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WC# 530 - Urban Wildlife
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WC# 530 - Urban Wildlife

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted April 16, 2012214 views6 comments
Baylands NWR, Palo alto, CA
Right next to a community airport, and the plane noise on weekends is deafening.

D300
500mm
Subject dist: 67m
1/2000 sec, f/5
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
Exp comp: +1
ISO: 640
White balance: Auto

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Buck Ward on April 16, 2012 at 6:34 PM
The towers provide a terrific geometric background for your BCNH. I like it!

I see these birds occasionally but have yet to get a really good photo of one, much less in flight with nesting material. Great red eye, too.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 96 Posts, 1917 Comments
Comment posted by Ray Whitt on April 17, 2012 at 7:48 AM
Great background Sandy, nice graphic design of the towers. This is an excellent image for the challenge!

Ray
Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on April 17, 2012 at 9:10 PM
Great find for this theme, Sandy! Wonderful details on the bird in flight, especially noticeable in the larger version. Love the red eye and the little upturned feathers on the end of each wing. The OOF towers make a very unique and fitting background for this theme.
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by RL Potts on April 17, 2012 at 10:54 PM
This must be one of those red eye flights. I have always been intrigued by airports, golf courses, and graveyards as wildlife habitat. Very nice BIF.
Registered on November 24, 2003, 188 Posts, 985 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Minish on April 18, 2012 at 11:48 PM
The towers make for an interesting and contrasting background and the bird is very sharp. The piece of nesting material adds some extra interest also. Nice shot, Sandy!
Registered on February 4, 2006, 625 Posts, 3583 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on April 20, 2012 at 10:28 PM
Beautiful photo. Smoothh gliding to the nest construction site (?). Well managed separation from excellent BG. Nicely done Sandy.!! :toast:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments