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a male Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Monticola Saxitilis)

a male Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Monticola Saxitilis)
Copyright ©2010, Bijan Falsafi
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Shot on May 6th 2010 at mountains north of Tehran. Quite amazing harmony between chest feathers color and Lichen on rock!

Photographer: Bijan Falsafi
Folder: Animals
Uploaded: 08-May-2010 09:22 CEST
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Camera: Olympus E520
Exposure time: 1/500 s
Aperture: f/8
Focal length: 600mm
Lens: ZD 70-300mm
Focusing method: iESP
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: no
Image format: SHQ
Processing applied: Cropped
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Image resized to: 960x1280

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Love the contrast between the bird (and it's rock) against the diffused background. I also like the link between the colour of the lichen and that of the bird. What a shame the highlights on the bird's back have blown out.

Mike Bywater at 00:13 CEST on 12-May-2010 [Reply]