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Copyright: Dougie Johnston (Dougie) (20)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-02-14
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 20D, Sigma APO 80-400 F4,5-5,6 EX DG
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/350 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-02-14 17:05
Viewed: 861
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The onset of spring is always seems to be accompanied by increased feeding by garden birds. I find them difficult to photograph because they move so quickly. This was taken at quite a slow speed with the fill flash firing on second shutter.

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  • Great 
  • trinko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 593 W: 79 N: 323] (4314)
  • [2007-02-14 20:57]

nice action capture but i think you could increase contrast and sharpen the bird a bit.

  • Great 
  • reidsu (14)
  • [2007-03-27 17:16]

Fantastic. I've tried so often to get them coming to the feeder but have never acheived such an excellent action shot.

some shots you can set up with birds..they look like stuffed museum specimens and inactive
this is life!
shot as you did you got the eye and feathers and a magnificent spread of the structure of the wing
thats what birds are all about
they can fly!
we cant

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