Gallery: AvianPosted April 21, 20172,172 views16 comments
I have some decent flight images of this species, but this is the first time with this wing position and I kind of liked it because it was different.
1DX, 500mm f/4, 1.4 TC, 1/5000 at f/8, ISO 2500
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16 comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 21, 2017 at 7:20 PM
Seriously?? These guys are flying bullets and you pull off a flight shot that is dead sharp with the bird giving you a nice head turn..... Wowser!!!
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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on April 21, 2017 at 7:32 PM
This is impressive. Flying shots of these guys are tough. Well done.
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Comment posted by Stephen Stanton on April 21, 2017 at 10:02 PM
So well done, great wings and a quick look.
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 21, 2017 at 10:18 PM
Amazing flight shot of this speedster, Kurt. And with a head turn to boot!
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 22, 2017 at 12:45 AM
A definite jaw-dropper!
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Comment posted by John Robinson on April 22, 2017 at 4:02 AM
All been said!
What a great shot .
JohnR
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on April 22, 2017 at 8:21 AM
Kurt,
SUPERB
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 22, 2017 at 10:27 AM
Killer shot - love the look and the wing position indeed.. Very, very nice ! Would be extremely happy with such a shot , cheers, Hans
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Comment posted by David Schoen on April 22, 2017 at 1:31 PM
Yeah this is pretty amazing. I really like it because of the detail, wing position, head turn, and background. It looks like you are panning. But out of 5000th of a second, I don't know how one would get a background like that. Did you put a motion blur on the background?
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 22, 2017 at 9:14 PM
And you even pulled of the head turn! What training school do you send your birds to? A really nice wing position and excellent dof to get it sharp from wingtip to wingtip. Well done.
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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 23, 2017 at 11:07 AM
Another amazing flight shot Kurt. As others have said, a extremely difficult shot tof pull off. You nailed it...with the head Turn!
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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on April 25, 2017 at 12:26 PM
Great image, Kurt! The head tilt makes it!
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 28, 2017 at 4:39 PM
Not only a nice wing position and tack-sharp, but looking at you AND a great BG.
Congrats on a fine WP!
Sandy
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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 28, 2017 at 11:26 PM
A freaking awesome capture Kurt!
A well deserved EP
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 28, 2017 at 11:35 PM
I can't imagine a better deserved WP. Outstanding shot, Kurt!
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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on May 6, 2017 at 8:55 AM
Absolutely a stunning image, Kurt. I can see how this would easily be a WP in the Avian gallery.......congrats on the fine capture and the WP here.....
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16 commentsWhat a great shot .
JohnR
SUPERB
Congrats on a fine WP!
Sandy
A well deserved EP