They look so calm and gentle when they're at rest…
But come lunchtime, and come the bags of bread, they take on quite a different aspect. Feeding Frenzy!!!!
Meanwhile, the pied wagtail thought better of joining in. 🙂
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
chthoniid
15 Feb 2012what a melee!
derWandersmann
15 Feb 2012Nice ones, MM!
studio41
15 Feb 2012such artistic photos… nice
serola
15 Feb 2012Maybe a little too bright pictures those 'Feeding Frency' ones :sherlock: Wonderful shots they are but I wonder how they would look if they would be darker.
gdare
15 Feb 2012They look calm because they are saving strength and endurance for later 😛
Words
16 Feb 2012dW, thanks!
Words
16 Feb 2012Sami, I wanted these ones very light, but there are no blown highlights… I was careful. The colour tones change quite a bit if I darken them. I tried one though, just to see 😉 I could do a dark and a light series!
Words
16 Feb 2012Darko, good point!
Words
16 Feb 2012Brendan, it is rather!
Words
16 Feb 2012Jill, some days it just feels right to do these.
serola
17 Feb 2012I like the darker version more :up: Excellent!
Maybe because I have so dark mind :devil: 😆
Words
17 Feb 2012Sami, it's a really enjoyable technique to play with. Most of these were shot at around 1/13s at ISO 100. I played around with the aperture to prevent them over-exposing too much.
SittingFox
19 Feb 2012You can really sense the frenzied energy in those pictures!
Words
19 Feb 2012Adele, thanks!