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Winging it (c)

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Posted by Tom_W on December 2, 2008 at 5:07 PM
Winging it (c)
One of Vinces buzzards, Leighton, who is a real star performer - I was amazed.

Had a good day out with Kev, Vince and staff at Vinces's place and a stunning place to test new equipment.

Image has a large amount of Jpeg compression to get it under the UKNP limit so blacks are a wee bit blocked and cloned a Hair rather badly.

300mm/HH
4000'/F2.8/200asa
Cropped to 5x4
Normal PS
Posted by Kevin Treadwell on December 2, 2008 at 5:28 PM
Very nice Tom indeed, i just wished my cats came back as easy as Leighton did!!

Kev
Posted by Vincent Jones on December 2, 2008 at 5:31 PM
OK Show off :biggrin:

Glad you enjoyed him, you are right about him being a star, I call him a complete poser. :smile:

Well captured Tom :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on December 3, 2008 at 3:34 AM
Very very nice cap Tom - can't fault it, and the bad clone job you mention isn't apparent to me:wavey:

Posted by Robert Lawrence on December 3, 2008 at 3:53 AM
A lovely shot well captured Tom
Robert
Posted by Cliff Young on December 3, 2008 at 6:31 AM
Poser or not, a lovely shot well taken Tom. :smile: Cliff
Posted by Craig Churchill on December 3, 2008 at 10:04 AM
One of the best I've seen Tom,superb!!!
New 2.8 I take it??

Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Colin Crowdey on December 3, 2008 at 12:00 PM
great capture with the eye contact. Wing position though for me makes this shot!

cheers

Colin
Posted by Ian Mason on December 3, 2008 at 1:06 PM
Wow! Superb!
Posted by Ben Simmonds on December 3, 2008 at 1:23 PM
its great that he is looking at the camera in a way and also unusual, the nice light picks up the detail in the feathers really well, nice shot!
Posted by Tom_W on December 3, 2008 at 4:10 PM
Craig,

No I have had the 300mm/2.8 for about 4 years. We where there testing out a 40MP Phase One medium format digital back.

T
Posted by Iain Tookey on December 4, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Like the pic, very interesting and dramatic. :smile:

Leighton indeed! :biggrin: :biggrin:
Posted by Magnus Hird on December 4, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Great pose, eye contact and feather detail Tom :smile: