Late Day Harrier

[jfenton]

I didn't even see this guy coming...I was watching a muskrat swimming toward me and literally saw this guy fly into the viewfinder. Rather startled, I fired three shots and managed to get one in focus...He was flying towards the sun at an obtuse angle...

D2X~500 AFSII TC14EII


Full EXIF Info
Date/Time 02-May-2005 06:39:45
Make Nikon
Model NIKON D2X
Flash Used No
Focal Length 700 mm
Exposure Time 1/500 sec
Aperture f/8
ISO Equivalent 400
Exposure Bias -2/3
White Balance (-1)
Metering Mode matrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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[PhotoDawg]

Wonderful shot Jim........the lighting is just beautiful glancing off the wings!!

 

[jfenton]

Thanks DAWG

It's not bad considering I was rather unprepared to capture it successfully

 

[daodang]

Fantastic shot Jim. The lighting is beautiful.

 

[Flew]

Wow Jim, great shot, and quick reactions. I can't even find these guys, and you have them flying into your viewfinder.

Jeez.... :roll:

Regards,

 

[Backdoctor]

Nice shot Jim, guess the new body is working fine. Good to see that.

 

[greyflash]

Another wow image from the master bird photographer. Way to go.

 

[Johnnymg]

Jim

That's a VERY nice pic. Sky shots often seem to be rather boring but this image REALLY pops!

Regards
JohnG

 

[jfenton]

Johhny...

I think the hint of the background helped to add some 3 dimensionality (is this a word?) to the subject?

 

[Johnnymg]

Re: Johhny...

I think the hint of the background helped to add some 3 dimensionality (is this a word?) to the subject?

Right you are. I didn't appreciate that aspect of the pic until you mentioned it. That's how a good image is supposed to work.

Regards
JohnG

 

[Keith]

Talk about right place at the right time! great capture...........go buy a lottery ticket already ;-)

 

[Steve S]

Stellar shot Jim!

What can I add other than I really like it a lot! Another homerun!

 

[TOLady]

Superb!