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Merlin with prey
I took this Merlin with breakfast yesterday on Assateague Island National Seashore. It was just at sunrise so not much light. Shot on a monopod,
1/640, f/8, auto ISO-640, +1.2/3 step, 700mm, 500 + 1.4X, D500.
Last edited by John Whaley; 11-01-2016 at 12:06 PM.
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I think not a Cooper's Hawk, but a Merlin! Beautiful composition with that neat snag, and although sad, great that you got the prey with open bill.
Last edited by Sharon Hallowell; 11-01-2016 at 10:43 AM.
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Thanks for the ID and the feedback. I changed it in the post. The rest of the sequence gets a bit gruseum but I may find one for this months theme.
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yes it is a merlin and you got lucky to see her with prey. The image is a bit soft and noisy, was it a large crop?
TFS
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Thanks for the feedback. Not a large crop and not much noise reduction either but I may have raised the exposure / shadows a bit too far in the first one without applying noise reduction. It was dawn and not much light. Here is one after sunrise.
Last edited by John Whaley; 11-02-2016 at 09:12 AM.
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What a great find.
I like both images. I like the sky colors and sharpness in the second post but prefer the prey and light in the OP.
I would take some off the top to get a landscape orientation and a sliver more on RHS.
Gail
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Awesome sighting you had! Gail basically took the words out of my mouth as far as critique goes.
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