Fighting Ruff

Gallery: AvianPosted June 7, 2012384 views17 comments

Had a cracking trip with my mate Danny Green up in the Varanger fjord. The light at night was wonderful at times and we sure enjoyed watching and photographing these birds. You can see the whole series on my Facebook page.

Nikon 500/4 VR and Nikon D3s
iso 800 1/2000 s. f/5.6 1.4TC

Edwin Kats

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 7, 2012 at 11:34 AM

Terrific!Ggreat action; clean composition, nice technicals.

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on June 7, 2012 at 1:58 PM

Excellent detail & action, Lovely light, but I find the red background a little strange & takes getting used to.

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Comment posted by Edwin kats on June 7, 2012 at 2:13 PM

Thanks guys. I know what you mean Roger. It's caused by willow bushes and I thought it looked quite nice, although I can understand you need to get used to it.

Edwin

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 7, 2012 at 4:29 PM

Pretty amazing capture. Timing was perfect. I don't mind the background too much. It is different, but seems to compliment the image.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 7, 2012 at 6:56 PM

Just two wild and crazy guys!

Very cool action capture Edwin, I like it a lot!

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on June 7, 2012 at 10:34 PM

Wonderful action and detail here! The DOF is perfect for this shot! Very nice work!

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 7, 2012 at 10:49 PM

Great moment of action...........

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Comment posted by David Williams on June 7, 2012 at 11:40 PM

The action is really isolated here, Edwin. Beautiful job.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 8, 2012 at 11:40 AM

Excellent capture and action Edwin. Love the angle, color, exposure, etc. Everything is on the money for my tastes.

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Comment posted by Gary Jacobson on June 8, 2012 at 12:03 PM

Great action sequence and nice composition Edwin!

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Comment posted by Edwin kats on June 8, 2012 at 1:13 PM

Thanks all

Edwin

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 8, 2012 at 11:37 PM

Awesome action, lighting and bg Edwin

Even more special that one has a black ruff and the other red.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 10, 2012 at 8:17 AM

Amazing shot! They're really going at it. Beautiful earthy colors, great dof and perfect timing.
Quite a set-up you've got with 500 + 1.4. What fun.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on June 10, 2012 at 2:28 PM

Edwin it would be very difficult to find a fault with this excellent image.

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 12, 2012 at 1:10 PM

Amazing action. Beautifully captured.
May

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Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on June 18, 2012 at 1:58 AM

Wow, what a fantastic action shot. It must have been a great experience whatching these beautiful birds.

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Comment posted by Verdon on September 5, 2012 at 12:13 PM

WOW, superior!!!

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