Northern Flicker liftoff

Gallery: AvianPosted May 6, 201815,907 views6 comments

I was in the process of trying to take pictures of smaller birds taking off from one of the perches near my feeders. I was really lucky to catch this Flicker. Can't do much about the shadow behind the head although I tried and it just didn't look right. Taken around 9 AM

Iso-3200, 600 mm, F7.1, 5000th, tripod, -0.3 EV, fill flash at -0.3, D 850, DxO photo lab, Adobe camera raw 10.3, TK sharpening action at 35%

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6 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on May 6, 2018 at 10:08 PM

Pretty awesome timing. If you had a little mote room all around, that would be nice.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on May 6, 2018 at 10:17 PM

Great timing to catch it at the point of takeoff David. It feels just a bit awkward to me due to the angle of the takeoff straight ahead. Specs, color, details, BG, everything else is spot on.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on May 7, 2018 at 8:29 AM

Birds often start flight by diving from its perch to gain speed for lift off. I like frozen pose before the wings get opened up for flight. well done.......................Jim

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 7, 2018 at 9:07 PM

Super sharp and the bird really pops from the background in the larger version, David. Great timing!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 7, 2018 at 10:23 PM

I like the decision to go with the pano crop here David. Nice pose showing some good movement.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on May 8, 2018 at 3:51 PM

I like this a lot David. Very cool "frozen" action shot with nice colors and detail. Large version is great!

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