Hi Tim Nice shot - it certainly gives the impression of a bird struggling against nature. It's just a pity that the bird's head isn't more clearly defined but I guess it wasn't too concerned about striking a pose for the photographer....
PS - why "hairless"? Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > About a month ago we had pretty heavy weather (Now it is brilliant > sunshine > and 16degrees C) > > The Northern Lapwing had just arrived, here then. It had trouble > finding > food in it's regular spots, so it had to search at the beach. I > could'nt > help feeling sorry for the little strugler. > > http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=307594 (my > good site) > K10D K-500/4,5 @ Manfrotto gimbal mount. Aperture not recorded, but > I guess > about f:8, 1/250s, 800 ISO. > I was light on the contrast here. The idea was to keep the impact > of the > heavy weather. > > What do you think? > > There is a thumb with another from the same shoot below. Not as > intersting a > the first IMO, but I keept it, more as a documentation. > > Tim Typo > Mostly Hairless > > Note my temporary signature. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a free email account with anti spam protection. http://www.bluebottle.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net