Cassin's Kingbird "The Dispute"
Western Kingbirds
Southern California
This is one of those shots I visualized and it happened getting both birds sharp on the same focal plane. Everything worked with a lot of luck I was very happy with this believe me.:)
Nikon d300s AFS 600 F4
F5.6 ISO 800 1/2500
Thanks For Looking
Jim
Last edited by James Salywoda; 01-07-2011 at 06:28 PM.
Dang James!!!.....I don't want anything I say to even remotely be considered negative because of what you have here.....but I would blend the lighter area a bit more above the top bird if it were mine. This is freakin' great!!!
I'm looking at it on my iPhone, but if it looks as good as I think it does, it's probably the best image I've seen from you! Outstanding!
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That's a fantastic image!
Well done, Jim. How long did you wait for your visualization to become reality?
I believe you! This is superb, congratulations
Thanks! About 30 minutes I just started blasting shots as Kingbirds are very aggressiveOriginally Posted by Allen Hirsch
with each other. I see them going after Raptors all the time.
Luck?
Sure there was luck, and patience and skill. To get both birds in focus with that f-stop, you had to have positioned yourself perfectly!
John
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Last edited by John T. Watson; 01-07-2011 at 06:57 PM.
Congratulations James that is a fantastic shot!
James,
Unbelievable image. Just fantastic.
In true sense I am speechless , Big congrats
TFS
Hi James, absolutely amazing!
Looking at it now on my desktop. It's that good!
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Amazing! Congratulations!
Em.....speechless!
Congratulations Jim!!!
James:
Superb job. Great techs and better interaction.
Major congratulations.
Cheers
Randy
Awesome capture. One of the best from you that I have seen. I agree with Roman's suggestion.
Beautiful Jim! I don't know what else to say.
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Wonderful composition, exposure and subjects pose. Nicely don't.
As good as it gets.
Well I don't think I got the most out of the original post as when I downsized it for the web it didn't look as
sharp as I would of liked so here it is with more detail...... Thanks all for comments and suggestions much appreciated.
Last edited by James Salywoda; 01-07-2011 at 09:31 PM.
Awesome never seen anything like this perfect focus on both bird faces and Bg is complimenting
Wonderful shot Jim. Congratulations!
DB
The Dispute
Not only is it a great capture, it's a wonderful job of knowing your subject and the behavior that can be expected. Great effort all around.
Eric
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Fantastic from South Africa !!!!!!!!
Absolutely wonderful!
Outstanding James-my absolute favorite of all your posts!!!:) Beautiful interaction and great poses!!
Hi James this is fantastic, one of the best seen here. Great interaction, eye contact and just love the wing detail. Congratulations a winner !
No doubt where this will move to soon. Superb timing to capture this interaction. Congrats James.
Amazing image James you will have a hard time topping this in 2011
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Superb interaction. wonderful capture. Congratulations.
This is absolutely smokin!!!:cool:
Fantastic, congratulations!
Giulio
All I can say is WOW!!
I hope you frame this one because it is really special :):)
WOW!!! Thats all I have to add...fantastic stuff!
This is a kick butt picture. I would be surprised NOT to see this capture on at least one cover and it will win you some contests for sure. The colors are striking, the behavior and action riveting and IQ tops. Huge congrats for on this gem, James.
Absolutely stunning image. You are in the top 3 of my favorite BPN photographers.
Peter
James, really cool. I'm sure you're very very proud of this one, and you definitely should be. In addition to the action, the light is really pleasing. I have to ask just because I'm curious -- what would a 2:3 version look like?
Sure wish this were mine!
Cheers,
Greg Basco
An absolutely superlative image.
Andrew
Awesome image James, the bokeh and colors in this are great !
Super image! Wouldn't change a thing.
absolutely wonderful James!
All has been said James, simply outstanding
TFS
Todd
We're not supposed to say "wow" and "great shot"....but......
This image rocks!
Wow!!! Simply spectacular. I feel bad for pointing out something, but feel it is my duty:p, so here we go...the eye on the lower bird bothers me a bit (because of the catchlight blocking most of the pupil) and I would do some eye doctor work on there.
Otherwise this is just jaw-dropping stuff. Even with alot of luck many people would have botched this opportunity but you did not...WAY TO GO!!!!!
Awesome shot. Ditto all the great comments
Chris Kotze
fantastic image !!!
Hey Jim, This is without a doubt my favorite bird image ever. I'm truly speechless.
Jim
Holy excrement......nothing else I can really say that wouldn't get me banned.
This is a dream shot and I don't know about 'the best of your images' it must be amongst the best of nearly all images!
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