BIF shot

[marlunn]

I know there should be three but, there was only two !

C & C welcome

[Shadowman]

Nicely done even if one is missing.

[Bobobird]

Well done to get both in focus, usually not easy.

[Otavio]

Sharp and clear, Mark. Beautiful image. Very well done.

[marlunn]

John, Bobo, Otavio, my thanks for your time and comments, very much appreciated, especially from you guys

[NorthernFocus]

both in focus, good positions, and interesting sky. nice job.

[marlunn]

Thanks Dan, it was a funny old day with the weather, serious sunshine and 10 mins later a bit of a heavy shower, but as you say made an interesting sky for the BIF shots

[FootLoose]

+1 to Dan's comments. Both birds in focus - well done.

[Ziggy]

Nice capture.

[Nicks Pics]

Wow, excellent shot. Colors, pose, detail and exposure are very pleasing, almost no blur, the colors complement each other. Also the tree branch in the corner ads to the scene greatly. May I ask about in camera and settings data?

[marlunn]

Thanks, Greg, Jim, Nick,
Camera, Nikon D5200, lens Sigma 150 f2.8 macro,
Hand held, natural light
F8, 1/1000 at ISO 160
centre weighed exposure and focus was af-c on the back button while panning
minor PP tweaks in Elements

[bnnrcn]

It looks great

[marlunn]

Thank you Binnur, appreciated

[Joselito]

Great shot. I have been trying bif .... So far failure!

[marlunn]

thanks JC

I suspect the best advice is - keep trying one thing though, pan and shoot - keep panning as you fire the shutter and dont stop panning till you know the shot is taken. A lot of people stop panning as they fire the shutter and I think that adds to a fail rate.

[chauncey]

BIF rule #1 is...keep shooting. Put the camera in burst mode and shoot until the buffer is filled up.

[Joselito]

Thanks Mark and Chauncey,

I did it once before, I had it at continuous mode and ended up with a lot of pictures but no keepers...hahaha....must be my technique.. As they say practice, practice and hopefully one day I get a good shot.

thanks..