Tern Splash

bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
edited August 6, 2005 in Wildlife
Last in my series for today :D
Watched this tern for awhile and tried to time my shots, How'd I do :dunno

He dives
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He exits
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He gives it a little shake
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He exits stage right empty handed, no fishy for him :D
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the thing I found interesting, you can get a sense of the speed here by seeing that the original splash caused by his dive has not yet settled and he is just about out of here , pretty darn quick if ya ask me :wow :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2005
    Great capture Ben. thumb.gif Its series like this that justifies our purchases of our respective machine guns.
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  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    I want a machine gun:cry.

    Very nice series thumb.gif

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Great capture Ben. thumb.gif Its series like this that justifies our purchases of our respective machine guns.

    Couldn't agree with you more Harry :D
    Can't wait till your ready to get out there again and show me how to do it right thumb.gif
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  • hichuzhichuz Registered Users Posts: 99 Big grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    super captures... way to go!
    RC :thumb
  • Aussie_blueyAussie_bluey Registered Users Posts: 593 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    Very nice Ben, I tried for something similar last week with my new gear but I was too far away.clap.gifclap.gifclap.gifthumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    Nikon seems to ROCK!

    but ART MORRIS, he has a gun, too: Canon.

    I want a gun!

    ginger

    Hey, Ben, great timing.
    Can I ask, of course I can ask, would you say if those were multiple dives?
    And if you were shooting in bursts when you timed the terns entry.
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    gluwater wrote:
    I want a machine gun:cry.

    Very nice series thumb.gif

    Nick
    Man I can remember feeling just like that (haven't had her that long)
    You'll get one Nick and never look back thumb.gif
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    hichuz wrote:
    super captures... way to go!
    Much appreciate your reply Hichuz and encouragement thumb.gif
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2005
    Aussie_bluey wrote:
    Very nice Ben, I tried for something similar last week with my new gear but I was too far away.clap.gifclap.gifclap.gifthumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif
    Tim

    Thanks Tim
    What gear did you get ??
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    Nikon seems to ROCK!

    but ART MORRIS, he has a gun, too: Canon.

    I want a gun!

    ginger

    Hey, Ben, great timing.
    Can I ask, of course I can ask, would you say if those were multiple dives?
    And if you were shooting in bursts when you timed the terns entry.

    Hi Ginger
    Of course I would, but this is one bird one dive
    Continuous low burst mode at 5 fps
    I always shot in burst mode by the way, I usually find that even in a short burst the second or third shot is the keeper!! thumb.gif
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