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Birds in Flight; Photos added 2nd May
Topic Started: Aug 2 2009, 05:27 PM (19,853 Views)
Davebutterflyman
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Please add all of your photos of birds in flight to this thread :thanx:
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NBShaz
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Loads of Greylags flying around ...
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A cropped view of the one on the left ..
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A Heron
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Pheasant .. they are lovely in flight and really fast ..
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Couple of Greylags coming into land
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Lapwing :yay:
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NBShaz
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And now for some Mallard Ducks in flight :D
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And think my fav is this one :D
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I'm off to Hickling today .. so hopefully will have a few more to add to this thread I hope

Thanks for looking.. hope you enjoyed viewing them .. I certainly enjoyed taking them ... was rather taken back by my results to be honest :D :yay:

more soon I hope
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nestbox
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:hello1: Shaz,

Some good shots there I like the pheasant and the first mallard shot :welldone: . I love it when you can get a decent shot of a bird in flight as it really shows the wing detail.

I look forward to your shots from Hickling :cool1:

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peppiB
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some good shots there Shaz. Looking forward to additions to the post
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Some great shots there Shaz, well done :clap2:
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celticsparrow-Jan
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Great photos Shaz,you have set yourself a tough challenge its not easy catching them in flight , look forward to seeing what you manage to get at Hickling. :cool:
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These are very good shots, Shaz!
Flying birds are some of the hardest photos to take, well done. Let's have more !!
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:thanx: everyone .. it is a tough challenge.. but I'm like that on myself :lol2: but I have always wanted to get some birds in flight photos.. and now I have a decent camera to attempt this with I will stick at it.
I do feel its more luck than judgement mind .. :D so any useful tips from you more experienced photographers in our midst .. :grin: will be more than welcome.
For instance... I like the last one because the background is blurred and the Mallards are sharp .. how did I do that :rofl: :shrug:

OK .. off to practice a bit more :wave:
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Dovetail-Marg
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:wow2: well done Shaz, some fantastic shots there. :clap5:

They're all brilliant but my favourite one is the first photo of the Lapwing. :cool2:

You'll probly find it a lot easier with the Canon as SLR's respond much quicker...well that's what I found.

I had to :cwl: at your question about how you got the Mallards so sharp in that last photo. That's the sort of questions I ask myself for some photos that I've taken..... :thinking: that was good, but how did I do it, and can!! I do that again. :shrug: :thinking: :giggle:

Looking forward to your photos from today, you've set yourself a brilliant challenge. :cool:
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Feb 20 2011, 12:53 PM
:thanx: everyone .. it is a tough challenge.. but I'm like that on myself :lol2: but I have always wanted to get some birds in flight photos.. and now I have a decent camera to attempt this with I will stick at it.
I do feel its more luck than judgement mind .. :D so any useful tips from you more experienced photographers in our midst .. :grin: will be more than welcome.
For instance... I like the last one because the background is blurred and the Mallards are sharp .. how did I do that :rofl: :shrug:

OK .. off to practice a bit more :wave:
:wow: Lovely photos Shaz. Well done catching all those birds in the air. I think my favourite is the last one too. I like the way they seem to be flying together.

:girlygiggle: If you work out how you did it, perhaps you could let us know.

:thanks: for posting

Look forward to seeing the results of your visit to Hickling.
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:fantastic: photos Shaz thats what i call a 'challenge' love the Mallards look forward to more great photos :clap5:
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:great: pictures Shaz :cool2: I like the greylags picture, they look so graceful in the air and the mallard photo is stunning :wow:
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Feb 20 2011, 12:53 PM
:thanx: everyone .. it is a tough challenge.. but I'm like that on myself :lol2: but I have always wanted to get some birds in flight photos.. and now I have a decent camera to attempt this with I will stick at it.
I do feel its more luck than judgement mind .. :D so any useful tips from you more experienced photographers in our midst .. :grin: will be more than welcome.
For instance... I like the last one because the background is blurred and the Mallards are sharp .. how did I do that :rofl: :shrug:

OK .. off to practice a bit more :wave:
Large appature and long lens. You used a 300mm lens with an f5.6 appature. This gives good 'Bokeh' or background blurr.
Have a look here ...............
http://charlwoodphotography.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/understanding-bokeh-a-how-to-guide/

..........or Google 'bokeh' !

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:wow2: terrific captures Shaz :clap3:

Extremely well done on getting those birds in flight....tough to do on any occasion!

Many thanks for the additional info and link Keith :cool2:
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:wow2: Some fantastic photos Shaz the first couple of shots of the Greylags are brilliant :clap5:
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:thanx: everyone for your lovely comments .. and many thanks for that link Keith .. my new fav word is Bokeh :grin: I love it .. and .. have been managing to achieve it as well not in these photos but in the ones that will be on my Yonder Hill thread :yay:

Whilst on holiday last week at Judy's I managed to capture some birds in flight again .. and only had to open the door to the caravan and right above me was this magnificient Buzzard .. the light was bright so I have had to compensate with contrast etc ..

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Then a Jackdaw took flight ...

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few more to come >>>
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I took these when we took a stroll alongside the river Otter ..

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These were seen when we went to Powderham Castle and looked out over the Exe Estuary.. not sure what they were .. best I could get .. some sort of Goose?
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And a few Rooks about
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Thanks for looking .. more to be added soon I hope :D
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:cool2: Wow great thread Shaz.Some fantastic photos but think the lapwing ones are my favourite so far.
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Tabatha
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:wow: Some great images there Shaz. Look forward to seeing more.


:thanks: for posting
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