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I'm Outta Here..
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I'm Outta Here..

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 16, 2017340 views8 comments
Missed! Thankfully, I have more merlins, or I'd be very pissed!
I guess I'd better start saving some of these butt and missed shots, if we are going to have WC's like this! Most of them get deleted in the field, and don't even make it home.

2017:10:22 10:34:40
D850
500mm
1/8000 sec, f/11
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: -2/3
ISO: 1250
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
 

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on December 17, 2017 at 1:37 AM
I love this Sandy. It looks like a dart that got stuck in the wall here.  Nice color and details too....
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Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on December 17, 2017 at 8:48 AM
Sandy this captured the challenge right on! Nice Merlin feet. 
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 17, 2017 at 12:44 PM
Nice claws, Sandy! 
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on December 17, 2017 at 2:16 PM
Hi Sandy,

I do not even have a merlin butt shot in my collectionsad.  I like Ed's dart comment.  What is present is nice and sharp with a nice BG.................Jim
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on December 17, 2017 at 5:38 PM
Spot on for the theme, Sandy !  Great fun !!!
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 18, 2017 at 9:42 AM
I didn't know you ever missed, Sandysad  I'd still be pissed given how sharp what there is of it looks.
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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on December 18, 2017 at 6:08 PM
Excellent image and meets the challenge head on. Mark's comment is one of the best I have read in a long time.
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on December 27, 2017 at 8:07 PM
Good you kept it - artistic qualities in there enlightened.. Wonderful light ! Cheers, Hans
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