Soaring

Gallery: AvianPosted November 23, 2013140 views5 comments

Here is another shot of the Blue Jay with some nuts in its beak/gullet. I had to swap the eye with another frame because in this particular shot, the bird activated its nicitating membrane.

Nikon D7100 300mm f4 + 1.7X TC HH
f/6.7
1/3200s
ISO 500

Cropped to about 50% of original image, swapped the eye and added a touch of canvas on the bottom of the frame

- Luke

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 23, 2013 at 7:29 PM

Sweet flight shot, Luke. Exposure looks spot on and the eye switch is imperceptible.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 23, 2013 at 9:00 PM

I like the head sharpness and peak under the wing POV Luke..
Very good PP - Great shot!

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on November 23, 2013 at 10:51 PM

What a great shot

wish it were mine!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 24, 2013 at 2:08 AM

Nice catch! Fine detail and unusual angle.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 24, 2013 at 10:23 PM

Excellent flight shot and behavioral capture, Luke. The shot immediately made me think of Mark Twain's excellent short story, Stumped the Bluejays.

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