Archive 2009 · First bird in flight

wilsonprince
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p.1 #1 · First bird in flight

This is a redtail hawk I suppose. I need to work on my telephoto technique to get a sharper photo but I really enjoyed the crop factor of the 40d paired with a 300 in this situation.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3447/3369234921_3028283d13_b.jpg

Mar 20, 2009 at 02:59 AM

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p.1 #2 · First bird in flight

Very nice. Congrats on your first BIF.
Dan

Mar 20, 2009 at 03:59 AM

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p.1 #3 · First bird in flight

Great job and congrats.
Harsha

Mar 20, 2009 at 07:28 AM

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p.1 #4 · First bird in flight

Well done! Maybe a little more shutterspeed would have helped but very impressive nonetheless!

Mar 20, 2009 at 11:33 AM

carl haslam
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p.1 #5 · First bird in flight

Good BIF start

Carl

Mar 20, 2009 at 11:37 AM

Karl Witt
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p.1 #6 · First bird in flight

Super, got one! Now you are hooked

That shot looks good for a crop, what shutter speed and lens combo were you shooting? Congrats and keep at it, even the ones you aren't going to shoot keep panning on them for good practice

Good luck and hope to see more soon.............
Karl

Mar 20, 2009 at 12:02 PM

wilsonprince
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p.1 #7 · First bird in flight

Thanks for all of your responses, and yeah it is a lot of fun and I look forward to getting out again soon to shoot. This shot was taken with a 300L f/2.8 on a 40d at 400iso apterture 4.0, 1/3200 handheld. I guess I should bump the iso, open up the aperture, engage IS or use a tripod in the future. Hopefully the weather will cooperate this weekend and I can test a few different settings and work on my technique some more. Take it easy,

Wilson

Mar 20, 2009 at 08:30 PM

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p.1 #8 · First bird in flight

You are off to a fine start. It takes a lot of practice to get good at flight photography.

Morris

Mar 20, 2009 at 08:41 PM


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