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Another bird on a stick, well just off it

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Posted by tony flashman on February 27, 2008 at 1:23 PM
Another bird on a stick, well just off it
Just as Rob H had done today, I had an early day from work. Several pairs of Stonechats were posing well and although I couldnt resit a couple of "bird on stick" shots, I thought I'd have a go at getting some flying shots. I increased the iso to 800 and shot at 1600th @ f5.6
This shot is about 2/3rds of the frame but not as sharp as I would like. It was hard to predict what way they would go!

Nikon D300
Nikon 300mm AFSII
Nikon 1.7TC
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on February 27, 2008 at 1:50 PM
Great action/enviro shot Tony...........looks sharp to me and no noise,has it been ninja'd

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Posted by tony flashman on February 27, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Hi Barrie,
Very small amount of neat image applied mainly for the background sake, history brush then used on the bird

Tony :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on February 27, 2008 at 2:23 PM
I'd be happy with one on the stick, on the ground, or indeed, anywhere - not seen one in years :frown:

Tony's suggestion is spot-on - nice one :wavey:
Posted by Paul Inglis on February 27, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Hi Tony,

Cracking, absolutely cracking!
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Posted by Mark Fellowes on February 27, 2008 at 3:36 PM
That's a really different perspective - great stuff.

:toast: :toast:

Mark
Posted by Rob Howard on February 27, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Hi Tony,

This is what I was after, but after looking through the viewfinder waiting for so long, neck aching and eye's watering, all I managed were images with him going out of frame. So I take my hat off to you, as I know how bloomin difficult a shot like this is to get.

Nice work

Regards

Rob
Posted by Paul King on February 27, 2008 at 4:38 PM
Hi Tony,

Great action shot, that wingtip blur is spot on for the motion,, jealous!
Posted by eric weight on February 28, 2008 at 1:23 AM
Tremendous shot. I've never seen a picture of one moving before!
:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by PhilH on February 28, 2008 at 3:52 AM
Nice one of a not too easy thing to capture... perhaps remove a bit from the top?

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Posted by Justin on February 28, 2008 at 9:56 AM
The open beak is the icing on the cake.
An impressive capture :cool: :toast: