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    Default Lake Cypress diving Limpkin?

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    Shot this morning at the Lake Cypress boat ramp. He/she was perched on top of an airboat and jumped off, flying away:(. Cropped about 50%, PP'ed in CS3, sharpened with Nik Sharpener Pro.


    Camera Model: NIKON D200
    Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec
    Aperture: 5.6
    Exposure mode: Manual
    Flash: Off
    Metering mode: Multi-segment
    ISO: 400
    Lens: VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D
    Focal length: 400mm
    Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)
    AF mode: AF-C
    Last edited by Dan Brown; 01-28-2009 at 10:14 PM.

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    Dan, the sharpness you got here after a 50% crop just blows my mind!
    I like the bg colors as well, too bad the bird is flying away from you. Yes I know, some times you take it or leave it!.

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    The wing position is great but it is unfortunate that the bird was not flying towards you.

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