Eurasian Roller in flight


Posted by rnclark on Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:48 am

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An Eurasian Roller searches for insects in the early morning in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania, Africa. This bird was flying in very random directions. Here it is making a fast rapid turn.  This bird is an extremely fast and erratic flyer, making flight images a challenge, especially against a bright complex background.

Canon 1D Mark IV digital camera, 300 mm f/2.8 L IS lens plus 1.4x TC, 420 mm at f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/2000 second exposure. Exposure Program: Manual. Crop to 8 megapixels.

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by Gaurav Mittal on Sun Apr 13, 2014 9:44 am
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Welcome to the Birds gallery Roger, Nice first post. Good job on catching this in flight, nice flight pose.
Extra round of sharpening is needed as the bird looks a bit soft.
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by Karl Egressy on Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:02 pm
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Nice first post and welcome, Roger. Love the composition.
 

by Homer on Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:33 pm
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Cool action not an easy shot
 

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