Posted by Pete Etheridge on February 15, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Hi Paul,
A bit larger in the frame and this would have been a belter! Still a great behavioural shot and perfect timing. Being able to see the fly's wings distinguish it from a dust bunny.
Posted by John Chapman on February 15, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Hi Paul, nice behavioural shot.
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Andy Astbury on February 15, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Good one Paul - I tried this umpteen times last year and failed miserably - nice work
Those USM numbers are a bit different - try multiple passes at 30, 0.3, 0.0 and build the sharpness slowly instead of piling it all in at once and then trying to calm it all down with radius and threshold - just a thought.
Posted by jack chapman on February 15, 2008 at 3:25 PM
very nice behaviour the foreground is a bit distracting though
Posted by Jeroen Stel on February 15, 2008 at 5:07 PM
Wow Paul!! Never seen a Wagtail catching dust spots before...
Great shot and i love the tonal colours in this one!
Well done!
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Posted by Paul Inglis on February 16, 2008 at 5:11 AM
Thanks for all your comments, much appreciated.
All comments and advice duly noted.
Many thanks,
Posted by Marek Miszczak on February 17, 2008 at 7:49 AM
Nice colours & great action...well done Paul
Posted by Paul Inglis on February 17, 2008 at 12:56 PM
Thanks Marek!
Posted by eric weight on February 18, 2008 at 4:09 PM
Fantastic fly shot, can you clone that bird out of the foreground? I can never get the hang of these crop figures is that 15% left or removed? If it is the latter, you have a great shot there waiting to be cropped out. Eric
Posted by Paul Inglis on February 19, 2008 at 8:44 AM
Discussion
10 repliesThe techs are;
Body: Nikon D2Xs
Lens: Nikon 200-400mm f/4 VR & TC 17E II
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure Comp: 0.0 EV
AF Mode: AF-C
Sensitivity: ISO 200
White Balance: Cloudy
Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec
Aperture: f6.7
Focal Length: 650mm
Tripod: Gitzo G1548
Head: Kirk Ball Head BH-1 & Wimberely Sidekick
15% Crop, Slight lift in Levels, USM 500%, 0.1, 1
C&C welcome! Thanks for looking!
A bit larger in the frame and this would have been a belter! Still a great behavioural shot and perfect timing. Being able to see the fly's wings distinguish it from a dust bunny.
John
Aberdeen
Those USM numbers are a bit different - try multiple passes at 30, 0.3, 0.0 and build the sharpness slowly instead of piling it all in at once and then trying to calm it all down with radius and threshold - just a thought.
Great shot and i love the tonal colours in this one!
Well done!
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
All comments and advice duly noted.
Many thanks,