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Purple Martin with Prey
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Purple Martin with Prey

by Roger Leekam

Gallery: AvianPosted July 25, 201390 views6 comments
Canon7D, 400mm5.6lens,f7.1,ISO500
These birds are now less common in Ontario. They were sharing a nesting box with House sparrows (said to be unusual. Shot as it was returning to box over a fence because box was on private property. Hand held with shoulder brace.

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 25, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Excellent job catching this one, Roger. Noise is really showing in the larger version. Is this a significant crop?

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 25, 2013 at 7:33 PM
The noise aside, it's a great flight shot Roger.
Looks like it's getting ready to land..
I like the outstretched feet with wings back pose, and the bug-n-adds well too:toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 25, 2013 at 7:38 PM
Sweet action Roger, I think you could go a little darker on the bird which might reduce the noise if you used shadow/highlight to lighten it. The bug and landing pose are excellent. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Roger Leekam on July 25, 2013 at 9:08 PM
Thanks guys. I should have said that the image is about 30% of original. The noise may be partially due to my increasing structure with Viveza. Because of the bird's color it's almost impossible to get detail so I tried to increase it & also lighten it.
Registered on May 28, 2009, 83 Posts, 646 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 26, 2013 at 4:33 AM
Great flight capture Roger :cool: I really like the out-stretched feet and wing position. But, it does seem little light and a bit noisy to me also.
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on August 2, 2013 at 1:51 AM
Great capture, Roger. Noise already discussed; nevertheless, focus and exposure were clearly in check. Nice job. :smile:
Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments