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Flight Images-Auger Buzzard

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Posted by Bob Johnson on April 9, 2012 at 12:18 PM
Flight Images-Auger Buzzard
I post this auger buzzard from my recent trip to Ndutu in sympathy with Barry. It flew straight at me and whilst I got some nice frames along the way this was the shot that had my prefered wing shape:frown:

1D MK4-500f4-f4.5-ISO 400- 1/3200 Hand held

Bob:smile:
Posted by Rene de Heer on April 9, 2012 at 12:23 PM
Great head on shot Bob, just a tiny bit too big in the frame...but nice as is!
Rene de Heer
Posted by Robert Lawrence on April 9, 2012 at 12:34 PM
That is soooooo close Bob. Even with the clipped wingtips it is still a worthwhile image and I'd crop some off the top of the frame. Very dramatic eye.
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on April 9, 2012 at 12:38 PM
A little too tight in frame for me too Bob, having the clipped wing tips and the space above & below isn't quite working. As you had the SS I would have increased the DOF to obtain more detail in the image.

TFS
Steve
Posted by Bob Johnson on April 9, 2012 at 12:46 PM
Thanks for the comments guys and I am aware of the faults but this was a shot posted to go with Barry's flight shot with wings clipped. :wink:

Steve, I kept the f4.5 because I expected it to pass in front of a tree that I wanted OOF but of course it just flew staright at me instead:frown:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on April 9, 2012 at 3:43 PM
As I said we all keep those "nearly shots". Perhaps we photoraphers have a masochistic streak and like to torture ourselves? :biggrin:

Nick. :wavey:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on April 9, 2012 at 3:47 PM

Another fine example of what I do best, clipping the wing is a specialty of mine, in fact I'm a bloody expert at it :biggrin:

Impressive looking bird btw

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Barry Southon on April 9, 2012 at 6:17 PM
Bob

Still a cracking shot, I take comfort in the knowledge I'm not alone in clipping wing tips.
:wink:
Posted by David Sewell on April 10, 2012 at 6:26 AM
We all clip wing tips, more often than not in my case. There is some great detail in here, and I like it as a shot. Unfortunately I have to agree that it is just too tight in the frame.

David