Harrier and Geese

erwinx · 14th December 2004

For this instalment just sharing a few more flight shots, will post Crane/Stork shots for Jeff tomorrow.

Whenever a Raptor such as this Eurasian Marsh Harrier flew across, you could see the Greylag and Bar-head Geese honking and taking off

Fred · 14th December 2004

Originally Posted by erwinx

I love this two shots!

eel · 15th December 2004

middle shot works for me. Can almost see the glow of the setting sun on the geese. Nice work!

Jeff · 15th December 2004

Originally Posted by erwinx

Very nice diagonal you have here. Plenty of fine details and very good exposures in the evening glow. I suppose if you print this out in large format, you can count the individual feathers. The second bird from the LHS gives the pix that X factor.

erwinx · 15th December 2004

thanks the comments guys. for the flight shots, theres an element of luck involved and you still must know when to press the shutter release. High fps gives you more images to pick from if you press the shutter release at the correct time. If pressed at the wrong time, all you get is 8 lousy pics

Garion · 16th December 2004

Nice flight shots there.

Sharp and detailed. I especially like the last shot of the geese flying in a diagonal pattern.

2100 · 16th December 2004

erwinx, excellent work from the Indian subcontinent. (correct?)

Originally Posted by erwinx

If pressed at the wrong time, all you get is 8 lousy pics

Digital can advance easily. 16fps?

epia · 16th December 2004

Erwinx.......... pro man!

Wad lens do u use ah ? I tried taking shot of birds.. cant even focus at them.. and they're off my view finder...... Even one small crow jump here jump there only I also can't take.. all come out blur blur.. cannot count feathers.. Any advice for this newbie here?

erwinx · 16th December 2004

Originally Posted by epia

Erwinx.......... pro man! Wad lens do u use ah ? I tried taking shot of birds.. cant even focus at them.. and they're off my view finder...... Even one small crow jump here jump there only I also can't take.. all come out blur blur.. cannot count feathers.. Any advice for this newbie here?

Hi epia,

thats a very complex topic, search 'birds' in clubsnap and you'll get lots of past discussions. Just spend some time looking through the Clubsnap world of nature bird pixs threads and theres plenty of discussion there.

NPS has many courses including a beginners Bird photography course you can join which i strongly recommend: http://www.naturephotosociety.org.sg...p?DBEventID=95

14th December 2004	#1
erwinx Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,492	Harrier and Geese For this instalment just sharing a few more flight shots, will post Crane/Stork shots for Jeff tomorrow. Whenever a Raptor such as this Eurasian Marsh Harrier flew across, you could see the Greylag and Bar-head Geese honking and taking off

16th December 2004	#6
Garion Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West side of S'pore Posts: 5,512	Nice flight shots there. Sharp and detailed. I especially like the last shot of the geese flying in a diagonal pattern. __________________ [ deviantart selections \| Photoblog ]

15th December 2004	#3
eel Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Thomson Posts: 825	middle shot works for me. Can almost see the glow of the setting sun on the geese. Nice work!

16th December 2004	#8
epia Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Singapore, Simei Posts: 289	Erwinx.......... pro man! Wad lens do u use ah ? I tried taking shot of birds.. cant even focus at them.. and they're off my view finder...... Even one small crow jump here jump there only I also can't take.. all come out blur blur.. cannot count feathers.. Any advice for this newbie here?