The Chase (pic heavy)

K9Kirk · Nov 1, 2019

These pics are more interesting than they are quality so they ended up here where the critique is low. Note to self: A much faster shutter speed is in order for when approaching animals for now on. 1/800 doesn't cut it. Enjoy!
(Pictures are cropped only, no PS.)

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Jeff15 · Nov 1, 2019

Very good set..........

Flying Panda · Nov 1, 2019

Was this heron drunk? You're right about the shutter speed but other than that, these images are some really good captures.

Photo Lady · Nov 1, 2019

very good

Jeff G · Nov 1, 2019

Love a good action sequence. Ya done good Kirk! :encouragement:

Ron Evers · Nov 1, 2019

Nice set.

K9Kirk · Nov 1, 2019

Jeff15 said:
Very good set..........

Flying Panda said:
Was this heron drunk? You're right about the shutter speed but other than that, these images are some really good captures.

Photo Lady said:
very good

Jeff G said:
Love a good action sequence. Ya done good Kirk!

Ron Evers said:
Nice set.

Thanks everyone!
Panda, if you'd seen him in action you would've thought he was on crack, I mean that dude was going wild trying to catch whatever it was he was chasing. I love those moments, even all the other birds perked up and watched him, he made such a ruckus. Maybe I'll catch some action some day with the Canon, I have done that yet.

edsland · Nov 2, 2019

Neat set, must be fishing

K9Kirk · Nov 2, 2019

edsland said:
Neat set, must be fishing

Thanks! Yep, he's fishing alright!

Winona · Nov 2, 2019

Did he catch anything? Enjoy all my birds- they are leaving NY in droves.

K9Kirk · Nov 3, 2019

Winona said:
Did he catch anything? Enjoy all my birds- they are leaving NY in droves.

I don't think it was what he originally went after but here's a pic of him swallowing something at the end of his run.

Original katomi · Nov 3, 2019

Nice set,
IMHO SS is a case of what you want to do and or what you want to portray. Some of those yes I also thought that the SS could have been higher. As I said nice set and I know that I could not do as good
This is one my attempts. I. Was throwing bread up and then trying to capture

K9Kirk · Nov 3, 2019

Original katomi said:
Nice set,
IMHO SS is a case of what you want to do and or what you want to portray. Some of those yes I also thought that the SS could have been higher. As I said nice set and I know that I could not do as good

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback but I think you could do as good. You should see all the botched pics where he wasn't in frame when he was moving fast. I only got maybe around a 10% success rate.

Original katomi · Nov 4, 2019

Lol you want to see my attempts when I am trying a new experiment. I have an out of the box style and when I am playing/trying out a new idea the success rate is really low sometimes I know what I want to achieve but just can not. So that idea gets scrubbed. But this is digital and film costs are no longer a limiting factor.
I am not a bird photographer but I have two sets one I worked really hard on the other I was sitting on a sea wall eating an ice cream after doing a panorama and watching this chap try to temp a bird with seads the bird flew off and as the camera was right by my hand, not the ice cream hand, I grabbed the shot. The other chap muttered like hell because I got the shot and he did not.