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Common Buzzard banking

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Posted by Helge Sorensen on March 28, 2008 at 5:19 AM
Common Buzzard banking
Same bird as my last photo. When I realized I got this bird banking, I must admit I got pretty happy :wink:

The photos was taken from my car parked in an elevated position. A pair of Buzzards decided to do a little playing right in front of me. They where so close that on many shots I clipped wings etc. I have never before had flying Buzzards this close and low (without flying away from me :smile: )

1D MarkIII + 500/4; iso400, 1/5000, f5.6, cropped to vertical.
Posted by PhilH on March 28, 2008 at 5:23 AM
Helge....

This is superb, you certainly should be very happy, everything is spot on, you lucky so-and-so.

:toast: :toast: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rene de Heer on March 28, 2008 at 5:25 AM
Great shot Helge!
Rene de Heer
Posted by David Kjaer on March 28, 2008 at 5:25 AM
Hi Helge

Stunning - love it!

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Frederic Desmette on March 28, 2008 at 5:27 AM
Superb!
Frederic
Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 28, 2008 at 5:56 AM
Fantastic shot. When everything comes together like this it makes all the really crap days worthwhile.
Posted by Jeroen Stel on March 28, 2008 at 6:03 AM
One of the best flight shots i have seen from a Buzzard!
Love it!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Craig Churchill on March 28, 2008 at 6:31 AM
Perfect!!! Well lit,great light, agree with Jeroen !!!


Craig

www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 28, 2008 at 7:17 AM
Beautiful image Helge - I'm with Jeroen too :toast:
Posted by Colin Pickett on March 28, 2008 at 7:44 AM
Superb image, one of the best Buzzards shots I've seen you must be well pleased. :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on March 28, 2008 at 7:46 AM
Wow absolutely superb image Helge.
John :toast:
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 28, 2008 at 7:48 AM
Hi Helge,

Superb flight shot - definately the best buzzrd flight shot I've seen!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Craig Nash on March 28, 2008 at 8:54 AM
Wow I would be very happy to have this one. Excellent !! I sometimes think that is the beauty of photographing birds in that you never really know what you are going to come up with. You go out thinking I hope I am going to get a shot of this or that and end up getting something totally unexpected and come home on a real high.
Posted by Stuart McCrae on March 28, 2008 at 9:08 AM
Stunning flight shot,really like it :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on March 28, 2008 at 10:19 AM
Wonderful !
JohnR
Posted by A.R.D on March 28, 2008 at 11:39 AM
Fabulous shot. Great detail and pose.

Regards
Posted by Ian Mason on March 28, 2008 at 11:54 AM
It doesn't get any better than this - well done!
Posted by Paula Graham on March 28, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Wow, just fantastic in every way.
Posted by jack chapman on March 28, 2008 at 1:07 PM
stunning shot
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 28, 2008 at 1:41 PM


Excellent capture Helge , lovely detail :toast:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Austin Thomas on March 28, 2008 at 3:16 PM
Fabulous in every way.

Well done.

Austin
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on March 28, 2008 at 3:17 PM
WOW :eek:

Bertl Menegoni
Innsbruck
Austria
Posted by Gary Beers on March 29, 2008 at 6:07 AM
Definitely one of the best Buzzard flight shots I have seen :toast:
Posted by Magnus Hird on March 29, 2008 at 3:21 PM
Absolutely stunning fight shot with such detail in the feathers, great stuff Helge :smile:
Posted by Nigel Blake on March 29, 2008 at 4:36 PM
Excellent, and a fine blue sky too, can't ask for better than that!
Posted by eric weight on March 30, 2008 at 12:40 PM
Wonderful shot Helge; absolutely wonderful.
:toast: :toast: Eric