3 second rule

Gallery: AvianPosted April 23, 2012210 views9 comments

OK, last snail kite for awhile. Unless, I get something out of this world over the next couple of weeks. Here at my home we have a rule, as many do I think. If you drop a piece of food on the floor and can retrieve it quickly (within 3 seconds) then it is fine to eat. Thus, the title of this shot given the piece of snail "meat" falling away from the main portion of snail meat the bird is carrying. OK, we really don't enforce that rule, but I thought it worked for this image.

Canon 1DM4
Canon 500mm + 1.4x TC
ISO 800
1/2500s
f/7.1
Manual exp.
Bit of NR on BG
Hand held from my boat

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 23, 2012 at 8:36 PM

Nice one as usual Ron. I wasn't as lucky with my snail kite shoot as I wish I used my 2x but then again it is hard to shoot flying birds with it on. I was having to crop alot and with the 7D the noise left me with not so great IQ after the crop. Still had fun though.

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Comment posted by May Haga on April 23, 2012 at 9:19 PM

Another great snail shot Ron. Neat that you captured the falling snail.
May

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 23, 2012 at 11:39 PM

Very polished, professional stuff Ron. Love the sharpness and colors most, but this one ticks all the boxes for me!

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Comment posted by David Haynes on April 24, 2012 at 1:08 AM

Ron,
Love the beautiful rainbow of background colors. Compliments the kite wonderfully. The title is what caught my attention Ron. That little morsel of meat falling to the ground really makes this image for me. Sweet wing position and good sharp detail where you want it. The whole bird!!!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 24, 2012 at 7:19 AM

A different perspective Ron - great detail and techs as usual

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on April 24, 2012 at 2:42 PM

Ron its a great shot ,fantastic detail catching that bit of food.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 24, 2012 at 5:56 PM

I think you should just give up on the kites and focus on falling food.

Sharon

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on April 25, 2012 at 12:30 PM

Just shows the dangers of trying to eat while flying. As usual, Ron, you've presented a technically excellent image but one that also tells a part of the story of this species' life. You're a great ambassador for them. Keep it up. And I won't mind additional photos if your upcoming outings are successful.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on April 27, 2012 at 7:05 PM

Another fine shot in the series.
Great stuff !!
JR

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