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Grab shot

by Charlie VanTassel

Gallery: AvianPosted July 24, 2010240 views11 comments
Sorry I haven't been around much lately. I got caught up in a bunch of other things for a while...

D700
500mm
f9
1/1000
iso 1600
no flash

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 24, 2010 at 1:59 PM
One heck of a grab shot, Charlie. The positions of the birds line up nicely with the lines of the perch and make a great composition. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 24, 2010 at 2:19 PM
Another very interesting hummer squabble from you Charlie. Love the postures of both birds and your composition works perfectly for me in keeping the full horizontal branch in the frame without centering the birds horizontally. Perfect angle to show the action and get light in the eyes. If it were mine I might work on the background noise if you haven't already (that said, I prefer a little background noise to flash).

And get your priorities right and save more time for us here at NPN! :wink:
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 24, 2010 at 3:01 PM
Wow. Very cool Charlie! Love the feet on the upper hummer and both bill positions. :toast:

Peter
Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 24, 2010 at 8:57 PM
I've missed your posts Charlie, good to see you back. Great action, love the nice catchlights in both birds, comp and especially the extension of the neck on the lower bird and the position of the feet of the upper one. I think Ron D's suggestion for a touch of NR on the background is solid.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 25, 2010 at 1:17 AM
Very cool the way the two hummers are interacting. Great even illumination on the subjects. I'm glad to see you posting again. :jump:
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Carol Hyman on July 25, 2010 at 2:08 AM
A great capture, Charlie. And a great composition.

Out of curiosity, did you use any NR? 1600 is pretty high even for the D700.

Cheers,

Carol
Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments
Comment posted by richard remington on July 25, 2010 at 11:22 AM
Terrific job getting all in focus and freezing the wingbeats. This is a tough shot to pull off.
Registered on March 12, 2010, 105 Posts, 368 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 25, 2010 at 2:43 PM
They're at it again! Or maybe they never stopped! Sweet action, great to see you posting again Charlie :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by KC Choo on July 26, 2010 at 10:57 AM
Great action here, Charlie! Well done!
Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 26, 2010 at 6:39 PM
Wonderful composition with the placement of the hummers and the branch, well done.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 27, 2010 at 5:29 AM
Each pose would look good alone, together they are a stand out. I'd be tempted to apply NR to background.
Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments