Trying to escape Photo

Photographer’s Note

Here the bird was just released from the fabric bag where it was contained, after its capture in the net. He is trying to escape of course, but the fingers of the birdwatcher are firmly but gently wrapped around the legs. This bird is Eurasian Reed-Warbler (Rousserolle effarvatte -Acrocephalus scirpaceus). This activity of ringing small birds is very intense, it has to ne made each hour while the net are on site, in order to avoid any deshydratation for these birds that are small. Here the campground was intalled during 3 weeks and 45 people were present altogether. Some birds have to be caught at dusk and released the day after very early. This activity is actually more physical then what it looks like.

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CPD66 (175) 2009-09-16 4:16

Hi Geraldine,
love the movement from the bird in contrast to the sharpness of the hand. good shot, chris

kloppenborg (855) 2009-09-16 4:49

A strong picture of high quality. Good contrast between motif and background.

Regards,
Henrik.

sevy (13960) 2009-09-16 4:55

Bonjour Geraldine,

Jolie realisation en clair obscur. Je trouve que ca fonctionne tres bien; encore plus avec le flou de mouvement sur les ailes de l oiseau. On voit que tu maitrises la grammaire photographique.
Plutot qu un format pur carré, je te proposerai plutot un format 6x7 vertical pour enlever une petite part de la droite de la photo.

Yves.

Dashab (1241) 2009-09-16 5:27

Hello Geraldine,
Fantastic steadiness of hands, both yours and the man's. And a very helpful note. Without it, it may seem like a very cruel scene. I once watched the ringing of birds here in the Czech Republic and remember being rewarded for getting up early and hiking out far to a lake by an amazing experience. Thanks for sharing, Dasha

auldal (1053) 2009-09-16 6:26

An excellent blend of stillness and movement with great detail.

BennyV (4919) 2009-09-16 7:03

Great close shot, Geraldine. The dark background has a great effect. Your exposure shows the bird really trying to escape, almost trying to disappear in movement. Good picture!

Benny

lespicaros (5518) 2009-09-16 23:16

étonné, supris et surtout admiratif
quelle belle réalisation dans des conditions difficiles
toutes mes félicitations pour cette prise
un admirateur