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Posted by Jim Neiger on Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:07 pm

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Osceola County, Fl - Canon 20D, Canon 500mm, hand held, 1/3200, F5.6, ISO 400, manual - taken this morning.
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by Larry Kaufman on Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:13 pm
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WOW, beautiful shot Jim. Love the angle and light you had on this RSH!

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by David Jernigan on Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:42 pm
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Wow!!! I don't see how you get such great flight shots.

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by Rob Palmer on Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:46 pm
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Jim, you did it again. With that background to maintain focus is phenomenal. Did you use your same method of going one-shot and just refocusing as the bird moves? Great Shot
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by Jim Neiger on Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:56 pm
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Rob Palmer wrote:Jim, you did it again. With that background to maintain focus is phenomenal. Did you use your same method of going one-shot and just refocusing as the bird moves? Great Shot
Thanks Rob. Yes - I used the one shot AF method. I shoot a lot of non sky bgs, so I usualy avoid using AI Servo AF. The hawk was on a fence post. I waited and watched, trying to be ready when he decided to fly. He took off with no warning, so I missed the takeoff, but he actualy flew in a direction that allowed me to get a few shots off in good light. I got off 5 shots of his fly by and all 5 were in focus. With the one shot method I usually know if I miss focus, so I don't pull the trigger. This results in a very high percentage of in focus shots, but fewer attempts. The hard part is getting the bird in the right position in the right light with the right bg, but you knew that already. :)
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by Laura Stiefel on Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:12 pm
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Gorgeous, Jim!
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by Michael Dossett on Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:24 pm
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Great shot Jim! This is beautiful. Only thing that would make it better is a bit more of a head turn but I'm not missing it all here. Fantastic.
 

by Brian L. Zwiebel on Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:28 pm
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Hey Jim, you are killing me here.

Someone got a 20D for xmas and is thrilled to see there is hope for flight shots with that camera.

Love the position in the frame and the name sake field mark on full display.

You da man!

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by Nick Dunlop on Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:30 pm
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Beautiful shot and technique! I love the bird's red shoulders.
 

by Bob Boner on Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:40 pm
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing.
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by Ofer Levy on Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:45 pm
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Fantastic shot JIm!! :shock:
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by Alan Murphy on Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:56 pm
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A classic Neiger shot. Well done Jim.
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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:01 pm
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This is an excellent shot that really shows why its called what it is.
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by Jim Neely on Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:21 pm
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Helluva flight shot,Jim. Well done, as usual.

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by fredcor on Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:02 pm
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Incredible Jim, fantastic shot.
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by Juan E. Bahamon on Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:58 pm
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Jim:

Another hit of the Raptor-in-flight-man. Sincerely jealous.
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by Chris Kayler on Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:02 pm
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Nice one Jim.
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by Dan Wolin on Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:43 pm
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Awsome shot and love the background. I should try that method sometime.
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by john on Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:52 pm
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Great timing and background!
 

by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:06 pm
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Super bird, super BG, super post-production. Did I miss something?
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