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    Hugh J McLaughlin
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    Having to delete many images of bathing birds as they come up out of the water after bathing, with only the feet showing in the top of the image, I decided that it was time to shoot this behavior in vertical format.

    Nikon D3, 850mm, 1/1600 @ f 6.7, ISO 400

    Thanks for looking.

    Hugh

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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    Great light, eye contact and composition. Good move to go for a vertical. They must be really quick to see so much wing blur at 1/1600s. Thanks for sharing.

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    I really like the wing position and the composition!

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    Hugh J McLaughlin
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    Quote Originally Posted by Axel Hildebrandt View Post
    Great light, eye contact and composition. Good move to go for a vertical. They must be really quick to see so much wing blur at 1/1600s. Thanks for sharing.

    The wing blur was probably caused by a lack of DOF.

    Hugh

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    Fabs Forns
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    Smart decision, my friend, I like the blurred wing. I'm always getting the forward wing OOF, so I hear ya :)

    You left too soon!

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    Marvin Pfeiffer
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    I really like the composition of that shot. I looked and looked at it and tried to imagine it being horizontal but I think the vertical perspective really works to convey the sense of upward motion that you were looking for. I shoot a Canon, but from what I understand of the D3 capabilities I wouldn't be afraid to crank up the ISO to get a smaller aperture and the greater depth on field on that shot in the future. Just an idea.

    Marvin

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    Jody Melanson
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    I like the comp and blurred tips. Exposure is bang on as well.

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