Merlin with Prey


Posted by claibrook on Fri Aug 22, 2003 8:13 pm

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I apologize to those of you that have already seen this elsewhere!

I welcome any comments/critiques.
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D100, 80-400 VR @ 400mm, 1/60th sec - f/5.6, -1.3 fill flash. Sliver cropped off the top. Shot from underneath my truck.
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by Anthony Medici on Fri Aug 22, 2003 8:22 pm
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I liked this the first time I saw it and I still like it. :D I would have taken it down to 5:4 instead of leaving it at 3:2. But that's me. :oops:
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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Aug 22, 2003 8:36 pm
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Welcome Cassie and what a fantastic image to start off with. Awesome action and behavior depicted here.
 

by Greg Downing on Fri Aug 22, 2003 11:01 pm
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Cassie, welcome here :D This is great and shooting from under the truck gave you a nice low angle, good thinking!! Thanks for sharing :)
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by Wil Hershberger on Sat Aug 23, 2003 7:05 am
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Welcome. What a great image. Looks like the background had a little more light on it than the subject. I might have been tempted to set the flash a little higher (~1 stop brighter) to brighten the subject a little. I too agree with the crop suggestion. Wonderful shot!
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by Sandy Mossberg on Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:19 am
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Cassie, wonderful shot. Great action. Good cropping suggestion by Tony. I could look at this as many times as you wanted to post it.
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by bvsingh on Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:26 am
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Great shot... I like it as is. On the picky side, little more space behind the bird would help.

Were you waiting under the truck or went under after spotting it.
 

by Juli Wilcox on Sat Aug 23, 2003 10:42 pm
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Hi Cassie---you lucky ducky you!! I really like how much your photography has changed in the last few months; you are producing some fine photos and this is one of them. Welcome!
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by matt kuchta on Sat Aug 23, 2003 11:19 pm
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No apologies necessary. Very nice image. Love the intensity of the gaze.
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by Juan E. Bahamon on Sun Aug 24, 2003 12:08 am
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Cassie:

I love the realism this picture implies. Very artistic.
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