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Faster than a bullet
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Faster than a bullet

by Geoffrey Baker

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted January 21, 201164 views3 comments
Taken on Skomer Island last June.
They fly past so fast it's difficult to even keep them in the viewfinder.

Sony A350
Sigma 50-500
1/1250th
f8
ISO 200
200mm
-0.3 stop exposure compensation
Centre-weighted metering
Hand held
Taken as a single shot (not machine gunning)
Cropped a bit off the right and bottom as the bird was taken too centrally.

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Ian Mason on January 21, 2011 at 5:01 PM
Good capture! If it isn't cropped very much, I'd like to see it a little larger in the frame.
Registered on December 14, 2005, 399 Posts, 2305 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Rosser on January 21, 2011 at 6:06 PM
Hi Geoff, a cracking capture mate. There is a real sense of speed to this one, well done!
Regards,
Paul Rosser. :wavey:
Registered on October 25, 2009, 61 Posts, 188 Comments
Comment posted by Roy Bailey on January 23, 2011 at 5:46 AM
You have nailed him here Geof. Bet you cant wait to have a go at these with your new gear. :smile:
Registered on November 16, 2008, 24 Posts, 486 Comments