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    No matter how many times I visit Avian forum in a day, each time I learn something new. As a result my technique is improved in theory but I am not able to give enough time to photography and I need to put it to practice in near future.

    Posting one from archive where I gave a shot to Shutter Speed Priority to see how it works for a sitting duck and suddenly this one came flying so without changing shutter speed I quickly captured couple of shots...not sure if it looks fine to you all... C&C most welcome

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    Camera Canon EOS 7D
    Exposure 0.002 sec (1/640)
    Aperture f/14.0
    Focal Length 700 mm
    ISO Speed 640
    Exposure Bias 0 EV

    Exposure Program Shutter speed priority AE

    PP- Cropped, Removed Noise from BG, and sharpened.
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    this is very sweet with good light and wing position unfortunately it came out too soft to be a keeper given the very low shutter speed. Next time pick at least 1/2000sec.
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    Thanks Arash...I will remember that...I realized the mistake only after I opened it on monitor...on small LCD screen these shots look keeper so need to stop relying completely on LCD screen and just stick to basics and keep making as many images as possible without letting that feeling of Wow result in disappointment when opened on monitor.

    Arash, Corrected the watermark and added slightly more sharpness but I am sure it still is not tack sharp to be a keeper.
    Last edited by Sachin Saraf; 03-21-2012 at 03:25 PM.

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    Hi Sachin,
    I have to agree with Arash on this one.
    Gail

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    What a shame this one is a tad soft b/c it's a stunner! Although 1/2000 of a second would have been the best, with good panning skills you could probably have gotten a sharp flight shot with less than that, at least the head which is most important. The light here was stunning as was the flight angle.
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    Ditto to what Arash said.

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    I agree with Arash and Marina.

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    Sachin I think you were on this with everything but the ss. Sorry you missed it cause it shows nice light and colors.

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    Very nice shot. Love the flight pose, light, and background. We live and learn.
    Well done.

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    Hi Sachin, great wing position, and well placed in the frame. Good complimentary BG too.

    We all strive for that perfect shot, so practising with different settings is a good baseline. But we all know nothing beats good early or late afternoon light and achieving a fast shutter speed.

    When doing adjustments to an image for a repost, its better to repost your adjusted image, rather than posting your adjusted image in your OP. By reposting your adjusted image in another pane, folks can see what you have done and how it may have improved. Cheers.

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