Life in the reeds

there seem to be more of them now and it is getting difficult to get a shot. They are constantly flitting from reed to reed. The minute I have one in focus, it has jumped onto a different reed. Frustrating but so much fun to watch ;-)

[April]

I love your focal point and DoF.

[Casablanca]

What a lovely place to stand and watch them among those reeds

[Valerie Chesney]

Oh, to see these birds would be great.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oooh nice selective focus

[Dione Giorgio]

The reeds would attract focus to them if you are using auto focus. Using manual focus is impossible if they keep flitting from one reed to the other. Each option makes it more difficult to get a good shot. So you did a very good job with this capture.

[Nina Ganci]

Red bishops are always so handsome and cheerful
Saw so many on my trip, just not good at capturing them
I really admire your bird photos
fav

[Chris]

Nicely captured, would have been a challenge with the reeds around the subject.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Wylie]

well done under difficult circumstances! Nice focus.

[Lou Ann]

A good capture nonetheless.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

What happy splashes of color those striking males make among the reeds. Congrats on capturing the lovely female in focus!

[Jacqueline]

You did a great job capturing them!

[Peter Dulis]

lovely capture ...

[Mags]

These are so amazing and beautiful!

[Steve Chappell]

Great capture! So cool that you could catch so many at once

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Sweet capture.

[sarah]

Great job I can only imagine how fun it is to see them in action

[Marij]

nice to see the movement

[gloria jones]

Super capture

[Kerri Michaels]

cool fav...

[Margaret Brown]

Super capture,

[PhylM-S]

But you're still getting nice shots - what a feast of reeds and birds.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Yes, if they're constantly on the move, it's nearly impossible to keep up with birds! But I think you did really well with this one. Good shot!

[katy]

I think you did a fabulous job of getting this little female and focus. It’s nice to see the males in the background too.

[Pyrrhula]

Nice shot. Admire your patience.
A big thanks from Ina

[Babs]

There seems to be a lot of activity going on in there.

[Paul]

Can be a bit tricky with birds. Good shot here though!

[Islandgirl]

Oh yes so frustrating to get in focus...............but special when you get them, you need patience!
Great job!

[Shutterbug]

I like the comp. I like the way the detail is on the female because the males with that orange are going to stand out even blurred.

[Rick]

Nice capture.

[Sylvia]

great capture, I truly enjoy seeing the action!

[Elyse Klemchuk]

I can’t wait to show this to my dad! Look how they are right together!

[Diana]

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