There and Back Again

Gallery: AvianPosted October 5, 2013211 views7 comments

Hi everyone! Here's another image from our recent starling encounter. In my previous image the flock was coming in for a landing, so I decided to post one of them leaving. That flock honestly had to be one of the biggest ones I've ever seen! It was awesome watching them fly every which way in one big movement as a group.

Thanks for lookin'!

Nikon D7100
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 lens
ISO 1600
1/2500sec @ f/4

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 5, 2013 at 3:50 PM

This is awesome. The detail is great!! And that background is so cool.

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on October 5, 2013 at 5:10 PM

Well, the thumbnail looked like some sort of abstract but as soon as I opened it I knew it was part of the series you guys have been posting. This is really neat with the interesting BG adding lots to this image. Love all the birds and the detail in their wings. Good thing you cranked up the SS for this. Great series on a species that is usually looked down on. FYI: in the UK, starlings and Eng. sparrows are on the verge of being endangered.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 5, 2013 at 8:05 PM

Well done! I like this better than the other, mostly because the BG is better balanced.

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on October 5, 2013 at 8:28 PM

Very cool Jenaya, that background takes this one over the top - nice.

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Comment posted by John Jeevaratnam on October 5, 2013 at 9:57 PM

Nice to see European Starling adapting out west in the Alberta.

Registered on July 29, 2013, 112 Posts, 229 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 6, 2013 at 8:10 AM

Nice one Jenaya - love the change in backgrounds

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 6, 2013 at 11:01 AM

The shots get better and better

. I love the way the flock is documented and the different layers of BG colors add enormously to the image ! Really, really pleasant shot to look at ! Grtz, Hans

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