Thanks, Steven.
I was very fortunate to get that shot. At the time, I was essentially
toying with the camera to see what it would do ... hence the 1/6000
shutter speed. I did have to crop out some power lines, but
fortunately, everything lined up fairly cleanly for cropping with a
straightforward aspect ratio.
It was really pure dumb luck, and that's why it's a sentimental
favorite. It started me down the path of 90% frustration that is
in-flight shots of small birds. For me, it's pretty exhilarating when
it works.
Thanks again,
Walt
On 10/6/2010 1:30 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
I like it a lot. the composition is pretty nice given your lack of
control over it. And that's a beautiful silhouette with some shading
around the wings.
On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Walter Gilbert<[email protected]> wrote:
After posting the question regarding what images to keep vs. which to
delete, I thought I'd post this one ... the first in-flight capture of a
bird I ever took. This is the one that got me hooked on it, and what made
me immediately fall in love with my K-x. It remains one of my favorites
among all the photos I've taken.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5057232937/
K-x, DA L 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/6000, Shutter Priority
Unfortunately, when I resized it it stripped all the XIF data out, but
fortunately (thanks to Picasa) I still have the original file.
Comments, critiques, and hagiographic commentary are, of course, welcome.
-- Walt
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