Birds in the misty rain

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Birds in the misty rain

Postby DebT on Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:46 pm

OK something different from the crisp static bird shots Iv'e been working on ...
trying to capture movement as they take off pushing my lense to the limit ..70-200 1.4 X misty rain

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Re: Birds in the misty rain

Postby darklightphotography on Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:56 pm

Great sense of movement in these Deb. The last is awesome.

That bee-eater is going to become vain I think :)
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Re: Birds in the misty rain

Postby chrisk on Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:57 pm

deb i think they look awesome. were you going for BIF shots or did it just work out that way ?
#1 and #3 in particular are really eye catching.
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Re: Birds in the misty rain

Postby DebT on Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:59 pm

Rooz,
Movement very intentional - trying to catch them as they take off but missing the sharp focus on the eyes so more practice needed ...but it's a start.
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Re: Birds in the misty rain

Postby fozzie on Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:27 pm

Deb - #1&3 for me. Well captured. Keep up the good work. Whales are next!.
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Re: Birds in the misty rain

Postby aim54x on Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:42 pm

I have to buck the trend a little here, #1 is nice, but there is too much motion in that bird on the right, however #3 is a beautiful image. Great stuff there Deb!
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Re: Birds in the misty rain

Postby colin_12 on Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:38 pm

The last is great Deb. At this size the eyes are fine.
Very hard for the camera to focus when object moving toward you I think.
Nice work.
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Re: Birds in the misty rain

Postby surenj on Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:09 pm

The first one is lovely! Love how the bird is blurred.

The last is one also great bar the mild softness...

The middle one is the weakest- I don't like the pose - it's not flattering even for a scavenger bird.
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Re: Birds in the misty rain

Postby ian.bertram on Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:54 pm

As with the later replies I really like the last image- everything's a mass of movement except for the head which looks steady as a rock- nice work.
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Re: Birds in the misty rain

Postby Matt. K on Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:56 pm

Both #1 and #3 work for me. I love the movement and the smeared colours. #2 lacks impact because of the fussy background. Nice work!
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