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Posted by Matthew Whitley on Wed May 19, 2004 3:14 pm

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Hello again! I concentrated on flight shots for a good portion of the time last weekend at the Alligator Farm, especially using flash to light the underside of the birds. The 300mm IS lens I bought must have been defective because the AF was horrible, but Al lent me his 400/5.6 which worked like a charm! Thanks Al! I like this one even though its not a whole bird shot. What do you think?

Canon 1D Mark II, 400/5.6L, Incident f5.6 at 1/800, ISO200, Flash at high speed sync in manual mode at full power. Handheld.
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by Carolyn E. Wright on Wed May 19, 2004 3:35 pm
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Love the shot. If you had just clipped the wings, then it would look like a miss rather than this hit. The color and detail are exceptional.

It was great to meet and shoot with you this weekend.
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by Gaelo on Wed May 19, 2004 4:28 pm
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I think it's great as presented. Your use of flash is just right and compo is very pleasing. Nice meeting you.
 

by Heather Forcier on Wed May 19, 2004 5:25 pm
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I like this, the truncation works for me.

Sorry to hear about your 300 f/4. That was nice of Alfred to loan out his 400! :)
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by AForns on Wed May 19, 2004 5:33 pm
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Mattlhew just thought to give you the rest of the bird :D :D :D

You nailed that spoon.... it is perfect!!!
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by Paulyoly on Wed May 19, 2004 6:10 pm
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I think the color/detail/sharpness and lighting are excellent. Bet you wish you were shooting some vertical flight shots at that moment. :) Might have clipped the head then though, that would not be good.
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed May 19, 2004 6:42 pm
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Matthew,

Very nice. I like the framing the way you have it presented. The colors look great, especially the red eye.
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by gigo on Wed May 19, 2004 6:43 pm
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excellent work as usual :-)

it was also nice meeting you at alligator farm :-)
 

by Alan Murphy on Wed May 19, 2004 7:07 pm
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Matthew, awesome image.
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by eagle43 on Wed May 19, 2004 7:09 pm
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:shock: :shock: :shock: Great image Matt. Ilike it as is . You and Al nailed these guys in flight. It was great shooting with you guys until it was dark! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Congrats!!

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by AlexC on Wed May 19, 2004 7:43 pm
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Wonderful composition and great exposure, I like it a lot!!!
Great fill flash as well, Congrats!!! 8)
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by Yanni on Wed May 19, 2004 8:30 pm
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Beatiful compo, great shot.
 

by Mike Wilson on Thu May 20, 2004 3:15 am
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Sweet shot Matthew. All that work focusing on one type of image, flight shots, really pays off. The flash worked nicely for you. Love the tight crop.
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by LHays on Thu May 20, 2004 4:49 am
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Looks like the new camera is working just fine for you. Excellent flight shot.....of a beautiful bird.
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by DC on Thu May 20, 2004 5:48 am
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Excellent work here Michael. Flash technique is spot on. Congrats
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