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    I took this at Nickerson Beach this morning.This falcon was trying to harass a Juvenile Skimmer.As he was returning again, I took this shot of him.

    D300S,300mm 2.8, 1/640s, F/ 5.6, ISO-200, Manual Exposure.

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    Sanjeev:

    NIce banking pose, well exposed with pleasant BG.

    The face looks a bit soft to me.

    I try to use a faster shutter speed for BIF, at least 1/1250 or faster for the speedy birds. You had some ISO to play with here.

    Hope to see more from this series.

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    That is intense. I agree with Randy on the softness however, I would not delete this one. I would trim from the left and I believe there is some color in the sky that you could tease out with NIK. How did the story end?

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    Thanks Randy.I agree that the SS should have been higher for in-flight shots.It was very windy this morning at Nickerson and the light was not all that good.This was such an instantaneous moment that my only concern was to get the action.I do have few more from the series which I'll post as I finish working on them.

    Thanks Grace. It was a very sad sight as far as the Juvi Skimmer is concerned.Finding the Juvi alone the Falcon descended upon him time and again.In the ordeal the Juvi hurt his left wing and was disabled.He managed to get into the water thinking that it will be safe there,but to no avail.He was trying to save himself with waving the right wing to shoo away the falcon.This went on for about 5 minutes after which few of the adult skimmers joined in and chased away the falcon.He along with a few of the skimmers walked away to safety.

    Here's one where the Juvi is defending itself with one wing in the water: http://yorkerinn.smugmug.com/Other/B...xMwp&lb=1&s=X2

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    Absolutely super flight pose and light on this image. I see you were photographing at ISO 200. It is rare that I photograph a bird at ISO 200. If you check many of the photos post on BPN, I think you will find that most are not photographed under ISO 400. This change in itself will offer you more speed in the future. I would suggest a slightly tighter crop but this will probably accentuate the fact that the face is not tack sharp. Thanks for sharing the story!!! Nature can be so cruel.
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    Hi,

    Perhaps a bit tighter crop, and I agree with teasing a bit of color from the sky - otherwise I wouldn't change anything.

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    Excellent banking pose. The bird looks a bit too dark, therefore showing less details.
    It was mentioned before that going up with ISO and mostly speed is a good idea.
    The speed should be 1/1600 or shorter especially for this fast flying bird.

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    Killer pose. How big a crop??? Why not at least ISO 400???


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    great banking in good light. The IQ is not great however, perhaps due to slow ss or too much cropping (good advice above re going to ISO 400 at least)
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    Thank you Marina,Karl,Richard and Arash.

    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Killer pose. How big a crop??? Why not at least ISO 400???


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    Thank you Arthur.After converting to vertical and scaling it up a little its about 70% of the original.So not too much of a crop.It was very windy at the beach though.I have the ISO set to auto with the upper threshold at 800 and the lower at 200.My primary focus was on the exposure meter with +2/3 to the right.I live in Queens,NY.
    This was one of the least anticipated encounter at the beach as I was of the opinion that I'll see only the shorebirds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sanjeevprakash View Post
    Thank you Arthur.After converting to vertical and scaling it up a little its about 70% of the original.So not too much of a crop.It was very windy at the beach though.I have the ISO set to auto with the upper threshold at 800 and the lower at 200.My primary focus was on the exposure meter with +2/3 to the right.I live in Queens,NY. This was one of the least anticipated encounter at the beach as I was of the opinion that I'll see only the shorebirds.
    YAW. You need to take more control so that you are not at the mercy of auto ISO in situations like this.... BTW, shorebirds refer to the sandpipers and plovers. The skimmers and terns are bird of the shore. The term beach nesting birds works well for them. The Piping Plovers ad the oystercatchers fit in both groups.

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    Great pose and light. Would also like a tighter crop

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    YAW. You need to take more control so that you are not at the mercy of auto ISO in situations like this.... BTW, shorebirds refer to the sandpipers and plovers. The skimmers and terns are bird of the shore. The term beach nesting birds works well for them. The Piping Plovers ad the oystercatchers fit in both groups.

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    Nice bird and pose. I like the sky too but would prefer to see more details on bird.

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