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bigpix

I have got a reasonable pix of a bird in flight...... I still need to shoot more but I have been shooting this bird a lot over the pass week and today he was in nice and close to the shore....... my new Bigma arrives tomorrow, this may help, or be a nightmare for a while

bigpix

here is another from today....... in parts of Australia we call these flying rats....


D2Xs 18-200vr full frame image, Raw, 750th at f8

Maestro

Nice job exposing for the white feathers! Have fun with the Bigma and congrats on the new lens. I can't wait to see what you can get with it.

Ric Grupe

Flying white birds............are you some kind of masochist?

Both shots show you have the right idea. The second has a more pleasing composition and of course closer is better. Getting the shutter speed up will help with the blur. I would go to at least f/6.3 for fliers.

Harryb

You're off to a good start, good luck with the Bigma.

bigpix

thanks guys...... if I can get white birds right, the rest are easy......

my Bigma arrived 15 minutes ago, but it is blowing a gale, and I am by the heater...... temptation is a hard master..... I am off to the shore line

SDJames

bigpix wrote:

here is another from today....... in parts of Australia we call these flying rats....

We get some of these flying rats on the left coast of the US as well.:harry Shot this today in between sets.

I'm haven't been to the local preserve, but will be adding it to my list. Nice shots.