Say's Phoebe


Posted by David Salem on Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:44 pm

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This is an adult Say's Phoebe caught a fraction of a second after take off.
These guys can be very fun to shoot. It's real challenging trying to capture action, flight and feeding shots of these quick little insectivores. When you find one actively hunting, they can be pretty cooperative, so keep your eyes open. 
This is one of my favorite frames from last year.  Hope you like it.

D5---850mm---f5.6---ss1/5000th---ISO800---Hand held from truck@8:25am---40% crop

Thanks as always for looking and for your input.  I appreciate it.

David

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by Cynthia Crawford on Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:17 am
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Wonderful shot- can appreciate the difficulty of a capture- you nailed it. Lovely background too.
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by AForns on Tue Jan 28, 2020 9:27 am
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Outstanding capture David !!! Doesn't get any better. Big Congrats !!
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by david fletcher on Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:42 pm
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Outstanding image David! Brilliant
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by Dan Kearl on Tue Jan 28, 2020 8:48 pm
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Very nice BG.. great pose.
 

by himadri roy on Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:12 am
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Master class photograph. Congrats.
 

by Gene Gwin on Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:06 am
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David, This is outstanding! Like the varied background. On my monitor, I think the bird could have a tad more exposure?
 

by Debapratim Saha on Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:11 am
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killer shot!!
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by David Salem on Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:12 am
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Thanks everyone. I'm glad you like it.
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by David Salem on Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:13 am
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Gene Gwin wrote:David, This is outstanding!  Like the varied background.  On my monitor, I think the bird could have a tad more exposure?


Thanks Gene,

Looks good on my monitor but I might try to bump it up a little.
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by Carol Clarke on Wed Jan 29, 2020 4:28 pm
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Only one nit........its not a raptor.... :wink:   but its a beautiful action capture!

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by David J. Bogener on Wed Jan 29, 2020 5:18 pm
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Incredible action pose, detail and background. Well done.
 

by Karl Egressy on Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:21 pm
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As good as it gets.
 

by Isaac Grant on Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:39 pm
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A Salem special. Perfect pose, perfect background and DFC!
 

by Ron Day on Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:53 am
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AForns wrote:Outstanding capture David !!!   Doesn't get any better.  Big Congrats !!
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by David Salem on Fri Jan 31, 2020 7:55 pm
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Isaac Grant wrote:A Salem special. Perfect pose, perfect background and DFC!

Thanks Isaac!! 

DFC makes all the difference, as you already know!!
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by David Salem on Fri Jan 31, 2020 7:56 pm
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Thanks again everyone. I appreciate your nice comments. Glad you like it!!
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by clement on Sun Feb 02, 2020 10:31 pm
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My goodness what a picture this..
 

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