The aim of Image of the week is to show you a little more of what I love to shoot, and sometimes its something a little different.
I guess this one also falls into the something different category… yes??
The nest of a Willy Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), expertly built on an old wire clothesline
Now, obviously this is not a recent photo, as the Willy Wagtail nests in the Summer, but I just found a batch of unprocessed RAW files from January, and felt the need to share. Because they are so cute in a real ugly kind of way!!
For those that are interested, It was captured by :- Canon 5D & 70-200mm/2.8 @ 200mm – ISO 200 – 1/500 second @ f/3.2
So there you have it and like I always say, please feel free to comment…
© 2009 Robb Duncan
But wait… there’s more I decided to add a few other images to some of my “Image of the week” posts, due to popular demand. So, here are a few more !!
For the next image I used a wide angle lens to get in close but also show a little more of the nests location and construction, crazy stuff!!
Another view of the nest - if you look carefully, you can see 3 chicks...
The baby birds woke up looking for a feed once they heard the quiet click click of my camera, so I switched lenses and changed my angle a little to get a shot of all three of them.
Told you there were 3 chicks, and they were hungry (like all babies of that age I suppose !!)
While I was standing there on top of the step-ladder, one of the parents flew in to feed the babies, but as I was so close, she flew off again and the other parent flew in to tell me off in no uncertain terms. I got the message loud and clear and moved back a few meters and switched lenses for one last shot before I left them alone.
Mum (or Dad) with a beak full of juicy insects. The great thing about Willy Wagtails is they are as bold as brass.
Last but not least…
Image 2 – 5D & 17-40 lens @ 17mm – ISO400 – 1/320sec @ f/7.1
Image 3 – 5D & 50mm/1.4 – ISO640 – 1/320sec @ f/6.3
Image 4 - Canon 5D & 70-200mm/2.8 @ 200mm – ISO 200 – 1/500 second @ f/3.2
And there you have it.
by Robb Duncan
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