"Seed Bearer"

Gallery: AvianPosted December 1, 2011280 views15 comments

Another in my recent work with small songbirds in-flight.
This is from yesterday, we've had some clear weather the last few days. I got low enough to grab some sky & shoot at a higher shutter speed. I liked the OOF tree left, a change from just blue sky. Besides, it gives the bird a place to go & roost

F/8, 1/4000th, ISO 640, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x, clear & sunny around noon.
Mult-point AF with Al Servo & tripod on this one. I also sometimes simply manual focus to the bird, and give it some lead space/time.

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15 comments

Comment posted by Verdon on December 1, 2011 at 4:41 PM

sweet "taking off" shot, great detail...

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on December 1, 2011 at 5:11 PM

The seed adds to this sharp flight shot. I would prefer to see all sky and not that green on the left.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on December 1, 2011 at 5:17 PM

Nice flight shot, Howard- Fine colours and very good detail on this one- Great job on a very tough task, Fabio

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 1, 2011 at 6:05 PM

Another great catch, excellent Howard. Love the seed in her mouth!

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 1, 2011 at 10:36 PM

I know you are having a great time with the flight photography. I like the very sharp eye and light you have captured. The details in the dangling feet are a plus.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 1, 2011 at 11:27 PM

Nice job of tracking this one Howard. I agree with you about having the tree making this more interesting. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on December 2, 2011 at 6:46 AM

An overall great flight shot

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Comment posted by John Robinson on December 2, 2011 at 9:49 AM

May be a tiny bit more canvas left but no big deal. Great grab anyway.
JR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on December 2, 2011 at 4:24 PM

Great capture and for me as a european an exotic species as well ! Great shot ! Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 2, 2011 at 9:28 PM

Yes, great job on a very tough task, getting a flight shot of a small songbird.

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on December 2, 2011 at 10:38 PM

Very nice flight shot. That has to be tough at that distance. I like the OOF tree for the same reasons you mentioned. The seed and the feet make this even more interesting.

Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 3, 2011 at 11:34 PM

Nice flight shot Howard, I like the seed, the color under the wing and the way the legs hang down, nice job in getting this, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on December 4, 2011 at 4:17 PM

No kidding I knew this was yours before I saw the name Howard. It's so cool. Great light nice detail. Have you tried to lift the shadows of the tail end at all?

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 4, 2011 at 6:47 PM

Hi Cheryl & thank for stopping by.
I shot this around noon in bright sunlight without flash, so the light's what it is..
It gives me the s-speed, but sometimes I loose the shadows a bit as seen here.
I did bring it up a bit, but there's only so far you can go when the details R lost in shadow as you know.
Overall I don't think it hurts it too much.
Thanx again and Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 5, 2011 at 5:43 PM

Very nice Howard

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

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"Seed Bearer"