The miserable weather has kept me indoors nearly all this winter, so here's one I spotted when skimming the archives from last years outings. The bird's coming in to land sideways - fast - in the strong updraft from the cliffs. He didn't make it - this is the speed/air spill for the turn to head back out.
Reminded me a bit of someone running and shouting for a taxi...
Posted by Major Gilbert on March 19, 2008 at 7:46 PM
Thats a good one Nick perticularly with that colour BG. I think that really sets it off nicely.
a very nicely captured image. Is the background original? I'm sure it is, but the bird does have a slightly 'cut out' look to it. A lovely shot all the same.
An excellent shot and love the title too which suits the pose perfectly. Or perhaps he looks as though he's waving to a friend as he's about to embark on a feeding trip.
Matt, yep, the BG is original. It's a grassy cliff top about 50ft or so behind the bird. It's one benefit of using a distant BG, a wide-open aperture and telephoto compression.
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13 repliesThe miserable weather has kept me indoors nearly all this winter, so here's one I spotted when skimming the archives from last years outings. The bird's coming in to land sideways - fast - in the strong updraft from the cliffs. He didn't make it - this is the speed/air spill for the turn to head back out.
Reminded me a bit of someone running and shouting for a taxi...
Major.
Cracking caption!
John
Matt
Gavin
Matt, yep, the BG is original. It's a grassy cliff top about 50ft or so behind the bird. It's one benefit of using a distant BG, a wide-open aperture and telephoto compression.