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Mum, Dad, and the Kids.+repost

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Posted by John Robinson on July 22, 2009 at 6:19 AM
Mum, Dad, and the Kids.+repost
Sand martins.
One shot from hundreds of failures. The sparrow hawk is making them really edgy. (Not surprised ! )
Not too sharp, but a big crop - about a third of the frame. . Racked out to try and get more DOF.
D200 Sigma 50-500
640 ISO 320th @f8
JohnR
Posted by Rene de Heer on July 22, 2009 at 6:28 AM
Very nice John, would have liked a bit more room on the left.
Rene de Heer
Posted by Brett Lewis on July 22, 2009 at 10:54 AM
Another great image to your recent collection John but agree a little more room on the LHS would give that wing a bit more space. But a fine piece of NH imaging..

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Kim Connolly on July 22, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Another fabulous shot John, one like this must just make all your efforts so worthwhile!
Posted by John Robinson on July 22, 2009 at 1:12 PM
Thanks
Here'.s one with a bit more space on the left.
JohnR
Posted by Paul Inglis on July 22, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Very nice indeed! The repost with more space is better!
Posted by Justin on July 22, 2009 at 4:08 PM
Another good one John.
Both versions work well for me. :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on July 22, 2009 at 4:23 PM
A lovely image John and I have to say I prefer the first. For me all the attention is on the chick being fed and there doesn't need to be extra space to the left as the line of the wings just leads you into that centre of attention.

Robert
Posted by Brett Lewis on July 22, 2009 at 4:52 PM
repost works very well for me John and it's obviously a personal choice. It could be said that the wings in the first one lead you out of the image, contradictory to the above.. So I guess whichever you prefer is the right one.. :biggrin: For me with all the birds looking to that edge is why it needs space..

:toast:
Posted by Danny Green on July 22, 2009 at 5:27 PM
W :eek: W John fantastic shot one of your best in my opinion.

Danny :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on July 22, 2009 at 8:01 PM
Thanks all.
Certainly a wierd one to crop. One bird looking left - the other right and all the chicks left !
Cheers
johnR
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on July 23, 2009 at 2:22 AM
Another great shot, John. I prefer the second one. :smile:
Posted by Major Gilbert on July 23, 2009 at 3:57 AM
Nice to be weird John once in a while. No its a great looking image and a nice site to see. :toast:

Major.
Posted by PhilH on July 23, 2009 at 4:01 AM
2nd for me, the crop looks right, a great image of this family group.

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Drew Mellowship on July 23, 2009 at 4:50 AM
The repost certainly answered the critics just like that that !

Nice image as usual John

Drew :smile:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 23, 2009 at 12:20 PM


Both work for me John, a pair of super shots.

Andy...