 400mm f7.1 1/1250 ISO 400, spot metering)
You probably know that the smallest of the UK birds is the goldcrest. He's tricky to photograph because, even if you can find him, he is likely high up in the treetop and he has a frenetic habit of constantly twisting and turning. But there is also such a thing photographer's fortune. Here's my best attempt at capturing a bird that weighs not much more than a tenth of the weight of a large hen's egg (57g). Cropped of course....
(Wikipedia says: The goldcrest is the smallest European bird, 8.5–9.5 cm (3.3–3.7 in) in length, with a 13.5–15.5 cm (5.3–6.1 in) wingspan and a weight of 4.5–7.0 g)
Cheers! Jeff
(Nikon D610+80-400G at 400mm f7.1 1/1250 ISO 400, spot metering)