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Touching down

by Wayne Jones

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 12, 2011119 views5 comments
I got several perfectly steady shots of this Halloween Pennant, but I liked the action of the blurred wings in this one, just as it was flying in to land. (I was shooting flight shots -- which are all very blurry -- of it approaching the roost, so this is only about 1/4 of the frame. However, I think it looks OK after noise reducton.)

Larger image provided

Canon 50D
Sigma 150 mm. Macro
f/9 @ 1/400 sec.: ISO 400
Tripod, cable release

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 12, 2011 at 11:41 PM
Nice angle and perch, and great colours.
Thereis still a lot of noise evident around the edges of the DF - head and legs especially.
Your usual work sets the bar very high - so, by comparison, this suffers a bit! :smile:
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on July 13, 2011 at 3:36 AM
Nice colors and a pleasant BG on this one- Agree with Sandy about the noises, another precise NR surely would help (you could use it also on the OOF wing)- Well done, Fabio
Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 13, 2011 at 7:29 AM
Nice approach shot Wayne. like that wing blur showing movement as it's actually still inflight..
Great BG that compliments also..I especially like the wing patterns of this species, hope I spot it one day :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on July 13, 2011 at 11:25 AM
Great focus on the DF body and head. The blurred wings work for me as they imply movement. Great BG to show off this DF.
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 13, 2011 at 10:15 PM
Wayne:
This image is fine and the noise is not obvious at all. Lovely action shot. I like taking them in flight as well but the success rate is quite low for me. The DF is real handsome and the bg is sweet. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments