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[Mario]

Another red kite in Wales (UK).

Mario

 

[Click]

Beautiful shot Mario. Nicely done.

 

[candc]

Beautiful shot Mario. Nicely done.

+1
That is a beautiful photo.

 

[andersde]

Nice shot andersde!

I was just saying in another thread that the 100L was pretty good for action shots. Think this backs that up nicely as ducks aren't exactly the easiest of birds to capture in flight.

Thanks. The 6d's only a recently addition for me but I've been pleasantly surprised how many keepers I'm getting with it and the 100mm L for 'action' shots. For this one I got lucky on the timing, was just on a bridge over a lake as a number of these ducks just took off straight over our heads. Shot a burst and almost every shot in the burst was reasonably focused.

 

[andersde]

Beautiful shot Mario. Nicely done.

+1
That is a beautiful photo.

Another +1 ... really good shot.

 

[fragilesi]

Beautiful shot Mario. Nicely done.

+1
That is a beautiful photo.

Another +1 ... really good shot.

And from me too.

And andersde, that is an interesting result after all I've heard about the 6D and action shots!

 

[steven kessel]

Prairie Falcon liftoff. Photographing these birds in the wild is a huge challenge because they can see you coming from a long distance and they're extremely quick to fly. I got lucky with this one and my guess is that it had a lot to do with the fact that this is a juvenile bird. Juveniles of all species tend to be a good deal more trusting around humans than are adults.

5Diii, 400 DO, ISO 500, aperture preferred setting +1 2/3 stops, f6.3 @ 1/2000

 

[Click]

Great shot Steven.

 

[AlanF]

My first BIF with the 100-400 II on the 7D II, iso640, f/5.6, 1/2000

 

[steven kessel]

Prairie Falcon. I find these birds almost impossible to photograph. They have superb vision and they are sensitive to the slightest movement, so they can see you coming from a long way off. They are also extremely high energy birds who are quick to fly. Getting close to one requires supreme patience and a ton of good luck. I got lucky with this bird. Or, perhaps, it was a bit more tolerant of humans because it is a juvenile and naive. Whatever, I'm pleased that I got this shot.

5Diii, 400 DO, ISO 500, aperture preferred setting, f6.3 @ 1/2000, exposure compensation 1 2/3 stops.

 

[davidgator]

Marbled Godwit

 

[fragilesi]

A couple of Egyptian Geese coming in to land . . .

(70D, 70-300L, 1/1000s, First F6.3, second F5.6

 

[dpc]

What can I say? It's a pelican swooping over the South Saskatchewan River.

 

[dpc]

A couple of Egyptian Geese coming in to land . . .

(70D, 70-300L, 1/1000s, First F6.3, second F5.6

Nice shots. I especially like the second one.

 

[fragilesi]

A couple of Egyptian Geese coming in to land . . .

(70D, 70-300L, 1/1000s, First F6.3, second F5.6

Nice shots. I especially like the second one.

Thanks!

Yours is damn good too . . . would like to get a chance at one of those guys flying!

 

[Click]

A couple of Egyptian Geese coming in to land . . .

(70D, 70-300L, 1/1000s, First F6.3, second F5.6

Beautiful shots. The second one is awesome.

 

[IslanderMV]

Prairie Falcon. I find these birds almost impossible to photograph. They have superb vision and they are sensitive to the slightest movement, so they can see you coming from a long way off. They are also extremely high energy birds who are quick to fly. Getting close to one requires supreme patience and a ton of good luck. I got lucky with this bird. Or, perhaps, it was a bit more tolerant of humans because it is a juvenile and naive. Whatever, I'm pleased that I got this shot.

5Diii, 400 DO, ISO 500, aperture preferred setting, f6.3 @ 1/2000, exposure compensation 1 2/3 stops.

Congrats, great capture

 

[fragilesi]

A couple of Egyptian Geese coming in to land . . .

(70D, 70-300L, 1/1000s, First F6.3, second F5.6

Beautiful shots. The second one is awesome.

Thanks! A bit lucky with the timing but I'll take that bit of luck any time

 

[dpc]

Coming in for a landing!

 

[TheJock]

The IQ’s not perfect on this one, and it’s a very heavy crop, but this was circling above me with its mate last weekend here in Dubai, it’s a Steppe Buzzard on its winter migration, so it’ll only be here for another few weeks at most.
70D, 100-400L, f7.1, 1/640 sec, ISO 320