Yellow Rumped Warbler Having A Bad Day

Posted by Jimmy G on Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:38 pm

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This was taken last weekend at Jones Beach west end.

This Merlin was finally able to eat it's meal in peace after being chased for a half hour by a young sharpie.

Canon 1Dmk2 500mm f4 2x 580ex, Tripod, Evaluative metering 1/160 @ f10 Iso 500, Flash -1, Auto focus.

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by Mike Wilson on Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:40 pm

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What an incredible image!!! Out of this world Jimmy. :)

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by Chris Fagyal on Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:48 pm

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Wow...This rocks big time. My only extremely minor suggestion would be to clone the two bright spots in the bottom left corner, but thats just a minor suggestion.

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by Dan Wolin on Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:00 pm

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Awsome shot - I would love to get a shot like this. Congrats.

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by Chris Kayler on Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:01 pm

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Don't let Kim see this!!

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by pleverington on Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:07 pm

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Yep- clone those spots. Ironically, despite the content, this is my favorite shot of yours that I have ever seen. This REALLY demonstrates why diagonals and triangles work so well in a composition Even the birds body forms a diagonal. WOW . I hate looking at this but I can't stop. Its heart wrenching and yet beautiful.How do you always get these?

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by Gerald J Romanchuk on Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:06 am

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Very, very cool shot!!! Great capture!!

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by Ofer Levy on Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:55 am

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Wow! what a wonderful capture!

I would consider a tighter crop leaving only the upper part of the falcon with the prey in the frame.

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by LHays on Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:42 am

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Awesome shot......just wish he was eating a starling instead of a little darling!!!

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by dhkaiser on Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:44 am

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I'm envious. I want one like this!

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by patpasquale-nyc on Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:26 am

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JG,
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by Rob Palmer on Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:44 am

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Great capture Jimmy. Looks like he was very intent on his quarry. :) :)

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by Arthur Morris on Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:07 am

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Pretty damned amazing! Mazel tov.

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by Christopher Dodds on Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:23 pm

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Oh, man....poor YRW.
Awesome shot!

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by ejmartin on Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:46 pm

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Such an amazing shot. Looks like an Audubon print, I thought;
then I dug out my book of reproductions, and so indeed! Check out
http://www.audubon.org/bird/BoA/F2_G2g.html

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