Favorite 10 Images of 2009.

After reading Steve's and Bob's blog I've decided to follow suit......

My Favorite images of 2009!

Below are my 10 favorite images from this year. The images are ones that I like and you may not agree so I have added a poll on the side to see which of the pics you like.

Please vote for 3 of you favorite images in the poll to the side of this post. Thanks and Happy new year.

Long Tailed Tit, Priorslee Lake, Shropshire. December

Baird's Sandpiper, Marazion Beach. September

Ringed Plover, Davidstow Airfield. September

Red Kite, Gigrin Farm, Wales. December

Long Tailed Tit, Stithians Reservoir. March

Baird's Sandpiper, Davidstow Airfield. September

Dunlin, Davidstow Airfield. September

Dunlin, Marazion Beach. October

Chaffinch, Rothiemurchus Campsite, Aviemore, Scotland. August

Red Kite, Gigrin Farm, Wales. December

Some great birds from 2009 and I hope 2010 is even better.

Baird's Sandpiper at Marazion

Some images from Marazion Beach (Red river) taken on Sunday.

EXIF:Canon 1D MKII, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM, ISO 800, 2 and 3= Partial Metering 4 and 5= Spot Metering, f/5.6. Sorry about the weird orange tint that was the sun setting behind me.

EDIT: first image is the original of image #3. For Liam.

Waders at Davidstow

A few images from today at Davidstow. I originally thought I was photographing Dunlin and Ringed Plover but after looking at some of the Baird's images from Davidstow and Marazion I started to doubt the Dunlin ID, Can anyone confirm it.

I am still experimenting with RAW but so far I have found it a great advantage over Jpeg. All images Shot in RAW and converted in Photoshop, ISO 200, 400mm.