Helpful Posts: As I'm new to photography, I was lucky to be in the right location to witness this Red-tailed hawk doing what predators do, the event lasted about 4 seconds and I was only able to take 3 shots with a Canon sx50 point and shoot. What do you think?
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Thread: The duck survived!!
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18th February 2015, 03:06 PM #1
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The duck survived!!
Last edited by Whistletown Wilds; 18th February 2015 at 04:34 PM. Reason: another photo
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18th February 2015, 04:02 PM #2
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Re: The duck survived!!
He's very elusive to us. I don't think your upload worked.
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18th February 2015, 04:08 PM #3Moderator
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Re: The duck survived!!
I see that you are having problems displaying your shots on CiC.
Please refer to the instructions on this thread to help you: HELP THREAD: How can I post images here?
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18th February 2015, 04:35 PM #4
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Found him!
Originally Posted by Shadowman
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18th February 2015, 04:44 PM #5
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Re: The duck survived!!
Very nice series and captured well, good composition.
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18th February 2015, 04:46 PM #6
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Re: The duck survived!!
It's not easy getting shots like these, amazing sequence of something we seldom (if ever) get to see. Of the three I like the third one the best, both for the scene itself as well as that it appears a bit sharper (more in focus) than the other two. I have to admit I'm surprised that the duck survived the attack. Great shots and welcome aboard, look forward to seeing more of your work.
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18th February 2015, 04:49 PM #7
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Re: The duck survived!!
Well done!
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18th February 2015, 04:58 PM #8
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It shows why, like Sherwood, I always carry my point-and-shoot camera with me. However, I have never been as fortunate to get such an amazing sequence.
John
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18th February 2015, 06:36 PM #9
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Almost perfect shots but unfortunately your camera seems to have focused on the hard edged stones instead of the soft edged birds, which is a common problem with autofocus. And with a wide aperture your focus depth was restricted. Shutter speed was also a little slow for moving subjects.
But you already had a high Iso setting so there wasn't much available in the way of alternatives.
Really interesting scenes, even with slight technical difficulties.
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18th February 2015, 06:43 PM #10
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Re: The duck survived!!
Awesome sequence of photos. Another demonstration of the old adage that the best camera is the one that's with you. I have to say based on the placement of the hawk's talons, I doubt that the title of the thread is ultimately accurate. Perhaps "The Duck Escaped".
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19th February 2015, 12:46 AM #11
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I like the 3rd picture best...but the sequence is all right...very rare shot...good job!
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